Lower Sixth Form pupil, Grace O'Connell, has been nominated for the Brentwood Gazette Sports Awards 2009 for fencing.

Grace, the sister of world champion fencer Alex, has won the under-20 women's sabre title even though she is only 16 years old. She was also Eastern Region girls' U14 champion when she was only 10.

She finished last season as the top ranked British U17 sabre and won the UK Schools Games title in August last year. She has twice represented Great Britain at the U17 world championships and has been a member of the British U17 and U20 teams for the past two years.

If you would like to vote for Grace O'Connell please buy this week's Brentwood Gazette and complete the vote form on page 35.

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