Gifted goalie is latest recipient of Aber Town Football Club Scholarship
Talented goalkeeper Alex Pennock has been awarded the Aberystwyth University and Aber Town Football Club Scholarship. Eighteen year old Alex from Aberystwyth is a first year student studying a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences.
Whilst studying for his degree, Alex will play for Aberystwyth Town Football Club in the Welsh Premier League and also the Aberystwyth University BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) football team.
The Aberystwyth University and Aber Town Football Club Scholarship is worth £4,000 a year, with a range of additional benefits including Platinum membership of the University Sports Centre, football coaching development opportunities, medical insurance, access to physiotherapy, match and training kits.
The scholarship is jointly funded by Aberystwyth Town FC and the University’s Aber Fund, which receives donations from Aberystwyth University alumni all over the world.
“Being awarded the opportunity to have a place on this scholarship scheme is something that my family and I are very proud of,” Alex said. “To be able to play football whilst also getting a university education is great. So far I’m really enjoying my time at the University, as I am finding my course really interesting and have met plenty of new people who have already become good friends. I’m really looking forward to seeing what the next three years hold, both academically and with my football.”
Aberystwyth Town Football Club Chairman Donald Kane, who is an alumnus of the University, said: “I warmly congratulate Alex on being awarded the prestigious Aber Town FC Scholarship. A home-grown talent, Alex played for the Under 16s and was part of Aberystwyth Town's Under 19s side which retained the Welsh Premier League Development Trophy at Newtown in May 2019. He now plays for the first team, where one of his teammates is fellow Scholarship holder, Mathew Jones.
“Since being awarded the scholarship in 2018, Mathew has been almost ever-present in the first team. He has been selected as Vice-Captain and was picked for the Wales Semi Pro squad which drew with England at Salford City FC in March 2019. He also captained Aberystwyth University's side when it played against Bangor University in Varsity 2019 at Park Avenue in front of 1,500 people.”
Aberystwyth University is the principal sponsor of Aberystwyth Town Football Club for the 2019-20 season.
At the team’s match against Bala Town FC on Friday 8 November, Professor Tim Woods, Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning Teaching and Student Experience, accepted a framed first team kit on behalf of the University, as a token of appreciation from Aberystwyth Town FC.
Professor Woods said: “Aberystwyth Town Football Club was established in 1884, just eight years after the University first opened its doors to students. Ever since then students and staff from the University have supported or played for the ‘Seasiders’, and the sponsorship and scholarship builds on this long-standing relationship, whilst also opening up opportunities to sport and higher education.”
The closing date for applications for the Aberystwyth University and Aber Town Football Club scholarship is 15 July 2020. Full details and the online application form can be found at: www.aber.ac.uk/scholarships.
Applicants are also welcome to contact Aber Town FC to discuss suitability: abertownfc@live.co.uk
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Gôl-geidwad talentog yw’r diweddaraf i dderbyn Ysgoloriaeth Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth
Dyfarnwyd Ysgoloriaeth Prifysgol Aberystwyth a Chlwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth i’r gôl-geidwad talentog, Alex Pennock. Mae Alex, sy’n ddeunaw oed ac yn dod o Aberystwyth, yn fyfyriwr yn y flwyddyn gyntaf yn astudio BSc mewn Gwyddor Chwaraeon ac Ymarfer Corff yn Athrofa’r Gwyddorau Biolegol, Amgylcheddol a Gwledig. Tra bo’n astudio ar gyfer ei radd, bydd Alex yn chwarae i Glwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth yn Uwch Gynghrair Cymru a hefyd i dîm pêl-droed Chwaraeon Prifysgolion a Cholegau Cymru (BUCS).
Mae Ysgoloriaeth Prifysgol Aberystwyth a Chlwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth yn werth £4,000 y flwyddyn, a cheir ystod o fanteision eraill yn cynnwys aelodaeth Blatinwm o Ganolfan Chwaraeon y Brifysgol, cyfleoedd datblygu hyfforddiant pêl-droed, yswiriant meddygol, gwasanaeth ffisiotherapi, a chit ar gyfer gemau ac ymarfer.
Ariennir yr ysgoloriaeth ar y cyd gan Glwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth a Chronfa Aber y Brifysgol, sy’n derbyn rhoddion gan gyn-fyfyrwyr Prifysgol Aberystwyth o bob cwr o’r byd.
“Mae cael lle ar y cynllun ysgoloriaeth hwn yn rhywbeth yr wyf i a fy nheulu yn falch iawn ohono,” meddai Alex. “Mae gallu chwarae pêl-droed a chael addysg prifysgol yn wych. Hyd yn hyn, rwy’n mwynhau fy amser yn y Brifysgol yn fawr, gan fod fy nghwrs mor ddiddorol ac rwyf wedi cwrdd â llawer o bobl newydd sydd eisoes yn ffrindiau da. Rwy’n edrych ymlaen at yr hyn fydd gan y tair blynedd nesaf i’w gynnig, yn academaidd ac o ran y pêl-droed.”
Dywedodd Cadeirydd Clwb Pêl-droed Tref, Donald Kane, sy’n gyn-fyfyriwr o’r Brifysgol: “Llongyfarchiadau calonnog i Alex ar ennill Ysgoloriaeth fawr ei bri Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth. Mae Alex yn fachgen lleol a fu’n chwarae dan 16 oed ac roedd yn aelod o dîm dan 19 Tref Aberystwyth a enillodd Gwpan Datblygu Uwch Gynghrair Cymru am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol yn y Drenewydd ym mis Mai 2019. Mae ef bellach yn chwarae i’r Tîm Cyntaf, ac un o’i gyd-chwaraewyr yn y tîm yw deiliad arall yr Ysgoloriaeth, Mathew Jones.
“Ers iddo ennill yr ysgoloriaeth yn 2018, mae Mathew wedi chwarae bron yn ddi-dor i’r tîm cyntaf. Cafodd ei enwi’n Is-Gapten a’i ddewis ar gyfer carfan Rannol Broffesiynol Cymru a gafodd gêm gyfartal yn erbyn Lloegr yng Nghlwb Pêl-droed Dinas Salford ym mis Mawrth 2019. Ef hefyd oedd capten tîm Prifysgol Aberystwyth pan chwaraeodd yn erbyn Prifysgol Bangor yng nghystadleuaeth ryng-golegol 2019 yng Nghoedlan y Parc o flaen 1,500 o bobl.”
Prifysgol Aberystwyth yw prif noddwr Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth ar gyfer tymor 2019-20.
Yng ngêm y tîm yn erbyn Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala nos Wener 8 Tachwedd, derbyniodd yr Athro Tim Woods, Dirprwy Is-Ganghellor Dysgu, Addysgu a Phrofiad Myfyrwyr, git y tîm cyntaf mewn ffrâm ar ran y Brifysgol, fel arwydd o ddiolch gan Glwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth.
Dywedodd yr Athro Woods: “Sefydlwyd Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth yn 1884, wyth mlynedd yn unig ar ôl i’r Brifysgol agor ei drysau hithau i fyfyrwyr. Ers hynny mae myfyrwyr a staff o’r Brifysgol wedi cefnogi’r ‘Seasiders’, neu chwarae iddynt, ac mae’r nawdd a’r ysgoloriaeth yn adeiladu ar y berthynas hirdymor hon, ac yn agor cyfleoedd i chwaraeon ac addysg uwch.”
Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau am Ysgoloriaeth Prifysgol Aberystwyth a Chlwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth yw 15 Gorffennaf 2020. Gellir cael hyd i fanylion llawn a’r ffurflen gais ar-lein ar: www.aber.ac.uk/ysgoloriaethau.
Gall ymgeiswyr hefyd gysylltu â Chlwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth i drafod eu haddasrwydd: abertownfc@live.co.uk
Talented goalkeeper Alex Pennock has been awarded the Aberystwyth University and Aber Town Football Club Scholarship. Eighteen year old Alex from Aberystwyth is a first year student studying a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences.
Whilst studying for his degree, Alex will play for Aberystwyth Town Football Club in the Welsh Premier League and also the Aberystwyth University BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) football team.
The Aberystwyth University and Aber Town Football Club Scholarship is worth £4,000 a year, with a range of additional benefits including Platinum membership of the University Sports Centre, football coaching development opportunities, medical insurance, access to physiotherapy, match and training kits.
The scholarship is jointly funded by Aberystwyth Town FC and the University’s Aber Fund, which receives donations from Aberystwyth University alumni all over the world.
“Being awarded the opportunity to have a place on this scholarship scheme is something that my family and I are very proud of,” Alex said. “To be able to play football whilst also getting a university education is great. So far I’m really enjoying my time at the University, as I am finding my course really interesting and have met plenty of new people who have already become good friends. I’m really looking forward to seeing what the next three years hold, both academically and with my football.”
Aberystwyth Town Football Club Chairman Donald Kane, who is an alumnus of the University, said: “I warmly congratulate Alex on being awarded the prestigious Aber Town FC Scholarship. A home-grown talent, Alex played for the Under 16s and was part of Aberystwyth Town's Under 19s side which retained the Welsh Premier League Development Trophy at Newtown in May 2019. He now plays for the first team, where one of his teammates is fellow Scholarship holder, Mathew Jones.
“Since being awarded the scholarship in 2018, Mathew has been almost ever-present in the first team. He has been selected as Vice-Captain and was picked for the Wales Semi Pro squad which drew with England at Salford City FC in March 2019. He also captained Aberystwyth University's side when it played against Bangor University in Varsity 2019 at Park Avenue in front of 1,500 people.”
Aberystwyth University is the principal sponsor of Aberystwyth Town Football Club for the 2019-20 season.
At the team’s match against Bala Town FC on Friday 8 November, Professor Tim Woods, Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning Teaching and Student Experience, accepted a framed first team kit on behalf of the University, as a token of appreciation from Aberystwyth Town FC.
Professor Woods said: “Aberystwyth Town Football Club was established in 1884, just eight years after the University first opened its doors to students. Ever since then students and staff from the University have supported or played for the ‘Seasiders’, and the sponsorship and scholarship builds on this long-standing relationship, whilst also opening up opportunities to sport and higher education.”
The closing date for applications for the Aberystwyth University and Aber Town Football Club scholarship is 15 July 2020. Full details and the online application form can be found at: www.aber.ac.uk/scholarships.
Applicants are also welcome to contact Aber Town FC to discuss suitability: abertownfc@live.co.uk
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Gôl-geidwad talentog yw’r diweddaraf i dderbyn Ysgoloriaeth Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth
Dyfarnwyd Ysgoloriaeth Prifysgol Aberystwyth a Chlwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth i’r gôl-geidwad talentog, Alex Pennock. Mae Alex, sy’n ddeunaw oed ac yn dod o Aberystwyth, yn fyfyriwr yn y flwyddyn gyntaf yn astudio BSc mewn Gwyddor Chwaraeon ac Ymarfer Corff yn Athrofa’r Gwyddorau Biolegol, Amgylcheddol a Gwledig. Tra bo’n astudio ar gyfer ei radd, bydd Alex yn chwarae i Glwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth yn Uwch Gynghrair Cymru a hefyd i dîm pêl-droed Chwaraeon Prifysgolion a Cholegau Cymru (BUCS).
Mae Ysgoloriaeth Prifysgol Aberystwyth a Chlwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth yn werth £4,000 y flwyddyn, a cheir ystod o fanteision eraill yn cynnwys aelodaeth Blatinwm o Ganolfan Chwaraeon y Brifysgol, cyfleoedd datblygu hyfforddiant pêl-droed, yswiriant meddygol, gwasanaeth ffisiotherapi, a chit ar gyfer gemau ac ymarfer.
Ariennir yr ysgoloriaeth ar y cyd gan Glwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth a Chronfa Aber y Brifysgol, sy’n derbyn rhoddion gan gyn-fyfyrwyr Prifysgol Aberystwyth o bob cwr o’r byd.
“Mae cael lle ar y cynllun ysgoloriaeth hwn yn rhywbeth yr wyf i a fy nheulu yn falch iawn ohono,” meddai Alex. “Mae gallu chwarae pêl-droed a chael addysg prifysgol yn wych. Hyd yn hyn, rwy’n mwynhau fy amser yn y Brifysgol yn fawr, gan fod fy nghwrs mor ddiddorol ac rwyf wedi cwrdd â llawer o bobl newydd sydd eisoes yn ffrindiau da. Rwy’n edrych ymlaen at yr hyn fydd gan y tair blynedd nesaf i’w gynnig, yn academaidd ac o ran y pêl-droed.”
Dywedodd Cadeirydd Clwb Pêl-droed Tref, Donald Kane, sy’n gyn-fyfyriwr o’r Brifysgol: “Llongyfarchiadau calonnog i Alex ar ennill Ysgoloriaeth fawr ei bri Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth. Mae Alex yn fachgen lleol a fu’n chwarae dan 16 oed ac roedd yn aelod o dîm dan 19 Tref Aberystwyth a enillodd Gwpan Datblygu Uwch Gynghrair Cymru am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol yn y Drenewydd ym mis Mai 2019. Mae ef bellach yn chwarae i’r Tîm Cyntaf, ac un o’i gyd-chwaraewyr yn y tîm yw deiliad arall yr Ysgoloriaeth, Mathew Jones.
“Ers iddo ennill yr ysgoloriaeth yn 2018, mae Mathew wedi chwarae bron yn ddi-dor i’r tîm cyntaf. Cafodd ei enwi’n Is-Gapten a’i ddewis ar gyfer carfan Rannol Broffesiynol Cymru a gafodd gêm gyfartal yn erbyn Lloegr yng Nghlwb Pêl-droed Dinas Salford ym mis Mawrth 2019. Ef hefyd oedd capten tîm Prifysgol Aberystwyth pan chwaraeodd yn erbyn Prifysgol Bangor yng nghystadleuaeth ryng-golegol 2019 yng Nghoedlan y Parc o flaen 1,500 o bobl.”
Prifysgol Aberystwyth yw prif noddwr Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth ar gyfer tymor 2019-20.
Yng ngêm y tîm yn erbyn Clwb Pêl-droed y Bala nos Wener 8 Tachwedd, derbyniodd yr Athro Tim Woods, Dirprwy Is-Ganghellor Dysgu, Addysgu a Phrofiad Myfyrwyr, git y tîm cyntaf mewn ffrâm ar ran y Brifysgol, fel arwydd o ddiolch gan Glwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth.
Dywedodd yr Athro Woods: “Sefydlwyd Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth yn 1884, wyth mlynedd yn unig ar ôl i’r Brifysgol agor ei drysau hithau i fyfyrwyr. Ers hynny mae myfyrwyr a staff o’r Brifysgol wedi cefnogi’r ‘Seasiders’, neu chwarae iddynt, ac mae’r nawdd a’r ysgoloriaeth yn adeiladu ar y berthynas hirdymor hon, ac yn agor cyfleoedd i chwaraeon ac addysg uwch.”
Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau am Ysgoloriaeth Prifysgol Aberystwyth a Chlwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth yw 15 Gorffennaf 2020. Gellir cael hyd i fanylion llawn a’r ffurflen gais ar-lein ar: www.aber.ac.uk/ysgoloriaethau.
Gall ymgeiswyr hefyd gysylltu â Chlwb Pêl-droed Tref Aberystwyth i drafod eu haddasrwydd: abertownfc@live.co.uk
