Ottilie Sykes

Photo by: Buddy Knights

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Repton School
Hometown:
Milton, England

At Princeton
2024 ... honorable mention All-Ivy League ... started every game ... scored game-winning goal in OT against Delaware ... also had a goal against Brown and an assist against Cornell ... NFHCA National Academic Squad selection

2023 … first-team All-Ivy League ... Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Year ... Ivy League All-Tournament team ... team leader in points (11) and tied for team lead in goals (four) ... played every minute of every game

At Repton School
Academic Scholar … Field Hockey Scholar … awarded a CB Fry All Rounder Scholarship … School Prefect … House Prefect … first XI Field Hockey Captain and first VI Indoor Hockey Captain … 2022/23 - Captained U18 1^st XI Squad to winning England Hockey Tier 1 National Schools Championships 2023. Captained U18 1^st VI Squad to winning England Hockey Super 6s National Schools Indoor Championships 2023. 2021/22 - Player in the U18 1^st XI Squad who won England Hockey Tier 1 National Schools Championships 2022 and U18 1^st VI England Hockey Super 6s National Schools Indoor Championships 2022. 2019/20 - Player in both U16 Squads who won England Hockey Tier 1 National Schools Championships 2020 and were Runners Up of England Hockey Super 6s National Schools Indoor Championships 2020. 2018/19 - Player in the U14 Squad who won England Hockey Tier 1 National Schools Championships 2019 and the U16 Indoor Squad who were Runners Up of the England Hockey Super 6s National Schools Indoor Championships 2019. 1^st XI Squad toured Argentina and Chile in August 2022, playing Chile U21s, U19 Regional Selection Team of Buenos Aires, Club Italiano and the Jockey Club de Rosario amongst others. Played 1^st XI Girls Cricket and also represented school in athletics, tennis and netball.

Club experience
Played for Loughborough University Hockey Club 1^st XI Squad in the England Hockey Premier League 2022/23 under Coach Jamie Cachia. Played for Birmingham University Hockey Club 2^nd XI Squad in the England Hockey Midlands Conference League 2022 under Coach Jamie Cachia. Played for Repton Hockey Club 2018 – 2022 under Coach Martin Jones: Played in Ladies 1^st VI in England Hockey Indoor Premier League Super 6s 2022. Captained U18 1^st VI Indoor Squad to 5^th at England Hockey National Super 6s Club Championships 2022. Semi Finalist in U16 England Hockey Tier 1 National Club Championships 2021. Runners Up in the U18 England Hockey Tier 1 National Club Championships 2020. Finalist in the U16 England Hockey Tier 1 National Club Championships 2020 and winners of England Hockey U16 National Super 6s Indoor Championships 2020. Finalist in the England Hockey U14 National Club Championships 2019 and Runners Up in the England Hockey U16 National Super 6s Indoor Championships 2019.

International experience
2023 - Selected into Great Britain Elite Development Programme, which incorporates the England U21 Squad. Co-Captain of England U18s 2022/23. Selected into England U18 Squads for 2022/23 and 2021/22, achieving 19 caps so far. Player of the Match v Scotland at 8 Nations Tournament in Terrassa 2022. Selected into England Hockey U16 Squads for 2020/21 and 2019/20, achieving 8 caps over a period disrupted by covid restrictions. Represented Derbyshire in Athletics and Somerset in Cricket.

Personal
Daughter of Michael and Victoria, father serves in the British Army. Has 2 older brothers: Jacob and Oliver.