The unstoppable National and Caribbean Junior Squash Champion Shomari Wiltshire has been granted a partial athlete scholarship to attend a boarding school in the United States of America.
The 17-year-old will spend the next two years at the Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut – an institution that boasts of a rigorous squash programme and a notable academic agenda.
Wiltshire, who is the reigning Caribbean under-17 champion, attended the Queen’s College Secondary here and recently wrote the Caribbean Secondary School Examinations (CSEC).
“Avon Old Farms School is an expert in educating boys. We understand how boys learn and have designed the academic, athletic, artistic, and residential programmes to bring out the best in our students,” the school’s website noted.
It added: “While our academic programmes will challenge the most talented students, it is the work outside the classroom that makes Avon different. We transform boys into good men of strong moral character and they leave Avon prepared to face the challenges of college and beyond.”
The talented Wiltshire, who is gunning to complete a clean sweep of the junior Caribbean titles having won the under 13, 15, and 17 crowns, will be available for national duties.
Meanwhile, the stint at Avon Old Farms is expected to carry Wiltshire’s game to another level.
He will basically be playing squash and studying at the institution which has helped to produce the likes of Khamal Cumberbatch and Josiah Griffith – two recent Caribbean junior champions who have benefited from stints there.
