LOCAL student Steph Hughson, who lives in Nantmel, near Llandrindod Wells, has gained international recognition by playing in an under-19 international football match between Welsh Colleges and Australia Schools.
Steph - a member of the Welsh under-19s football squad – also plays for West Bromwich Albion. She was selected to play for the Welsh Colleges team after impressing in trials held at the end of last year.
Welsh Colleges Sport is a member of British Colleges Sport, who provides sporting opportunities for young people aged between 16 and 19 years of age who are continuing their education at colleges of further education.
Steph is studying for the National Award in Sport and Exercise Science at the Brecon site of Coleg Powys.
Steph also plays for the Welsh Colleges netball team and was one of only four Welsh players recently selected to trial for the British Colleges netball squad.
The Welsh Colleges football team will face England and Northern Ireland Colleges in the next round of fixtures.