in Down Under International Games

Sydne Denney, a junior at Pickett County High School, has been awarded All-State honors on the 2015 Tennessee State Golf Team. As a recipient of this honor, Sydne has been invited to represent the State of Tennessee on the Central Conference Golf Team at the 17th annual Down Under International Games hosted on the Gold Coast of Australia in the summer of 2015.

Sydne was selected for this honor because of her accomplishments in her community and high school achievements. Sydne has played golf on the Pickett County School golf team since she was in 5th Grade. She has played on the Tennessee Junior Golf Tour for the past five years and the Kentucky Junior Golf Tour for 2 years.

Sydne is extremely honored to have been selected to be an ambassador of not only her community and state, but also her country at this international event as a member of the Central Conference Golf Team.

Down Under Sports believes that sport is the international language common to all countries and people around the world and that it can help remove cultural and international barriers. Therefore, the mission of Down Under Sports is to promote the growth, development and self-esteem of the individual athlete through sport; to raise the level of awareness and competition to the benefit of both the host country and the participating athlete; to forge friendships that bridge the gap of both distance and time, through mutual competition that promotes health and sportsmanship.

The 2015 Down Under Sports program will include competition in wrestling, football, cross country, golf, track and field, basketball and volleyball. Down Under Sports’ goal is to continue to provide athletes who excel in their sport the opportunity to experience the culture, beauty and grandeur of the land Down Under all within the framework of spirited and intense competition.

Sydne is the daughter of Travis and Juli Denney, and the granddaughter of Randall and Letha Amonett .