Congratulations to our Team Brunel athletes, who brought back four gold, four silver and four bronze medals as well as a host of personal best performances from the weekend’s British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) indoor national athletics championships in Sheffield.
Our men's team finished second and our women's team came third, which combined saw Brunel place as runners-up to arch-rivals Loughborough. Women's Captain and Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences student, Emma Nwofor finished her final BUCS Indoor Championship on a high, with two golds in the 60-metre hurdles and high jump and a bronze in the long jump. Reflecting on her weekend’s work Nwofor said:
I’ve had a stellar indoor season with my new coaches, Linford Christie, Frank Attoh and Lee Grint. As well as my first GB multi-events international, I was absolutely delighted to win three medals at what will be my last BUCS Indoor Championships.
Sport Scholar and Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences student, Lily Beckford also brought home a gold in the 400 metres, both Lily and Emma are coached by Olympic 100-metre champion Linford Christie.
Leading the men’s team was final-year Physiotherapy student and Sports Scholar, Kai Jones who took his second gold from the Indoor Championships for the shot put. Sprinters Luke Dorrell and Marvin Popoola took silver and bronze, respectively in the 200 metres. Silver medals for James Downing in the 800 metres, Ozaze Aghedo in the triple jump and Joseph Lister for pole vault.
Commonwealth Games-bound Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences Amar-Mazigh Aichoun added to his burgeoning collection of BUCS medals with a bronze in the 60-metre dash, while Physiotherapy student James McMurray snatched a further bronze in the 3000 metres.
The team will now return to a heavy period of training in preparation for the BUCS Outdoor Championships, which will be hosted by the Bedford International Stadium over the weekend of 5-7 May, 2018.
Brunel 2018 BUCS Indoor Championships full results
Event
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Men
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Women
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‘A’ String |
‘B’ String |
‘A’ String |
‘B’ String |
| 60m |
Luke Dorrell
5th 6.83 PB |
Marvin Popoola
4th 6.82 |
Modupe Shokunbi
4th 7.64 (7.57 PB SF) |
Parris Johnson
7.89 SF (7.82 PB Ht) |
| 60m Ambulatory |
Ryan Raghoo
4th 8.68 Raza 702 |
Amar-Mazigh Aichoun
3rd 7.85 Raza 801 |
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| 200m |
Luke Dorrell
2nd 21.40 PB |
Marvin Popoola
3rd 21.52 PB |
Izzy Bryant
DQ SF (25.19 PB Ht) |
Darcey Kuypers
25.54 SF |
| 400m |
Max Schopp
49.66 PB SF |
Tom Chandler
51.31 SF (50.71 PB Ht) |
Lily Beckford
1st 54.65 |
Sian Wyn-Jones
62.52 PB Ht
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| 800m |
James Downing
2nd 1:52.00 |
Alexander Lazutin
2:06.73 (Ht) |
Amber Wallace
2:20.16 Ht |
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| 1500m |
Sam Metcalf
4:10.26 PB Ht |
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Amber Wallace
4:55.62 PB Ht |
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| 3000m |
James McMurray
3rd 8:19.59 PB |
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| 60m Hurdles |
Reece Young
6th 8.28 (8.13 Ht) |
Harry Hillman
8.54 Ht |
Emma Nwofor
1st 8.27 |
Finlay Marriott
9.01 Ht |
| Shot Put |
Kai Jones
1st 15.73 |
Daniel Ryan
11.90 Q |
Sarah Melbourne
10th 11.32 PB |
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| Long Jump |
Daniel Ryan
6.17 Q |
Gam Dumbutshena
9th 6.60 (6.81Q) |
Emma Nwofor
3rd 5.92 PB |
Sarah Connolly
8th 5.60 |
| Long Jump Ambulatory |
Ryan Raghoo
4th 4.17 Raza 282 |
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| Triple Jump |
Osaze Aghedo
2nd 15.08 PB |
Alex Williams-Baffoe
14.57 Q |
Sarah Melbourne
10.80 Q |
Janet Browne
11.73 PB Q |
| High Jump |
Jake Storey
10th 1.90 |
Mityrae Brooks
5th 2.00 PB |
Sarah Connolly
9th 1.65 PB |
Emma Nwofor
1st 1.75 |
| Pole Vault |
Joseph Lister
2nd 4.80 (5.05 =PB Q) |
Tom Chandler
7th 4.40 PB |
Jess Robinson
N.H. |
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| 4 x 200m |
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Parris /Kuypers /Shokunbi /Bryant
Ht 1:41.42 (24.3/26.5/25.6/25.1)
Final DQ Johnson /Beckford /Bryant /Nwofor |
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Medal Tally
Gold: 4
Silver: 4
Bronze: 3