Two weeks ago, our Team Surrey clubs headed to Sheffield for the UK’s biggest University sporting event – BUCS Nationals. 5,000 students, 3 days, and non-stop sport. Here are Surrey’s key highlights:
Judo
- Vlad Badica, 66kg Men Kyu Grades, 5th place
- Rebecca Saunders, -63kg Women Kyu Grades, 5th place
- Julia Rusek, -57kg Women Kyu Grades, 5th place
- Lisa Puiu, +78kg Women Kyu Grades, a hard fought 3rd place but no medal as only 3 in the category
Athletics
- Sports Scholar Alexa Eichelmann narrowly missed out on Qualifying for Shot Putt Finals
Fencing
- George Morris, Men’s Epee (12th out of 106 fencers)
- Alice Moffat, Women’s Sabre (10th out of 62 fencers)
- Cheryl Kwan, Women’s Sabre Plate (2nd out of 24 fencers)
- Timothy Burke, Men’s Sabre Plate (3rd out of 30 fencers)
- Baptiste Conan, Men’s Sabre (42nd out of 106 fencers)
- Alex Yip, Men’s Sabre (48th out of 106 fencers)
- Yee Lok Lau, Women’s Epee (45th out of 71 fencers)
Swimming
- Chris Finch – BRONZE 50 Fly – First Male BUCS Swimming Medal
- All relays making A Finals (Men’s and Women’s Medley and Freestyle Relay)
- 15 individual A finals and top 10 finishes
- 8th overall ranked swim team
Karate
- Rishan Harry Kanagarajah, Men’s Kumite U60kg- Bronze.
- Women’s Team Kumite- Silver (Alicia Cornick, Iona Coleman, Phoebe Hollister & Emma Hawkes)
- Tolga Demir- Individual Men’s Kumite Novice U70kg– Gold
- Emma Hawkes, Novice Individual Kata – Bronze, Novice Individual Kumite – Gold.
Badminton:
Qualifying rounds:
Men’s Singles:
- Kishin Lee –2nd round
- Issac Lim – 1st round
Ladies Singles:
- Jessy Ng – 3rd round
Men’s Doubles:
- Jack Faulkner/Kishin Lee – 1st round
- Issac Lim/Leo Wan – 3rd round
Ladies Doubles:
- Hillary Yip/ Lucia Li – 1st round
- Elisa Chauhan/Rachel Warren – 2nd round
- Cherry Ip/Jessy Ng – 2nd round
Mixed Doubles:
- Jack Faulkner/Klaudia Otoka – 1st round
- Issac Lim/Cherry Ip – 2nd round
- Leo Wan/Lucia Li – 2nd round.
Congratulations to everyone who competed 💙💛
Write up by Amber Main.