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Outdoor Season announced

BUCS
March 6, 2023

LUCA is announcing a revamped outdoor schedule for 2023. LUCA will host a pre-BUCS open meet in March and a championship event in June. These events replace the three-meet LUCA Outdoor Series, which saw athletes compete for points across three events in March, April and May. The pre-BUCS Open Meet will be held on 26th March at Battersea. This event is aimed at all current university students to prepare for BUCS outdoors which is held across 29 April to 1 May. The open meet is an opportunity to get a […]

King’s retain indoors title

News
November 25, 2022

Lateefah Agberemi’s dominant display in the sprints and jumps earned King’s a second successive indoors title. King’s pipped Imperial to the title by 13 points, with 16 points coming from Agberemi. The joint record points haul (tied with LSE’s Yasmin Lakin in 2016-17) earned Agberemi the prestigious LUCA MVP award along with gold medals in the 60m, 60mH, long and triple jump. St George’s extended their grip on the UH Shield, boosted by strong performances by Jennifer Nandi who picked up gold in the 1500m and 3000m. St George’s have […]

Fixture announcement

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September 24, 2022

LUCA is pleased to announce the fixtures for the Cross Country League and the Indoor Championships. The format of the Cross Country league has slightly changed from previous seasons. This years addition will consist of four races with an athletes best three results contributing to their league standing. The Cross Country league will begin with the traditional curtain raiser at Parliament Hill on the 19th October, hosted by UCL. The second league race – which will also feature the University of London and United Hospitals championships – will be held […]

Lee Valley results now on Power of 10

News
April 22, 2022

Well done to all who competed at Lee Valley last weekend. Results are now available on Power of 10, or click on the link below! We are hoping to be able to put on another meet this year with the new committee members, we will announce any further updates ASAP and the current team standings ahead of the meet so each club knows what they’ll need to go for gold (Dina’s got us in that Olympic spirit already!).

LUCA announces committee shakeup

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April 21, 2022

At an extraordinary general meeting held last week, club representatives voted to make changes to the committee and competition structure. LUCA has been dealing with a budget crisis caused by pandemic-related competition suspension and a steep decline in active volunteers. The EGM was called by the only two currently active committee members, Christian Pugsley and Abhilash Sivaraman. Attendees agreed on the need to focus on the core offer of the Cross Country League, Indoor Championships and a potentially stripped-down outdoor series. There was much debate about the potential to reduce […]

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Competitions

  • Cross-Country

    The LUCA London Colleges League is London’s historic cross-country league for universities in London. Held across five races over two terms, students compete for individual and team success. Previously named the ‘LCL’, the league gives students the chance to race in some of London’s finest parks and measure their improvement over the season … and the years. […]

  • Indoor Championships

    The LUCA Indoor Championship is a one day annual championship. This event also incorporates the University of London Intercollegiate Championship and United Hospitals Championship.  Date: 2nd December 2023 Venue: Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, [...]

  • Outdoor Series

    Overhauled for 2023, the LUCA Outdoor series returns with 2 re-formatted competitions! New this year, we are holding a pre-BUCS open meeting in late March aimed at those seeking times for BUCS Outdoors, whilst June [...]

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