Articles by James Findon

The LUCA Outdoor Championships returned to glorious Battersea sunshine as student athletes from across London and the South East came together to compete for individual and team glory. In total, a record 250 athletes from 20 universities took part, competing in a packed schedule of track and field events. King’s won a third LUCA Outdoor title in a row in dramatic fashion. As teams gathered to hear the results, Athletics Chair Christian Pugsley announced that UCL had won the final edition of the University of London Intercollegiate Track and Field […]

LUCA is entering a consultation phase as we take steps towards becoming a registered charity. This is a major milestone in LUCA’s development, aimed at strengthening our organisation for the long term and supporting our mission to promote student athletics across London and the South East. Why This Matters Since its founding, LUCA has been a volunteer-led federation focused on delivering inclusive and competitive athletics opportunities. Becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) would allow us to: We want to ensure this change reflects the needs and views of our member […]

Historic First: Two Champions Crowned in LUCA XC League Women’s Title Race The LUCA Cross Country League came to a thrilling conclusion at Wormwood Scrubs with an unprecedented result in the women’s competition—two athletes sharing the league title for the first time in recorded history. The dramatic finale capped off an intense season of racing, which saw six athletes in the women’s race seperated by only 11 points. Evie Warren (Surrey) went into the final race having won at Parliament Hill and Mitcham and finishing second at Wimbledon. Grace Leyland […]

UCL RAX will host its first ever Duathlon on Sunday the 2nd of March at Lee Valley VeloPark. LUCA clubs are welcome to compete. The race consists of running, biking, and then running again. The aim of the event is to be open to athletes of all abilities and is beginner friendly. There are two formats – a long and short race. In the long race, competitors will face a 4.8km run, 19.2km bike followed by a 3.2 km run. In the short race it is a 3.2km run, 9.6km bike […]

As the 2024-25 season unfolds, we bid farewell to the University of London Intercollegiate Athletics and Cross-Country Cups—competitions that shaped the foundation of university athletics as we know it today. Without the University of London Athletics Club (ULAC), the landscape of student athletics in London might look very different. Although ULAC no longer exists, its legacy is embedded in subtle yet enduring ways—like the colour purple in LUCA’s branding and even its very name, “London Universities and Colleges Athletics,” a nod to the University of London’s constituent colleges. This article […]

King’s Vice President Isabel Walton scored a championship leading 12 points to help earn King’s a third successive indoors title. Walton took gold in the 200m and triple jump and silver in the 60mH and high jump to claim the title of Most Valuable Player (MVP). King’s won the LUCA title in a day of high drama. The University of Kent lead the way for much of the day and demonstrated impressive breadth with points coming from across track and field. But King’s stretched into the lead during the finals […]

St George’s and King’s College London shared the first silverware of the season in an historic final race of the University of London Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships. The championships, competed for by member institutions of the University of London will not be held from next season after a vote of the LUCA captain’s council. The championships have been held within LUCA XC and it’s precursor the London Colleges League for decades. Stanislas Babin of King’s College London won the men’s race and led King’s to gold in the men’s team […]

2024-25 Fixture List confirmed The 2024-25 LUCA season gets under way in less than a week. The LUCA XC League returns with it’s traditional Parliament Hill curtain raiser on Wednesday 23rd October, hosted by UCL. The four-race league will feature all the favourite venues including Mitcham Common, Wimbledon and Wormwood Scrubs. In a change from previous years, students at universities not affiliated with LUCA but in London or the South East will be score and be eligible for medals. These athletes must register on the website and pay their league […]