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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 […]

King’s Complete Historic Treble with Outdoor Championships Success The LUCA Outdoor Championships 2024, held at Battersea Park Millennium Arena, delivered a day of thrilling athletics as university athletes competed for top honours. This year’s event, on June 1st, saw the first appearance of several new LUCA clubs including the University of Kent, UEA and the University of Surrey. Over 180 student athletes turned out to compete over 38 events, with individual and team glory on the line. The overall LUCA Championship was fiercely contested, with athletes scoring points for their […]