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Nielsen Sisters Bring Back Bronze

August 12, 2024 James Findon

Six London alumni received Olympic medals in Paris as Team GB became the only country to podium in all five Olympic relay finals. Two of them just happen to share the same DNA; twin sisters Laviai and Lina Nielsen. The games began with Laviai Nielsen (KCL) winning Bronze in the mixed 4X400. The quartet, which also included Samuel Reardon, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Nicole Yeargin were in contention throughout, finishing with a time of three minutes 8.01 seconds. They finished just behind behind champions the Netherlands and the USA. British Records […]

Revee Walcott-Nolan: “I’m a completely different athlete now”

July 31, 2024 Maryam Hussain

British middle distance running is an exciting place to be right now and the women’s 1500m is no exception. Revee Walcott-Nolan is in Paris for her second Olympics, alongside Georgia Bell and Laura Muir to form the Team GB 1500m women’s team. Walcott-Nolan began her athletics journey at Luton AC. She went on to study Sports Science at St Mary’s University, graduating in 2016. During this time, she ran PBs of 2.02 and 4.17 in the 800 and 1500m respectively. A tough one to take I’m a lot more confident, […]

The build to Paris: Emile Cairess

July 30, 2024 Maryam Hussain

With the Paris marathon only a few days away, we take a look at Britain’s second fastest marathon runner ever and St Mary’s University (SMU) alumni. Emile is one of six athletes who trained at the Endurance Performance Centre at SMU and have been selected to compete at this year’s games. Finishing third at the TCS London Marathon with 2.06.46, he secured his ticket to Paris to make his Olympic debut. In a world driven by data, Cairess has a more simplistic approach and is famous for racing with an […]

King’s Complete Historic Treble with Outdoor Championships Success

July 24, 2024 James Findon

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 […]

Mid Season Review

March 20, 2024 James Findon

It’s official. Say goodbye to the mud. Track is back. After a busy few weeks of various varsity victories, Hyde Park relays and some trips ‘up north’, the outdoor season will start proper with the LUCA Outdoor Open at Battersea this weekend. As with any changing of the seasons, it is a time to reflect and take stock of the achievements to date. We had a shaky start with a void race at Parliament Hill despite some excellent displays and debut performances from our new member clubs; UEL, Kent and […]

New Season Fixtures

October 3, 2023 James Findon

LUCA is pleased to announce the upcoming fixtures for the Cross Country League and the Indoor Championships. The new season could be LUCA’s biggest yet, with new clubs joining the league. UEA and University of Kent have both affiliated with LUCA and other clubs in the home counties are expected to join soon. The cross country league will remain four races – two in each semester. An athlete’s best three results will contribute to their league standing. The Cross Country league will begin with the traditional curtain raiser at Parliament […]

Outdoor Season announced

March 6, 2023 James Findon

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

November 25, 2022 James Findon

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

September 24, 2022 James Findon

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

April 22, 2022 Christian Pugsley

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!).