Stirling’s sports teams have been raking in wins and triumphs in the last few weeks. Not just in BUCS, but the Scottish Student Sport competitions, different nationals and championships too. Athletes have won medals, brought their teams to new heights and made the university proud.
Athletics
The athletics team did not hold back in winning medals at the SSS Athletics Indoor Championships.
The team went home with three golds, three silver and one bronze. Mostly in races and the long jump.
And that’s not all. They also won silver and bronze at the BUCS Indoor Championships, the men’s 4x200m, and Ryan Martin for the 800 metres won as finalists.
Basketball
The basketball teams were very excited to announce that they were hosting two Conference Cup semi-finals at the university.
The first matches will be between Stirling’s Men’s 1s against Edinburgh’s 2s. And Stirling Women’s 1s will go head-to-head with St Andrew’s Women’s 2s.
Fencing
Stirling’s fencing team also competed in the SSS Fencing Individual Championships. Lucy Higham won 1st place and Tristen Bell and Oisin Craig Lindsay-Dorward took home silver.
They competed in the individual and beginner’s competitions in Edinburgh.
Polo
The polo club returned from the winter nationals in Rugby England. The competition took place from February 7 to the 9.
Polo also had their spring Give it a Go on February 14.
Ultimate Frisbee
The ultimate frisbee teams made it to the indoor nationals. The women’s team were in Coventry and the men’s in Nottingham.
In the 2nd Division, the women’s team finished in 8th place. And the men’s in 11th place in the Open Division 1.
Volleyball
Both women’s and men’s volleyball teams have played in national competitions.
The women’s team reached the quarter-final of the Scottish Student Sport competition.
And the men’s team won three sets against Glasgow’s two in the Conference Cup finals. The men’s tournament began at the University of Stirling on February 8.
Weightlifting
And Stirling’s newest sports team already fit in with the rest of them. Albert from the weightlifting club won gold in the 81 Men’s Category. And Mariluz won bronze in the 59 Women’s Category at the Scottish Unis competition.
And of course, all of Stirling University’s teams have been performing excellently in their respective sports.
Even if a team you play on or support does not win, they still made it to these competitions, championships and have reached greatness.
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