UBSport success at BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships
University of Birmingham Sport (UBSport) Athletics and Cross Country Club continued their 2011 success by collecting an array of medals at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor Athletics Championships over the 19-20 February. With a total of 15 track top eight positions and 11 field event finalists, the team headed back from the EIS Sheffield with seven individual medals (three gold, two silver and three bronze), plus third place for both the men's and women's team. This is an improvement on fourth and fifth respectively in 2010. Vice-President of Sport (VPS) Julian Adeniran, hot-footed it up to Sheffield, following his appearance at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon, to clinch gold in the men's 60m hurdles. His excellent performance saw him finish in 7.85s, shaving 0.01s from his the time previous day. High Jumper Beth Partridge (first year SPECS) had an outstanding debut to the BUCS Championships, clearing 1.78m to take first place and in the same event, Pam Hughes (first year Physiotherapy) took bronze. Irish international Sara Treacy (fourth year Medicine) stormed ahead in the women's 1500m, crossing the line at 4.30.05 to claim gold, a full 2.10s ahead of her closest competitor.
