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ANNUAL REVIEW 2005-6 ANNUAL REVIEW 2005-6 Winners: ENGLAND Player of the Tournament: Megan Ladley (English Universities) HOCKEY Men’s Hockey The Men’s Hockey proved to be a thrilling competition, with the title only being decided in the dying minutes of the final games. Having drawn with each other in an earlier fixture, not only was a win a must for the Northern Ireland and Scottish Universities in order to claim the title, but goal difference was also going to be an important factor. English Universities Scottish Universities Welsh Universities Northern Ireland Universities MENS HOCKEY English Universities Scottish Universities Welsh Universities Northern Ireland Universities Final Position 4-5 1-4 2-3 4 5-4 3-2 3-3 2 4-1 2-3 1-3 3 3-2 3-3 3-1 1 Hockey, British University Games, Swansea University English Universities Scottish Universities Welsh Universities Northern Ireland Universities WOMENS HOCKEY English Universities Scottish Universities Welsh Universities Northern Ireland Universities Final Position 3-4 5-0 3-1 2 4-3 8-2 2-2 1 0-5 2-8 2-3 4 1-3 2-2 3-2 3 British University Games, Swansea University. Winnders English Universities Men’s Football Team Having come back from a 2-0 deficit against the Welsh, the Scottish Universities had a spirited final 10 minutes scoring 3 goals. With Northern Ireland only drawing with the English Universities at the time, it looked like the title had been won. However, Northern Ireland refused to give up and, having also come back from 2-0 down to 2-2, scored a goal in the last 2 minutes of the game and thereby claiming the title on goal difference. With the matches running concurrently on adjacent pitches, it was an atmospheric climax to the tournament. Winners: NORTHERN IRELAND English Universities Scottish Universities Welsh Universities Northern Ireland Universities NETBALL English Universities 41- 42 34- 38 53- 38 Scottish Universities 42- 41 40- 34 56- 39 Welsh Universities 38- 34 34- 40 55- 38 Northern Ireland Universities 38- 53 39- 56 38- 55 Player of the Tournament: Mark Daniel (Northern Ireland Universities) Final Position Women’s Hockey The title for the Women’s competition also came down to the final day’s play, with Scottish Universities needing a win against the Welsh Universities to claim the title. Not content with just a win, the Scottish put on an impressive display scoring 8 goals on the final day. Winners: SCOTLAND Player of the Tournament: Emma Clark (Northern Ireland Universities) NETBALL The netball once again proved to be a hotly contested competition with only a few goals in it for a number of the fixtures. It was Northern Ireland, however, that were able to claim the title with solid performances throughout the tournament. Winners: NORTHERN IRELAND Player of the Tournament: Louise McKeown (Northern Ireland Universities) 2 4 3 1 International Review Alphabetical, by sport ARCHERY BEACH VOLLEYBALL CROSS COUNTRY CYCLING EQUESTRIAN FUTSAL GOLF KARATE ORIENTEERING ROWING RUGBY 7’S SQUASH TAEKWONDO TRIATHLON Having entered into a unique partnership with BUSA in 2005, Lucozade Sport has been fuelling the success of BUSA’s elite squad throughout 2006. Actively addressing the contamination and nutritional needs of BUSA athletes, Lucozade Sport supplied the squad with a range of contaminant tested nutritional products specifically manufactured and packaged to provide a complete solution to their specific needs. John Houston (Herriot Watt University), Captain of the World University Rugby 7’s Championships Team that won silver in Italy this year said ‘having access to Lucozade Sport, and the additional nutritional support, was a great help for the team in achieving our success at the World University Championships this year. It helped us recover more quickly after the matches and also helped to give us the edge.” This nutritional support will continue as part of Lucozade Sport and BUSA’s ongoing partnership. With the global nature of student competition, the specialist products Lucozade Sport has to offer via the Lucozade Sport Science Academy (LSSA) will play an integral role in BUSA training camps and competitions throughout the world, helping to give student athletes at all levels the edge. BUSA’s elite coaches and medical staff have direct access to Lucozade Sport dietitians at the LSSA who provide relevant sports nutrition and hydration advice that can be easily translated into practical solutions for their athletes. In addition, all student athletes can benefit from the LSSA’s expertise by visiting their online educational resource at www.thelssa. com and can access a 15% discount on Lucozade Sport products by visiting www. thelssa.com/shop and entering BUSA’s unique code BU05. ARCHERY Team Andrew Callaway Andy Ward Tim Nash Neil Bowley Emma Downie Nicky Hunt Becky Gridley Philippa Ascough Bournemouth Edinburgh St Barts Nottingham Trent (yr down) Edinburgh Coventry Edinburgh Edinburgh Team Officials John Sullivan Team Manager Ken Bearman Team Coach Facing some stiff competition from previous World University Games gold Medallists, and World and Olympic athletes the Great Britain Archery team faced some tough matches in the Individual competition. The highest placed team member was Andy Ward in the Men’s Compound and Becky Gridley in the Women’s Compound both finishing 14 th . The Men’s Compound team won a well deserved bronze Medal, beating Russia in the 3 rd / 4 th play off, after losing to France in the Semi-Finals. BEACH VOLLEYBALL Team Lucy Boulton Exeter Zara Dampney Sheffield Kerri Olding Bath Shauna Mullin Heriot Watt Gregg Weaver El Camino Robin Miedzybrodzki Edinburgh Rob Flay Loughborough Tom Ward Sheffield Hallam Team Officials Joe Mildred Team Manager Angela Clark Coach Amanda Glover Coach Ian Andrews Physio This was the first time that BUSA in conjunction with England Volleyball had entered a team into the Beach Volleyball Championships. The tournament itself was of a good level with many of the athletes having world tour experience. Beach Volleyball, Cyprus The Great Britain Women’s number one pair of Boulton and Dampney finished in 13 th place with GBR 2 (Olding and Mullin) coming 25 th . In the Men’s competition the pairing of Weaver and Miedzybrodzki finished 17 th with Flay and Ward in 25 th . CROSS COUNTRY Team Matt Ashton Sam Jacobs Richard Kay Ben Moreau Andy Vernon James Walsh Eleanor Baker Hatti Dean Elizabeth Hall Freya Murray Kate Reed St Mary’s Birmingham Staffordshire(Year Down) Oxford St Mary’s Leeds Brunel Sheffield Hallam Brunel Edinburgh (Year Down) St Mary’s Team Officials Chris Coleman Team Manager Anne Marie Hughes Team Coach Following close consultation with UK Athletics a full Men’s and Women’s team was selected to compete in Algeria. Kate Reed made up for the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a Medal at the 2004 Championships by taking the silver Medal and she was followed closely home by Eleanor Baker in the Bronze Medal position and Hatti Dean in fourth place. With Elizabeth Hall (9 th ) and Freya Murray (19 th ) also finishing in the top 20 the Great Britain Women’s team took the top honours in the team event. The Men’s team finished 6 th overall, with their highest placed individual athlete being James Walsh in 28 th place. CYCLING Team Neil Coleman Gareth Hewitt Peter Williams Tim Dunford Mark Thwaites Will Simmons Team Officials Paddy Hill Gloucestershire Sheffield Hallam York St John Southampton Leeds Met Leeds Team Manager TIME TRIAL Peter Williams posted an excellent 3 rd fastest time on the 1 st lap but he was unable to maintain this pace and finally finished just 36 seconds away from a Medal position in 8 th place. Neil rode a consistent time trial and was placed 10 th . With both GB riders within the top 10 this was an excellent start to the Championships. 42 43
ANNUAL REVIEW 2005-6 ANNUAL REVIEW 2005-6 CYCLO CROSS Up against some of the top continental cross riders Mark Thwaites suffered a collision soon after the start which in a race where the pace only gets quicker meant his Medal chances were over and he went onto finish 13 th with Will following him in 14 th position. ROAD RACE Neil Coleman punctured early in the race and excellent team support by Mark Thwaites allowed him to regain the peleton with Mark then retiring from the race. An unfortunate crash at the front of the race mid distance which happened within the narrowest section of the course allowed 9 riders to escape from the main field. This resulted in a gap before the rest of the riders could pick themselves around the fallen riders and bikes. Although this crash involved no GB riders 6 nations were represented in this 9 man break leaving GB and Ireland the difficult task of trying to close the gap on such a small flat circuit. Despite bringing this gap down to less than 20 seconds at one stage the continued effort was not sufficient to regain the lead group who eventually finished 2mins 40 seconds ahead. Tim Dunford was unfortunate on the last corner approaching the sprint finish to be pushed out into a wall, needless to say his bike suffered considerably more damage than himself. The selection of the Road Race circuit was very disappointing being very small and narrow for such a large entry – apparently this was based on the indicative figures for entry in January. The outcome of the race was more by luck in position within the main field at the time of the crash. EQUESTRIAN Team Rosalind Canter Zoe Gullett Natalie McGoldrick Fiona Davidson Team Team Officials Katie Stephens Sheffield Hallam University of London Cambridge Hartpury (reserve) 2 nd (dressage) Silver Team Manager The trio of Great Britain competitors that travelled to the World University Championships in La Rochelle in France returned with a silver Medal in the Team Dressage event. Natalie McGoldrick (Cambridge), Ros Canter (Sheffield Hallam) and Zoe Gullett (Nottingham) all shone in the four day event and combined in the team Dressage competition to come away with the silver Medal. FUTSAL Team Stephen Harrison Ben Mortlock Michael Skubala Nehman Haq Alex Lobban Jack Robinson Daniel Hogan John Atkinson Habeel Nawaz Luke Williams Alex Rodman Team Officials Graeme Dell Andy Hibbert Sheffield Hallam Teesside Birmingham UCE Nottingham Trent Loughborough Doncaster College for the Deaf Doncaster College for the Deaf UCE Bournemouth Nottingham Trent Head Coach Team Manager Oliver Finlay Physiotherapist Great Britain returned home from the 10th World University Futsal Championships in Poznan, Poland finishing a creditable 14th place showing an improvement of two finishing places since Palma de Mallroca, 2004. GB were once more awarded the FISU Fair Play Award for the second successive Championship. GOLF Team Gordon Yates Jason Palmer Ed Parker Daniel Willett Olivia Briggs Faye Sanderson Heather MacRae Team Officials Raleigh Gowrie Jason Atkins Stirling Birmingham Birmingham Jacksonville State Stirling Northumbria San Diego State Team Manager Asst Team Manager A combined team score of 3 under par in the 4 th round of the XI World University Golf Championships helped Great Britain Men to a bronze Medal at Circolo Golf Torino Italy. Counting scores from Jason Palmer (72, Birmingham University), Gordon Yates (73, Stirling University) and an impressive 68 from Daniel Willett (Jacksonville State University) allowed GB to finish on 851 that moved them ahead of their nearest rivals Canada, Ireland and Chinese Taipei to the third placed spot. The Women’s team finished on a 4 round total of 610 and in 7 th place behind runaway winners USA (579). Japan (581) and Russia (590) finished in 2 nd and 3 rd spots respectively. KARATE Team Gareth Reynolds Chris Tully Leon Anderson Jason Legister Alton Brown Justin Kennedy Callum Robb Sonny Roberts Anthony Duffy Samantha Jones Natalie Williams Mellissa Lewis Alana Leonard Stephanie O’Connell Team Officials Steve Coupland Ticky Donovan (OBE) William Thomas Molly Samuels Mohinder Sadhur UWIC (year down) Sheffield Hallam London South Bank Wolverhampton London South Bank Heriot Watt Heriot Watt Nottingham Trent Liverpool Cardiff Brunel (year down) Nottingham Manchester Met Glasgow Team Manager Head Coach Coach Coach Physio The GBR Karate Delegation made a huge impact in New York winning a haul of Medals. The pick of the bunch was Natalie Williams who returned with a gold and silver, to add to her gold won in Mexico 2002. Williams had a great Championship with silver in the Individual Women’s Under 60kg Kumite Final, narrowly losing to Eva Medvedova from Slovakia, and taking gold in the Female Open Competition beating Tiffany Fanjat (France) into silver Medal position. Sam Jones took silver in the Individual Women’s Under 53kg Kumite Final, losing out to Selene Gugiemi from Italy. Gareth Reynolds took joint bronze in the Individual Men’s Under 60kg Kumite Final. The total amount of Medals won by Great Britain was 4, with 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. ORIENTEERING Team Helen Bridle Rachael Elder Mhairi Mackenzie Aislinn Austin Helen Palmer Oleg Chepelin Matt Crane Graham Gristwood Oli Johnson Murray Strain Team Officials David Rosen Miriam Rosen Jonathan Musgrave Chalmers Sheffield Edinburgh Leeds Met Paisley Edinburgh Sheffield Warwick (year down) Sheffield Edinburgh Team Manager Asst Team Manager Coach The British team got off to a tremendous start at the World University Championships in Kosice, Slovakia. On the first day of competition, Helen Bridle won silver in the Long Distance competition. This was followed two days later with the Sprint competition which saw Murray Strain take 4th, Helen Bridle take 8th and Graham Gristwood take 12th Position. On the last day of competition Great Britain finished on a high with gold in the Women’s Relay competition, making it the most successful performance in 15 years. Mhairi Mackenzie, of the University of Edinburgh had an excellent first leg in the Women’s Relay, finishing 4th, only a minute down on the Hungarian leader. The big shock was that the Czech reigning Champions made a big error and were 10 minutes adrift. On second leg, Helen Palmer, (University of Paisley) held the position but slipped a couple more minutes behind the Swiss who then pulled into the lead. Rachael Elder, (University of Sheffield) ran a good third leg but it looked like Great Britain were going to be fighting for the bronze Medal with Finland, as Norway pulled away to rival the Swiss leaders. Helen Bridle of Chalmers University Helen Bridle, of Chalmers University, the silver Medallist from the long distance race, was still in fourth place at the spectator control over half way round the course. However, the leading teams all made errors in the last loop due to the deceptive spurs and valleys on the sides of the steep hills. Bridle ran perfectly through the tricky section and at the last control was in the lead by just 10 seconds. A fast finish brought her over the line first - allowing Britain to reclaim the gold Medal the Women had won four years ago. ROWING Team Frances Fletcher Emma Steele Louisa Reeve Anna McNuff Louisa Rowbotham Lindsey Maguire Naomi Hoogesteger Lizzie Tinley Adam Freeman - Pask Henry Chin Simon Barr Alex Woods Andrew Berridge James Dunley Henry Pelly George Laughton Scott Rennie Pete Champion Tom Ransley Ben Curtis Ben Smith Matt Tucker Will Robinson Dave Lyons Matt Steeds Oli Moore Ryan Davies Charlie Smith Nick Ford (cox) Durham Durham Durham London London Birmingham Durham London Bath Durham Durham Oxford Oxford London Newcastle Newcastle Imperial Cambridge York WImperial Imperial Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes Bath Bristol Imperial Oxford Brookes California Oxford Brookes Team Officials Pete Sheppard Jim Chalmers Nathan Williams Angelo Savarino Emma Hall – Craggs Rob Baker Wade Hall – Craggs Lisa O’Flynn Great Britain brought home an impressive 4 Medals, taking 2 gold and 2 silver positions from the World University Rowing Championships in Trakai, Lithuania. The Championships saw Great Britain take gold in both the Women’s Double Sculls (Louisa Reeve and Anna McNuff) and the Men’s Double Sculls (Henry Pelly and George Laughton). Silver Medals were taken in the Lightweight Men’s Coxless Four (Henry Chin, Andy Berridge, Simon Barr and Alex Woods) and the Men’s Eight (Will Robinson, Matt Tucker, Matt Steeds, Dave Lyons, Ben Smith, Oli Moore, Ryan Davies, Charlie Smith and Nick Ford). Along with the Medal placings Great Britain also placed 4th in the Men’s Coxless Four (Tom Ransley, Pete Champion, Scott Rennie and Ben Curtis) and 5th in the Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls (Frances Fletcher and Emma Steele). Great Britain finished in joint top position alongside Poland in the medal table, with both nations winning 2 gold and 2 silvers. Italy 44 45
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