All,
I am very pleased to be able to announce the results of the BUCS Long Range event at Appleton Rifle Club, in Warrington, Cheshire.
The competition consists of every competitor shooting two cards at 50 metres, and two cards at 100 yards, on an outdoor range. This means not only are the teams under the pressure of the competition, but they also have to battle against the elements. Despite the wind and rain for the majority of the day, in true Southampton style all team members shone through.
With several competitions running concurrently, there were a large number of medals to be awarded.
The teams consisted of the following competitors:
Jen Barber
Tim Keen
Martyn Hiscox
Rich Ward
Frances Wardlaw
Katie Sullivan
Sam Huish
Allan Skellett
Brendan McFall
Ryan Graham
Lawrence Eagling
Jake Goldsmith
Matt Warner
Dave Rowell
Rob Rendell
Ben Pedley
Mike Ladhams
In the main team event, consisting of eight firers, the A team upheld their status as National Champions, with a lead of 82 points ahead of rivals Aberdeen.
The team consisted of:
Tim Keen
Jen Barber
Rich Ward
Frances Wardlaw
Sam Huish
Allan Skellett
Dave Rowell
Rob Rendell
In a similar fashion, the B team reclaimed 3rd place, only 30 points short of second.
Taking the bronze medals were:
Martyn Hiscox
Katie Sullivan
Brendan McFall
Ryan Graham
Ben Pedley
Lawrence Eagling
Matt Warner
Mike Ladhams
Due to some very ‘Tactical’ team selection for the Quads 100yrds competition, all medals for this discipline were claimed by Southampton, with the A, B and C Quartets taking Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals respectively.
Quads as follows:
C: Martyn Hiscox, Katie Sullivan, Rob Rendell, Ryan Graham
B: Frances Wardlaw, Brendan McFall, Tim Keen, Jen Barber
A: Rich Ward, Sam Huish, Allan Skellett, Dave Rowell
In a moment of Déjà vu, the Southampton Ladies Triad, Jen Barber, Frances Wardlaw and Katie Sullivan took the gold medals for the second year running.
In the pairs competition Sam Huish and Dave Rowell were runners up.
The individual event saw Tim Keen and Rich Ward claiming the Silver and Bronze medals, ahead of several Great Britain competitors.
Similarly, Jen Barber came third in the Ladies individual, bringing the total number of medals won by Southampton to an outstanding 36! (Yes, Thirty-Six)
Following the main event, the British Universities Home Countries Match took place, which is where ten competitors from all English Universities are selected to take part in this International Match. In similar style to previous years, there was a large Southampton contingent in this with Tim Keen, Rich Ward, Sam Huish, Dave Rowell and Mike Ladhams all representing England. Unfortunately, England lost narrowly to Scotland.
This is a fantastic result for all of the teams, and all of you should be very proud to have made this happen. Following the victories of the A and B teams at the Indoor Championship earlier this season, to maintain our high standards and win all of the team events in BUCS has been no mean feat, and I would like to thank you all for putting so much effort into your training. I’m immensely proud of all of you, and as my time as Captain draws to a close I would like to encourage all of you to take advantage of everything our Rifle Club has to offer; you will never find such an opportunity to be part of something this awesome anywhere else. As BUCS shooting intends to expand into more disciplines, I would hope that SURC will remain at the forefront of it, after all, that’s how we roll.
Well done and thank you to all of you who made this weekend possible both competitors, our graduate support and the Athletics Union.
Yours,
Sam Huish
Captain SURC
