St Mary’s Students Achieve Success at BUCS Outdoor Championships

Two students at St Mary’s University, Twickenham (SMU) have won medals at the BUCS Athletics: Outdoor Championships 2023-24.

Jade Spencer-Smith took home Gold in the women’s pole vault with a height of 4.24 metres, continuing her winning streak after placing first in the BUCS Nationals back in February.

Sam Charig was awarded the Silver medal in the men’s 1500 metres, with a time of 3:43.04.

The BUCS Outdoor Championships are an annual event for top athletes at universities and colleges around the UK. This year the event took place in Manchester from Saturday 4th May to Monday 6th May.

On top of Jade and Sam’s successes, the SMU Women’s team were placed fifth overall in the competition.

Speaking on her achievement Jade said, “I am very happy to get the win at my final BUCS with St Mary’s, and to add to my Indoor Gold from earlier this year. It was a competitive competition in which I jumped 4.24 metres to win.

“This is a great start for my outdoor season, especially after I had to retire from the competition after making the winning jump due to knee pain. However, it’s demonstrated what I am capable of for the rest of the season.”