Awards Winners
Award Winners
With most University sporting competitions coming to a close let us take a look back at last year's high achieving Strathclyders.
Has someone from your club performed well this academic year? Maybe next year someone from your club could be the winner of one of our prestigious awards.
Boxing Results
BUCS Boxing 2012
This year two boxers made the trip down to Shefield Institute of Sport to represent Strathclyde in the mens novice section. Both boxers had enjoyed a sucessful season so far winning the Scottish University Championships at their respective weight categories. The Quarter-finals were held on the 25th of February, Craig Hunter was up first for Strathclyde competing at 67kg aginst Colin va der Plaskin. In the first round Craig found it difficult to adjust against the southpaw fighter from Manchester but a good defence saw him through. Craig looked more settled in rounds 2 and 3 and was able to pick up a convincing 17 – 9 points win.
Craig Hunter (Red) vs Colin van der Plaskin (blue)
Representing Strathclyde at 75kg Ross Jackson was drawn against Jack Haslett of Durham Universtiy. Ross boxed well throught his bout picking up points behind a decent jab. It was a good performane from Ross and he went on to claim a narrow points victory (11 – 9) against a strong opponent.
Charichute another Strath success!
Charichute is University of Strathclyde’s biggest student run charity event. The event is a joint effort by the Skydiving Club and RAG, which aims to raise much needed funds for UK charities through sponsored skydives. On the weekend of 17th-18th March, 22 Strathclyde Students travelled to Strathallan airfield to complete their first skydives, raising over £5,500 for this years chosen recipients: C.A.L.M., Yorkhill Children’s Foundation, Teenage Cancer Trust, British Red Cross and M.S. Society.
STAR Awards 2012: successes for Sports Union volunteers
What a special event, Hollywood has come to Vertigo.The evenings remit was to celebrate the tremendous effort every single volunteer at the University of Strathclyde has put in over the past year and a half. The evening culminated in the fantastic awards ceremony with societies and individuals within being recognized for their dedication as volunteers.
Women’s Eights Head of the River Race 2012 (Tideway)
On March 3rd, 8 proud members of the Strathclyde University Boat Club lifted 100kg above their heads and walked nervously towards one of the most famous rivers in the world. As the boat was rolled down and placed eagerly upon the Thames, the 9th member of the crew took charge and sat facing the 8 girls she had been looking at for the past 4 month
