Hello everyone and welcome back to a slightly delayed write up but at least we got here!
BUCS Southerns is one of the great moments of the archery calendar where everyone has a chance to be part of a major competition and meet all sorts of people. By my counting we had just under 100 SWWU archers attend! I’ve heard from my sources on the ground that it ran quite successfully which is always good news.
Some highlights include Bristol Ladies coming 2nd overall,Bristol’s Novice team coming 3rd and Swanseas Compound team second! Congrats to everyone there for their incredible performances. Also congrats to Mina from Bristol who despite only shooting her new bow once before beat her PB by 130 and came 2nd overall in the Novice division!
If you’ve been reading these I hope you can tell that I enjoy reporting about the dominance of our illustrious president. It is now with a heavy heart that I have to announce that Luke Burch bested him. I’d like all readers to take a moment of silence to reflect on this moment. And if we take enough moments we’ll end up in outdoor season where El Presidente can reclaim his position.
Enough of my inane yapping, lets get to the results. If you want the results sheet with only the SWWU archers, check out the results button for leg 5 on the calendar page of the website.
Starting with REM, Luke Burch takes the top spot, with Bristol’s Alex Williams close behind in second. Bath’s Adam Wild rounds out the podium in third. On the women’s side, it was a Bristol sweep! Maja Kliczka secures gold, followed by Magdalena Kazmierczak in silver and Sheryl Shen in bronze.
The RNM category saw Exeter’s Ed Moore claim gold, but Swansea’s Archie Phillips and UWE’s Siddique Khan weren’t far behind, battling for silver and bronze. Over in RNW, Mina D’Raven-Smith leads the charge for Bristol, with Vivian Gregory of Exeter in second and Hau Ching Wong securing third to keep Bristol dominant.
Now onto barebow! Aberystwyth’s Harry Woodley Foat claims gold in BEM, just edging out Exeter’s Kieran Cowan, with Arthur Fill taking bronze. In BEW, Marilyn Wong remains unstoppable, taking gold once again. Abigail Cox from Aberystwyth wins silver, while Swansea’s Naeve Hopkins takes bronze.
For the novices, Bristol’s Jake Watson wins BNM, followed by teammate Jay Moon in second and Bath’s Dev Vashisht securing third. In BNW, Plymouth’s Victoria Lytka claims gold, with Exeter’s Isabel Chin taking silver.
The experienced compound archers saw Swansea’s Daniel Hickman dominate the field to claim gold. Plymouth’s Corey Richardson takes silver, and Exeter’s James Thomas secures bronze. In CEW, Bristol’s Amy Bode and Swansea’s Caitlin Willoughby were locked in a tight race, but Amy just came out on top for gold. Cardiff’s Lara Evans takes third.
Longbow time! Plymouth’s Sean Hughes comfortably secures gold in LEM, while Bristol’s Segh Gilham takes silver. In the women’s division, UWE’s Rhiannon Wood wins gold, with Swansea’s Rebecca Ogston in second.
Now onto the teams! Bristol once again dominates the Experienced teams, with Bath taking silver and Exeter claiming third. For the Novice teams, Bristol takes first again, with Exeter in second and Bath in third. Finally, Swansea easily secures gold in the Compound teams, followed by Bristol in second and Plymouth in third.
With less than a week to go for Finals and SWWU Indoor Champs/Ball the week after things are really heating up for the indoor season and I hope to see you all at the Ball where I will finally make my grand appearance!
