History made at Athletics
BUCS Outdoor Championships
University of Birmingham Athletics Club rounded off a memorable 2023/24 season with even more medals at the BUCS Athletics Championships in Manchester.
Third year law student Didi Okoh won the 60m ambulant race as she moved to the club’s all-time highest individual BUCS points.
In her three years studying and competing, she has collection 76 points overtaking Commonwealth Heptathlon Champion and alumna Louise Hazel.
This year’s Outdoors Athletics saw Birmingham eclipse their previous best of 19 medals with 21 medals across all events. The club took 72 athletes (previous best of 65) and came away with 230 BUCS points.
The records kept coming as the Men’s team collected their highest-ever points taking, a club record the women’s 4x 100m team and Abby Ives back-to-back 800m win means that Birmingham have won this event for the last six years.
Third year Tyler Bilyard, now holds both indoor and outdoor 1500m titles, with post-grad Jake Matthews and fourth year Craig Moncur both score points in 3 different events
See the teams full results below
GOLD 🥇
Didi Okoh, 60m Amb
Will Barnicoat, 5000m
Kimani Jack, High Jump
Orla Brennan, 400 Hurdles
Jake Minshull, 400 Hurdles
Thomas Bridger, Steeplechase
Abbie Ives, 800m
Tyler Bilyard, 1500m
SILVER 🥈
Fenton Bishop-Timings, Javelin
Jake Matthews, Shot Put
Tomer Tarragano, 5000m
Amelia Briggs-Goode, 400 Hurdles
Women’s 4x100m
Women’s 4x400m
BRONZE🥉
Charlotte Alexander, 10k
James Pratt, Javelin
Izzy Skelton, 400m
Lily Holt, High Jump
Martha Collings, Steeplechase
Elsa Palmer, 1500m
Men’s 4x400m
4TH
Sam Clifton, Hammer
Dani Hales, 100m Hurdles
Zoe Hunter, 1500m
5TH
Elisha Tait, 10k
Elisha Tait, 5000m
Rachel Wall, Javelin
Zion Ateba, High Jump
6TH
Jasmine Wilkins, 60m
Jake Matthews, Discus
Will Sutton, High Jump
Josh Woods, Long Jump
Holly Weedal, 5000m
Emilie Oakden, Pole Vault
Isaac Rothwell, 1500m
Men’s 4x100m
7TH
Emelina Darvell, Discus
Toby Cherry, High Jump
Ben Gardiner, 800m
Lottie Dewar, 800m
8TH
Finlay Ward, 10k
Rosie Hamilton-James, 10k
Isaac Hirschman-Chandler, 5000m
Craig Moncur, Long Jump
Archie Parkinson, 800m
