Students from the
Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) Academy of Sport won a record
nine medals at the British Colleges Sport National Athletics Championships this
week.
The NULC Academyof Sport students excelled in the two day Championships on Tuesday 29 and
Wednesday 30 May and came away with an unmatched haul of two Gold, four Silver
and three Bronze medals.
Trevor Humphreys, Academy of Sport Manager, said: “The haul of medals
which the NULC Academy of Sport students have returned with firmly places NULC
amongst the countries most elite colleges for Athletics.”
James Taylor,
aged 17 from Stoke, won Gold in the 110m Hurdles. Earlier in the year James was
awarded Junior Individual of the Year at the Sports Personality of the Year
Awards held by The Sentinel Newspaper.
James, who
studies the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport at NULC, became the Midlands
Youth Champion in August 2011 when he sped to a clear victory in the under-17’s
100m hurdles in 13.37 seconds. That same month, he also collected relay silver
in the 4x100m sprint at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Turkey.
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| Tom Guy |
Trevor said:
“James has had a tough week this week missing out on carrying the Olympic Torch,
so for him to bounce back and win Gold in the BCS Championships goes to show
what a dedicated and professional athlete he really is.”
Former Haywood
Engineering College student Tom Guy, aged 18 from Mill Hill,
also won Gold in the 400m. Tom is in his final year at NULC studying a Level 3 Extended
Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science and is on target to achieve triple
Distinction in his vocational qualification later this month.
A total of 22
students from the award-winning NULC Academy of Sport made the long journey to Gateshead
International Athletics Stadium to compete, cheered on by peers and fellow
athletes from colleges across the country.
To find out more about Sport at NULC visit www.nulc.ac.uk/sport or contact Trevor Humphreys on 01782 254269 or email sport@nulc.ac.uk.
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