Archers deliver in the key moments to win BUCS Outdoor gold

University of Nottingham Archery Club recently brought their BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) season to a close at the 2024 BUCS Outdoor Championships. Shooting in challenging conditions in Lilleshall, our Nottingham archers performed excellently and delivered in the biggest of moments to claim multiple medals.

This was exemplified by Sport scholar Louisa Piper earning a highly dramatic national championship by claiming first place in the women's recurve competition. Piper would end her round on a score of 842, the exact same score as her closest opponent - however, because Louisa had managed to hit more 10 targets during the competition the gold medal was deservedly hers.

Alongside Louisa's efforts, her team mates Hannah Evans and Layla Nimmo also shot exceptionally well to earn top fifteen finishes, and these performances would secured the University of Nottingham trio the women's team title.

At the same time as our female athletes were excelling, the University of Nottingham was also achieving in the men's competitions. Max Harding consistently found the centre of each target put in front of him to grab a closely fought second place in the men's compound competition, whilst Ewan Kennett shot gold to win a one arrow shoot off for silver in men's barebow competition.

With plenty of success in the experienced categories, University of Nottingham novice archers would also step up at the championships with some exceptional results. Jago Elliott shot superbly to claim gold in men's longbow, while Eva Jessen smashed her way to the top in women's barebow. With Daisy Underwood putting in some great work with a recurve, these three archers also took home bronze in mixed novice team.

We would like to congratulate everyone involved in the University of Nottingham Archery Club's success throughout this year - across both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

You can find all of the BUCS Outdoor Archery Championship results here. 

You can follow the University of Nottingham Archery Club on social media here. 

Notes for editors

University of Nottingham are the top UK University for team sport, placing 2nd in the overall British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) rankings in the 2022/23 season. For more information on our performance sport offer, including scholarships and support for student athletes, please click here.