Performance Athletics

Having won 75 of the last 80 BUCS Track and Field Championships, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students’ Athletics Club (LSAC) is by far the most decorated British student athletics club in history.

Ambitions of many student-athletes, however, are much higher and international stars such as Lord Sebastian Coe, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Backley, Zak Skinner, Lisa Dobriskey and Emily Diamond are just a handful of notable alumni.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Athletics Performance Programme

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Students Athletics Club is able to provide opportunities for all levels, though around one third of the club's members will be invited onto the Performance Programme. 

Elite athletes at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ will be supported to achieve success at the highest level possible within the sport. The level of support provided will depend on athlete performance, with athletes fitting into three main tiers: Scholar, Performance and Development. 

As well as benefiting from access to elite facility training hours, performance squad members receive thousands of pounds worth of support, including support and guidance in the following areas:

  • Coaching
  • Strength and conditioning
  • Physiotherapy
  • Soft Tissue Therapy
  • Nutrition
  • Performance Lifestyle
  • Physiology
  • Biomechanics

 

Selection Criteria

There are three tiers of support on the Performance Programme: Scholar, Performance and Development. Further information regarding Scholarships can be found here

Athletes are invited to be members of Performance and Development based on their recent performances and a set criteria. Performance standards are generally those within the 'medal zone' at BUCS Championships. Development standards are generally those where the athlete would be a strong finalist in a BUCS Championships.

For all performances, standards must have been achieved after 1st January of the year of entry, e.g. for the 2024/2025 academic year, performances must have been achieved after 1st January 2024. Exceptions may be based if significant injury has played a part in non-participation. An athlete cannot stay on the performance programme with an U20 standard for more than one year. After one year of inclusion they will need to have improved to the U23/senior standard, or be exited. 

All performances over 100m, 200m, sprint hurdles and horizontal jumps must have a legal wind reading. 

The athletics coaching and performance team will meet as a panel before the start of a new academic year to agree upon the athletes who will be invited. In exceptional circumstances, coaches may nominate athletes who do not have a performance equal to or better than the criteria, but there must be a strong argument for the inclusion of this athlete, and it must be agreed on by the entire panel. 

 

Men    Women
 
  U20   U23       U20   U23  
  Performance Development Performance Development     Performance Development Performance Development
100m 10.78 10.99 10.57 10.79   100m  12.07 12.20 11.87 11.99
     
200m 21.97 22.75   21.54 22.25     200m 24.66 24.92   24.15 24.60  
     
400m 48.68 49.21   47.95 48.48     400m 56.00 56.55   54.82 55.56  
     
110m Hurdles 14.15 (0.99cm) 14.45 (0.99cm)   14.25 14.55     100m Hurdles  14.40 14.55   14.05 14.40  
                             
400m Hurdles  53.65 54.24   52.62 53.19     400m Hurdles  61.14 63.00   59.90 62.90  
     
800m 01:52.5 01:54.0   01:49.0 01:52.5     800m 02:11.0 02:13.0   02:08.0 02:11.0  
     
1500m 03:52.0 03:55.0   03:46.5 03:52.0     1500m 04:31.0 04:35.0   04:25.0 04:30.0  
     
3000m 08:30.0 08:37.0   N/A     3000m 09:55.0 10:10.0   N/A  
     
5000m N/A   14:10.0 14:25.0     5000m N/A   16:45.0 17:05.0  
     
10000m N/A   30:15.0 31:00.0     10000m N/A   34:45.0 35:45.0  
     
2000m Steeple 06:10.0 06:20.0   N/A     1500m Steeple 05:17.0 05:30.0   N/A  
     
3000m Steeple 09:30.0 09:45.0   09:22.5 09:30.0     2000m Steeple 07:20.0 07:30.0   07:00.0 07:10.0  
     
Pole Vault  4.85 4.55   5.11 4.78     Pole Vault  3.80 3.60   3.92 3.77  
     
High Jump  2.08 1.95   2.12 2.03     High Jump  1.75 1.65   1.77 1.70  
     
Long Jump  7.25 6.85   7.35 7.05     Long Jump  5.90 5.60   6.03 5.71  
     
Triple Jump  14.80 14.30   15.20 14.75     Triple Jump  12.30 11.80   12.55 12.08  
                             
Shot  17.09 (6kg or 7.26kg) 15.26 (6kg or 7.26kg)   17.09 (6kg or 7.26kg) 15.26 (6kg or 7.26kg)     Shot  14.10 13.39   14.1 13.39  
     
Javelin 67.49 61.7   67.49 61.70     Javelin  49.19 46.23   49.19 46.23  
     
Discus  52.11 (1.75kg or 2kg) 47.66 (1.75kg or 2kg)   52.11 (1.75kg or 2kg) 47.66 (1.75kg or 2kg)     Discus 46.62 44.71   46.62 44.71  
     
Hammer  61.82 (6kg or 7.26kg) 56. 42 (6kg or 7.26)   61.82 (6kg or 7.26kg) 56. 42 (6kg or 7.26)     Hammer  58.43 52.83   58.43 52.83  
     
Decathlon  6850 (u20 implements)  6450 (u20 implements)    7025 6550     Heptathlon   5100 4800   5325 5250