An array of talented young athletes who compete across a range of sports are among the Freshers who have just arrived to study at the University of Bath. The new arrivals include two athletes who have already competed on the world’s greatest sporting stage, at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Judo player Gemma Howell is studying for a degree in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Bath and will combine that with training...
World champions Dai Greene and Mhairi Spence head an impressive list of 25 athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games who train at the University of Bath. Athletes who train at the University will compete in seven different sports at the Games – athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, judo, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics and swimming. The vast majority of Bath-based athletes at London 2012 will represent Great Britain, with one each for Egypt...
University of Bath graduate Richard Mantell has been named as a reserve for the GB men’s hockey team for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Mantell is one of two reserves who can be added to the GB squad if a current member of the 16-strong squad is ruled out through injury or illness. Mantell, now 30, graduated from the University with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science in 2004, the year he received a...
Team Bath Buccaneers men’s hockey firsts are celebrating winning the England Hockey League Conference West trophy for the second time in three years. The team were presented with the trophy after Saturday’s 3-1 win over the University of Birmingham on the Sitec Pitch at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. They comfortably took the conference title this year, winning 15 and drawing one of the 17 fixtures they have played in the league to...
Team Bath Buccaneers men’s firsts kept up the pressure at the top of England Hockey League Conference West with a 5-1 win over Bournville. The prolific Tim Davenport rattled off a hat-trick for Buccs inside the first 13 minutes of Saturday’s win over Bournville – his three-goal salvo came within the space of four minutes with goals on the ninth, 12th and 13th minutes. Shaun Matthews added a fourth midway through the first half and...
Team Bath Buccaneers Jonny Kinder and George Farrant both featured in the England under-21 team that finished runners-up in hockey’s Junior Open Challenge in Poland. The pair both played in all four of England’s contests in the tournament, which took place at Siemianowice. England finished second to Germany in the round robin phase of the competition, going down 4-2 to Germany, before beating Poland 3-2 and France 5-1. That set up a final match against...
University of Bath and Team Bath Buccaneers midfielder Jonny Kinder has been named on the shortlist for England Hockey’s male young performance player of the season award. Kinder, an 18-year-old first year Sports Performance student at the University of Bath, has been a mainstay of both the University and Buccs teams this season. Buccs won the Conference West title by a remarkable 19 points but were then unlucky to miss out on promotion to the...
Despite a tremendous effort, Team Bath Buccaneers men’s firsts missed out on promotion to England Hockey League Premier Division on goal difference. The team had already romped to the Conference West title, winning the title by 19 points to secure a place in the play-offs at Cannock at the weekend and with it the opportunity to gain a place in the Premier Division for the first time in their history. Buccs got off to a...
Team Bath Buccaneers aim to book a place in England Hockey League Premier Division for the first time in their history this weekend. Head coach Jody Paul says he will have a full strength squad available for the first time this season for this weekend’s play-offs at Cannock.
Conference West champions Team Bath Buccaneers celebrate trophy with 4-2 win Team Bath Buccaneers men’s firsts celebrated collecting the England Hockey Conference West trophy with a 4-2 victory over second placed Whitchurch at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. Conference West champions Buccs players were presented with the trophy and their medals by match official Peter Wood before the start of Saturday’s penultimate league game of the regular season. They now face play-offs in...
