Scholar success at Marjon
As the sporting season comes to an end, we’re wrapping up our regular British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) and wider competitions. Over this season, our teams have had some major successes with Marjon scholars playing a key role in achieving these results!
The University has risen eight places in the BUCS rankings already, exceeding our initial expectations and putting Marjon in league with some much larger institutions.
Celebrating recent success!
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Our football scholars have enjoyed a tough record-breaking season, collecting four titles this year. Our men’s first team scored a league and cup double win, securing a promotion to Western Tier 1. Our women’s first team are revelling in an unbeaten season, collecting the conference cup as they go.
![Marjon wheelchair basketball player](https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/pmublog/files/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-12.06.35-94005e900add0dd4-290x300.png)
In wheelchair basketball, Marjon Scholars have been competing on the continent for Plymouth Fusion at the IWBF EuroCup 2024.
![Marjon Swim Scholars at the Team GB Olympic Championships](https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/pmublog/files/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-12.05.41-d0fd798ad8c2415f-300x269.png)
Our swim team relished another successful BUCS nationals competition at the Swimming Long Course Championships 2023-24 where Marjon scholars broke University records! Some of the swimming scholars travelled to London to compete in the Team GB Olympic Swimming Championship. The scholars did very well, achieving lots of top 50 results and breaking some personal bests!
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The men’s 1 basketball team were crowned the BUCS Western Men’s Tier 1 Champions!
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Marjon scholar Tarryn Keuler is currently in Turkey representing South Africa in the Ice Hockey World Championships!
![Marjon Sport Scholar Chloe Huxter playing rugby](https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/pmublog/files/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-12.06.05-608b5badcaf62be7-289x300.png)
Chloe Huxter, the Marjon Women’s Rugby team captain has been selected for the 2024 English University Rugby Squad, making it an all-star line-up ready to compete!
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Two-time BUCS surfing champion Emily Currie is set to travel to El Salvador for the ISA World Longboard Surfing Championships this month.
Congratulations to our scholars
🏆 Anna Barnes
🏆 Jasmine Read
🏆 Sam Cox
🏆 Adam Kenyon
🏆 Jack Kelsey
🏆 Dylan Jones
🏆 Jake Curtis
🏆 Sammy Stayt
🏆 Dan Smith
🏆 Jordan Bright
🏆 Ethan Rayment
🏆 Georgia Gussey
🏆 Will White
🏆 Briceny Lomeka
🏆 Leon Mowlem
🏆 Jack Pallant
🏆 Tarryn Keuler
🏆 Chloe Huxter
🏆 Emily Currie
You can become a Sport Performance Scholar at Marjon too, get started here.
Post authored by:
Patrick Owen
Press & Public Relations Officer
Plymouth Marjon University
With contributions from:
Tom Kelsey
BUCS & Performance Sport Coordinator
Plymouth Marjon University