Sport scholars

Abigale Norgrove - Cricket

Sports and Exercise Science

• Club: Hampshire Women & Welsh Fire (The Hundred)
• Captained the U19 England team at the 2025 U19 Women’s Cricket World Cup, reaching the semi-finals 
• Competed for the England U19 preparation squad to Sri Lanka in 2024
• Aims: Get to the 2026/27 Metro Bank final

Adela Balakova - Basketball

MSc Global Human Resource Management

• National Level (Senior)
• Achievements: Competed in the highest league in the Czech Republic, winner of NEPSAC league in the USA 2023
• 2025/26 BUCS South Eastern Conference Cup winner
• Aims: Be a key player for the BUCS team, supporting them to win their BUCS league. Return to Czech national league when back home.

Annabel Townsend - BMX

Course: Sport Management

International Athlete

• Club: Andover BMX Club

• 2026 Women’s British Champion (19-29yrs) 

• 2026 Women’s National Champion (19-29yrs) 

• 2026 Women’s World No. 7 (17-24yrs) 

• 2025 Women’s World No. 5 (17-24yrs)

• Aims: To compete competitively around Europe, and stay consistent in my performances

Daniel Mock - Gymnastics

Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons)

• International level athlete

• 2024 BUCS Men's team champions  

• 4th and 5th All-around competition in 2024 and 2025  

• Silver medal on vault at Men's London Open 2025  

• Signed to German Team competing in the Bundesliga  

• Aims to continue competing at British and English Championships and be selected for the England Squad

Dominic Piggott - Golf

Sports Management

• National Level
• Achievements: Played on the European Players Tour, placed 8th out of 50 competitors

• 2026 – finished 12th at the Midland Amateur Open

• 2026 - top 10 Hampshire Order of Merit

• Top 3 in BUCS events

• Play and compete on the Clutch Pro Tour as well as continuing to grow my European Ranking Points

Flynn Dodkin - Javelin

Physics

• Southampton AC

• 6th at BUCS 

• 5th at U20 English Championships 

• Personal Best: 55.66m 

• Aims: To podium at BUCS and qualify for the U23 English Championships.

Freya Sewell - Sailing

Sport and Exercise Science

• Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy

• International-level athlete

• Competes in the Olympic-class 470 dinghy

• Multiple World & European Championship appearances

• Optimist Class coach

• Aims: Progress through the British Sailing Performance Pathway, aiming for selection to the British Sailing Team and Olympic Games. Continue to develop coaching experience.

Lambert Jaden Ondou - American Football

Sports and Exercise Science

National Level (Senior)

• Achievements: Selected for GB Senior squad, played professionally at Vancouver Island Raiders 2025
• Goals: Win BUCS Prem (South), return to Vancouver Island Raiders in 2026, play professionally in Europe

Lauren Steadman MBE - Para Triathlon

PHD in Sports Psychology

• Gold, Silver and Bronze Paralympic Medals.
• 3-time Para Triathlon World Champion.
• 8-time Para Triathlon European Champion.
• Inducted into the BUCS Hall of Fame.
• Awarded an MBE in 2021.

Lukas York - Basketball

MSc Sport Management

• Won the Bournemouth 7s 3v3 Championship in 2025
• Second top scorer for Portsmouth Force in 2024/25
• Played in the BUCS Prem division with Solent University 2022-2025
• Aims: Win the 2026/27 BUCS South Eastern Tier 1 league. Play overseas, make a career out of playing basketball.

Molly Lee - Waterskiing

Marine Biology

• International athlete
• Achievements:
• Competed in 4 World Championships and 9 European Championships
• 2026 National Champion (slalom) in the Open Women National Championships 

• 2026 Finished 4th (tricks) in the Open Women National Championships 

• 2024 Finished 5th at the European Championships with Team GB 

• Aims: Continue to be competitive at a national and international level 

Rachel Tapster - Double Mini Trampoline

MPharm (Hons) Pharmacy 

• National Level
• Achievements: medalling at the last 2 BUCS competitions, being part of the England DMT squad in 2023 & 2025
• Aims: To qualify for English and British championships 2026 and to compete a triple somersault

Sofia Morfiti - Basketball

BSc Psychology

• International Level (Junior)
• Achievements:
• Selected for the 2026 English Universities South squad
• 2025/26 BUCS South Eastern Conference Cup winner
• Cyprus U16 & U18 National team player 
• Goals: Represent Cyprus internationally again, support the University team to win their BUCS league

Tinashe Munyenyiwa - Hockey

Mechanical Engineering

• International level
• Achievements: I was selected for the Zimbabwe U21 National team this year and represented the team at the Junior Africa Cup in April. I've also been playing at club level for Havant and in BUCS for the university over the past year. I was also awarded the Purples Award by the university this year. My aims now are to qualify for the Junior World Cup at the qualifiers next year and to win the league in our BUCS competition.
• Aims:To qualify for the Junior World Cup 2025 with the national team

Vojtech Berger - Long Jump

MPHYS Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology

• Club: City of Portsmouth AC
• Achievements:
• Ranked 3rd (100m), 11th (200m) and 5th (long jump) in the UK U23 age group for 2026 
• Bronze medal in the BUCS 2026 National Championships for 100m - the first track medal for the University of Portsmouth in its competition history 
• Bronze medal in the 2025 BUCS Nationals Long Jump

• Personal bests:

  • Long Jump – 7.02m

  • 100m – 10.85s

  • 200m – 21.95s 

• Aims: Extend my competitions with more national Championships including in Czechia. Improve on finish times at 2026/27 BUCS Nationals