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

Chris Taylor - Boxing

Course: Psychology of Sport & Exercise

Achievements: 

• 3 x Regional champion 
• 2 x National finalist 
• Bronze medal at the 2026 England Boxing National Amateur Championships 
• Youth England representative 
• 50 amateur fights

Aims:  

• To win the National Championships at U65kg 
• Represent England as a senior 
• Progress to the GB pathway to compete in major international championships 

Clara Thomas - Powerlifting

Course: BA Film Production 

International Athlete

Achievements:  

• 2025 U18 British Champion   
• Selected for the GB team at the 2025 World Championships, where the U18 Women’s team won bronze 
• 7th place in the 2025 European Sub-Junior Championships 

Aims:

• Win the 2027 BUCS National Championships 
• Podium place at the 2027 British Championships, with re-selection for the GB team 
• Achieve an 87.5kg bench press in my life-time

Corey Long - Gymnastics

Course: Global Communication and Media

International Athlete

Achievements:  

• Member of the England Men’s Artistic Performance Pathway Squad 2025 
• Finished 3rd at the 2025 Welsh Championships 
• 4 x bronze medals for Floor at the 2025 English Championships, 2025 Welsh Championships, 2025 British Championships (Junior Masters) and 2025 London Open 

Aims:  

• Be reselected for the England Squad, and one day be selected for Team GB 

Daniel Mock - Gymnastics

MSc Physiotherapy

• 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

Estela Hogarth - Judo

Course: Law

International Athlete

Achievements:  

• Ranked no. 1 (Junior) and no. 2 (Senior) in Australia.  
• Won the Australian University Nationals and the Junior National Championships in 2025 
• Came 2nd in the Senior National Championships in 2025 

Aims:  

• To compete in Senior international competitions while studying

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.

Georgia Michael

Course: Biomedical Science

International Athlete

Achievements: 

• Selected for the Cyprus National squad in 2025 and 2026 
• Selected for the U18 Cyprus National squad in 2024, competing in the FIBA U18 European Championships 
• 2026 BUCS South East Conference Cup champions 

Aims:  

• Win the 26/27 BUCS South East Tier 1 League and Cup competition 
• Continue to represent the Cyprus National team 
• Compete in the new Portsmouth Force Women’s team 

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

Johnny Taylor - Boxing

Course: Sport Management

National Level 

Achievements: 

• Competed in 43 amateur contests 
• 2025 Bronze medal in the Youth National Championships 

Aims:  

• Win BUCS 2026 in the 70kg category 
• Win a national senior title, box for England and GB 

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

Ralph Musto - Sailing

Course: Geology

International Athlete

Achievements: 

• Selected for the 26/27 RYA Olympic Academy 
• Selected for the 25/26 British Youth Sailing Team 
• Competed at the U19 European Championships 

Aims: 

• Compete at the U21 European Championships in Turkey 
• Compete in the U21 World Championships in Australia 
• Be part of a future Olympic campaign 

Sammuel Yates

Course: Law

International Athlete

Achievements: 

• Selected for the 2026 Senior GB American Football Squad 
• Played in the professional German Football League 1 for Straubing Spiders (2026) 

Aims: 

• Reach the semi-finals of the 26/27 BUCS American Football play-offs 
• Move to North America to study an MSc while playing for a college team, eventually playing in the Canadian Football League 

Shona Vincent - Bobsleigh

Course: Sport Management

International Athlete

Achievements:  

• Selected for the GB Bobsleigh team after just 4 months in the sport! Shona was a high-level sprinter who has transitioned across to Bobsleigh after trialling for the GB Bobsleigh Accelerated Drive Programme in 2026 

Aims: 

• To be selected for the Pilot position in the GB Women’s team 
• Compete at the next World Championships 

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 English Nationals Long Jump

• Personal bests:

  • 100m - 10.29w
  • 200m - 21.15
  • Long jump - 7.38w
• Aims: Extend my competitions with more national Championships including in Czechia. Improve on finish times at 2026/27 BUCS Nationals