About

The University of Warwick Archery Club is a friendly, student run archery club based at the University’s campus in Coventry. We are an Archery GB affiliated club, and part of the County of Warwickshire Archery Association. The Club is open to students and staff of the University of Warwick.

We cater to everybody with an interest in Archery, from those who have never picked up a bow before to those who aspire to compete at the highest level. We regularly field teams at our regional inter-university league—the BUTTS League; at BUTC; and at BUCS. We are also proud to travel and compete at external competitions, and our club includes a number of current and former members of national squads. The Club also has a thriving social scene, and offers plenty of fun and informal events for those who don’t want to take the sport quite so seriously!

We shoot all year round, including during university holidays as we have quite a few postgraduate members. For the indoor season (October-March inclusive) we use the university sports halls, while for the outdoor season (April to September inclusive) we move outdoors and use one of the university's games fields.

If you are a student or staff member of the University and would like to find out more about archery, please visit our Get Involved page, which has information for both new and experienced archers!

If you are a current member, our session times page will tell you when we currently have sessions running, and our meet the exec page will tell you whom to contact if you have any queries.

History

The University of Warwick Archery Club (UWAC) was formed in 1415 to train and provide archers for the Battle of Agincourt. 550 years later, a new university was built and named after the historic club.

Very little was heard of it until the late 1980s, when two-time Olympian, Jo Franks, led the club to widespread victory at a national level.

Throughout the 1990s the club's performance dwindled. Whilst a man called Keith claimed that club members did still do archery, it was found that their preferred location was the pub. People including ‘M Crowe’ and ‘H Myers’ won national medals during these times, but very little is known of them. Rebecca Haskins and David ‘Spinman’ Spinner also won competitions or medals, and their names can now be seen on the ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ honours boards. Mike Steliaros was a name which appeared on some trophies at county level.

At some point, club clothing began to contain a bear. The bear was allegedly originally called Rufus, although a 3D bear called Tobias (Toxophilite Bear in a Shirt) made his way into the club at a later point, and it is now assumed by many people that both bears are the same.

The dawn of the new millennium saw the arrival of people such as Tom Kemp and club improvements like a comprehensive records system. The club grew into a dominant force in student archery, with national champions including Matthew Fletcher Esquire, Luke Rieman and Matt Dale. Other notable archers include Tom Hall and Andrew Shreeves, who both reached the rank of Grand Master Bowman during their time in the club. Jorge Lindley is also to be of note for winning the local count indoor, outdoor and clout championships as well as achieving the Olympic qualifying standard. The pinnacle of Warwick’s domination came in the 2014/15 season, with UWAC victorious in the BUCS (student national) indoor and outdoor tournaments, the British Universities Team Championships (BUTC), the British Universities E-League and the BUTTS regional archery league. We also won the team title at the British Target Championships. This feat of numerous achievements was recognised by the University who awarded the club the Cecil Angel Trophy for Most Successful Sports Club in 2015.

In the 2015/16 year the club managed to match their BUCS achievements with a first placing experienced team at both indoors and outdoors; this time however it was the women’s team that took the top of the podium for the outdoors tournament. We were again victorious in the British Universities Team Championships (BUTC) and the British Universities E-League and came first in BUTTS Outdoor Championships. Here’s to the next season being just as if not more successful!

Aside from archery the club has in 2016 decided to support Helen and Douglas House a charity that provides hospice care for children and young adults. Our first event was a balloon shoot and we hope to hold similar events in the future.

Social Scene

Another face to UWAC is our involvement in the world of boat racing (pint downing); for many years we have been serious contenders. The Blake-Hadden duo was fabled for their speed, and it is rumoured that they once completed their four pints in under a second. The annual tours to such destinations as Prague, Budapest, Amsterdam, Dublin and the Isle of Man have produced numerous tales, though you’ll have to ask club members about those in person!

Stats

For those who are more inclined to find out about exactly what our competition performance has been in the not-so-recent past, a comprehensive list can be found on the UKSAA website. For our most recent results, they can be found below. Photos of the club over the past couple of years can be found on our Facebook page.

2018-19 Season:

BUTTS Indoor Championships - Experienced Team 1st, Novice Team Silver
BUTTS Outdoors Championships Experienced Team - 1st Place Experienced
BUCS Indoors Gents Experienced Team - 1st Place
BUCS Indoors Compound Team - 1st Place
BUCS Indoors Ladies Experienced Team - 2nd Place
BUCS Outdoor Championships Gents Experienced Team - 1st Place
BUCS Outdoor Championships Ladies Experienced Team - 2nd Place
BUCS Outdoor Championships Compound Team - 1st Place
BUTC Team - A Team 1st, B Team 5th
CWAA County Championships Team - 1st Place

2017-18 Season:

BUTTS Indoor Championships - Experienced Team 1st, Novice Team Silver
BUTTS Field Championships Team - 1st Place
BUTTS Outdoors Championships Experienced Team - 2nd Place
BUCS Indoors Gents Experienced Team - 1st Place
BUCS Indoors Compound Team - 2nd Place
BUCS Indoors Ladies Experienced Team - 2nd Place
BUCS Outdoor Championships Gents Experienced Team - 1st Place
BUCS Outdoor Championships Ladies Experienced Team - 2nd Place
BUCS Outdoor Championships Compound Team - 3rd Place
BUTC Team - A Team 3rd, B Team 4th
British Unis E-League Experienced Team - A Team-2nd Place, B Team (div.2) - 1st Place, C Team (div.2) - 2nd Place, Compound Team - 1st Place
National County Team Championships - Gents Team - 2nd Place, Ladies Team - 1st Place
National Indoor Championships Team - 1st Place
CWAA County Championships Team - 1st Place

2015-16 Season:

BUCS Indoors Gents Experienced Team - 1st Place,
BUCS Indoors Compound Team - 3rd Place,
BUCS Indoors Novice Team - 2nd Place,
BUCS Indoors - Numerous individual medals,
BUCS Outdoors Gents Experienced Team - 2nd Place,
BUCS Outdoors Womens Experienced Team - 1st Place,
BUCS Outdoors Compound Team - 2nd Place,
BUCS Outdoors - Numerous individual medals
BUTTS Indoors Regional League - 2nd Place (Experienced Team - 2nd Place, Novice Team - 3rd) including numerous individual/team medals,
BUTTS Outdoors Championships Experienced Team - 1st place,
BUTTS Outdoors Championships Novice Team - 3rd place,
BUTC Team - 1st place,
British Unis E-league Experienced Team - 1st place division 1,
Numerous individual awards at external competitions

2014-15 Season:

BUCS Indoor Gents Experienced Team - 1st place,
BUCS Outdoor Gents Experienced Team - 1st place,
BUTC Team - 1st place,
British Unis E-league Experienced Team - 1st place division 1,
BUTTS Indoors Regional League - 1st place including numerous individual/team golds,
British Target Championships - team 1st place,
BUTTS Outdoors Championships Novice Team - 1st place,
BUTTS Outdoors Championships Experienced Team - 2nd place,
Cecil Angel Trophy for Most Successful Sports Club (Warwick),
Numerous individual awards at external competitions

2013-14 Season:

BUTC Team - 2nd place,
British Unis E-league Experienced Team - 2nd place,
BUCS Outdoor Experienced Team - 2nd place,
BUCS Indoor Experienced Team - 4th place,
Numerous individual awards at external competitions

2012-13 Season:

BUTTS League Indoor Experienced Team - 1st place,
BUTTS League Outdoor Experienced Team - 1st place,
BUTTS League Outdoor Novice Team - 1st place,
BUTTS Indoor Championships Team - 1st place,
BUTTS Field Championships Team - 1st place,
British Unis E-league Experienced Team - 1st place division 1,
BUCS Outdoor Experienced Team - 4th place,
Individual medals at BUCS and National Student Clout,
Cecil Angel Trophy for Most Successful Sports Club (Warwick),
Numerous individual awards at external competitions

Exec Archive:

Below is a list of all of the club's exec committees in recent history.

2023-24 Academic Year

President - Sam Curtis
Secretary - Sruti Patel
Treasurer - Max Parker
Field Captain - Adam Jenner
Team Captain - Ryan Zhou
Tournaments Officer - Jessie Chiu
Records Officer - Megan Edwards
Equipments Officer - Wills Chiu
Social Secretaries - Jake O'Reilly and Lauren Rutherford
Publicity Officer - Aliza Marlow

2022-23 Academic Year

President - Kate Willett
Secretary - Wills Chiu
Treasurer - Sam Curtis
Field Captain - Noelito Parina
Team Captain - Ryan Zhou
Tournaments Officer - Sruti Patel
Records Officer - Amy Phelps
Equipments Officer - Laine Zaidi
Social Secretaries - Harry Taylor and Nikhil Gulshan
Publicity Officer - Megan Edwards

2021-22 Academic Year

President - Hannah Burnage
Secretary - Chris Woodgate
Treasurer - Hubert Naguszewski
Team Captain - Megan Purchase
Tournaments Officer - Sean Foo
Records Officer - James Ireland
Equipments Officer - Sam Curtis
Social Secretary - Jodie Green
Publicity Officer - Abi Hicks

2020-21 Academic Year

President - Hannah Burnage
Secretary- Tim Jackson
Treasurer- Hubert Naguszewski
Field Captain- Jodie Green
Team Captain- Kai Thomas-Prause
Tournaments Officer- Kate Willett
Records Officer- James Ireland
Equipments Officer- Chris Woodgate
Social Secretary- Joel Davidson
Publicity Officer- Jemima Scott

2019-20 Academic Year

President - Megan Purchase
Secretary - James Gardner
Treasurer - Sam Armstrong
Field Captain - Jess Watts
Team Captain - Hannah Burnage
Tournaments Officer - Kate Willett
Records Officer - Hubert Naguszewski
Equipments Officer - Chris Woodgate
Social Secretary - Jodie Green
Publicity Officer - Ioana Stanciu

2018-19 Academic Year

President - Timothy Jackson
Secretary - Alexander Logan
Treasurer - Craig Devonport
Field Captain - Sarah Allaway
Tournaments Officer - Jess Watts
Records Officer - Hannah Burnage
Team Captain - James Jeffs
Equipments Officer - Sam Curtis
Social Secretary - William Pike
Publicity Officer - Megan Purchase

2017-18 Academic Year:

President - Timothy Jackson
Secretary - David Richardson
Treasurer - Jack Brittan
Field Captain - Eleanor Blakey
Tournaments Officer - Sam Armstrong
Records Officer - Alexander Logan
Team Captain - Sherman Ip
Equipments Officer - Sam Curtis
Social Secretary - Daniel Prinsloo
Publicity Officer - Sarah Allaway

2016-17 Academic Year:

President - Emma Davis
Secretary - Timothy Jackson
Treasurer - Jasmine Grosso
Team Co-ordinator - Jess Watts
Tournaments & Records Officer - Claudia Williams
Team Captain - Chris Woodgate
Equipments Officer - Toby Ross
Social Secretary - Dom Harrison
Publicity Officer - Eleanor Blakey

2015-16 Academic Year:

President - James Jeffs
Secretary - Craig Devonport
Treasurer - Jasmine Grosso
Field Captain - Matt Stace
Tournaments Officer - Jess Watts
Development Officer - Tom Hall
Equipments Officers - Oliver Vavasour & Toby Ross
Social Secretary - Tim Jackson
Records Officer - Caz Evans
Website & Publicity Officer - David Richardson

2014-15 Academic Year:

President - Jorge Lindley
Secretary - Chris Guerin
Treasurer - Matthew Dale
Field Captain - James Jeffs
Development Officer - Tom Hall
Equipments Officer - Luke Rieman
Tournaments Officer - Chloé Worrall
Social Secretary - Matt Stace
Records Officer - Craig Devonport
Website & Publicity Officer - Melisa Kaner

2013-14 Academic Year:

President – Alan Dawson (then) Tom Hall
Secretary - Maddie Meatyard
Treasurer - Jorge Lindley
Field Captain - Emma Davis
Equipments Officer – Tom Hall (then) James Edmondson
Tournaments Officer – Lisa Tully
Social Secretary - Craig Holroyd
Records Officer - James Jeffs
Website & Publicity Officer - Adam Lack

2012-13 Academic Year:

President - Rachael Hutchinson
Secretary – Alan Dawson
Treasurer - Jorge Lindley
Field Captain - Alex 'Level 1' Henman
Equipments Officer - Tom Hall
Tournaments Officer - Stephen Mendonça
Social Secretary - Connor Gallagher
Records Officer - Enrik Nako
Website & Publicity Officer – Laith Alissa

2011-12 Academic Year:

President - Chris Guerin
Secretary - Alan Dawson
Treasurer - Jorge Lindley
Field Captain - Rachael Hutchinson
Equipments Officer - Matt Cranham
Tournaments Officer - Chris Blake
Records Officer - Anna Novak
Social Secretary - Tom Moores
Website & Publicity Officer - Mark Waddoups

2010-11 Academic Year:

President - Chris Blake
Secretary - Andrew Shreeves
Treasurer - Laura Oxley
Field Captain - Rachael Hutchison
Equipments Officer - Matt Dale
Tournaments Officer - Alan Dawson
Records Officer - Chris Guerin
Social Secretary - Kathryn Brace
Website & Publicity Officer - Matt Cranham

2009-10 Academic Year:

President - David Barnes
Secretary - Amy Fisher
Treasurer - Ian Chandler
Field Captain - Stuart Deacon
Equipments Officer - Matt Dale
Tournaments Officer - Andrew Shreeves
Records Officer - Laura Oxley
Social Secretary - Chris Blake
Website & Publicity Officer - Chris Guerin

2008-09 Academic Year:

President - Ian Rogers
Secretary - David Hadden
Treasurer - Dan Higgins
Field Captain - James Mudd
Equipments Officer - Chris Butle
Tournaments Officer - David Barnes
Records Officer - Emma Cross
Social Secretary - Paul Crooks
Website & Publicity Officer - Jack Benton