University of St Andrews Athletic Union

University of St Andrews Athletic Union
Motto ΑΙΕΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΥΕΙΝ (AIEN ARISTEUEIN) (Greek: Ever to Excel)
Type Athletic Union
Established 1901
President Sarah Thompson
Location St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK
Affiliations British Universities and Colleges Sport Scottish Student Sport
Website Saints-Sport.com

The University of St Andrews Athletic Union (commonly known as the "AU") is the umbrella organisation for the support and development of sport and sports clubs at the University of St Andrews. Run by students, for students, it provides structure and advice to over 60 clubs and several thousand members.

Organisation

The Athletic Union is a student representative body with its own constitution sanctioned by the University Court. The Athletic Union is run by an Executive Committee[1] elected by the student body of the University of St Andrews.

Affiliated Clubs

There are over 60 clubs[2] affiliated to the Athletic Union which receive various levels of support.

List of Clubs

National Affiliations

British University & College Sport (BUCS)

The University of St Andrews Athletic Union affiliates to BUCS annually. BUCS is responsible for the organisation of the majority of university sport and claims to set more sports fixtures than any other sports organisation in Europe. Every sport that is recognised by BUCS is allocated points towards it. These are compiled and at the end of the season all institutions are ranked for sport.

Scottish Student Sports (SSS)

The University of St Andrews Athletic Union affiliates to SSS annually. SSS runs a lot of the sports events and fixtures on behalf of BUCS in Scotland, in particular the British University Games (BUGS). SSS also takes responsibility for a lot of the sports BUCS does not recognise such as rifle, shinty, gaelic football and curling.

References

  1. ↑ "Committee".
  2. ↑ "Join a Sports Club". Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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