Athletics & Cross Country
Southampton University Athletics and Cross-Country Club provides training and competition opportunities for all levels. Competitions include Varsity vs Portsmouth, BUCS XC, BUCS indoors and BUCS outdoors (British University and College Sport). We also have a team in the Hampshire cross country league, and regularly have team trips to open events through out the year, including FNUL events at Battersea Park, Telford 10k, LUCA opens, Watford opens and many more (we have England Athletics affiliation, so all performances can be recorded on Power of 10, if you are not already a member of a club at home)
Hi! We’re the Southampton University Athletics & Cross-Country Club!
We pride ourselves on being an all-inclusive, socially active club. Our committee is dedicated to helping each and every member achieve their own specific goals.
We offer a wide range of training so that all of our members feel comfortable from complete beginners up to members competing at the highest standards. As well as training sessions led by our coaches, we also run weekly casual group runs and long runs. With up to six sessions a week, you can join in whatever your schedule!
We are very fortunate to offer high-level coaching to our members through our UKA-accredited coaches, Steve Phillips & Jim Davies (Endurance) and Michael Coker (Sprint).
We enter many team competitions throughout the year including BUCS Cross Country, BUCS Indoors, BUCS Outdoors, Hampshire League Cross Country and Varsity vs Portsmouth.
We also support our members across individual events, arranging transport when possible. Over the past 3 years we have been the university with the biggest presence at many nationwide meets, including the Comeback5000, and the legendary Watford open.
We also go on a sunny tour every year, in the past two years we have gone to Tenerife and Malta - this is a definite highlight of the year!
We run a wide range of regular socials for our members to get to know each other better and forget about the stresses of university life! Our socials vary year to year depending on our members but there will always be something for you no matter your interests!
Our typically weekly socials fit around our training and race schedule, and are all uniquely tailored by our social secs. They range from classy Christmas dinners, messy costumed pub crawls, and chill brunch meetups.
Training information:
-Monday: Endurance, sprint and field track Sessions, meeting @ 6:25pm at Redbrick
-Wednesday: Sprint & Field track Session, meeting @ 2:00pm at Redbrick
-Wednesday: Endurance track Session, meeting @ 6:55pm at Redbrick
-Thursday: Run Club, meeting @ 6:00pm at Redbrick (Free with the group run membership)
-Saturday: Endurance Grass Session, meeting @ 8:25am at Redbrick
-Saturday: Strength & Conditioning, meeting @ 12:30 at Wide Lane
-Sunday: Long run meeting @ 9am at Redbrick
Redbrick is the area between The Stags pub and the SUSU shop on Highfield Campus!
This timetable will be the case in most weeks, however, make sure you join the WhatsApp community (link below) to stay up to date!
By no means does any member have to attend every training session you can choose and join in with as many or as few as you like.
To find out more about SUACC visit our website: https://sotonuniacc.wordpress.com/
Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SUACCC/
Follow our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uniofsotonacc/
Join our WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LlTSxdTyaX5AOLtIvasB4b
Please do not hesitate to send one of the club accounts a message or drop us an email (accc@soton.ac.uk) if you have any questions!
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The Committee
All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Athletics & Cross Country this year are:
President
Treasurer
Social Sec
Social Sec
Welfare Sec
- Will monitor the welfare form and be the point of contact for any welfare issues in the club.
Welfare Sec
- Will monitor the welfare form and be the point of contact for any welfare issues in the club.
Endurance Captain
Endurance Captain
Field Captain
Kit Sec
Publicity Officer
- In charge of the social media accounts for the club
Run Club Director
- Manage and lead weekly long runs in a variety of places, as well as the weekly S&C sessions. Also, organise and run group run.
Run Club Director
- Manage and lead weekly long runs in a variety of places, as well as the weekly S&C sessions. Also, organise and run group run.
Sprint Captain
Sprint Captain
Tour Sec
- Responsible for organising and leading 1-2 weekend tours in the UK, and a week abroad in the summer / Easter
Tour Sec
- Responsible for organising and leading 1-2 weekend tours in the UK, and a week abroad in the summer / Easter
Vice President
- Supports the president in order to deliver against the groups aims
Membership Information
These are the current membership fees offered by Athletics & Cross Country, although many clubs and societies offer a free period for new members to try out their activities.
| Name | Cost | Valid Period | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUTRI-SUACC Joint membership: Access to compete for both SUTRI and SUACC at BUCS and attend all SUTRI and SUACC training sessions | £70.00 | 29/09/2025 - 31/08/2026 | This membership allows you to compete for SUTRI and SUACC at BUCS events and attend all SUTRI and SUACC training sessions and socials | |
| SUTRI-SURC-SUACC triple membership | £80.00 | 22/09/2025 - 31/08/2026 | This membership allows you to compete for SUTRI, SURC and SUACC at BUCS events and attend all SUTRI, SURC and SUACC training sessions and socials | |
| Full Year membership 2025/26 | £60.00 | 20/09/2025 - 20/09/2026 | This membership provides exclusive access to training sessions with our national level coaches; such as the two weekly track sessions, weekly strength and conditioning session, use of the clubs equipment, subsidised social events, the chance to compete at Varsity and part-subsidised competitions such as BUCS. This membership also includes England Athletics registration (we are a registered club, meaning we can enter teams into the Hampshire league etc), so that your performances can be recorded on The Power of 10 and you also get discounts on many external race entries. | |
| Run Club Membership 2025/2026 | FREE | 20/09/2025 - 20/09/2026 | This membership allows you to join our weekly Run Club on Thursdays. We have 5km, 7km, and 10km groups. These are all relaxed, social groups and anyone is welcome. Group leaders will have hi-vis vests and lights so this is a safe way to still go on regular runs, even when its dark in the winter. This free membership also gives you insurance cover on the run. This membership also gives you access to social events and trips. Everyone is welcome to join! Please note: This membership option is strictly for those who just attend Run Club and does not grant access to any other part of the club and is by no means a back-door entrance to the full membership. | |
| Semester 1 Membership 2025/2026 | £35.00 | 20/09/2025 - 20/01/2026 | For Semester 1 only. This membership provides exclusive access to training sessions with our national level coaches; such as the two weekly track sessions, weekly strength and conditioning session, use of the clubs equipment, subsidised social events, the chance to compete at Varsity and part-subsidised competitions such as BUCS. This membership also includes England Athletics registration (we are a registered club, meaning we can enter teams into the Hampshire league etc), so that your performances can be recorded on The Power of 10 and you also get discounts on many external race entries. |
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