New sports facilities bring multi sports event to York
York
St John University’s sporty students are very excited to be hosting
their first varsity event on 10 October. Over 700 students from
York St John and Teesside universities will compete in 14 different
sports when 27 matches take place at six different venues around
the city, making it the largest senior multi sports event in York
this year.
York St John and Teesside have been competing
in the North Yorkshire Varsity competition for over five years, but
the event has never been hosted in York until now. New sports
facilities at York St John University Nestle Rowntree Park have
enabled this to be first of many sporting events to take place at
the University.
Professor Andy Smith, head of sports
performance and participation at York St John University, said:
“Our recently acquired 57 acre site will provide huge benefits to
our students and the local community, including everyone who has
been inspired to study and play sport by the 2012 Olympics and
Paralympics. The facilities already include a cricket pitch, two
rugby pitches, six football pitches, a six lane athletics sprint
track, a long jump pit, three tennis courts and two netball courts,
and our ambition is to develop it even further to create a leading
centre of sport.”
Adam McSkimming, York St John Students’
Union President, added: “This is a great opportunity to showcase
the great new facilities at York St John, and we are sure there
will be a real sense of home pride on the day. We are looking to
inspire our students to have a great time and get some great
results in their sporting fixtures this year, starting with
Teesside on the 10th October!”
The varsity events in October will take
place at seven locations around York including the University’s
sports halls, all weather pitch and new facilities on Haxby Road.
Venues have also been provided by Red Goat Climbing Centre and
David Lloyd. The River Ouse will be used for the rowing events
which people are welcome to spectate between 12 noon and
5pm.
Picture shows: York St John Students’ Union president Adam
McSkimming (centre back) with hopeful students who will be playing
in the varsity against Teesside. (L-R) Laura McNally, Chris Walker
and Catherine Hague.
For further press information
please contact Louise McKenzie, PR & Communications Officer on
T: 01904 876466 or E: l.mckenzie@yorksj.ac.uk
