Winning Students 100

28/05/2026

From caddy to competitor! ⛳️ What a brilliant story on WS100 scholar James Wood as he gears up for this weekend's Scottish Men’s Open.

Scottish Golf

19/05/2026

🚴 Mark Stewart is feeling as hungry as ever.

From making his Commonwealth Games debut at Glasgow 2014 as a teenager to becoming a Commonwealth champion and an Olympian, Mark Stewart has spent more than a decade at the top of international cycling.

Ahead of Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, the University of Strathclyde students reflects on the benefits of pursuing elite sport and education, and why “being an athlete is like doing a PhD on yourself.”

Read the full story via the link in comments 🔗

📸 Sprint Cycling

14/05/2026

| Shortcuts aren’t worth the risk.

It's all about training hard and competing clean.

UK Anti-Doping

11/05/2026

Record-breaking performances, international titles and podium finishes 👏🏅

It’s been another outstanding few weeks for Winning Students 100 athletes – https://www.winningstudents-scotland.ac.uk/news/2026/headline-203384-en.html

20/04/2026

🚴‍♀️ Isla Short: Balancing Life On and Off the Bike

After a transformative 2025, cyclist Isla Short is ready to tackle the 2026 racing season with grit and determination.

With the support of Winning Students 100, Isla has found the perfect balance between elite competition and pursuing her academic goals. 🏆📚

Her mantra? 💬 "make the best out of what I have at every given moment."

Read more about Isla’s inspiring story a the link in the comments

31/03/2026

Winning Students 100 scholars brought nothing but the best to BUCS Big Wednesday! 🏆

🤺 Fencing: Zoe Wagstaff captained the The University of Edinburgh Women’s 1s to the BUCS National Champions title

🥍 Lacrosse: Katie Binsted and her Edinburgh teammates secured the BUCS Women’s Trophy

🏀 Wheelchair Basketball: University of Stirling's Shayne Humphries helped the University of Nottingham retain the BUCS Mixed Wheelchair Basketball Championship

🏸 Badminton: Rachel Sugden and the University of Strathclyde took home silver in the BUCS Women's National Trophy

📸 : British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS)

30/03/2026

Sweeping towards success! 🥌 Meet Logan Carson, a 2024 Youth Olympic gold medallist and the first-ever Dumfries and Galloway College student supported by Winning Students 100.

Logan trains at the National Curling Academy alongside a host of Olympians, all while studying Sports Coaching.

His dream? Reaching the Olympics and becoming a sport psychologist. Look out Team Mouat! 😉

We are incredibly proud to help Logan balance elite sport and college life.

🎥 Watch Logan’s inspiring journey and send this to someone who loves seeing Scotland succeed in curling.

20/03/2026

WS100 scholars are on stand out form. 🔥

🏑 Scotland's women's hockey squad have qualified for the FIH World Cup for the first time since 2002! Congratulations to WS100 scholars Jessica Ross Martin (University of Strathclyde), Bronwyn Shields (University of Stirling) & Ruth Blaikie (Edinburgh Napier University) who were part of the incredible qualifiers in India.

🏏 Huge well done to Nayma Sheikh (Glasgow Caledonian University) who has been selected to compete for the women's European Associate Members team against the Marylebone Cricket Club. The promising young player is one of three top Scots who will take on the unique challenge of playing as part of combined European XIs team in London.

🚴 Good luck to triathlete Alex Robin (University of Stirling) who is lining up for his first ever World Cup race this weekend, taking on a strong field in China! This is a big moment for the sport in Scotland, marking the first time the National Triathlon Centre has sent an athlete to the World Cup for a number of years.

16/03/2026

A terrific achievement. 👏

and Winning Students 100 sports scholar Alex Medley has been selected for the Boccia UK Talent Transition Squad, which supports athletes to reach the highest level of the sport.

David Bond, the University's Director of Performance Sport, said: “We are proud to hear of Alex’s selection for the Boccia UK Talent Transition Squad. Alex is a talented individual who has the potential to go far in his sport, and we are delighted he’s based here at Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence.”

Read more 👉https://brnw.ch/21x0IFG

University of Stirling Sport | Scottish Disability Sport

04/03/2026

Scotland's student-athletes have shone and inspired on the world stage at the 2026 Winter Olympics – and now all eyes turn to the Winter Paralympic Games! ❄️🔥

🥌 Curling: Huge congratulations to alumni within the men’s curling team for securing a hard-fought silver medal. We are equally proud of Jennifer Dodds and Sophie Sinclair for their fierce competition and skill representing Team GB on the ice.

⛷️ Freestyle Skiing: Current scholar Chris McCormick made an incredible Olympic debut. He showed true grit by battling through an injury to compete against the best in both Big Air and Slopestyle.

⛸️ Figure Skating: Alumni Luke Digby showed immense poise on the rink, delivering a spectacular season-best performance in the figure skating pairs alongside his partner.

Now, we're all set for the Winter Paralympic Games!

Join us in cheering on current and past WS100 athletes Neil Simpson, Scott Meenagh, Alistair Hall (guiding Hester Poole), and Adam Hall (guiding Sam Cozens) as they represent Team GB.

Good luck from all of us at Winning Students 100.

27/02/2026

Proud to support Chris McCormick – studying at The Open University, and competing at the highest level, on his terms. 💪