The University of Gdańsk achieved another great success in the Polish Academic Championships, this time in cross-country running. In the men's and women's team classification the University of Gdańsk athletes were victorious and returned to Gdańsk with gold. Congratulations!

On Saturday, March 26, 2022, ended the Polish Academic Championships in Cross-Country Running, which were held in Lublin. UG was the winner - gold medals were collected by both men's and women's teams.

- 'The cross-country competition in Lublin attracted a lot of interest. Nearly 650 runners turned up at the starting line of the route leading through forest paths in the area of the Zemborzycki Reservoir,' - said Piotr Walczak, the President of AZS UG. - 'The Lublin competition was dominated by students from Gdańsk. Two medals each in individual runs were won by competitors of the University of Gdańsk and the Gdańsk University of Technology, as well as the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.'

Maja Działoszewska (AZS UG) during the three-kilometre run won the bronze medal in the general classification and the silver one in the university type. Weronika Mikołajewska, a student of the University of Gdańsk, won bronze medals in the general classification and the university type during the six-kilometre run.

For the first time in the Championships of Poland in Cross-Country Running, mixed relay teams were awarded points, also in this competition, the University of Gdańsk was unrivalled. The 4x1500 metres relay team consisting of Maja Działoszewska, Wojciech Serkowski, Alicja Stój, Daniel Marszk won gold medals in the general classification and the university classification!

- 'A successful start of the season for the athletics section. Our team consisting of students, doctoral students and staff won the general classification at the Polish Academic Cross Country Championships for men and women. This is the result of a very well-worked autumn and winter season, which ended with a sports camp in Mikoszewo,' - says coach Andrzej Ciepliki.

- 'Our athletes once again showed that athletics is not only an individual sport but above all cooperation and dedication to the team. It was especially visible in the new competition of the championships - relay races, which we also won in beautiful style,' - adds coach Jarosław Skibicki.

Women:

General classification - team

1. University of Gdańsk

2. University of Physical Education in Kraków

3. Wrocław University of Technology

Individual results:

3 km run

1. Anna Ławrukajtis (Gdańsk University of Technology)

2. Joanna Bekus (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)

3. Maja Działoszewska (University of Gdańsk)

6 km run

1. Patrycja Kapała (University of Warsaw)

2. Dominika Wiecha (University of Łódź)

3. Weronika Mikołajewska (University of Gdańsk)

Men:

General classification - team

1. University of Gdańsk

2. Gdańsk University of Technology

3. University of Physical Education in Kraków

4.5 km run

1. Bartosz Jarczok (University of Physical Education in Katowice)

2. Marcin Biskup (Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz)

3. Łukasz Nowak (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)

9 km run

1. Patryk Stypułkowski (University of Physical Education and Tourism in Pruszków)

2. Krzysztof Żygenda (Gdańsk University of Technology)

3. Rafał Sułkowski (University of Economics in Kraków)

Mixed relay teams 4 x 1,5 km

1. University of Gdańsk 2 (Maja Działoszewska, Wojciech Serkowski, Alicja Stój, Daniel Marszk)

2. University of Physical Education in Kraków (Paweł Zabagło, Joanna Pawłowska, Magdalena Heród, Szymon Zięba)

3. Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Łukasz Nowak, Joanna Bekus, Natalia Kopeć, Jan Dachtera)