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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is Australia’s top-ranked sporting university after being crowned inaugural champions.
Introduced in 2018, UniSport Nationals feature two flagship events – Nationals Div 1 and 2 – as well as a number of standalone competitions.
535 student-athletes competed for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø at 2018 Nationals events, including Triathlon, Distance Running and Orienteering.
Team ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø won nine Div 1 champion pennants – the most of UniSport’s 43 member universities – to be named overall champion.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sport chief executive Bryan Pryde said the achievement continues ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s rapid improvement at UniSport-sanctioned events.
“Over the past three years, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has risen from finishing 20th overall at 2015 Australian Uni Games to now be the number one-ranked university in Australia,” Mr Pryde said.
“The result is a tremendous achievement, and is testament to our commitment to grow and support student sport at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.”
In addition to the nine pennants, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø placed second in five sports, and was third overall in a further seven.
Mr Pryde said a significant number of elite-level student-athletes represented ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø at Nationals events.
“The team that competed at Nationals Div 1 event on the Gold Coast featured 35 (Elite Athlete Friendly University) athletes, including 19 recipients,” Mr Pryde said.
“This group of elite student-athletes regularly contests state and national-level events, and certainly helped drive performances across a wide array of sports.
“I extend my congratulations to every student-athlete that competed for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in 2018, and look forward to Team ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s continued success at Nationals events.”
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is likely to field Nationals Div 1 teams in Basketball (Women’s), Rugby Sevens (Men’s) and Volleyball (Women’s) in 2019 after earning promotion from the Nationals Div 2 competition.
2018 UniSport Nationals Div 1 – ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Results
Champion Pennants (9):
Athletics (Men’s & Women’s)
Beach Volleyball (Women’s Pairs & Mixed Fours)
Handball (Mixed)
Hockey (Men’s)
Judo (Men’s)
Squash (Mixed)
Touch Football (Mixed)
Second Placings (5):
Badminton (Men’s)
Beach Volleyball (Men’s Pairs)
Fencing (Men’s & Women’s)
Tennis (Women’s)
Third Placings (7):
Cheer & Dance (Mixed)
Cycling (Men’s)
Judo (Women’s)
Rowing (Women’s)
Sailing (Open)
Taekwondo (Men’s)
Volleyball (Men’s)
2018 UniSport Nationals Div 1 – Overall Rankings
|
Ranking |
University |
Pennants |
Second Placings |
Third Placings |
|
1 |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø |
9 |
5 |
7 |
|
2 |
The University of Sydney |
8 |
7 |
10 |
|
3 |
The University of Melbourne |
8 |
4 |
7 |
|
4 |
Monash University |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
5 |
The University of New South Wales |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
6 |
Queensland University of Technology |
5 |
5 |
6 |
|
7 |
University of Technology Sydney |
4 |
14 |
7 |
|
8 |
Griffith University |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
9 |
RMIT University |
2 |
7 |
3 |
|
10 |
Australian National University |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
11 |
Bond University |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
12 |
Macquarie University |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13 |
Southern Cross University |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14 |
Federation University |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15 |
Victoria University |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Media: Jamie Mitchell, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752.
