¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has won 10 champion pennants at (28 September – 3 October) on the Gold Coast.
More than 400 ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ student-athletes competed at the event, with Team ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Australia’s top-ranked university in Beach Volleyball (), Cycling (), Golf (), Handball (), Hockey (), Judo (), Sailing (), Squash (), and Touch Football ().
The result betters ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s nine pennants at last year’s Nationals Div 1 event.
The Universities of Sydney and Melbourne each won seven pennants, with Monash University claiming five.
¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s Mixed Touch Football team scored its fourth-consecutive UniSport gold medal after beating University of Newcastle 8-6.
¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Sportsman of the Year Justin Cridland (Sports Achievement Scholarship recipient) said the team’s winning streak dated back to 2016 Australian Uni Games.
“To win one national title is a difficult task, but to claim four-in-a-row is a tremendous achievement and one we’re extremely proud of,” Cridland said.
“¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ has an incredibly deep roster of top-class Touch players, and we’re determined to build on our winning streak for many years to come.”
¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ claimed a third-straight Men’s Hockey title after defeating The University of Melbourne 6-1 in the gold medal match.
The team has now won a medal at every UniSport-sanctioned event since 2013.
Hayden Dorge (¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Sports Achievement Scholarship) said the side was delighted to go through the tournament undefeated.
“We scored a 7-0 win over University of New South Wales in the pool stages and that was a major confidence-booster for our team,” Dorge said.
“To beat Melbourne by such a margin in the final was extremely satisfying and is reward for the months of preparation we’ve put in prior to Nationals.”
¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s Judo team won pennants in both Men’s (2018 champions) and Women’s divisions, while the University claimed back-to-back pennants in Women’s Beach Volleyball, Mixed Handball and Mixed Squash.
Team ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ secured its first-ever Men’s Golf pennant with a dominant 21-shot victory over Queensland University of Technology in the Team Strokeplay event.
¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s Men’s Cycling squad won six medals – including two gold to Carter Bettles (Road Race & Criterium) – to be crowned overall champions.
¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ took victory in 30 races in the Sailing competition, claiming gold after beating University of Technology Sydney 3-1.
¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ was second overall in six divisions, including ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ’s Men’s and Women’s Rowing.
The University’s Open Baseball team won silver to equal its best result at a UniSport competition.
The University of Sydney (11 pennants) leads ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ (10) on the ahead of the final Nationals Marathon (13 October) and T20 Cricket (25-28 November) events for 2019.
will be held in Perth (26 September – 2 October).
2019 UniSport Nationals Div 1 – ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Results
Champion Pennants (10):
Beach Volleyball – Women’s Pairs
Cycling – Men’s
Golf – Men’s
Handball – Mixed
Hockey – Men’s
Judo – Men’s
Judo – Women’s
Sailing – Open
Squash – Mixed
Touch Football – Mixed
Second Placings (6):
Baseball – Open
Cheer & Dance – Mixed Cheer
Fencing – Women’s
Rowing – Men’s
Rowing – Women’s
Volleyball – Men’s
Third Placings (6):
Badminton – Men’s
Basketball – Women’s
Beach Volleyball – Men’s Pairs
Fencing - Men's
Lawn Bowls – Mixed
Table Tennis - Men's
Other Results:
Badminton – Women’s (4th)
Basketball – Men’s (10th)
Beach Volleyball – Mixed Fours (4th)
Cheer & Dance – Mixed Dance (8th)
Cycling – Women’s (5th)
Futsal – Men’s (9th)
Kendo – Women’s (5th)
Rugby 7s – Men’s (4th)
Tennis – Men’s (8th)
Tennis – Women’s (7th)
Touch Football – Men’s (8th)
Touch Football – Women’s (5th)
Ultimate – Mixed (6th)
Volleyball – Women’s (10th)
Water Polo – Men’s (5th)
Media: Jamie Mitchell, ¿ì²¥É«ÇéƬ Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752.
