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The Sydney Uni Women’s Water Polo team finished off its National League campaign with a draw and a win to round off the 2013 season.

A Henry Hudson penalty goal after the final siren gave Eastern Suburbs at 13-10 win over Sydney University in their Round 3 Shute Shield match at Woollahra Oval on Saturday.

Scoreboard is a wrap-up of the efforts of Sydney University athletes and teams through the past week, compiled by Graham Croker. Stories on some of the performances also appear in the News section.

Former SUSF Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holder Kaarle McCulloch has been named in Cycling Australia’s national sprint squad, the largest sprint squad ever selected for the program.

A second half fight back from Sydney University was not enough to erase an imposing first half deficit against Morningside in Saturday’s round four NEAFL clash in Brisbane. 

Sydney University opener and skipper Ben Larkin harked back to the timeless Test era when he guided Second Grade to back-to-back titles in a rain-interrupted final at Blacktown International Sports Park No.1. Oval on April 5, 6 and 7.

Hurdler and sprinter Nicholas Hough was named 2012 Sportsman of the Year and Olympic canoeist Jessica Fox was named 2012 Sportswoman of the Year at the annual Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) Sports Awards held in the University of Sydney Great Hall on Tuesday evening.

Sydney University Wrestling Club representative Jayden Lawrence has continued his dominant 2013 form, winning three gold medals at the Freestyle Wrestling Oceania Championships held in the University of Guam Field House in Guam.

The Sydney University Athletics Club (SUAC) enjoyed its most successful National Championships of the modern era, held over the weekend at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre (SOPAC).

SUSF Elite Athlete Program (EAP) netball scholarship holder Emily Chancellor is more confident than ever that she has a future in women’s rugby sevens after a successful debut with the Barbarians at last week’s National Women’s Rugby Sevens Championship.