The Sports Awards is a special event in the Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness calendar where we acknowledge our new scholarship recipients and generous donors, celebrate our clubs, athletes and administrators and come together as a community in the name a shared love: sport. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019 event was unfortuntely cancelled, however in the absence of a celebratory evening together, we are proud to still announce our award winners online.
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SUSF transfers Brydens Sydney Uni Flames franchise to owners of Sydney Kings
Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) is pleased to announce that, after 17-years of ownership of the WNBL’s Brydens Sydney Uni Flames, it has reached an in-principle agreement with sports agency Total Sport and Entertainment (TSE), owners of the Sydney Kings, to transfer ownership of the franchise to them.
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Sydney University to compete in University Basketball League
Sydney University are proud to announce they will be entering teams in the inaugural University Basketball League, a competition introduced by UniSport Australia that capitalises on the fast-growing sport in Australia to build a competitive market for universities across the nation.
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2020 Tokyo Tracker
The countdown is on for the world’s most prestigious sporting event, the 2020 Summer Olympics, and for many athletes around the globe the next few months are make or break.
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Best of the Decade
Welcome to 2020! As we gear up for the year ahead, we reflect on the decade past by spotlighting standout moments from the last 10 years. From firsttime championships to major capital works; four National University titles and two Olympic games, we’ve seen milestones and achievements aplenty which points to not only a tradition of success, but great promise for the future.
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No boundary for these teens
Should Universities Women’s Cricket Club take out the Sydney Premier competition Limited Overs and Twenty20 double in the 2019-20 season, they’ll be doing so with possibly the youngest team to ever collect either title. Captained by 18-year-old Olivia Porter, the average age of the Universities First Grade hovers around 19, depending on selection and the availability of representative players.
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Sydney Uni crowned 2019 Div 1 Nationals champions
Sydney University have been crowned 2019 Div 1 Nationals champions, winning the title for the first time since 2015 after the men’s T20 Cricket team secured victory in Adelaide.
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Ed Fernon qualifies for second Olympics
Sydney Uni Athletics Club superstar Ed Fernon has qualified for his second Olympic Games following a remarkable Oceania Modern Pentathlon Championships victory in China.
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Celebrating A Season of Success
What is a winning culture? Is it sacrificing the ‘me’ for the ‘we’? Is it being passionate as well as performance-focussed?Is it hard work, sacrifice and success combined? At Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness, we’d say it’s all of the above.In the winter of 2019, our clubs experienced a season of success like no other, embodying the “winning culture” SUSF is so proud to cultivate. Read for a snapshot of some of the incredible results recorded across several thriving programs.
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Three-peat for Sydney Uni at the 2019 Australian Boat Race
Sydney University have claimed a historic three-peat at the 2019 Australian Boat Race as Sydney Uni Boat Club’s athletes dominated for the third year in a row.