News Archive

Sydney Uni Athletics Club (SUAC) athletes covered themselves in glory over the weekend competing at the Canberra and Adelaide Track Classics and the NSW Masters Championships.

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.

A total of 8 Sydney Uni Boat Club (SUBC) athletes are well and truly in the Rio mix, having been named to compete at Rowing World Cups 2 and 3, along with the Final Olympic Qualification Regattas, all subject to performance.

Unable to make the finals and coming off a string of heart-breaking losses, Brydens Sydney Uni Flames showed their true colours in dashing the finals hopes of 5^th place Bendigo Bank Spirit, 90-83, at Brydens Stadium, Friday night.

With so many faces swiping in and out of our facilities every day, we’re always intrigued as to what you get up to outside of SUSF. So, let’s step out of the gym and walk with member, George Lancaster and family, to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. 

This Saturday, following our trial against the NSW Under 20s, SUFC will be hitting the road to the country to play the Victorian Under 20s, as well as a Southern Inland Rugby side, at the picturesque Connolly Rugby Complex in Wagga Wagga.

Universities right-arm medium pacer Nell Gibson moved into esteemed company when she took a hat-trick in the team’s seven-wicket win over Northern Districts at the Village Green on Sunday.

Sydney University Ultimate Frisbee Club member Kim Spragg will be representing the Australian women’s Ultimate Frisbee team, the Firetails, this Friday.

Sydney University’s chances of a semi-final berth in the Sydney First Grade competition exited with their first innings Round 12 loss to UNSW at the Village Green on Saturday.

Mark Prater of the Sydney University Boat Club (SUBC) has been appointed Olympic Underpinning coach for crews based in Canberra before they head overseas.