News Archive

Sydney University won a berth in the 2014 Sydney Women’s Premier Rugby Union grand final with a comprehensive 22-3 win over Warringah in their semi-final at C.A. Redmond Field on Saturday.

Wheelchair track and road star Angela Ballard won Australia’s only gold medal on day seven of the 2014 Commonwealth Games with a skilful and tenacious display in the women’s T54 1500m.

With a swag of six silver medals in his collection, diver Matthew Mitcham finally added a gold, teaming with Dominic Bedggood to win the men’s 10m synchronised platform.

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.

Sydney University athletes came away from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with six medals, including three gold, two silver and a bronze.

Sydney University’s Matthew Mitcham added to his Commonwealth Games silver medal collection when he finished second in the 1m springboard event in Glasgow yesterday.

Three Sydney University Boat Club rowers came home with silver medals from the recent Under 23 World Championships, held at Varese, Italy.

Sydney University’s American Football Club has qualified for the National Club Championship game, to be played on Darlington campus Square.

The two Australian teams, which featured four Sydney University Ultimate Frisbee Club athletes, each finished fourteenth at the World Junior Ultimate Championships in Lecco, Italy, last week.

Sydney University’s Nick Hough, a Bachelor of IT/Law student and EAP sports scholarship holder, finished fourth in the final of the 110m hurdles at the 20^th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.