News Archive

The last week has been proven to be action packed for Sydney Uni sailors with Will Ryan taking out the International 470 class competition, sailing with his sister against some of the world’s best.

Outstanding performances at the Metropolitan Championships held at Homebush over the 11th and 12th of December included Tom Heal, who qualified for his first Open Nationals in the 50m freestyle along with Tim Halliday and Gemma Johnson. 

Sydney Uni Fencing Club has won the inaugural NSW Club Grand Prix Championship, with SUFC athletes accumulating 1008 Grand Prix points over the course of 2010 and dominating over our nearest rivals UTS (669 points) and UNSW (635 points).

Former premiership-winning Sydney University halfback, Nick Haydon, has captained Oxford University to a 21-10 win over Cambridge University in the 129^th annual Varsity Match, played at Twickenham.

Sydney University this week claimed bronze at the Australian University Championship (AUC) Twenty20 cricket tournament held in Ballarat.

Former Sydney Uni Elite Athlete Program member and water polo representative Jeremy Davie has scored three goals in the NCAA Final for the University of Southern California (USC), in the process defeating the University of California 12-10.

Sydney University’s swimming team has come away from last week’s Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame Invitational with some vital competition racing ahead of the Australian Championships in April next year.

Sydney Uni Tennis Program was nominated for the ‘2010 Coaching Excellence MLC Hot Shots’ award, presented at the Newcombe Medal Australian Tennis Awards last week.

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.

The Southern Design Sydney University Flames put their season back on track with a nail-biting 59-57 win over Townsville Fire at the Sydney University Sports and Fitness Centre on Sunday afternoon.