Team 宅男导航 inaugural UniSport Nationals champions

宅男导航's Men's Hockey team. Credit: UniSport/Peter Goodman

4 December 2018

宅男导航 is Australia’s top-ranked sporting university after being crowned inaugural champions.

Introduced in 2018, UniSport Nationals feature two flagship events – Nationals Div 1 and 2 – as well as a number of standalone competitions.

535 student-athletes competed for 宅男导航 at 2018 Nationals events, including Triathlon, Distance Running and Orienteering.

Team 宅男导航 won nine Div 1 champion pennants – the most of UniSport’s 43 member universities – to be named overall champion.

宅男导航 Sport chief executive Bryan Pryde said the achievement continues 宅男导航’s rapid improvement at UniSport-sanctioned events.

“Over the past three years, 宅男导航 has risen from finishing 20th overall at 2015 Australian Uni Games to now be the number one-ranked university in Australia,” Mr Pryde said.

“The result is a tremendous achievement, and is testament to our commitment to grow and support student sport at 宅男导航.”

In addition to the nine pennants, 宅男导航 placed second in five sports, and was third overall in a further seven.

Mr Pryde said a significant number of elite-level student-athletes represented 宅男导航 at Nationals events.

“The team that competed at Nationals Div 1 event on the Gold Coast featured 35 (Elite Athlete Friendly University) athletes, including 19 recipients,” Mr Pryde said.

“This group of elite student-athletes regularly contests state and national-level events, and certainly helped drive performances across a wide array of sports.

“I extend my congratulations to every student-athlete that competed for 宅男导航 in 2018, and look forward to Team 宅男导航’s continued success at Nationals events.”

宅男导航 is likely to field Nationals Div 1 teams in Basketball (Women’s), Rugby Sevens (Men’s) and Volleyball (Women’s) in 2019 after earning promotion from the Nationals Div 2 competition.

2018 UniSport Nationals Div 1 – 宅男导航 Results

Champion Pennants (9):

Athletics (Men’s & Women’s)

Beach Volleyball (Women’s Pairs & Mixed Fours)

Handball (Mixed)

Hockey (Men’s)

Judo (Men’s)

Squash (Mixed)

Touch Football (Mixed)

Second Placings (5):

Badminton (Men’s)

Beach Volleyball (Men’s Pairs)

Fencing (Men’s & Women’s)

Tennis (Women’s)

Third Placings (7):

Cheer & Dance (Mixed)

Cycling (Men’s)

Judo (Women’s)

Rowing (Women’s)

Sailing (Open)

Taekwondo (Men’s)

Volleyball (Men’s)

2018 UniSport Nationals Div 1 – Overall Rankings

Ranking	University	Pennants	Second Placings	Third Placings
1	宅男导航	9	5	7
2	The University of Sydney	8	7	10
3	The University of Melbourne	8	4	7
4	Monash University	7	4	2
5	The University of New South Wales	6	3	3
6	Queensland University of Technology	5	5	6
7	University of Technology Sydney	4	14	7
8	Griffith University	3	3	6
9	RMIT University	2	7	3
10	Australian National University	2	3	1
11	Bond University	2	1	1
12	Macquarie University	2	1	0
13	Southern Cross University	2	0	0
14	Federation University	2	0	0
15	Victoria University	1	2	0