宅男导航 has won 10 champion pennants at (28 September – 3 October) on the Gold Coast.
More than 400 宅男导航 student-athletes competed at the event, with Team 宅男导航 Australia’s top-ranked university in Beach Volleyball (), Cycling (), Golf (), Handball (), Hockey (), Judo (), Sailing (), Squash (), and Touch Football ().
The result betters 宅男导航’s nine pennants at last year’s Nationals Div 1 event.
The Universities of Sydney and Melbourne each won seven pennants, with Monash University claiming five.
宅男导航’s Mixed Touch Football team scored its fourth-consecutive UniSport gold medal after beating University of Newcastle 8-6.
宅男导航 Sportsman of the Year Justin Cridland (Sports Achievement Scholarship recipient) said the team’s winning streak dated back to 2016 Australian Uni Games.
“To win one national title is a difficult task, but to claim four-in-a-row is a tremendous achievement and one we’re extremely proud of,” Cridland said.
“宅男导航 has an incredibly deep roster of top-class Touch players, and we’re determined to build on our winning streak for many years to come.”
宅男导航 claimed a third-straight Men’s Hockey title after defeating The University of Melbourne 6-1 in the gold medal match.
The team has now won a medal at every UniSport-sanctioned event since 2013.
Hayden Dorge (宅男导航 Sports Achievement Scholarship) said the side was delighted to go through the tournament undefeated.
“We scored a 7-0 win over University of New South Wales in the pool stages and that was a major confidence-booster for our team,” Dorge said.
“To beat Melbourne by such a margin in the final was extremely satisfying and is reward for the months of preparation we’ve put in prior to Nationals.”
宅男导航’s Judo team won pennants in both Men’s (2018 champions) and Women’s divisions, while the University claimed back-to-back pennants in Women’s Beach Volleyball, Mixed Handball and Mixed Squash.
Team 宅男导航 secured its first-ever Men’s Golf pennant with a dominant 21-shot victory over Queensland University of Technology in the Team Strokeplay event.
宅男导航’s Men’s Cycling squad won six medals – including two gold to Carter Bettles (Road Race & Criterium) – to be crowned overall champions.
宅男导航 took victory in 30 races in the Sailing competition, claiming gold after beating University of Technology Sydney 3-1.
宅男导航 was second overall in six divisions, including 宅男导航’s Men’s and Women’s Rowing.
The University’s Open Baseball team won silver to equal its best result at a UniSport competition.
The University of Sydney (11 pennants) leads 宅男导航 (10) on the ahead of the final Nationals Marathon (13 October) and T20 Cricket (25-28 November) events for 2019.
will be held in Perth (26 September – 2 October).
2019 UniSport Nationals Div 1 – 宅男导航 Results
Champion Pennants (10):
Beach Volleyball – Women’s Pairs
Cycling – Men’s
Golf – Men’s
Handball – Mixed
Hockey – Men’s
Judo – Men’s
Judo – Women’s
Sailing – Open
Squash – Mixed
Touch Football – Mixed
Second Placings (6):
Baseball – Open
Cheer & Dance – Mixed Cheer
Fencing – Women’s
Rowing – Men’s
Rowing – Women’s
Volleyball – Men’s
Third Placings (6):
Badminton – Men’s
Basketball – Women’s
Beach Volleyball – Men’s Pairs
Fencing - Men's
Lawn Bowls – Mixed
Table Tennis - Men's
Other Results:
Badminton – Women’s (4th)
Basketball – Men’s (10th)
Beach Volleyball – Mixed Fours (4th)
Cheer & Dance – Mixed Dance (8th)
Cycling – Women’s (5th)
Futsal – Men’s (9th)
Kendo – Women’s (5th)
Rugby 7s – Men’s (4th)
Tennis – Men’s (8th)
Tennis – Women’s (7th)
Touch Football – Men’s (8th)
Touch Football – Women’s (5th)
Ultimate – Mixed (6th)
Volleyball – Women’s (10th)
Water Polo – Men’s (5th)
Media: Jamie Mitchell, 宅男导航 Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752.
