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UWA CRICKET CLUB NEWS18.11.2009 - UWA Cricket Club unveiled their new flag recently and flagpole and can be seen flying proudly at the Irwin Street Building pavilion. After 5 Rounds UWA is well positioned with 3 of the club’s four teams in the top 6. Leading the standings is 4th grade currently second whilst 1st Grade is sixth and 2nd Grade is fifth. Cricketer makes State Team UWA ENGINEERING STUDENTS TEST NEW PADDLE WHEEL07.12.2009 - Six engineering students tested out their paddlewheel design on a Watersports Complex canoe recently. As Michael said “Basically, we formed as a team for a university unit, the goal being to help improve the life of Cambodian's living on the largest lake in Cambodia called the Tonle Sap. So our group decided to improve their quality of life through their current modes of transport, designing a Paddle Wheel, intended to be made completely out of one of their main exports, Bamboo. However, in making the making of the prototype, we used PVC pipe as a substitute. We tested it out at your facilities and it proved to be a huge success! That's the basic summary of our groups goal, and it proved to be a massive learning experience!” We at UWA Sports were pleased to be able to assist. 2009 AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY GAMES - UWA FINISHES IN THE TOP 5!05.12.2009 - 11 Gold, 6 Silver and 10 Bronze medals - Tha games on the Gold Coast went off really well for the record contingent of 370 UWA participants, securing a remarkable fifth place! Once again giant Monash University emerged as overall champion, followed by the University of Melbourne in second and the University of Sydney in third place. UWA Sports congratulates all student athletes to their commitment, love for sport and fantastic effort! UWA WINS THE BATTLE OF THE UNIS!12.10.2009 - Two early goals were enough to see UWA defeat Murdoch University in the Amateurs Soccer Pools Cup Final at Litis Stadium on Sunday 11 October. Richard Barry and Ross Sheppard scored in the 9th and 12th minutes respectively to give their side a lead that an outclassed Murdoch side never looked like overcoming. The game was played in front of a large and vocal crowd with both universities well represented by their supporters. Murdoch looked nervy from the beginning, giving the ball away cheaply in midfield and failing to deal with UWA keeper Tristan Scott's long kicks. Things went from bad to worse for the Murdoch defence in the 11th minute when Mark Kendall was penalised for a careless handball inside his own penalty area. As the clock ticked away, UWA coach Andy Dickinson replaced Georgiou with fan favourite Matt Hill in an effort to shore up his defence. The move seemed to work with Murdoch failing to threaten again before the final whistle went, crowning UWA the 2009 Amateur Soccer Pools Cup champions. Match Details: UWA TAEKWON-DO CLUB24.09.09 - Donald Clarke has been selected to represent AUSTRALIA at the upcoming International Taekwon-Do Federation World Championships in Argentina in November. He is a 2nd Degree Black Belt and UWA graduate who started training at the club as an undergrad. Donald will be sparring in the mens under 72kg division (only 1 rep from each country per event and Donald's divison is probably the most competitive one). He is also the only competitor from WA. The Club is running a movie fundraiser, and the details are as follows: Location: Hoyts Garden City Movie: Disney Pixar's "Up" Details: Sunday 27 Sep, 3.30 pm
For more information please contact Adeline at 0414 932 609 Sign up today! UWA PADDLING CLUB TO BE ESTABLISHED24.09.09 - In 2010 a new sports program at UWA will begin. With the University located right next to the river makes sense to have the UWA Paddling Club for UWA students to call theirs. The club would have a competition focus preparing paddlers for the range of community paddling races which are held each year with the aim of members to represent UWA at the Australian University Games. The Western Australian National Talent Identification (NTID) program for sprint paddling will operate from the UWA Watersports Complex on Wednesday nights and their coach will be available to coach UWA Paddling Club members on that night. Current UWA students who are members of Australian paddling teams will also provide a support role. The Paddling Club will run programs teaching members the paddling skills required to graduate to the sprint program coaching program. All paddling equipment will be available at the new Paddling Club including a range of boats for learning paddling skills as well as elite racing craft. It is proposed that the new club will operate on Wednesday nights starting with paddling skills development programs. Specialist coaching with the NTID coach will operate from 5–6 pm. If you are interested in joining this new club, contact Nathan Johnston at 6448 1955 or via email nathanj@sport.uwa.edu.au UWA INTER-VARSITY COACH TRANSFERS TO SBL19.09.09 - Kalamunda Eastern Suns are proud to announce that they have appointed Ashley McCormick as Men’s SBL Head Coach for the 2010 SBL season starting immediately. 2009 Men’s Head Coach Craig Mansfield is stepping aside to pursue other lines of basketball coaching after taking the team into a successful second season. "We are grateful and thank Craig for his contributions" said KDBA President Peter Hanson. Hanson said "The Eastern Suns were keen to plan as soon as possible towards 2010 and this is the first step." "Ash has been a Men’s SBL assistant coach with us for 12 months after spending time playing at Lakeside and then in the US for two years and back to Willetton." "Back home he has been head coach for the UWA Men’s team and assistant coach to WA Metro Men at the recent Nationals U16 comp and is currently the head coach of our Men’s WABL Division 1 team." Hanson said when speaking of McCormick's credentials. "As we build our culture we are happy to encourage young players and coaching staff to step up and create the Suns as a force in SBL. We have shown that we aren't complete rookies in the last 2 seasons and as we listen and learn more of the tricks of the trade we will be tapping the stronger clubs on the shoulder" said Hanson. INTERNATIONAL SAILING PROGRAM LAUNCH18.09.09 - An international sailing program that was launched last week will give more West Australians the opportunity to become involved in one of Australia’s most popular sports. UWA is pleased to announce the launch of the Western Australia International Sailing Program. This program is a collaboration between UWA and partners including the UWA Sport and Recreation Association, the West Australian Yachting Federation, The Royal Perth Yacht Club and the State Sailing Centre. The program was launched by UWA Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Robson, who had the honour of naming the University's Foundation 36 yacht UWA Centennial. “The program will offer a huge range of benefits to students, staff and the wider community. There will be sailing opportunities for everyone ranging from social sport to match and fleet racing at a state and national level,” Professor Robson said. “It will also provide opportunities for training pathways, coaches and officials as well as engineering project and event management skills for students.” NATIONAL INDIGENOUS TERTIARY EDUCATION STUDENT GAMES (NITESG)12.09.09 - UWA clinched the overall Grand Champion position in the 14th NITESG. Competitors from UWA participated in the NITESG, held between the 7th and the 11th of September. The final results were: Volleyball: 1st place Netball: 1st place Basketball: University of Canberra clinched 1st place Touch: University of Newcastle clinched 1st first place Two student athletes from UWA had the distinction of being in the All-Star team: Samantha Shepherd (MVP Volleyball) and Jordan Achee (MVP Basketball). Well done team! THE GREAT RUN10.09.09 - In sunny conditions and on a new course the 2009 Great Run attracted plenty of interest to see which student would be declared the 2009 Champions. The new course saw runners make 2 laps of the paving around James Oval. The course provided spectators the opportunity to see the whole race unfold. The women’s race was won by 2nd year Sport Science student Katrina Harris in a time of 3:59 followed by Emily Jasper (Medicine) 12 seconds behind and Tash (Ecoms) in 3rd place. Katrina had only been told about the race 1 hour prior to the start time thanks to a recruitment campaign by Ben Green in his lab. The highly anticipated men’s Race saw a number of elite runners in the field. Sam Maxwell (Ecoms), Neil Berry (Ecoms), Ben Green (Sports Science), Kieran Chute (Law) and defending champion Thomas Bruins (Eng) all tipped to have a chance of winning. The field of ten was nearly reduced to 9 within the first 10 metres as Neil Berry fell to the ground. Neil quickly got back up and within seconds was back near the front. After the first lap Bruins had a handy lead which he failed to let go, he crossed the line in 2 mins 59 seconds with Maxwell finishing 2nd and Green in 3rd place. Congratulations to Katrina and Tom for being the 2009 Great Run Champions! UWA WATER POLO02.09.09 - Coaches have been appointed for the coming National Water Polo League season commencing in February 2010. Andrei Kovalenko, triple Olympian, former WAIS Men's Coach and Coach of the Western Australian and Australian Men’s 20 and Under Teams has been appointed to coach UWA Torpedoes, men’s team. Tibor Seress, former Hungarian Junior International and National League winner with the Fremantle Mariners team has been reappointed to coach UWA Comets, women’s team. UWA Torpedoes and Comets are the only teams representing UWA in regular National competition and welcome spectators and supporters to all home games at the UWA Pool at Sport Science Exercise and Health. CITY TO SURF01.09.09 - UWA’s team enjoyed some fantastic weather on Sunday August 30 for the 2009 City to Surf. The team members had a great day, enjoying a walk, run and catching up at the finish line. The team consisted of 169 UWA staff, students, alumni, family and friends. A special mention is required for Sarah Brown who finished 1st in her age group (19-24) in a time of 3:44:14 in the 42km marathon. Another outstanding marathon runner was Kevin Wild who finished in a time of 4:05:58. Congratulations to every one that was involved, it was great to see the UWA shirts making their way around the course so prominently. UWA STREET FOURZ MINI WORLD CUP INDOOR SOCCER20.08.2009 - The inaugural Street Fourz Mini World Cup Indoor Soccer Competition was held in August at UWA Sports. The competition was played in Great Spirit and it was excellent to see a range of different countries represented by all the different students. The grand final was won by Jamaica against Saudi Arabia (1 – 0). UWA Sports would like to thank all of the students that competed in the event and the referee’s that kindly gave up their time to help out on the day. Without these guys, the day wouldn’t have been possible! HEADING TO THE GOLD COAST20.08.2009 - Over 300 UWA students will be on the Gold Coast from 27 September – 2 October competing at the annual Australian University Games (AUG). UWA Sports staff have received unprecedented interested this year which has seen numbers hit 300 for the first time since the Games were held in Perth in 2004. Of the 29 sports being contested UWA will have students competing in 26 plus athletes competing at the Australian University Rowing Championships being held in Canberra at the same time as AUG. Not only is the team contingent bigger than last year but also includes a number of elite athletes including Amanda Bisk (Pole Vault), Michael Freiberg (Cycling), Caitlin Pascov (Hockey) and Ben McCleery (Water Polo). A team this big would not happen with out the time and effort from our volunteer team leaders who do a wonderful job organizing their teams. UWA STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS2009 Dutch Cycling TourSarah Kent continued her busy schedule of racing in the Netherlands with another four races in 10 days at the end of July 2009 Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup 2009 World Gymnastic Championships 2009 Men’s Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2009 World Rowing Championships – Poznan, Poland (23 – 30 August) LAEF ALLEN MEMORIAL ROUND19.08.2009 - On Saturday the 8th of August 2009, the University Football Club dedicated a round of fixtures to promoting awareness of men’s health issues amongst youth. In 2008, the club lost one of its dedicated members to suicide. Laef Allen was a player, coach, committee member and respected friend at the club before venturing to London during 2007. It was whilst in London, on the 26th of January 2008, he took his own life. Following the loss of an important club member and a treasured friend, the University Football Club is dedicating a round of fixtures each year to the memory of Laef Allen and to raising awareness of men’s health issues amongst youth. Many people have experienced significant emotional distress following the passing of Laef, and the club is keen to use this as a motivating factor in creating healthy lifestyle habits. As a football club with over 250 male members with an average age of 24, we believe we have access to a cross section of society in which it is vitally important to increase awareness of the health issues facing young men. Following the death of a close friend, the club is also keen to promote healthy lifestyle choices amongst our members to ensure we don’t lose another member to tragic circumstances. To assist us in raising awareness of men’s health issues, in 2009 the club has joined forces with Youth Focus. Youth Focus is a Western Australian, non-profit community based organisation working with young people who are showing early signs associated with suicide, depression and self-harm and their families. The Youth Focus Vision is “To Prevent Youth Suicide, Depression and deliberate Self-Harm”. The 2009 memorial round fixtures include the A grade sides playing Wesley Curtin at South Oval in Bentley, whilst the E grade sides play West Coast Cowan at McGillivray. Following the days matches, the club will be holding a special “Coaches Comments” presentation evening at the AJ Williams Pavilion at McGillivray. The event begins at 6pm and will include an information session from Youth Focus, the attendance of the Allen family and a BBQ. Those who wish to show their support for the cause and the club are welcomed to attend any of the events on the day. INTERNATIONAL WIN NOTCHED15.08.2009 - UWA Triathlon Club star Felicity Sheedy-Ryan, who is currently competing on the European summer circuit, had her first international win! After a third place in Ireland last year, she had improved her swim about 2 minutes to be out of the water second and in a group of three. The girls rode together, building a gap of a couple of minutes into the chase pack. Felicity then ran away from the others during the 10km fun leg to win by 30 seconds with a run time of 34:11. She has been offered a start in the next triathlon world champ series race in London in August. Fantastic performance! UWA SPORTS ADOPTS NATIONAL ALCOHOL CODE OF CONDUCT23.07.2009 - Recently Kate Elliss Federal Minister for Sport wrote to peak sporting bodies outlining the new National Alcohol Code of Conduct and sought the support of sporting organizations to endorse and adopt the Code for their sport throughout Australia. UWA Sports has adopted the Code. In addition UWA Sports has sought each of its affiliated Clubs to consider, endorse and implement the Code. A copy of the UWA Sports Alcohol Code of Conduct is available under www.sport.uwa.edu.au/forms POOL COMPETITION22.07.2009 - UWA Sports will be hosting a Pool (Eightball) competition on Friday 31st July. The competition will be held at the UWA Tavern between 12 – 3pm. T o register for the competition please contact Jeff at palmje@gmail.com. First prize is a $50 sports voucher, so register early to secure your place in what promises to be a hotly contested competition. UWA GRADUATE LAUNCHES NEW BOOK21.07.2009 - Sudoku lovers, rugby players and lovers of literature alike are invited to the international launch of “Full Contact Sudoku”, the story behind the story of the Members Equity Numbats Australian Sudoku team. Author Michael Colliss UWA and UWA Rugby Club) will launch the book: Where: UWA Rugby Clubrooms, McGillivray Oval, Brockway Rd Mt Claremont WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES21.07.2009 - Congratulations to the following students that competed in the recent World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia.
All of these students have not only done UWA proud but have done the very best for Australia. Congratulations to all of these competitors. We look forward to seeing these guys and girls in action for UWA in the Australian University Games in the Gold Coast in September 2009. FEMALES WANTED20.07.2009 - The 2009 Australian University Games team is looking for some more representation in a selection of sports. If you are intersted or have experience in any of the following sports:
Please contact Nathan at nathanj@sport.uwa.edu.au. UWA RUGBY MARKS 80th ANNIVERSARY16.06.2009 - UWA Rugby celebrated 80 years of providing opportunities for players to wear the green gold and blue of the University of Western Australia on the rugby field. Players from the 1940’s through to today enjoyed the tales of past players who went on to become playing legends Damian O’Donnell (still playing after 450 games) or onto great business leaders like Harold Clough. A feature was Bruce Hartley being recognized for his 50 years of involvement with the Club. Special club guests were asked to present their own “Team of their Decade” whilst stories of past glories flowed with the night. UWA STUDENT WINS ENERFLEX STEP UP FOR MS15.06.2009 - UWA’s Men’s Participants in the 2009 Step Up for MS Run won the Individual and Teams Category held last Sunday 7th June. Neil Berry (Commerce) recorded an unbelievable time of 6:56 to convincingly win the race, 22 seconds faster than the 2nd place getter. Neil’s team mates all finished with in 1 minute 4 seconds of him finishing 5th, 10th & 18th. The boys were comfortable winners in the team’s category and for their efforts they each received a Digital Camera. 5th Tom Bruins 7:24 (Engineering) Bernadette Williams (Medicine) was UWA’s female representative and finished 3rd in her age group and was the 4th female across the line in 9:17. UWA KENDO CLUBAchievements of UWA Kendo:
Also Susan Bonar (UWA member) was the only WA person to get into the National Australian team to compete in the World Kendo Championship in Brazil in August. Past UWA Student in Australia U20 Rugby World Cup Team19.05.2009 - Tom Murday was selected in the Under 20 Squad for the World Cup next month in Japan. A skillful lock, Tom recently returned to Queensland after missing out on a professional contract with the Western Force. Tom played 2 seasons with UWA Rugby having represented UWA in 2007-2008 and studied Commerce. He made his Australian Under 20s debut at the inaugural IRB Junior World Championships in Wales, and he was a member of the Australia ‘A’ Schools side. His motto is ‘to give is to get,’ he admires golfer Tiger Woods for his consistency and named Duncan Hall, a former coach, as the greatest influence on his career because of his guidance. UWA Taekwon-Do wins at 2009 nathional championships19.05.2009 - UWA Taekwon-Do was represented by five competitors (Paul Raymond III Dan, Karen leBlanc Smith I Dan, Donald Clarke I Dan, Sarah Heinzman 2nd Grade, Neil Harmon 2nd Grade) at the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) National Championships held at Monash University, Melbourne 21-22 March this year. There were over a hundred competitors from across Australia and our team of five were successful in three events over the two days - a great result for the Club! UWA PHD student Karen leBlanc Smith won the microweight Black Belt Sparring bringing home a Gold medal and Sarah Heinzman from the UWA Publications Unit secured a Bronze medal in both her events - patterns and light weight coloured belt sparrring. We also supported the event with judges. The four-day trip included spending some time in Melbourne City and celebrating the wins! UWA Taekwon-Do trains at the Claremont Campus, Goldsworthy Road, Claremont on Wednesdays 6.00 - 7.30pm and Saturdays 3.30 - 5.00pm. Email uwatkd@hotmail.com Web www.tkd.sport.uwa.edu.au New Blues Welcome15.05.2009 - Each year, UWA Sports acknowledges student athletes who have achieved significant success in the sporting arena through the awarding of Blues. Not only are Blues winners outstanding athletes, they have also contributed to their clubs off the field. Blues recipients are nominated by their clubs and it is the highest recognition of sporting achievement the UWA can bestow upon a student. On 15 May, UWA welcomed the following Blues Recipients: Full Blue Awardees Half Blue Awardees Inaugural Inter-University Vice Chancellors’ Cup Sailing Challenge attracts Olympic Gold Medallists08.05.2009 - Matilda Bay and the picturesque Swan River set the scene for the Inaugural Vice Chancellors’ Cup Sailing Challenge held on Friday, May 8th – the first of its kind in Western Australia. The University of W.A., The University of Notre Dame Australia and Curtin University were represented at this inaugural event with six crews competing overall. Olympic gold medallists Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson (470 Class Beijing 2008) represented The The Western Australian Yachting Foundation partnered with UWA Sport & Recreation Association to conduct this event with plans for national and international competitions. Royal Perth Yacht Club also played a role in supporting the event. The Foundation 36 fleet that the Inter-University Sailing Challenge sailed was provided by the Western Australian Yachting Foundation (WAYF). UWA owns one of the Foundation 36 yachts and WAYF provided five from its fleet of eleven Foundation 36 yachts to make a fleet of six for the regatta. The W.A. Yachting Foundation 36 fleet is used for state, national and international competition as well being available for corporate sailing events. The fleet operates from the WAYF base at the Royal Perth Yacht Club. This fast growing opportunity for university sailing will see an international event occur in Perth as early as December 2009. With a planned invitational national university sailing event for 2010, the aim is to attract great university sailing talent from across Australia. Future developments include the creation of a full range of sailing opportunities for students to represent their universities including state, national and international. RESULTS:1st The University of Western Australia Sports Park News21.04.2009 - There lots happening at Sports Park over the next month or two: Winter sports are commencing their season now and the football club, soccer club, hockey club, rugby club and softball club are all set for great seasons. The Australian Ultimate Championships will be held at Sports Park between Thursday 23April and Sunday 26 April so everyone is welcome to come and have a look. There will be a showcase game on the Thursday evening at 6pm. The UWA Soccer Club is celebrating its 60th birthday on the weekend 25/26 April and there are a number of events planned for the weekend. For further information contact their webpage www.uwasoccer.com Ivor Jones Rugby Trophy Found20.04.2009 - UWA Club Officer Nathan Johnston has recently found a rugby trophy that dates back to 1940. Titled “The Ivor Jones Trophy for Inter-Faculty Rugby” we have taken the opportunity to reinvigorate the spirit of the trophy. The trophy shows the following winners 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 Engineering 1983 Economics, 1984 Education, 1985 Education. 2009 saw the development of a four team competition to contest the Ivor Jones to provide opportunities for a range of students to participate with individual faculties and colleges as well as a combined colleges and combined faculties team. The teams that took take part were: The best of UWA rugby talent was on show with players putting their bodies on the line. On show were several players who are part of the Western Force Academy program, Club 1st Grade players, as well as several current state U/20 players. Congratulations to the Faculty Barbarians who defeated Trinity in the Final to take the title. Staff Avenge 2008 Loss27.03.2009 The Staff have reclaimed the title as best cricketers on campus after defeating the Guild Presidents XI by a comfortable 44 runs. Led by 2nd year captain Jack Bryant who scored 58 not out with ease the Vice Chancellors XI made 198 runs off their allotted 20 overs. In reply the student team started strongly thanks to Arts brothers Vin and Ben Sandhu who scored at a rapid rate but when both players were out in consecutive deliveries the students struggled to keep up with the required run rate and could only muster 154 off their allotted 20 overs. Well done to all involved and Vice Chancellor Alan Robson who selected the winning team. Cricket26.03.2009 Congratulations to the Arts Cricket Team who in front of their supporters defeated School of Sport Science Exercise and Health by 4 wickets in the Grand Final. This is the 1st time that Arts has won the competition since 2000 and prevented School of Sport Science Exercise and Health from winning for a 3rd consecutive year. Man of the Match: Ben Sandhu (Arts). Touch26.03.2009 In superb conditions the Mixed Touch Competition provided some great entertainment for all who participated and watched. School of Sport Science Exercise and Health ended the day on top defeating Ecoms in a tense Grand Final 4 to 3 with SIS 3rd. Player of the Match: Michael Inness (SSEH). Final Results:1- SSEH Tomorrow- Friday 27th MarchUWA 4 Nations Rugby 7's Competition- Trinity, College Barbarians, Law/Arts & Faculty Barbarians. UWA's HAYLETT-PETTY NAMED IN AUSTRALIAN SEVENS SQUAD FOR HONG KONG25.03.2009 The Australian squad has been named for the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, with Emirates Western Force back and UWA student Dane Haylett-Petty being selected for the tournament to be held from 27-29 March 2009. Dane wins a recall after playing in the first tournament of the year in Dubai last November. UWA InterFaculty / InterCollege Rugby RevivedIvor Jones Rugby Trophy WON"Keeping You in Touch With UWA Rugby" 24.03.2009 UWA Club Officer Nathan Johnston has recently found a rugby trophy that dates back to 1940. Titled "The Ivor Jones Trophy for Inter-Faculty Rugby" we have taken the opportunity to reinvigorate the spirit of the trophy. The trophy shows the following winners 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 Engineering, 1983 Economics and 1984, 1985 Education. 2009 saw the development of a four team competition to contest the Ivor Jones to provide opportunities for a range of students to participate with individual faculties and colleges as well as combined colleges and combined faculties team. The teams that took part were:
The best of UWA rugby talent was on show with players putting their bodies on the line. On show were several players who are part of the Western Force Academy program, Club 1st Grade players, as well as several current state U/20 players. Congratulations to the Faculty Barbarians (pictured gold jumper) who defeated Trinity (pictured green jumpers) in the Final to take the title. The next even is today Friday with UWA taking on the 4 other tertiary institutions for the bragging rights to the Tertiary Sorts WA Rugby 7's title. This year TSWA Rugby 7's will be held Venue: UWA Sports Park McGillivary Oval UWA Watersports Complex visit by key Australian canoeing administrators20.03.2009 - Richard Fox, High Performance Director, Paddling, Australian Institute of Sport and Greg Doyle, CEO, Australian Canoeing visited the Watersports and Leadership Complex recently. They met with Bruce Meakins, Executive Director, UWA Sport and Recreation Association and Colin Thorpe, Paddling Coordinator and Ash Nesbitt, EO Canoeing WA, to discuss opportunities for the development of elite paddling at the Centre. It was a very fruitful discussion which should lead to some exciting new developments. Australian Ultimate Championships20.03.2009 - The Australian Ultimate Championships will be held at Sports Park from Thursday 23 April to Sunday 26 April 2009.Over 600 competitors are expected and there will be games on 10 fields each day between 9am and 5pm. The finals games will be held on the Sunday afternoon. Teams from Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore will also be competing. There will be a showcase game on Thursday 23 April commencing at approximately 6pm. For further information see www.aussienat2009.com. Hockey Pre Season Carnival20.03.2009 - This pre season carnival is for all hockey enthusiasts and will be played on the grass fields and Superturf at Sports Park. There are social, competitive & mixed grades and prize money for the winning team in each grade. For further information contact Kieran on ph 0402 651 373 or email Kieran.sadlier@gmail.com. UWA Soccer Club 60th Anniversary Celebrations20.03.2009 - The UWA Soccer Club has a number of birthday celebration plans including a Reunion Dinner at UWA Club (Thursday 23 April), Presidents Cup Golf Day (Friday 24 April) and a big home game day on Sunday 26 April. This will be followed by a rematch of the first ever game played by UWA against Azzuri (now Perth SC) on Anzac Day Monday 27 April. Why not come along and support one or the strongest UWA Clubs. Contact with the club can be made through email amateurs@uwasoccer.com or webpage www.uwasoccer.com. UWA Rugby Runners Up in State 7's20.03.2009 - UWA had a great weekend with the 1st Grade team making the Grand Final of the 7's competition and the Colts winning the Plate Final. The Gold team of Carslaw, Talini, Ashton, Smith, Mutoti, Johnson, Cameron-Dow, O'Toole, Blomberg, Shaw, Higo and Kapua defeated Joondalup, Mandurah and Nedlands Blue in the pool games, accounted for Associates in the semi and was narrowly defeated by Kalmunda in the Final. The Colts team of McAll, Law, Lees, Fletcher, Van Biljon, Brbich, Brown, Seaton, Bishop, Smith-Wright, Loubster lost the first game to Kalamunda to go into the Plate competition then defeated Nedlands before defeating Associates in the Plate Final The Inaugural 4 Nations rugby Tournament will be held on Riley Oval on Friday 27th March from 1.15pm. The four competing teams will be Trinity, Barbarians College, Law/Arts and Barbarians Faculty. Players from each team will aiming to win the Ivor Jones Trophy as well as be selected in the UWA Rugby 7’s team. News in BriefSports Bursary Recipient Reece Baker (Engineering) had a dominant weekend on the March long weekend winning the single ski, double ski, ski relay and taplin relay in convincing style. Brendan Sarson (Commerce Graduate) was also in fine form winning the ironman event thanks to a powerful surf ski leg that took him from mid field to a clear lead. UWA student Andrea Gilmore has been named in a squad of Australia's 12 best and brightest netball players Under 21 and will head to Jamaica for a three test tour from March 11-24. Sports Bursary Recipient Zoe Timmers (Sports Science) placed 4th in High Jump at the National Athletics Championship held in Sydney on the 28th February. UWA Cricket Club has had their 1st and 2nd grade teams qualify for the WACA finals. This is the first time that the 1st Grade has made the finals since 2003/04 season and it was thanks to a club record 480 runs against Rockingham Mandurah which snuck them into 6th spot. The 1st Grade team takes on Melville at Tompkins Park. The Men’s Basketball Team has retained the State Championship after defeating ECU in a close Grand Final at Joondalup Basketball Stadium on Friday 6th March. The team coached by Ash McCormick made only one change to last year’s team that secured a title for UWA for the 1st time in 4 years. After having won the state title they boys are pumped to beat last years Division 2 5th placing at the AUG this year. The Women’s team finished a gallant 4th in the State competition having lost to eventual winners Notre Dame by 2 points in the qualifying rounds. Injuries, illness and tiredness took its tole with the girls unable to find the form they had against Notre Dame in the proceeding matches. The women are just as keen as Men to compete at the Australian University Games. UWA is on target to beat last years contingent of 286 students to Melbourne by going off the interest shown on O Day as well as training sessions being held by teams. The stand out team thus far has been Handball which has had up to 30 students attend training which has been led by ex AUG Water Polo player Michael Bone. The team is gearing up to take on the best teams in the west with their sights on winning the State Handball Competition as well as the State University Handball Competition being held on the 24th April. UWA represented at Under 20 National Basketball Championships18.02.2009 - The National Basketball Championships for players under the age of 20 are currently being contested in Townsville and UWA is proud to have three male and one female players representing the Western Australian teams. The boy’s team contains Ben Purser, Daniel Harloe and Tim Kailis who also play SBL for Perry Lakes Hawks. All three were part of the TSWA team that won gold in 2008 that then went on to gallantly represent UWA at the Australian University Games. The girl’s team contains new UWA student in Rachel Halleen who plays WSBL for Mandurah and will be hoping to add to the strength of the UWA team this year for both TSWA and Australian University Games The Western Australian boy’s team has performed well so far with Ben Purser being especially influential in their first game against South Australia and following that up with a top line performance in the final group game against New South Wales. The WA boys finish the group stage tied with NSW and SA and will have a nervous wait overnight as the percentages are calculated and the two semi finalists are calculated. The girls meanwhile have finished the championships in third place in their pool after two tough losses to Victoria and Queensland but finished the tournament on a high with a big win over the Oceania Select team where Rachel had her best game of the tournament. If you wish to follow the progress of the players or get more information please see www.nationals.basketball.net.au UWA Water Polo18.02.2009 - Come support your UWA women Comet’s and your men Torpedo’s water polo teams. The women’s team made history by beating Melville in two games that were part of a pre-season round robin tournament. It was a physical battle with the second game tied with seconds left in regulation and the Comets winning on a lob shot by the American standout Gabrielle Domanic. The New Zealand import Carina finished with 10 saves on goal. Additional contributing goals that were a vital part of the victory over Melville were Alisha Brown, Zoe Headly and (two more girls). The men’s team is off to a strong start this season battling it out with Melville Thursday night the 19th February and the 21st Saturday. Check out the fast pace game with lots of splashing and inner water battling. If you’re looking for a full contact sport then you better head to the UWA pool to enjoy both the men’s and women’s games going on now through April. 2009 Sports Scholarship RecipientsClub Specific Scholarship: - Benjamin Green - Athletics General Scholarship: - Janine Murray - Rhythmic Gymnastics Development Scholarship: - Chris Perkins - Fencing Sports Bursary Scholarship: - Reece Baker - Kayaking Bob Nunn Scholarship: - Michael Freiberg - Cycling UWA Hockey Club vs China Gansu Province!18.02.2009 - The Sports Park Superturf is hosting 3 games between the UWA Hockey Club men’s team and the Chinese Gansu Province team who are in Perth for a training camp with the last and final game kicking off on Saturday 21 February at 7pm. Good crowds are expected as the Chinese team boasts several 2008 Olympians so come down to the UWA Superturf at Sports Park this Saturday and watch some world class hockey! 2009 John Inverarity Cup coming up soon!18.02.2009 - The 2009 John Inverarity Cup cricket match will be played on Monday, 2 March from 2 pm at James Oval, on campus at The University of Western Australia. Competing for the coveted John Inverarity Cup will be the Vice-Chancellor’s XI versus the John Inverarity XI. The Vice-Chancellor’s XI will include members of the University’s A grade side and the John Inverarity XI will consist of some current and former WA state and national players. This Twenty/20 game was last held in 2006. The event, formerly part of the UWA Festival of Cricket, was first played in 2001. The following year former WA Premier the Honourable Dr Geoff Gallop played in his own team. UWA Alumni and members of the public are welcome to come along & enjoy this fast-paced game, admission is free. For further information, contact Lyn Connor, telephone 6488 4773, email lyn.connor@uwa.edu.au. UWA Cricket22.01.2009 - UWA Graduate and Cricket Club acting Captain Joshua Mangan made his first class debut for the Western Warriors in December when the team took on Victoria at the MCG. Mangan, a leg spinner who originally hails from Victoria became the University Cricket Club's first Sheffield Shield representative since Chris Rogers in 2001. UWA Hockey22.01.2009 - Hockey Club Member Fiona Boyce has received an AIS Scholarship in 2009. She follows in the footsteps of older brothers Michael, Geoff and Steven to have received a scholarship to the Institute. UWA Cricket19.11.2008 - University bounced back from their round five loss to Fremantle with a hard fought win against Bayswater-Morley at James Oval. A big century to James Cameron (119) paved the way for Uni to amass 242, comfortably accounting for Baysie's first week 167. University keep their season alive with the win but face another must win encounter with reigning premiers Scarborough in the next round. UWA Baseball18.11.2008 - After a loss on Thursday night the Provincial League team had to again face undefeated Balcatta. With their credibility at stake Uni put in a spirited team performance to hold Balcatta to seven scoreless innings to eventually go down 4-3 in a highly entertaining game. For more information about the Baseball/Softball Club go their home page: www.uwabaseball.com.au/ Soccer Coaches Wanted!17.11.2008 - The UWA Soccer Club is looking for any persons interested in coaching Womens Soccer in 2009. Extensive football coaching experience is not a necessity. The club requires coaches to fill the currently vacant positions: Any interested parties can contact Conrad McKelvie at conrad.mckelvie@gmail.com 2008 Sports Awards – Celebration Review03.11.2008 - More than 200 guests attended the UWA Sports Awards Evening held on the 29th October at the University Club of Western Australia. The night celebrated the winners of this year’s University sporting competitions - including the Australian University Games, Inter-College, Inter-Faculty and Indigenous Games competitions – recognized Club Letters and Club Service and honoured Blues Awardees. Blues are awarded to those students who are members of UWA Sports Clubs and have reached outstanding achievements in the past 12 months. The winner of Sports Star of the Year 2008 is Fergus Kavanagh! He achieved his dream by being selected to represent the Kookaburras at the Beijing Olympics where the team finished with a Bronze medal! UWA Rugby make final of international 10's competition20.10.2008 - UWA Rugby capped off a fine 2008 season with their annual trip to the International Bali 10’s competition. Defending their title UWA Rugby played through to yet another grand final appearance. UWA met the Combined Old Boys Rugby Association (Cobra) the first time they have entered this event and were a team of massive Samoans. Unfortunately UWA went down 17-0 in the final. If you want to watch some of the action of the final click the attached link http://www.stiffchilli.com/index.php/bsm/fullarticle/2008_thiess_international_bali_10s/ Congratulations to the Club on a great result. UWA finishes 4th and takes out Doug Ellis Trophy!06.10.2008 - 14 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 Bronze medals - the contingent of over 280 UWA student athletes who competed in Melbourne for the 2008 AUG can look back on some triumphant Games and glorious results! Only defeated by local giants Monash University who came first, the University Melbourne in second place and the University of Sydney placing third in the overall competition, UWA achieved an outstanding fourth place while taking out the coveted Doug Ellis Trophy at the same time! This prestigious award is awarded to the university which scores the most points per capita of student population. UWA Sports congratulates all student athletes to their commitment, love for sport and fantastic effort! 2008 UWA Mens and Womens Team Captains: Andrew Mills and Kate Naude UWA Football Club16.09.2008 - UWA Football Club Member Simon Jones capped off a great first season at the club when he was awarded WA best State Amateur player for the year at an Awards Ceremony held at the Convention Centre. Simon was a member of WA Amateur team that defeated Tasmania. Joined by fellow club member Steven Wood, Simon will travel to Ireland later this month to take on the Irish in Gaelic Football. The UWA Football Club members have been selected as members of an Australian U/23 team to tour Ireland. The team will play four international rules games with one each in Cork, Galway and two in Dublin. The highlight of the tour will be the final game against an academy team consisting of the best youth players in Ireland. UWA Rugby Club15.09.2008 - UWA Rugby Club will embark on its first ever international tour this October when a touring party of 25 U/14 players and support staff head off to Singapore to test their skill level and enjoy the cultural delights of the country. Tour manager Chris Brook sees this as a unique opportunity. “No other Junior Rugby Club tours overseas. We have established this within the Club at the U/14 level so that each year our other junior teams can look forward to a great sporting and social development experience as they continue within the club.” UWA Hockey Club15.09.2008 - The UWA Hockey Club is sending two men’s and one women’s teams to the Pesta Hoki 6/7, a side hockey tournament in Penang, from 28th to 30th November 2008. This is an annual tournament which has been conducted for 34 years attracting teams from throughout South-East Asia. The tournament is conducted by the Penang University students. There will be 30 members in the touring party. TSWA: UWA wins State University title10.09.2008 - For the 9th consecutive year UWA has taken out the Tertiary Sport West Competition. A great result for all the hard work put in by all the Team Leaders. Interfaculty: Sport Science, Exercise & Health crowned overall champion10.09.2008 - The students from Sport Science, Exercise & Health have made a clean sweep of the Goyder (Men’s), Strickland (Women’s) and Overall Interfaculty Trophies. In a close competition the School of Sport science, Exercise & Health nudged out its nearest rivals to take out all 3 trophies. Intercollege: Trinity clean sweeps college sport10.09.2008 - Trinity have come out on top in the Intercollege Sports Program taking out the Men’s (Nicholson) and Women’s (WICSA) Intercollege Cups in 2008. The UWA Great Run02.09.2008 - The annual UWA Great Run was held in sunny conditions on Tuesday 2nd September during the common lunch hour. The run is a 1.045 km circuit around the campus starting and finishing at the Cricket Clubrooms. In a hotly contested field Engineering student Tom Bruins took out the men’s race in a record time of 2.42min with Sports Science students Ben Green and Courtney Carter in 2nd and 3rd place. Another Engineering student, Monique Hollick, took out the women’s race. AUG Team Launch09.09.2008 - Over 150 students heading to the Australian University Games being held in Melbourne attended the UWA Team Launch on Tuesday 9th September. Held at the UWA Recreation Centre Vice Chancellor Professor Alan Robson spoke about how well UWA students have performed on the sporting fields in the past and wished the team the best of luck as they aim to beat last year’s overall placing of 7th. Sports Council President Libby Mussared announced that Andrew Mills and Kate Naude will be the Men’s and Women’s Team Captains. Andrew (Touch/ Bc. Science) and Kate (Bc. Law/Economics) will be competing at their 6th and 5th games respectively. Volleyball referee Sue Falconer aims for 6,000 games!20.08.2008 - Turning her passion into her profession, that’s exactly what Sue Falconer did after she had to retire from her beloved volleyball sport when a knee injury ended her player career. She decided to keep pursuing her volleyball dream as a referee and 25 years later she can look back on close to 6,000 volleyball games she has officiated at social games as well as junior, state, national and international level – an amazing achievement that has not been reached in any other sport in Australia! Sue recently reached this nation wide record when she officiated at the Perth Volleyball League grand final, reaching her 2,000th game for Volleyball WA alone! She is on her best way into the Guinness Book of World Records. It’s people like Sue Falconer who inspire others not to give up, to become involved in sport and live life to the fullest. Amongst many other achievements, awards and roles, she recently has been appointed a Life Member of the Australian Volleyball Federation. In his nomination letter, Professor Geoff Gallop (Premier of Western Australia, 2001-2006) honoured Sue for contributing to building “a powerful tradition of community-based sport in Australia” and providing “a base for so many of our talented youngsters to achieve at the highest level, either on the court or on the beach.” Congratulations Sue from the UWA Sports team. Olympic Spirit at the UWA Recreation Centre23.07.2008 - With only a couple of weeks remaining until the biggest event of the year, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, you will notice a change in feel to the recreation centre with other UWA Sports venues to come. The centre is decked out in Green and Gold and flags to represent out great country. Soon to come will be a schedule of events, profiles of UWA Olympians, medal tally and the playing of the national anthem each time we win gold. The rec centre and fitness centre will have new large LCD screens in place to make the Olympic viewing experience as good as it can be for all who visit. For those who wish to contribute to the experience we will be looking for temporary donations to the flag wall in the main sports hall so that all countries are represented on campus. If you wish to here your countries national anthem you can request an anthem at the front desk to be played (especially great after you have just won a gold medal) and there will be chances to get statistical information and cheer loudly too. So get on your green and gold, bring out the flags, signs and cheers and help Australia win GOLD, GOLD, GOLD in 2008. UWA RUGBY’s TOM MURDAY CALLED UP TO WESTERN FORCE TOUR OF UK23.07.2008 - Australian Under 20’s skipper David Pocock will lead a 28-man Emirates Western Force squad on a five-week development tour of the UK at the end of the month. Coach John Mitchell said he had assembled a developing squad for the tour. “We have named some experience in the squad along with some of our developing young local players and academy members,” said Mitchell. “The team will travel as the Emirates Western Force and will wear the Emirates Western Force jersey. We are going on this tour with the intentions of developing our game and to perform well in preparation for the 2009 Super 14 season,” he said. The touring squad contains several fresh faces, including Rugby WA Academy squad member in Tom Murday. The team departs for the 34-day tour on Thursday 31 July. Emirates Western Force 2008 UK Development Tour Squad23.07.2008 - Dion Berryman, Caleb Brown, Pekahou Cowan, Scott Daruda, Gareth Hardy, Dane Haylett-Petty, Matt Hodgson, Luke Holmes, Tamaiti Horua, Kieran Longbottom, Barry Mansfield, Tai McIsaac, Tom Murday, Brent Murphy, James O’Connor, Pat O’Connor, Chris O’Young, Junior Pelesasa, David Pocock (c), Filipe Manu, Haig Sare, Scott Staniforth, Troy Takiari, Josh Tatupu, Valeni Tia Tia, Justin Turner, AJ Whalley, Sam Wykes. Perth and UWA to host prestigious international sporting events21.07.2008 - What started as a vision is about to become reality: After a landmark deal between the State Government, Australian University Sport and the University of WA, Western Australia will welcome almost 20,000 university students. Interstate as well as international students will come to Perth from 2009 to 2016 to participate in the Australian University Games and Indian Rim Asian University Games which are open to university teams from the Indian Ocean Rim and Asian regions to compete against selected Australian universities. UWA and Challenge Stadium will host these reputable competitions a total of six times over the next eight years. Tourism Minister Sheila McHale described the two events as the pinnacle sports events for universities in our region which are expected to generate about $17 million in business for Western Australia. UWA Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Robson said the events would help build stronger relationships between Australian universities and other universities in the region. “These relationships will in turn benefit all of our students in terms of personal development, career opportunities, professional networks and Australian University Sports chief executive officer Don Knapp said he was looking forward to build the competitions into prestigious international events. “The Australian University Games have grown to be Australia’s largest annual multi-sport event and Perth is a great place to stage them,” he said. The Australian University Games involves 30 sports and will be played in Perth in 2010 and 2016, while the Indian Rim Asian University Games involves around 10 sports and will be hosted in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. UWA Ultimate: Peter Eley selected in Junior Australian Ultimate Team!20.07.2008 - UWA Engineering student Peter Eley has been selected in the Junior (U20's) Australian Ultimate Team and will compete in Vancouver from the 2nd until the 9th of August. (Competition websitehttp://www.wugc2008.com/) Peter is one of two WA players to be selected in the 25 man squad, the majority of the team are from Sydney and Melbourne. Australia is also sending a Junior Women's, Open Men's, Open Women's, Open Mixed and Masters Student Success for UWA Torpedoes17.06.2008 - Ben McCleery and Henry Brown are two of the young guns in the youthful UWA Torpedoes National League Water Polo team and have been rewarded for their efforts with support from UWA. McCleery was awarded a Full Blue and Sports Bursary at UWA for his contribution to and success in water polo while Brown received a Development Scholarship for his water polo successes. UWA Golf Club hosts Inaugural Staff Golf Day16.06.2008 - The UWA Golf Club hosted the Inaugural Staff Golf Day on Sunday 25th May at Maylands Golf Course. A great day was had by all who competed due to the work that was put in by organisors Scott Jager and Drew Flanagan. Congratulations to Jay-Lee Longbottom who was not only the only female in the field but also flew the flag for UWA Sports with a competitive score. If you would like to know more about the UWA Golf Club send an email to this address: uwa_golf_club@hotmail.com Sports Scholarship News15.06.2008 - 1st year Commerce Student Matthew Deboer was selected in the WA State 18’s football team. This is the 2nd year Matt has been selected for the team having been selected as a 17 year last year. Matt capped of his selection by being named Vice Captain of the team. The team will play games against South Australia, Vic Metro, Vic Country and Tasmania over the next 5 weeks aiming to win the competition for the 2nd year in a row. They played NSW/ACT on Sunday 1st June winning by 70 points. Matt was named one of the best players for WA. Beijing Countdown12.06.2008 - Student Jeremy Stevenson remains UWA’s sole student Olympic selection but is set to be joined by at least 4 other students as team selections are finalized in the next month. Graduates Kylie Wheeler and David Dennis are already selected as well and another graduate Frank Murray is coaching the Women’s Hockey team. Possible Selections: *UWA Graduate UWA Judo welcomes Gold winning Paralympian21.05.2008 - Anthony Clarke is a multiple gold medal winning Paralympian, World Champion and National Champion...who is completely blind. At the age of 17, Anthony was blinded instantly after a car accident in 1978. With very little education, no money and a bleak future, he has successfully re-educated himself and become one of Australia's most prominent inspirational speakers. Anthony has also recently completed a contract with the Passenger Transport Department as a Project Officer to develop and has implemented training programs based around the Disability Discrimination Act. Anthony's keynote address and presentation style is unique, inspirational and entertaining. He draws from incredible personal experiences to show that any individual can 'achieve the impossible'. His presentations trace his life from the accident that caused his blindness to his success as an elite athlete. Through sport Anthony found his true potential and how to break the appropriate barriers to become a world champion in the sport of Judo. The UWA Judo Club, has Anthony Clarke as a guest for training preparation for his 5th Paralympics. Anthony has come to Perth from South Australia, as he felt that the UWA Judo Club has the strength and numbers to prepare him for the Competition. For further information, please check out our web site www.judouwa.com.au UWA Water Polo's Happy Winner16.05.2008 - Subiaco resident Jan Carter was delighted to meet two of UWA Torpedoes and Comets high profile players at Challenge Stadium recently where she received the first prize from the club’s raffle. Her prize was a fabulous South Seas Pearl Pendant valued at nearly $2,500, generously donated to the club by Kailis Australian Pearls. Jan was presented the pendant by Jemma Dessauvagie and Luke Quinlivan. Jemma, with 54 goals in the season, was the UWA Comets highest goal scorer in the recently finished National Water Polo League season, coming second in the league’s goal scoring list. She was also chosen as one of seven players in the National Women’s All Stars team, having represented her country in the World League in 2007. Luke had a wonderful season in goals for the UWA Torpedoes where he was given consistent practice for his likely Olympic goal keeping duties at Beijing in August this year. Luke is one of two goalies competing for the last keeping spot in the team and his chances are ranked very highly. He looks forward to games in the World League in Japan and Italy in May and June before heading to his first Olympics. TSWA14.05.2008 - Latest Sporting ResultFriday May 2ndEvents: Volleyball (m & w) & Touch (mx) |
| Natasha Cocker (Diving) | 17th place - Women's 3m Springboard |
| Amy Lucas (Swimming) | 14th place - 200m Backstroke 18th place - 100m Backstroke 26th place - 50m Backstroke 11th place - 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 18th place - 4 x 100m Medley Relay |
| Verity Long Droppert (Softball) | Team finished in 4th place |
| Stacey Shanahan (Golf) | 14th place - Team 14th place - Individual Ranked: 42 |
To view full results please visit www.unisport.com.au
Tuesday 7 August
UWA Sports at UWA Expo Day - Sunday 19 August
UWA Expo Day will be held on Sunday 19 August 2007. Come down and visit UWA Sports, where we will have a great range of activities and clubs on show including:
- James Oval Irwin St Building - Rugby, Tennis and Table Tennis "hands on" activities.
- James Oval - UWA teams training for the upcoming Australian University Games (to be held later in September on the Gold Coast) including: football, cricket, ultimate, soccer.
- Great Court - Martial Arts demonstrations.
- Recreation Centre - free access to the Health and Fitness Centre and its fitness classes.
Come down to the Matilda Bay foreshore on UWA Expo Day and be part of the Annual Vice-Chancellors’ Cup Rowing Regatta where the best rowing crews from WA’s universities take on each other for supremacy on the river! Racing will commence from 9am, with breakfast and refreshments available.
Monday 6 August
Silver at World U/23 Rowing Championships
UWA Students Libby Alderman, Emily Rose and Megan Bagworth won silver in the Women's Coxless Four at the World U/23 Rowing Championship held in Scotland last week. The girls took a narrow lead through the first 1500m but were caught by the Italian crew, who made a big move in the final 500m to take the gold from the Australians by just under two seconds. All girls are members of the UWA Boat Club.
UWA Sports Scholarship recipients also making waves on the National and International stage include Water Polo player Nicholas O’Halloran who is in Spain preparing for a season in their Water Polo League, and Kayaker Reece Baker who is currently in Germany preparing for the World Flatwater Championships.
World University Games
UWA is fortunate to have four students selected to compete at the 2007 World University Games. Natasha Cocker (Diving), Verity Long – Droppert (Softball), Amy Luacs (Swimming) and Stacey Shanahan (Golf) will represent Australian Universty Sport at the Games being held in Thailand this week. Keep a look out for the results in the next edition of Sport eNews.
The Inter-Faculty competition started again last Wednesday with Volleyball. Engineering took out the Men’s competition while Human Movement proved too good winning the Women’s trophy.
With only 45 days to go, UWA will have teams in 19 out of the 31 sports on offer at this year’s Australian University Games, and is expecting to have a team in excess of 240 competitors. This is the biggest ever team that UWA has sent to compete interstate even though the Games will be held during semester! A lot of eyes will be on the UWA Men’s Hockey team who will be out to win its fourth championship in a row. A team get together will be held in the UWA Tavern on Wednesday 5 September.
Wednesday 1 August
Uni Rugby - A Force to Be Reckoned With
Once again Uni Rugby finds itself with at least one team heading into semi final action. 2007 sees the 6th Grade team lead the competition with only five rounds remaining. In the six seasons that Uni has fielded a 6th Grade side, they have made five finals appearances and this year they will be looking for a second premiership. Since 1936, Uni Rugby has only failed on two occasions to a see semi final action from any of its teams in any given season.
Another team doing well this year is the women's team. Following on from a great finish to last year, the women are firmly implanted in a semi final place. All players have improved their skill level and are growing a strong support base of players.
Colts are pushing for a semi final berth in the Division 2 competition. State U/19 representative Thomas Murday has been a stand out and congratulations to him on his recent 1st Grade debut. Tom also recently attended a Rugby Tour in Brisbane where the WA U/19 Team beat Victoria 29 -5 in the final of a transitional tournament, followed by another tour with Perth Spirit to Adelaide, where they thrashed the Adelaide Falcons 94-5.
The University Junior Rugby Club celebrate 25 years on the 18 August! Acknowledging the foresight of Bruce Hartley who started Uni Juniors current President Kenny Wapshaw also paid tribute to past leaders of the juniors Rick Wolters, Barry Aikin, Alastair Moore, Dan Jolley, Michael Young and Chris Brook. From small beginnings of one team, Uni Juniors now proudly fields 10 teams from U/7 through to U/13. The U/12 and U/13 currently lead their respective competitions. Many of today's First Grade players once played for Uni Juniors.
Monday 9 July
Country High Schools Converge at UWA Sports Park
UWA Sports Park was abuzz with country high school students from all across the State last week, as part of the High Schools Country Week. Sports that were contested included Soccer, Football and Hockey, and despite wet and windy conditions early on in the week all participants thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Friday 6 July
UWA Kendo Club
Susan Bonar from the Kendo Club won the women individual event at the Australian Kendo Championships, in a match that lasted 18 minutes. Matches usually only go for five minutes however if there is no result an extension is given (this is unlimited in the finals). It was a tremendous match, very exciting and perhaps the high light of the championships.
Three of the five team event members of the WA team were from the UWA Kendo Club, which from this year have been based at the Sports Hall at the UWA Claremont Campus.
For anyone interested in giving Kendo a try the club is running an eight week beginners course for $70. Classes commenced last Thursday, but for those who wish to attend simply come along Thursday night for a 6:00pm - 7:00pm session.
Thursday 5 July
New Arrivals at the UWA Fitness Centre
As part of our commitment to improving our facilities and services, new equipment continues to arrive at the UWA Fitness Centre with an additional two treadmills being added recently, taking the total number of treadmills to seven. Keep a look out for some state of the art equipment coming in early August, which includes 12 Nautilus upright bikes, five Nautilus elliptical cross trainers and five concept two rowers.
Tuesday 12 June
UWA Fencing Club Triumphs at National Fencing Competition
Three UWA athletes have gained medals in the same event at a National Fencing Tournament held in Perth over the weekend. Aleksey Danilov fought his way into the quarter finals, losing out narrowly on a semi-final place and finishing eighth overall. James Lewis, one of the country’s top junior fencers fresh from the Junior World Championships in Turkey placed fifth, while his coach Mathieu Meriaux won gold in a nail-biting final against reigning champion Victor Lewith from Victoria.
Mathieu has been the head coach of the UWA Fencing Club for several years, and with the help of generous sponsorship from Calibre Projects has been able to concentrate on training athletes like James to a high level. However, Mathieu is also a high level competitor in his own right. In each of his three final direct elimination matches Mat treated the home crowd to a display of strategic brilliance: working best under pressure, Mat kept the score even until the final minute, when he forced the decisive point on his opponent. The thrilled winner explained “This is why we do this sport – for that one point”.
For information on the UWA Fencing Club’s training sessions and beginners’ courses, contact 9381 6824 or uwafencer@yahoo.com
Monday 11 June
UWA Sports Scholarship Recipients Update
Development Recipient Reece Baker competed at the Canoeing World Cup in France from 1 - 3 June. Reece finished ninth in the K2 500m B Final.
Emily Rose and Megan Bagworth have been selected to represent Australia at the U/23 World Rowing Championships in the coxless fours. Another UWA student Libby Alderman is also in this crew.
UWA Rugby Club recipient Thomas Murday is making his way back into competitive rugby after a pre-season injury. Tom is currently trying out for the State U/19 team.
UWA Footballer Kane Loxley captained the WA U/23 Amateur team that played the South Australian U/23 team on the Foundation day Long weekend. The team lost by 20 points with Kane named second best player for WA.
Kodie Blay and Melissa Johnston have been playing for the Perth Orioles in the National Netball League.
Nicholas O’Halloran was a member of the Fremantle Mariners Water Polo team that finished third in the National League.
Former Sports Scholarship Recipient Adam Lucas made a welcome return back to UWA to MC the Fine Dining Dinner Evening. Adam did a terrific job in his first attempt at MC.
Monday 4 June
More Improvements to Sports Facilities at UWA
Following on from the new football, rugby and soccer goals at UWA Sports Park, new paving has been constructed around the tennis courts on main campus, and new light poles have also being installed, increasing the overall light quality and sense of security around this area.
Friday 1 June
ICAA Carnival Bowls them Over
Another Institute of Chartered Accountants Carnival was held in the month of May. Indoor cricket at Revolution Sports proved to be a great success with all teams reporting a fun time and no injuries. The competition remained high throughout the day with 20 teams participating in the event. A number of classic catches were taken and there was good scoring all round. Attention now turns to the indoor soccer carnival to be played on 11 August at Lords Sports Club.
Tuesday 8 May
2007 RSPCA Million Paws Walk
Grab your sneakers and bring your furry companion along to this year’s RSPCA Million Paws Walk to be held on Sunday 20 May at Sir James Mitchell Park in South Perth. The Million Paws Walk is the ideal opportunity for a great day out, keeping fit and having fun with your pooch, while supporting the RSPCA.
And remember, you don’t need paws to walk! If you love dogs but don’t have one of your own at the moment, taking part in the Million Paws Walk is a animal-lovers paradise, where you can see lots and lots of gorgeous dogs, all in the one place and having loads of fun!
Support from the community enables the RSPCA to fulfil its mission to prevent cruelty to animals by actively promoting their care and protection: operating animal shelters, vet clinics and ambulances, employing inspectors to investigate complaints of animal cruelty and neglect as well as running education programmes and awareness campaigns.
Each Million Paws Walk location has a real carnival atmosphere, with games, demonstrations and competitions as well as sales of pet care products and accessories.
On average, the RSPCA in Australia accepts more than 135,000 animals from the community each year and investigates around 45,000 complaints of animal cruelty and neglect.
To find out more and register online, visit www.millionpawswalk.com.au
Friday 27 April
Three Uni Rugby Players Make Australian Universities Team
Sean Ashton, David Holt, Ryan Lenegan gained selection into the Australian Universities side that played against New Zealand Universities on 24 April at Sydney University Oval.
Sean, David and Ryan were selected after playing in a Barbarians side which featured players from five states and the ACT drawn from 16 universities. They won their first match against UQ 27–7. Within 24 hrs the team backed up to face Sydney University and competed strongly but went down 40-17. On day three SUFC defeated UQRFC 27-22. 7 Barbarians players were selected for the Australian Universities side drawn from: University of WA; University of Melbourne; Australia National University; James Cook University; and Robb College (University of New England) rugby football clubs.
The game against the Kiwis saw NZ Unis defeat Aust Unis by 3 tries with strong showing by David at lineouts and Sean ever present at the breakdown.
The last time Uni Rugby had a representative was Alastair Box in the 1994 Aust Unis team. Alastair is still playing with the Club, now the cornerstone of the mighty 6th Grade.
Wednesday 11 April
2007 Sports Scholarship High Flyers
WM Bob Nunn Scholarship Recipient Emily Rose and Club Specific Scholarship recipient Megan Bagworth recently competed at the National Rowing Championships winning the U/23 coxless four. Other members of the crew were UWA students Libby Alderman and Georgia Baker.
Development Scholarship Recipient Reece Baker has been chosen in the Australian Senior Flatwater Canoe Team for the first time. In May, the team will depart for the World Cup in Zagreb (Croatia), Szeged (Hungary) and Gerardmer (France) before taking on the 2007 World Championships in Duisburg (Germany) this August.
Tuesday 10 April
Semester One Evening Social Sports
The semester one social sports competition is in full swing. Teams have now been finalised and the competition is really starting to heat up, with everyone battling for a top ladder position and a trip to the semi finals. The sports being contested include netball, basketball, touch rugby, volleyball and soccer. Division 1 soccer continues to run well at its new home at UWA Sports Park, and continues to get positive feedback from the players.
The players have enjoyed a mid-season break this week and will be fresh and ready to go once competition starts again next Monday night 16 April.
UWA Sports Clubs Update
The UWA Baseball/Softball Club is the Provincial League Champions after they defeated Balcatta 6-4 in the Grand Final. Ben Pascoe had an outstanding game on the mound to secure the win. For more information click HERE to go to the club's website.
After three months of pre-season training, the winter clubs based out at Sports Park start their campaigns for premierships this weekend. The Football and Rugby Clubs will be out to make the finals, while the Hockey Club will want to make up for their losses from last season’s Grand Finals. For the latest information on each club click on their websites below:
Football: www.unifootyclub.com
Hockey: www.hockey.sport.uwa.edu.au
Rugby: www.uwarugby.com.au
Soccer: www.uwasoccer.com
Monday 26 MARCH
ICAA Carnival a Success
UWA Sports continued its sporting relationship with the Institute of Chartered Accountants on Sunday, 25 March by helping to deliver a quality football and touch carnival for many of the top accounting firms in Western Australia. The event took place at UWA Sports Park which provided quality ground space and plenty of room to set up.
With support coming from the UWA Football and Touch clubs, and event assistance and planning provided by UWA Sports, the carnival turned out to be a real success with positive feedback from all those involved. The family fun atmosphere, including a bouncy castle and face painting, was also well received.
UWA Sports will be hosting three more ICAA carnivals this year, with the next one being Indoor Cricket on Saturday 19 May.
Monday 5 MARCH
Club Homerun Record Game
Anthony Clack had a record breaking game in February against Balcatta. "Clacky" as he is known to his team mates went 4 - 4, with four homeruns and eight RBIs, crushing the starting Balcatta pitcher out of the park four times over the right field fence. Clacky with his last bat of the game was walk on four straight pitches, and wasn't even given a sniff of getting his fifth homerun of the game. Congratulations Clacky, it was an awesome spectacle of power hitting.
Big congratulations must also go to the following sportsmen who have achieved amazing milestones for the UWA Baseball Club in the 2006/2007 season:
Tony Baker - 500 games
Tim Perich - 300 games
Dale Blackman - 100 games
To keep up to date with what is happening at the UWA Baseball Club visit http://uwabaseball.com.au
Monday 5 FEBRUARY
UWA Judo Club Welcomes International Judo Coach
The UWA Judo Club is proud to announce that Pieter Christianson, Danish Judo National and Olympic Judo Coach is in Perth, and will be conducting a coaching session at the UWA Martial Arts Club dojo, on the Claremont Campus this Thursday 8 February from 7:00-8:30pm.
Monday 22 JANUARY
UWA Watersports Complex Hosts Oldest Open Water Swimming Race
The UWA Watersports Complex, together with event organisers Claremont AUSSI Masters Swimming Club, proudly hosted Australia's oldest open water swimming race, the 88th 2007 Jubilee Mines Swim Thru on Sunday 21 January.
In addtion to the traditional 4km race from Barrack St, the inaugural Jubilee Mines Dash Team Event was swum from the Old Swan Brewery with all swimmers finishing on the banks of Matilda Bay at the UWA Watersports Complex.
A field of 192 swimmers aged from 12 to 81 years competed on the day with Rhys Mainstone (aged 16) taking out the honours in the solo event in a time of 42.22 minutes.
The inaugural team event was a hotly contested splash ndash with the Whitewash team from Kalamunda Swimming Club taking out the 2.2km race closely followed by the UWA Sports team.
MONDAY 15 JANUARY
Cricket
University of WA Cricket Club will be expecting plenty of runs from their A Grade batsmen this weekend after South Perth scored 330 runs on Saturday. With the team needing a win to stay in touch with the top 6, it will provide a good test for the team against a team who is currently in 5th place.
The Colts team have made the semi final after outplaying Willetton in a quarterfinal on Sunday at James Oval. The team batted first and made 266 runs off their allotted overs. Captain James Cameron top scored with 80 runs with Josh Birmingham scoring 70 and Innes making 72. Willetton could only score 137 runs in reply with all bowlers bowling well. Chris Wills finished with 2/30 off 10 overs.
They will now play Wanneroo in the Semi Final, with the other Semi Final to be played between Claremont Nedlands and Subiaco-Floreat.
www.ucc.org.au
Water Polo - UWA Comets
The UWA Comets finished their Sydney Road Trip with a 1-3 record after three narrow losses. The team had a first win against last years Premiers Cronulla 9-6 but were unable to defeat them in the second game, losing 9-8. In the battle of the Universities the Comets team lost both matches 13-15 and 10-14.
After the road trip the comets now sit in 6th place and play the KFC Breakers this Friday night and Sunday morning at the UWA Aquatic Centre.
Friday Women: 6.30pm Men: 8.00pm
Sunday Women: 10.00am Men: 11.30am
Adults $5 UWA Students/U18 Free
Water Polo - UWA Torpedoes
The UWA Torpedoes faired better than the comets recording two wins against Cronulla, however were no match for Sydney University. Final scores:
UWA 13 – Cronulla 12
UWA 8 – Sydney Uni 17
UWA 12 – Cronulla Sharks 7
UWA 3 – Sydney Uni 11
The Torpedoes currently sit in 8th place and play 1st place KFC Breakers this weekend, which include a number of Australian players.
Baseball & Softball
UWA’s top Baseball team currently sit number one on the Provincial League, having won seven games and drawn two. The 1st Softball team have won eight games and lost three. To see more results visit the club website:
www.uwabaseball.com.au
MONDAY 8 JANUARY
UWA No Match for Fremantle
The 2007 year has started on a bad note for UWA’s Men’s and Women’s National League Water Polo teams. On Sunday, the undefeated women’s team lost to the Mariners 13-9 with Alicia Anderson being the team’s top scorer with three goals. The Men’s team found the going a lot tougher coming up against a team who only a week earlier were up against some of the best club teams in the world. Fremantle led from start to finish winning 17-9. Brad Mercer, Alexander Illic and Nikita Tzvetanov all scored two goals each. Both teams will need to regroup quickly as they head to Sydney Thursday morning to take on Sydney University and Cronulla.
The next home games will be against KFC Breakers Friday 19th January starting 6.30pm and Sunday 21st January starting 10.00am.
UWA Cricket Back in Form
The University of WA Cricket club has started 2007 positively with all four teams recording victories against Rockingham Mandurah. The 1st Grade was struggling at 7/100 on day one, but with Batsmen Sam Hogg scoring his first century for the club, combined with a match winning partnership with Andrew James, the team finished up with a defendable total of 226 runs. The bowlers restricted Rockingham to 206 runs with Mark Penter taking four wickets. The team takes on South Perth over the following two Saturdays.
UWA Sports Members in Action at Perry Lakes
The UWA Athletics Club had a number of members competing in the Telstra Athletics Series held in Perth on Sunday 7 January. 2006 Commonwealth Games Athlete, Kylie Wheeler won the long Jump and finished second in the 100m Hurdles and High Jump. Lauren Millar was first in the 800m with Lisa Hughes coming in third place.
WEDNESDAY 3 JANUARY 2007
Tom Hoad Cup
2006 Sports Scholarship Holder, Nicholas O'Halloran was a member of the Fremantle Mariners team that came runners up at the Tom Hoad Cup held last week. The team lost to Serbia Club Team Partizan Belgrade 9-7 in the Grand Final.
1999 UWA Sports Star of the Year Tim Neesham and 1997 Full Blues recipient Peter Tresise were also members of the team.
The Mens and Womens National League Competition will continue this Sunday when UWA takes on Fremantle at the UWA Aquatic Centre. The UWA women's team are currently undefeated and play at 10.00am. The men's game starts at 11.30am.
Donna Selected to Represent Australia
2006 UWA Sports Star of the Year Donna-lee Patrick has been selected to represent Australia at the BDO Hockey Champions Trophy that runs from 13-21 January in Quilmes, Argentina, with the top six nations competing in the tournament. World Champions, the Netherlands, will again be favourites to win but the Hockeyroos will be looking to reverse the World Cup result and take the trophy. While Germany, Argentina, Spain and Japan will also be battling for the title.
Cricket Resumes This Weekend
The University of WA Cricket club will resume play this Saturday after having a weekend off. The club plays Rockingham Mandurah with the A grade team desperate for a win to ensure it stays in touch with the top six after losing their last two games prior to the break. The 2nd grade team is currently third, with the 3rd and 4th grade teams out of the top six.
December 2006 News Updates
UWA STUDENT ATHLETE NEWS
To find out how our past and present UWA student athletes performed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, please click HERE.
2005 UWA Sport & Recreation Association Annual Report
To view a PDF version of the Association's 2005 annual report, please click HERE.
For the results of the 2006 AGM, please click HERE.
Country High Schools Converge at UWA Sports Park
UWA Kendo Club
Thursday 5 July
New Arrivals at the UWA Fitness Centre
As part of our commitment to improving our facilities and services, new equipment continues to arrive at the UWA Fitness Centre with an additional two treadmills being added recently, taking the total number of treadmills to seven. Keep a look out for some state of the art equipment coming in early August, which includes 12 Nautilus upright bikes, five Nautilus elliptical cross trainers and five concept two rowers.
Tuesday 12 June
UWA Fencing Club Triumphs at National Fencing Competition
Three UWA athletes have gained medals in the same event at a National Fencing Tournament held in Perth over the weekend. Aleksey Danilov fought his way into the quarter finals, losing out narrowly on a semi-final place and finishing eighth overall. James Lewis, one of the country’s top junior fencers fresh from the Junior World Championships in Turkey placed fifth, while his coach Mathieu Meriaux won gold in a nail-biting final against reigning champion Victor Lewith from Victoria.
Mathieu has been the head coach of the UWA Fencing Club for several years, and with the help of generous sponsorship from Calibre Projects has been able to concentrate on training athletes like James to a high level. However, Mathieu is also a high level competitor in his own right. In each of his three final direct elimination matches Mat treated the home crowd to a display of strategic brilliance: working best under pressure, Mat kept the score even until the final minute, when he forced the decisive point on his opponent. The thrilled winner explained “This is why we do this sport – for that one point”.
For information on the UWA Fencing Club’s training sessions and beginners’ courses, contact 9381 6824 or uwafencer@yahoo.com
Monday 11 June
UWA Sports Scholarship Recipients Update
Development Recipient Reece Baker competed at the Canoeing World Cup in France from 1 - 3 June. Reece finished ninth in the K2 500m B Final.
Emily Rose and Megan Bagworth have been selected to represent Australia at the U/23 World Rowing Championships in the coxless fours. Another UWA student Libby Alderman is also in this crew.
UWA Rugby Club recipient Thomas Murday is making his way back into competitive rugby after a pre-season injury. Tom is currently trying out for the State U/19 team.
UWA Footballer Kane Loxley captained the WA U/23 Amateur team that played the South Australian U/23 team on the Foundation day Long weekend. The team lost by 20 points with Kane named second best player for WA.
Kodie Blay and Melissa Johnston have been playing for the Perth Orioles in the National Netball League.
Nicholas O’Halloran was a member of the Fremantle Mariners Water Polo team that finished third in the National League.
Former Sports Scholarship Recipient Adam Lucas made a welcome return back to UWA to MC the Fine Dining Dinner Evening. Adam did a terrific job in his first attempt at MC.
Monday 4 June
More Improvements to Sports Facilities at UWA
Following on from the new football, rugby and soccer goals at UWA Sports Park, new paving has been constructed around the tennis courts on main campus, and new light poles have also being installed, increasing the overall light quality and sense of security around this area.
Friday 1 June
ICAA Carnival Bowls them Over
Another Institute of Chartered Accountants Carnival was held in the month of May. Indoor cricket at Revolution Sports proved to be a great success with all teams reporting a fun time and no injuries. The competition remained high throughout the day with 20 teams participating in the event. A number of classic catches were taken and there was good scoring all round. Attention now turns to the indoor soccer carnival to be played on 11 August at Lords Sports Club.
Tuesday 8 May
2007 RSPCA Million Paws Walk
Grab your sneakers and bring your furry companion along to this year’s RSPCA Million Paws Walk to be held on Sunday 20 May at Sir James Mitchell Park in South Perth. The Million Paws Walk is the ideal opportunity for a great day out, keeping fit and having fun with your pooch, while supporting the RSPCA.
And remember, you don’t need paws to walk! If you love dogs but don’t have one of your own at the moment, taking part in the Million Paws Walk is a animal-lovers paradise, where you can see lots and lots of gorgeous dogs, all in the one place and having loads of fun!
Support from the community enables the RSPCA to fulfil its mission to prevent cruelty to animals by actively promoting their care and protection: operating animal shelters, vet clinics and ambulances, employing inspectors to investigate complaints of animal cruelty and neglect as well as running education programmes and awareness campaigns.
Each Million Paws Walk location has a real carnival atmosphere, with games, demonstrations and competitions as well as sales of pet care products and accessories.
On average, the RSPCA in Australia accepts more than 135,000 animals from the community each year and investigates around 45,000 complaints of animal cruelty and neglect.
To find out more and register online, visit www.millionpawswalk.com.au
Friday 27 April
Three Uni Rugby Players Make Australian Universities Team
Sean Ashton, David Holt, Ryan Lenegan gained selection into the Australian Universities side that played against New Zealand Universities on 24 April at Sydney University Oval.
Sean, David and Ryan were selected after playing in a Barbarians side which featured players from five states and the ACT drawn from 16 universities. They won their first match against UQ 27–7. Within 24 hrs the team backed up to face Sydney University and competed strongly but went down 40-17. On day three SUFC defeated UQRFC 27-22. 7 Barbarians players were selected for the Australian Universities side drawn from: University of WA; University of Melbourne; Australia National University; James Cook University; and Robb College (University of New England) rugby football clubs.
The game against the Kiwis saw NZ Unis defeat Aust Unis by 3 tries with strong showing by David at lineouts and Sean ever present at the breakdown.
The last time Uni Rugby had a representative was Alastair Box in the 1994 Aust Unis team. Alastair is still playing with the Club, now the cornerstone of the mighty 6th Grade.
Wednesday 11 April
2007 Sports Scholarship High Flyers
WM Bob Nunn Scholarship Recipient Emily Rose and Club Specific Scholarship recipient Megan Bagworth recently competed at the National Rowing Championships winning the U/23 coxless four. Other members of the crew were UWA students Libby Alderman and Georgia Baker.
Development Scholarship Recipient Reece Baker has been chosen in the Australian Senior Flatwater Canoe Team for the first time. In May, the team will depart for the World Cup in Zagreb (Croatia), Szeged (Hungary) and Gerardmer (France) before taking on the 2007 World Championships in Duisburg (Germany) this August.
Tuesday 10 April
Semester One Evening Social Sports
The semester one social sports competition is in full swing. Teams have now been finalised and the competition is really starting to heat up, with everyone battling for a top ladder position and a trip to the semi finals. The sports being contested include netball, basketball, touch rugby, volleyball and soccer. Division 1 soccer continues to run well at its new home at UWA Sports Park, and continues to get positive feedback from the players.
The players have enjoyed a mid-season break this week and will be fresh and ready to go once competition starts again next Monday night 16 April.
UWA Sports Clubs Update
The UWA Baseball/Softball Club is the Provincial League Champions after they defeated Balcatta 6-4 in the Grand Final. Ben Pascoe had an outstanding game on the mound to secure the win. For more information click HERE to go to the club's website.
After three months of pre-season training, the winter clubs based out at Sports Park start their campaigns for premierships this weekend. The Football and Rugby Clubs will be out to make the finals, while the Hockey Club will want to make up for their losses from last season’s Grand Finals. For the latest information on each club click on their websites below:
Football: www.unifootyclub.com
Hockey: www.hockey.sport.uwa.edu.au
Rugby: www.uwarugby.com.au
Soccer: www.uwasoccer.com
Monday 26 MARCH
ICAA Carnival a Success
UWA Sports continued its sporting relationship with the Institute of Chartered Accountants on Sunday, 25 March by helping to deliver a quality football and touch carnival for many of the top accounting firms in Western Australia. The event took place at UWA Sports Park which provided quality ground space and plenty of room to set up.
With support coming from the UWA Football and Touch clubs, and event assistance and planning provided by UWA Sports, the carnival turned out to be a real success with positive feedback from all those involved. The family fun atmosphere, including a bouncy castle and face painting, was also well received.
UWA Sports will be hosting three more ICAA carnivals this year, with the next one being Indoor Cricket on Saturday 19 May.
Monday 5 MARCH
Club Homerun Record Game
Anthony Clack had a record breaking game in February against Balcatta. "Clacky" as he is known to his team mates went 4 - 4, with four homeruns and eight RBIs, crushing the starting Balcatta pitcher out of the park four times over the right field fence. Clacky with his last bat of the game was walk on four straight pitches, and wasn't even given a sniff of getting his fifth homerun of the game. Congratulations Clacky, it was an awesome spectacle of power hitting.
Big congratulations must also go to the following sportsmen who have achieved amazing milestones for the UWA Baseball Club in the 2006/2007 season:
Tony Baker - 500 games
Tim Perich - 300 games
Dale Blackman - 100 games
To keep up to date with what is happening at the UWA Baseball Club visit http://uwabaseball.com.au
Monday 5 FEBRUARY
UWA Judo Club Welcomes International Judo Coach
The UWA Judo Club is proud to announce that Pieter Christianson, Danish Judo National and Olympic Judo Coach is in Perth, and will be conducting a coaching session at the UWA Martial Arts Club dojo, on the Claremont Campus this Thursday 8 February from 7:00-8:30pm.
Monday 22 JANUARY
UWA Watersports Complex Hosts Oldest Open Water Swimming Race
The UWA Watersports Complex, together with event organisers Claremont AUSSI Masters Swimming Club, proudly hosted Australia's oldest open water swimming race, the 88th 2007 Jubilee Mines Swim Thru on Sunday 21 January.
In addtion to the traditional 4km race from Barrack St, the inaugural Jubilee Mines Dash Team Event was swum from the Old Swan Brewery with all swimmers finishing on the banks of Matilda Bay at the UWA Watersports Complex.
A field of 192 swimmers aged from 12 to 81 years competed on the day with Rhys Mainstone (aged 16) taking out the honours in the solo event in a time of 42.22 minutes.
The inaugural team event was a hotly contested splash ndash with the Whitewash team from Kalamunda Swimming Club taking out the 2.2km race closely followed by the UWA Sports team.
MONDAY 15 JANUARY
Cricket
University of WA Cricket Club will be expecting plenty of runs from their A Grade batsmen this weekend after South Perth scored 330 runs on Saturday. With the team needing a win to stay in touch with the top 6, it will provide a good test for the team against a team who is currently in 5th place.
The Colts team have made the semi final after outplaying Willetton in a quarterfinal on Sunday at James Oval. The team batted first and made 266 runs off their allotted overs. Captain James Cameron top scored with 80 runs with Josh Birmingham scoring 70 and Innes making 72. Willetton could only score 137 runs in reply with all bowlers bowling well. Chris Wills finished with 2/30 off 10 overs.
They will now play Wanneroo in the Semi Final, with the other Semi Final to be played between Claremont Nedlands and Subiaco-Floreat.
www.ucc.org.au
Water Polo - UWA Comets
The UWA Comets finished their Sydney Road Trip with a 1-3 record after three narrow losses. The team had a first win against last years Premiers Cronulla 9-6 but were unable to defeat them in the second game, losing 9-8. In the battle of the Universities the Comets team lost both matches 13-15 and 10-14.
After the road trip the comets now sit in 6th place and play the KFC Breakers this Friday night and Sunday morning at the UWA Aquatic Centre.
Friday Women: 6.30pm Men: 8.00pm
Sunday Women: 10.00am Men: 11.30am
Adults $5 UWA Students/U18 Free
Water Polo - UWA Torpedoes
The UWA Torpedoes faired better than the comets recording two wins against Cronulla, however were no match for Sydney University. Final scores:
UWA 13 – Cronulla 12
UWA 8 – Sydney Uni 17
UWA 12 – Cronulla Sharks 7
UWA 3 – Sydney Uni 11
The Torpedoes currently sit in 8th place and play 1st place KFC Breakers this weekend, which include a number of Australian players.
Baseball & Softball
UWA’s top Baseball team currently sit number one on the Provincial League, having won seven games and drawn two. The 1st Softball team have won eight games and lost three. To see more results visit the club website:
www.uwabaseball.com.au
MONDAY 8 JANUARY
UWA No Match for Fremantle
The 2007 year has started on a bad note for UWA’s Men’s and Women’s National League Water Polo teams. On Sunday, the undefeated women’s team lost to the Mariners 13-9 with Alicia Anderson being the team’s top scorer with three goals. The Men’s team found the going a lot tougher coming up against a team who only a week earlier were up against some of the best club teams in the world. Fremantle led from start to finish winning 17-9. Brad Mercer, Alexander Illic and Nikita Tzvetanov all scored two goals each. Both teams will need to regroup quickly as they head to Sydney Thursday morning to take on Sydney University and Cronulla.
The next home games will be against KFC Breakers Friday 19th January starting 6.30pm and Sunday 21st January starting 10.00am.
UWA Cricket Back in Form
The University of WA Cricket club has started 2007 positively with all four teams recording victories against Rockingham Mandurah. The 1st Grade was struggling at 7/100 on day one, but with Batsmen Sam Hogg scoring his first century for the club, combined with a match winning partnership with Andrew James, the team finished up with a defendable total of 226 runs. The bowlers restricted Rockingham to 206 runs with Mark Penter taking four wickets. The team takes on South Perth over the following two Saturdays.
UWA Sports Members in Action at Perry Lakes
The UWA Athletics Club had a number of members competing in the Telstra Athletics Series held in Perth on Sunday 7 January. 2006 Commonwealth Games Athlete, Kylie Wheeler won the long Jump and finished second in the 100m Hurdles and High Jump. Lauren Millar was first in the 800m with Lisa Hughes coming in third place.
WEDNESDAY 3 JANUARY 2007
Tom Hoad Cup
2006 Sports Scholarship Holder, Nicholas O'Halloran was a member of the Fremantle Mariners team that came runners up at the Tom Hoad Cup held last week. The team lost to Serbia Club Team Partizan Belgrade 9-7 in the Grand Final.
1999 UWA Sports Star of the Year Tim Neesham and 1997 Full Blues recipient Peter Tresise were also members of the team.
The Mens and Womens National League Competition will continue this Sunday when UWA takes on Fremantle at the UWA Aquatic Centre. The UWA women's team are currently undefeated and play at 10.00am. The men's game starts at 11.30am.
Donna Selected to Represent Australia
2006 UWA Sports Star of the Year Donna-lee Patrick has been selected to represent Australia at the BDO Hockey Champions Trophy that runs from 13-21 January in Quilmes, Argentina, with the top six nations competing in the tournament. World Champions, the Netherlands, will again be favourites to win but the Hockeyroos will be looking to reverse the World Cup result and take the trophy. While Germany, Argentina, Spain and Japan will also be battling for the title.
Cricket Resumes This Weekend
The University of WA Cricket club will resume play this Saturday after having a weekend off. The club plays Rockingham Mandurah with the A grade team desperate for a win to ensure it stays in touch with the top six after losing their last two games prior to the break. The 2nd grade team is currently third, with the 3rd and 4th grade teams out of the top six.
December 2006 News Updates
UWA STUDENT ATHLETE NEWS
To find out how our past and present UWA student athletes performed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, please click HERE.
2005 UWA Sport & Recreation Association Annual Report
To view a PDF version of the Association's 2005 annual report, please click HERE.
For the results of the 2006 AGM, please click HERE.
UWA Fencing Club Triumphs at National Fencing Competition
UWA Sports Scholarship Recipients Update
More Improvements to Sports Facilities at UWA
ICAA Carnival Bowls them Over
2007 RSPCA Million Paws Walk
Three Uni Rugby Players Make Australian Universities Team
Sean Ashton, David Holt, Ryan Lenegan gained selection into the Australian Universities side that played against New Zealand Universities on 24 April at Sydney University Oval.
2007 Sports Scholarship High Flyers
Tuesday 10 April
Hockey: www.hockey.sport.uwa.edu.au
Rugby: www.uwarugby.com.au
Soccer: www.uwasoccer.com
