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Every year Victoria University (VU) is represented in a whole host of team and individual sports at regional, national and international level sporting competitions. Competing in sports for your University can be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding experiences during your studies. There are many opportunities on offer, so represent VU in the sport of your choice.

28 September - 3 October

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Australian University Games Melbourne September 28 - October 3

After a week of intense competition at the 2008 Australian University Games (AUG),  VU finished with some fantastic individual and team Results recording our best overall placing ever, finishing 7th from 42 competing universities. Link to Overall Championship Points. VU was very proud and excited to be a partner University for Australia's largest annual multi-sport event,  with approximately 7,000 athletes from around Australia competing across 28 team and individual sports.

News

• VU's Medal Tally
  
  Teams
  
• Gold: Mixed Netball (Div1)
• Gold: Golf Men's team (Div 1) 
• Gold: Australian Rules Men (Div 2)
• Silver: Badminton Women (Div 1)
• Silver: Golf Women (Div 1)
• Bronze: Australian Rules Women (Div 1)
• Bronze: Netball Women (Div 1)
• Bronze: Golf Women (Div 1) 
• Bronze: Handball Mixed (Div 1)
• Bronze: Basketball Men (Div 2)
• Bronze: Hockey Women (Div 2)
• Bronze: 1600m Medley Relay -Athletics
  
  Individuals
  
• Gold: Stephanie Ng - Taekwondo
• Gold: Dennis Iverson (73kg) - Judo
• Gold: Dennis Iverson (Open) Judo
• Gold: Ali Abdo (80kg)- Judo
• Gold: Liam Adams - Athletics - 10,000m
• Silver: Liam Adams- Athletics - 5,000m 
• Silver: Sarah Upton -Taekwondo
• Silver: Kirill Gonchara -Taekwondo
• Silver: Regan Logan - Athletics - 1500m
• Silver: Regan Logan - Athletics - 800m 
• Silver: Mohammed Zeed - Athletics - 400m hurdles
• Silver: Matthew Blaire- Athletics - 110 Hurdles
• Silver: Jacinta Collier - Cycling Road Race
• Silver: Shern Wei Ng - Golf
• Bronze Mohammed Zeed - Athletics- 110 hurdles
• Bronze: men's 1600 sprint medley relay
• Bronze: Aleisha Barnes Swimming- 200m butterfly
• Bronze: Ismail Akyuz - Taekwondo

Event information

Download The Vultures Nest Newsletter for daily updates and Event schedules for the next day.

Results

Visit the AUG website for full results.

Competitor forms

 2008 AUG Payment Form.pdf (66KB)

2008 Major Events

2008 Australian University Championships

A number of national championships are held as separate sport events.
Sports to be contested as 2008 AUC's are:

2008 World University Championships

The World University Games and Championships are run under the banner of the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Victoria University has been well represented in the past by students selected to Australian teams competing in these elite events. 

Sports Administration

Opportunities are available for students to support these events.
Click here for more information.

Championship record

Victoria University's success includes the following national and regional gold medals.

• Netball (Mixed) National Champions 2008
• Golf (Men) National Champions 2008
• Netball (Mixed) Regional Champions 2008
• Netball (Women) Regional Champions 2008
• Netball (Women) National Champions 2006
• Golf (Women) National Champions 2005
• Soccer (Men) Regional Champions 2005
• Basketball (Men) Regional Champions 2005
• Soccer (Men) National Champions 2004
• Soccer (Men) Regional Champions 2004
• Rowing (Women) Coxed 4's National Champions 2004
• Beach Volleyball (Men) Regional Champions 2002
• Beach Volleyball (Women) Regional Champions 2002
• Futsal (Women) Regional Champions 2002
• Netball (Women) Regional Champions 2002
• Futsal (Women) Regional Champions 2001
• Netball (Women) National Champions 2000
• Netball (Women) Regional Champions 2000
• Basketball (Women) Regional Champions 2000
• Netball (Women) Regional Champions 1999
• Australian Rules (Men) National Champions 1998
• Australian Rules (Men) National Champions 1997
• Diving National Champions 1997
• Basketball (Women) Regional Champions 1996
• Baseball Open Regional Champions 1995
• Soccer (Men) Regional Champions 1995
• Soccer Women Regional Champions 1995
• Australian Rules (Men) Regional Champions 1995
• Australian Rules (Men) Regional Champions 1995
• Badminton (Men) Regional Champions 1995
• Australian Rules (Men) Regional Champions 1994