Representing Victoria University (VU) in sport is an experience not to be missed!
Compete against student athletes from across Australia at the UniSport Nationals, Nationals Snow or National Championships.
Victoria Univeristy Basketball Men national champions at 2018 Nationals Div 1, Gold Coast.
UniSport Nationals Div 1 & 2
Become a Victoria University (VU) Vulture and represent the University at Australia’s premier tertiary sporting competition.
The Unisport Nationals gives you the opportunity to compete against students from 43 other member universities across Australia in a number of sports striving to become national champions.
Division 1
The Nationals Div 1 event will see the top 10 universities for each sport come together to compete against the best of the best to gain or retain championship glory.
The 2019 Nationals Div 1 competition will be held on the Gold Coast from Sunday 29 September to Friday 4 October.
Sports offered
Legend: W - Women; M - Men; X - Mixed; O - Open
- Australian rules football (W, M)
- Badminton (W)
- Baseball (O)
- Basketball (W, M)
- Beach volleyball (W, M, X)
- Cheer and dance (O)**
- Cycling (W, M)
- Fencing (W, M)
- Football (M)
- Golf (W, M)
- Handball (X)
- Judo (W, M)*
- Kendo (W, M)*
- Lawn Bowls (O)
- Netball (X)
- Rugby 7's (W, M)
- Sailing (O)
- Squash (W, M)
- Table tennis (W, M)
- Tenpin (O)
- Ultimate (X)
- Water Polo (W, M)
*Martial arts sports are a two day event (Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 September)
**Cheer and dance is a one day event (Wednesday 2 October)
Division 2
The 2019 UniSport Nationals Div 2 event will be held in July during the mid-year break. This event allows students to compete against other student athletes from across Australia, and provides teams with the opportunity to qualify for the premier Nationals Div 1 event.
The 2019 Nationals Division 2 competition will be held on the Gold Coast from Sunday 7 July to Friday 12 July.
Sports offered
Legend: W - Women; M - Men; X - Mixed; O - Open.
- Badminton (M)
- Football (W)
- Futsal (W, M)
- Goal Ball (W, M)
- Hockey (W, M)
- Lacrosse (W, M)
- Netball (W)
- Sport Climbing (W, M)
- Tennis (W, M)
- Touch (W, M, X)
- Ultimate (W, M)
- Volleyball (W, M)
How to apply
Register your interest to compete at Nationals Div 2 or Nationals Div 1 and we will be in touch with information about trials, team selection, costs and event details.
The Nationals Snow
VU students interested in snow sports can represent VU in snowboarding, skiing and cross-country skiing.
It's all the fun and ferocity of the regular Nationals, just on snow! The Nationals Snow event attracts student athletes from all over Australia to engage and participate in snow sports.
Sports offered
- Freestyle: Moguls, Skier Cross, Slopestyle, Rail.
- Alpine: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G.
- Snowboard: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G, Boarder Cross, Slopestyle, Rails.
- Cross country: Individual, Team.
The 2019 Nationals Snow competition will be held at Thredbo from Sunday 25 August to Thursday 29 August.
How to apply
Register your interest to compete at Nationals Snow, and we will be in touch with costs and event details.
Paramedic student Harry Laidlaw gold medal run at the 2018 Unisport Nationals Snow, Mt Buller.
National Championships
There are a number of sports which don't fit into the main Nationals Div 1, Div 2 or Snow events.
These sports cater for the more-unique individual and team sports. The various events are spread across the entire year, with students from all across Australia competing in their specialty events.
2019 events
- Triathlon (17 March)
- Athletics (11-14 April)
- Swimming (10-12 May)
- 3x3 Basketball (Late July)
- Surfing (24-26 September)
- Orienteering (28 September)
- Marathon (13 October)
- T20 Cricket (Late November)
How to apply
Register your interest to compete at any of the Nationals Championships listed above, and we will be in touch with information about trials, team selection, costs and event details.
Become a VU Sport Team Manager
In preparation for the 2019 National competitions, VU is searching for Sport Team Managers to join the Vultures leadership team, recognised under the Student Leadership Framework.
Sport Team Managers will provide assistance in the training and selection of their team, among other responsibilities, including recruitment, planning, team administration and other tasks to get the team ready for competition.
If you are interested in applying for a Sport Team Manager position, please read the position description before completing the application form online.
Intervarsity Challenges
Looking to mix your love of sport and having fun with representing your University. In addition to touring and competing at premier championships as part of Unisport Nationals, VU participates in a range of intervarsity challenges against other Victorian Universities, providing students the opportunity to compete locally.
Whether it be a multisport or a sport specific head to head challenge the competitive spirit is still fierce.
Upcoming Challenges:
Dodgeball University Championships
Sunday 17 March 2019
Southern Shield Netball Tournament
Thursday 7 April 2019
Victorian Inter-Varsity Bowls Tournament
Saturday 27 April 2019
How to apply
Contact us at sport@vu.edu.au to express your interest and to find out more information.
Contact us
For information about representing VU in sport, contact:
Wade Spencer, Sports Officer
Phone: +61 3 9919 4434
Email: wade.spencer@vu.edu.au
