The Event

The athletics competition at the 2019 Summer Universiade will take place on the 8-13 July at the San Paolo Stadium in Napoli. Athletics has been part of the Summer Universiade program since the first games in Turin in 1959. During this time the UniRoos have collected 46 medals in athletics disciplines including 18 gold. For Napoli 2019 the UniRoos will have over 50 student-athletes compete against more than 1000 international student-athletes across 50 disciplines.

Results

The UniRoos athletics team performed astoundingly well at the 2019 Summer Universiade, the best results they have ever achieved at this biennial event. Overall there were 10 medals awarded to our athletes, and three personal bests were smashed throughout the event. 

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​On the track, Catriona Bissett (Bachelor of Architecture (Masters)/Diploma in Language, The University of Melbourne) took home gold in the Women's 800m event at a cracking pace of 2:01.20. There was another notable appearance in the Women's 1500m event with Monash University's Georgia Griffith (Bachelor of Business) just shy of first place, finishing second in an impressive performance. There was a photo finish for our Women's 20km walk with Katie Hayward (Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Griffith University) winning gold 27s ahead of teammate Jemima Montag (Bachelor of Science, The University of Melbourne). To add to their success, Philippa Huse (Bachelor of Engineering, Monash University) combined with the two medallists to take home gold in the combined 20km team walk event. 

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​The Women's 4 x 100m Relay, comprised of Abbie Taddeo (Bachelor of Sports Coaching Management, Australian College of Physical Education), Nana Owusu-Afriyie (Bachelor of Health, Deakin University), Riley Day (Bachelor of Business, Griffith University) and Celeste Mucci (Bachelor of Interior Design, RMIT) claimed the silver medal in the final, just 0.25s behind first place. Another great performance by the Women’s 4 x 400m Relay of Genevieve Cowie (Bachelor of Science, The University of Sydney), Morgan Mitchell (Bachelor of Business, Victoria University), Jessie Stafford (Bachelor of Education, The University of Sydney) and Gabriella O’Grady (Bachelor of Law, University of Technology Sydney) who came 3rd in an impressive show for the track events.

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In our field events, Darcy Roper (Bachelor of Business, RMIT) was awarded the bronze medal in the Men’s Long Jump event with a jump of 7.90m. Matthew Denny (Bachelor of Business, Griffith University) achieved close to his personal best in the Men’s Discus throwing 65.27m, taking home another gold medal for the UniRoos. Our Men’s Decathlon event saw Alec Diamond (Bachelor of Science, Australian Catholic University) making a statement with a second-placed finish overall and beating his previous personal best. Our athlete Tori West (Bachelor of Information Technology, The University of Queensland) achieved her own personal best performance in the Women’s heptathlon event and came in 5th place overall. We can't wait to see what our athletics team will do in the next Summer Universiade in 2021!

The Team

Caitlin

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Adams

University of South Australia

Bachelor of Health

Isobel

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Batt-Doyle

University of Washington

Bachelor of Psychology

Jessica

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Bell

University of Canberra

Bachelor of Health

Catriona

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Bisset

The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Architecture (Masters)/ Diplolma in Language

Alysha

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Burnett

Australian Catholic University

Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Science

Paige

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Campbell

Charles Sturt University

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Genevieve

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Cowie

The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Science

Riley

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Day

Griffith University

Bachelor of Business

Georgia

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Griffith

Monash University

Bachelor of Business

Georgia

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Hansen

The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Commerce

Jessie

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Harper

The University of Queensland

Bachelor of Agriculture

Katie

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Hayward

Griffith University

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Elizabeth

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Hedding

The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Commerce

Philippa

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Huse

Monash University 

Bachelor of Engineering

Brianna

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Ilarda

Providence College

Bachelor of Science

Anna

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Kelly

La Trobe University 

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Masters)

Henrietta

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Lawrence

Deakin University

Bachelor of Education

Mackenzie

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Little

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science

Morgan

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Mitchell

Victoria University

Bachelor of Business

Jemima

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Montag

The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Science

Celeste

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Mucci

RMIT University

Bachelor of Interior Design

Clare

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O'Brien

Boise State University

Bachelor of Environmental Studies

Gabriella

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O'Grady

University of Technology, Sydney

Bachelor of Law

Nana

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Owusu-Afriyie

Deakin University

Bachelor of Health

Samantha

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Phillips

The University of Queensland

Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education

Jessie​

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Stafford

The University of Sydney

Bachelor ofEducation

Abbie

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Taddeo

Australian College of Physical Education

Bachelor of Sports Coaching Management 

Tori

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West

The University of Queensland

Bachelor of Information Technology

Bryce

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Anderson

University of Canberra

Bachelor of Health

Nicholas

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Andrews

Macquarie University

​Bachelor of Business Leadership/Commerce

Angus

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Armstrong

The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Science

Daniel

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Canala

The University of Adelaide

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Matthew

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Clarke

La Trobe University

Bachelor of Applied Science

Stephen

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Clough

The University of Western Australia

Bachelor of Applied Finance (Masters)

Riley

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Cocks

Flinders University

Bachelor of Health Sciences

Mason

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Cohen

University of Technology, Sydney

Bachelor of Law

Lachlan

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Cook

University of Virginia

Bachelor of Media Studies/ Psychology

Matthew

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Denny

Griffith University

Bachelor of Business

Alec

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Diamond

Australian Catholic University 

Bachelor of Science

Jake

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Doran

James Cook University

Bachelor of Business

Brenton

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Foster

University of Virginia

Bachelor of Economics

Edward

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Goddard

University of Technology, Sydney

Bachelor of Property Economics

Zach

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Holdsworth

University of Wollongong 

Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies

Shemaiah

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James

The University of Queensland 

Bachelor of Arts

Julian

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Konle

Curtin University

Bachelor of Business

Jacob

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McCorry

Macquarie University

Bachelor of Commerce

Christopher

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Mitrevski

RMIT University

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Liam

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O'Brien

The University of Queensland 

Bachelor of Science

Jye

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Perrott

University of Technology Sydney

Bachelor of Law

Darcy

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Roper

RMIT University 

Bachelor of Business

Max

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Stevens

Swinburne University of Technology

Bachelor of Business

Grant

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Szalek

The University of Western Australia 

Bachelor of Commerce

Declan

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Tingay

The University of Western Australia 

Bachelor of Science

Adam 

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Didyk

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Team Manager

Lyn

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Foreman

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Coach

Susan

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Andrews

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Coach

Stacey

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Taurisma

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Coach

Ben

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Thompson

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Coach

Sam

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Leslie

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Physiotherapist

Darren

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Clark

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Coach

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Nicholas

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Teague

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Massage

Stephen

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Cain

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Coach

Rob

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Cumbrae-

Stewart

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Media

Felicity

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Lebbon

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Physiotherapist