UTS Sport
| UTS Sport | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | University of Technology Sydney |
| UniSport | Division 1 and Division 2 |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Colors | Robin egg blue and White |
| Website | activateuts |
The UTS Sport are the athletic teams that represent the University of Technology Sydney, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete at all events of UniSport.[1]
Sports sponsored
| Men's sports | Women's sports | Mixed sports | Open sports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | |||
| Australian Rules Football | |||
| Baseball | |||
| Basketball | |||
| Beach Volleyball | |||
| Cycling | |||
| Fencing | |||
| Football | |||
| Futsal | |||
| Handball | |||
| Judo | |||
| Kendo | |||
| Lawn Bowls | |||
| Netball | |||
| Rugby 7's | |||
| Sailing | |||
| Softball | |||
| Squash | |||
| Table Tennis | |||
| Taekwondo | |||
| Tennis | |||
| Tenpin | |||
| Touch Football | |||
| Ultimate | |||
| Volleyball | |||
| Water polo | |||
| Division 2 | |||
| Badminton | |||
| Basketball | |||
| Standalone Championships[2] | |||
| 3x3 Basketball | |||
| Athletics | |||
| Distance Running | |||
| League of Legends | |||
| Orienteering | |||
| Rowing | |||
| Surfing | |||
| Swimming | |||
| T20 Cricket | |||
| Taekwondo | |||
| Triathlon | |||
| Indigenous Nationals | |||
| Nationals Snow | |||
Australian rules football
The UTS Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the AFL Sydney competition. Founded in 2000, the club have won nine Division 1 premierships, including one by the women's team in 2016. The club plays its home games at the Trumper Park Oval in Paddington, an inner city suburb of Sydney.[3]
Cricket
The UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club was founded in 1858 and is one of Australia's oldest cricket clubs. It competes in the NSW Premier Cricket competition, and has won five first grade premierships. The club's home ground is located at the North Sydney Oval, where it has played since its foundation. Its notable past players include Don Bradman, Bill O'Reilly and Stan McCabe.[4]
Handball
For the Handball League Australia they did a joint venture with University of Canberra. They were called UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club. At the Australian Handball Club Championship won the men two silver and one bronze medal and the women's one silver and two bronze medals. The men's won two silver medal and one bronze medal at the Oceania Handball Champions Cup. The women's won one bronze medal at the Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup.
They are the most successful team at the UniSport Division 1 Handball Nationals with 3 titles and in total 6 medals. They have also won 1 title and a bronze medal in the UniSport Division 2 Handball Nationals.
Netball
The UTS Randwick Sparks (formerly UTS St George Sparks) is a netball club that competes in the Netball NSW Premier League. It was formed through a partnership between the University of Technology Sydney and the Randwick Netball Association.[5] The Under-23s team have won two premierships (2017, 2020) and were runners up in 2016.[6]
Rowing
The UTS Haberfield Rowing Club is a rowing club located at Dobroyd Point, in the Inner West of Sydney. Since 2014, the club have shared its clubhouse with St Catherine's School, Waverley, as their in-house school partner.[7] The club has produced 42 Olympians, including 16 Olympic medallists. Its notable past rowers include Stuart Welch, Victoria Roberts and James Chapman.[8]
Track and field
The UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club is one of Australia's largest athletic clubs. Founded in 1927, the club has produced 11 Olympians and 12 Commonwealth Games representatives throughout its history. The club's athletics tracks are located at the Rotary Athletics Field in Lane Cove North, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney.[9]
Water polo
The UTS Balmain Water Polo Club, founded in 1884, is Australia's oldest water polo club. The club has produced 21 Olympians throughout its history, including multiple Olympic medallists. Its notable past players include Bronwyn Mayer, Taryn Woods and Rowena Webster.[10]
UniSport
UniSport Nationals
UTS were the overall champion on two occasions (2016, 2017), and were awarded the Spirit of the Games Shield (now known as the John White Spirit Trophy) on one occasion in 1995.
| Sport | Division | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Division 1 | Men | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Badminton | Division 1 | Men | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Cross Country | Division 1 | Overall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Soccer | Division 1 | Men | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Handball | Division 1 | Mixed | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Division 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Kendo | Division 1 | Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Netball | Division 1 | Mixed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | Division 1 | Overall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Men's Eight | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Women's Eight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Rugby Union 7's | Division 1 | Men | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Softball | Division 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | Division 1 | Women | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Touch Football | Division 1 | Men | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Women | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water Polo | Division 1 | Women | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Standalone National Championships
T20 Cricket
UTS have won the Nationals T20 Cricket on three occasions (2014, 2018, 2022).
Futsal
UTS were the overall champion at the Nationals Futsal Championships in 2023, with both men's and women's team finishing first in their respective rankings.[11]
Nationals Snow
UTS were the overall champion at the Nationals Snow on two occasions (2022, 2023), and were awarded the Spirit of the Mountain Trophy twice, in 2019 and 2023.[12][13]
Indigenous Nationals
UTS were overall champion of the Indigenous Nationals on two occasions (2003, 2019).
References
- ^ "Intervarsity Sport". Activate UTS. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Intervarsity Guide" (PDF; 1,21 MB). Activate UTS. 22 February 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "About UTS Australian Football Club". ActivateUTS. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "About UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club". ActivateUTS. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "2020 Partnership Announcement". UTS Sparks. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Paterson: The Swift development of a bright Spark". Netball Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "St Catherine's School, Waverley". UTS Haberfield Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "About UTS Haberfield Rowing Club". ActivateUTS. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "About UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club". ActivateUTS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "About UTS Balmain Water Polo Club". ActivateUTS. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Signed, tealed, delivered. UTS claim double National Futsal titles". UniSport. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "University of Technology with a landslide victory at 2022 Nationals Snow Championships". UniSport. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "University of Technology Sydney go back-to-back to win Nationals Snow". UniSport. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
