Going for gold: Student athletes excel at UniSport Nationals

The Gold Coast Performance Centre was buzzing with energy last month as almost 1,000 athletes from universities across Australia competed at the UniSport Nationals Athletics meet from 22-24 April.

Eleven students proudly represented the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), competing across a range of track and field events including the 100m, 800m, 5000m, 5000m Race Walk, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus Throw and Hammer Throw.

Rising to the occasion, the UniSQ team delivered a series of strong performances, including several personal and season bests!

Check out the full results list below.

UniSQ Elite Athletes

Jai Gordon
Men’s 100m – 10.39 seconds – 1st place.

Camryn Newton-Smith
Women’s Shot Put – 12.32 metres – 4th place.

Alex Epitropakis
Men’s Long Jump – 7.68 metres PB – 2nd place.

Timothy Hogno
Men’s 5000m – 15:18.52 minutes – 10th place.

UniSQ Student Athletes

Alex Bradley
Men’s 5000m Race Walk – 24:32.71 minutes SB – 2nd place.

Angage Hasith Chamikara Perera
Men’s Shot Put – 12.20 metres PB – 7th place.

Connor Whittet
Men’s 5000m – 15:21.64 minutes SB – 12th place.

Isaac Logan
Men’s Discus Throw – 42.57 metres – 5th place.

Jazmyn Staples
Women’s Discus Throw – 27.21 metres PB – 17th place.
Women’s Hammer Throw – 29.23 metres PB – 11th place.

Kyle Mienert
Men’s High Jump – 1.95 metres – 4th place.

Libby Troy
Women’s 800m – 2:33.85 minutes PB – 25th place.

Head to the UniSport Nationals website to learn more.