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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland has won 10 champion pennants at (28 September – 3 October) on the Gold Coast.

More than 400 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ student-athletes competed at the event, with Team Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Australia’s top-ranked university in Beach Volleyball (), Cycling (), Golf (), Handball (), Hockey (), Judo (), Sailing (), Squash (), and Touch Football ().

The result betters Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s nine pennants at last year’s Nationals Div 1 event.

The Universities of Sydney and Melbourne each won seven pennants, with Monash University claiming five.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s Mixed Touch Football team scored its fourth-consecutive UniSport gold medal after beating University of Newcastle 8-6.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Sportsman of the Year Justin Cridland (Sports Achievement Scholarship recipient) said the team’s winning streak dated back to 2016 Australian Uni Games.

“To win one national title is a difficult task, but to claim four-in-a-row is a tremendous achievement and one we’re extremely proud of,” Cridland said.

“Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has an incredibly deep roster of top-class Touch players, and we’re determined to build on our winning streak for many years to come.”

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ claimed a third-straight Men’s Hockey title after defeating Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Melbourne 6-1 in the gold medal match.

The team has now won a medal at every UniSport-sanctioned event since 2013.

Hayden Dorge (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Sports Achievement Scholarship) said the side was delighted to go through the tournament undefeated.

“We scored a 7-0 win over University of New South Wales in the pool stages and that was a major confidence-booster for our team,” Dorge said.

“To beat Melbourne by such a margin in the final was extremely satisfying and is reward for the months of preparation we’ve put in prior to Nationals.”

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s Judo team won pennants in both Men’s (2018 champions) and Women’s divisions, while the University claimed back-to-back pennants in Women’s Beach Volleyball, Mixed Handball and Mixed Squash.

Team Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ secured its first-ever Men’s Golf pennant with a dominant 21-shot victory over Queensland University of Technology in the Team Strokeplay event.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s Men’s Cycling squad won six medals – including two gold to Carter Bettles (Road Race & Criterium) – to be crowned overall champions.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ took victory in 30 races in the Sailing competition, claiming gold after beating University of Technology Sydney 3-1.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ was second overall in six divisions, including Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s Men’s and Women’s Rowing.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s Open Baseball team won silver to equal its best result at a UniSport competition.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Sydney (11 pennants) leads Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (10) on the ahead of the final Nationals Marathon (13 October) and T20 Cricket (25-28 November) events for 2019.

will be held in Perth (26 September – 2 October).

2019 UniSport Nationals Div 1 – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Results

Champion Pennants (10):

Beach Volleyball – Women’s Pairs

Cycling – Men’s

Golf – Men’s

Handball – Mixed

Hockey – Men’s

Judo – Men’s

Judo – Women’s

Sailing – Open

Squash – Mixed

Touch Football – Mixed

Second Placings (6):

Baseball – Open

Cheer & Dance – Mixed Cheer

Fencing – Women’s

Rowing – Men’s

Rowing – Women’s

Volleyball – Men’s

Third Placings (6):

Badminton – Men’s

Basketball – Women’s

Beach Volleyball – Men’s Pairs

Fencing - Men's

Lawn Bowls – Mixed

Table Tennis - Men's

Other Results:

Badminton – Women’s (4^th)

Basketball – Men’s (10^th)

Beach Volleyball – Mixed Fours (4^th)

Cheer & Dance – Mixed Dance (8^th)

Cycling – Women’s (5^th)

Futsal – Men’s (9^th)

Kendo – Women’s (5^th)

Rugby 7s – Men’s (4^th)

Tennis – Men’s (8^th)

Tennis – Women’s (7^th)

Touch Football – Men’s (8^th)

Touch Football – Women’s (5^th)

Ultimate – Mixed (6^th)

Volleyball – Women’s (10^th)

Water Polo – Men’s (5^th)

Media: Jamie Mitchell, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752.