UTS Sport explained

UTS Sport
University:University of Technology Sydney
Association:UniSport
Division:Division 1 and Division 2
Location:Sydney, New South Wales
Color1:Robin egg blue
Color2:White
Pageurl:https://activateuts.com.au/sport/intervarsity-sport

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 sportsWomen's sportsMixed sportsOpen sports
Division 1
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
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

See main article: UTS Australian Football Club.

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

See main article: North Sydney Cricket Club.

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

See main article: UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club.

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

See main article: UTS Haberfield Rowing Club.

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

See main article: Balmain Water Polo Club. 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

See main article: 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.

SportDivisionGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
AthleticsDivision 1Men0011
BadmintonDivision 1Men0011
Women1102
Cross CountryDivision 1Overall0101
SoccerDivision 1Men0101
HandballDivision 1Mixed3216
Division 21012
KendoDivision 1Overall1012
NetballDivision 1Mixed1113
RowingDivision 1Overall1113
Men's Eight3126
Women's Eight1012
Rugby Union 7'sDivision 1Men1001
SoftballDivision 1?0011
TennisDivision 1Women1124
Touch FootballDivision 1Men1102
Women0101
Water PoloDivision 1Women0022

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

See main article: Indigenous Nationals. UTS were overall champion of the Indigenous Nationals on two occasions (2003, 2019).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Intervarsity Sport. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703160941/https://activateuts.com.au/sport/intervarsity-sport. 3 July 2020. 3 July 2020. Activate UTS.
  2. Web site: 22 February 2019. Intervarsity Guide. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703162705/https://activateuts.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/411801/Intervarsity-Guide.pdf. 3 July 2020. 3 July 2020. Activate UTS. PDF; 1,21 MB.
  3. Web site: About UTS Australian Football Club. ActivateUTS. 5 June 2022. en. 5 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605060624/https://www.activateuts.com.au/clubs/australian-football/. live.
  4. Web site: About UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club. ActivateUTS. 5 June 2022. en. 5 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605060625/https://www.activateuts.com.au/clubs/cricket/. live.
  5. Web site: 2020 Partnership Announcement. UTS Sparks. 5 June 2022. en.
  6. Web site: Paterson: The Swift development of a bright Spark. Netball Australia. 5 June 2022. en.
  7. Web site: St Catherine's School, Waverley. UTS Haberfield Rowing Club. 7 June 2022. en. 6 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220306021634/https://www.utsrowing.com.au/st-catherines-school.html. live.
  8. Web site: About UTS Haberfield Rowing Club. ActivateUTS. 5 June 2022. en. 5 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605060623/https://www.activateuts.com.au/clubs/rowing/. live.
  9. Web site: About UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club. ActivateUTS. 5 June 2022. en. 10 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220310144739/https://www.activateuts.com.au/clubs/athletics/. live.
  10. Web site: About UTS Balmain Water Polo Club. ActivateUTS. 5 June 2022. en. 5 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605060624/https://www.activateuts.com.au/clubs/water-polo/. live.
  11. Web site: Signed, tealed, delivered. UTS claim double National Futsal titles. UniSport. 15 July 2023.
  12. Web site: University of Technology with a landslide victory at 2022 Nationals Snow Championships. UniSport. 3 October 2022.
  13. Web site: University of Technology Sydney go back-to-back to win Nationals Snow. UniSport. 30 September 2023.