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Monash dominates national games

7 October 2009

Monash AUG team captains Tom Forde and Clare Alomes

In the closest finish in its history, Monash has taken out top honours in this year's Australian University Games (AUG).

Successfully defending its champion title, the Monash team beat rivals the University of Melbourne by just two points, 1050 to 1048. The University of Sydney finished third.

Monash Sport athlete support coordinator Carolyn Kenny said the win proved that in these types of events, every point counted.

"The win was a great team performance and we are ecstatic about the result," she said.

The week-long event was well-contested by all competitors, but Monash proved to be a dominant force, claiming overall victory in many events including women's basketball, netball and tennis, men's athletics, Kendo Kyu, taekwondo, and for the first time in AUG history, swimming.

Monash claimed overall silver in another three sports and overall bronze in eight.

Monash Sport director Martin Doulton said AUG 2009 was filled with brilliant performances from both individuals and teams.

"Monash students from all campuses were integral to the victory," Mr Doulton said.

"To add to the victory, more than 30 Monash students were selected by the games' governing body Australian University Sport as best in their sport and elevated to the Green and Gold team for 2009."

This year's Australian University Games featured a record number of competitors. Monash, which has won the event three times, had this year's biggest team with 448 participants.

To see the full AUG results visit the Monash Sport website.