Our athletes saw success on Day 1, with Lachlan Falconer Boag and Raine Oh Shu Qin qualifying for the semi-finals in the 100m. Unfortunately, both Lachlan and Raine bowled out in the semi-finals in a competitive and tight field. Hugo Hanak also qualified for the 400m, after placing first in his heat. Events ran late into the night, and our mixed 4x400m team placed 7th.

Day 2 saw Monash achieve their first medal. Congratulations to Hugo for claiming the Bronze in the 400m, with his season's best time. Jeremy Shum followed up with a silver medal in the 110m hurdles, bringing Monash’s medal total to two. Elise Keeghan narrowly missed the podium in the Women’s discus, and Team Organiser Olivia Mc Mahon achieved a personal best in the Long Jump.

The final day saw three more medals added to Monash’s tally. Penny Giddy took the silver in Shot Put, while both Paige and Hugo took bronze in the 400m hurdles for their respective categories.

Team organiser Olivia Mc Mahon praised the team for their efforts and support, with the team having an amazing time at Uni Nationals. She stated that “The atmosphere at the track was electric, everyone got involved and tried their best while competing and cheered hard for their teammates. It was very exciting to get to compete against some of the best in the country in athletics and see the team succeed in so many events.“

She added that “It was amazing to see how involved all the athletes got; cheering on their fellow team members and stepping up to compete in relay events, even after they were all tired from competing in their other events.“

This year, the Heptathlon and Decathlon events were not held at UniSport Nationals. Instead, they  were held a week earlier as part of the Chemist Warehouse Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide. Congratulations to Mia Scerri who took home the gold medal in the U20 Heptathlon.

Full results can be found below, while photos from the event can be found here.

Results: