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Uni Games 2010
The past few years have
seen a marked increase
in the number of St
George’s College residents
representing the University
in intervarsity sporting
competition.
This phenomenon is no doubt due to the athletic prowess of
Collegians, but also the allure of the many off-fi eld attractions of
the Australian University Games. Uni Games was hosted this year
by UWA over the fi nal week of September, and in a spectacular
result for the home team the University emerged from the
competition as overall champion for the fi rst time in the history
of the Games.
Both the current and former residents of the College made
signifi cant contributions to this victory, and six were named in
the respective ‘Green & Gold’ teams which recognise the players
of the tournament in each sport. Ben Anderson (2008) and Pete
O’Rourke (2006) were selected in the Green & Gold team for
football, and along with George Cunningham and Tom O’Rourke
(2005) were part of the University side that won gold in Aussie
Rules for the fi rst time. Rachel Paterson and Emily Randell were
members of the UWA women’s footy team that missed seeing
fi nals action on percentage, and Rachel was again awarded Green
& Gold selection for her performance.
The University men’s and women’s soccer teams both won gold,
and women’s team captain Adele Gardiner (2008) was rewarded
for her part in the victory with Green & Gold selection. Swiss
import Beat Roethlisberger was given Green & Gold selection for
handball for his performance as part of the UWA side that was
University
Prize
Winners
The Engineers’ Club Prize was awarded
to Daniel Engelke by the Board of
Examiners in Engineering, Computing
and Mathematics. The prize goes to the
student who has gained the highest
average mark in the foundation core units
for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering
completed within the fi rst year of full-time
study. Daniel received this award for his
end of year exam results in 2009. He is
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a second year student at the College,
from Bunbury.
The Board of Examiners in the Faculty
of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Sciences awarded Ashleigh Punch the
Hlavacek Prize. The prize is awarded to
the student who has obtained the highest
aggregate marks for the Level 1 core units
in the course for the degree of Bachelor
of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
Ashleigh received this award for her end
of year exam results in 2009. She is now
completeing second year Medicine at
UWA and is from Mandurah.
The UWA Centenary Trust for Women
awards 5 scholarships each year. Two
pipped by Curtin in the gold medal match. There were fi ve College
representatives in the netball competition; Kate Edgeloe, Pippa
Lund and Emma Reynalds (2008) were part of the women’s team
whilst Grey Johnston and Tao Mantaras played ‘mixed’ for the UWA
Mighty Ducks. Kate was another of the College residents rewarded
with Green & Gold selection.
The St George’s connection continued throughout the entire
spectrum of sports. Malindi Haggett and Alice Henderson were
both members of the victorious UWA women’s fencing team, whilst
George Croucamp and Aria Lokon, who took up fencing in order
to get to the Games, competed with valour but somewhat less
success. Rowan Clark (2008) and Todd Allen (2006) were part of
the lawn bowls team that had to settle for bronze for the second
year in a row, and Leo Allen (2008) was part of the rugby 7’s team
that just missed out on gold. Finally, Alistair Marchesi and Nils
Matthies were members of the sailing team that won the inaugural
Uni Games match racing competition in dominant fashion and
Alex Watson again rowed successfully for the University.
In what has been a successful year for sport at the University,
residents of the College were also key players in the eleventh
successive victory by the University in the Tertiary Sports WA
competition, as well as members of the various University sporting
clubs and the UWA team which triumphed in the inaugural TSWA
Regional Challenge. The leading role of Collegians in sport at
the University is set to continue in 2011, especially as Alistair
Marchesi and Emma Reynalds (2008) have recently been elected
to the positions of Sports Council President and Guild Sports
Representative respectively.
GREY JOHNSTON
GREY WAS THE UWA SPORT COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR 2010
HE IS A FIFTH YEAR COLLEGE RESIDENT STUDYING ECONOMICS
AND ENGINEERING
students from St George’s College were
among the recipients this year:
Michelle Reinders has won the Miles
Family Scholarship for a rural student in
the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences.
Michelle, from Bunbury, is a second year
student at St George’s College.
The Margaret Mills (nee Summers)
Memorial Scholarship, for study in
the fi eld of clinical biochemistry or
endocrinology, was awarded to fourth
year College resident Rachel Paterson,
from Busselton.
JE