Competitive showing from Team La Trobe at 2024 UniSport Nationals

The 2024 edition of the Division 1 & 2 UniSport Nationals held from September 7-13 in Canberra saw Team La Trobe record a medal tally consisting of six gold medals, five silver and seven bronze.

UniSport Nationals provides an opportunity for students at the 42 member universities from across Australia to compete head-to-head in the only national standard university sporting competition. The Uni Nationals Championship is comprised of the annual flagship event, the Division 1 & 2 UniSport Nationals, and several standalone national championships for various sports throughout the year.

Overall, La Trobe University sent a squad of 83 student athletes to the nation’s capital this year to compete in 12 different sports.

Headlining Team La Trobe’s results was the Division 2 gold medal won in Women’s Volleyball, in which Team La Trobe defeated University of Adelaide in straight sets in the final.

La Trobe also experienced strong success in Taekwondo, in which all 11 team members secured at least one medal across the Uni Nationals campaign. Podium finishes were also secured in Judo and Fencing, with Ruby Gojevic (gold medal in the U/70kg Judo category), Aimee Aharoni (silver medal in the U/53kg category) and Jacob Ohrt (bronze medal in Men’s Epee) all claiming medals.

Other notable results from Team La Trobe included Jackson Haigh (silver medal in Division 2 Men’s Golf) and Cody Cuthbert (fourth in Division 1 Men’s Golf) putting together strong performances on the gold course throughout the week, while Sophie Reinehr finished fourth in a high quality, national level field in the Women’s 1800m Rowing final.

For more information on the 2024 UniSport Nationals, head to the UniSport Australia website.

If you would like to register your interest in representing Team La Trobe at the 2025 UniSport Nationals next year, click here.

2024 UniSport Nationals – Team La Trobe Notable Results

Volleyball

• Women’s Volleyball (1^st – Division 2)

Golf

• Jackson Haigh (2^nd – Division 2 Men’s Golf)
• Cody Cuthbert (4^th - Division 1 Men’s Golf)

Rowing

• Sophie Reinehr (4^th – Women’s 1800m Rowing)

Taekwondo

• Kayla Smit & Kary Chu & Bridgette Angelidis (1st - Poomsae Pairs)
• Bridgette Angelids (1^st – Sparring)
• Ryan Effrianto (1^st – Sparring)
• Thea Mallios (1^st – Sparring)
• Christy Ip (2^nd – Sparring)
• Fedor Pak (2^nd – Sparring)
• Ryan Effrianto & Akshart Amatya & Bing Biao Tan (2nd - Poomsae Pairs)
• Kayla Smit & Ryan Effrianto (3^rd – Poomsae Pairs)
• Leo Tieu & Po Ching Pang (3^rd – Poomsae Pairs)
• Bing Biao Tan (3^rd - Individual Poomsae)
• Ryan Effrianto (3^rd - Individual Poomsae)
• Akshart Amatya (3^rd – Sparring)
• Leo Tieu (3^rd – Sparring)

Judo

• Ruby Gojevic (1^st - U/ 70kg)
• Aimee Aharoni (2^nd – U/53kg)

Fencing

• Jacob Ohrt (3^rd - Bronze Men’s Epee)