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August, 2008 Ingram top athlete at NZU Blues 
The 2008 NZU Blues Awards Ceremony saw swimmer, Melissa Ingram, named the 2007 NZU Sportsperson of the Year as she attended the ceremony to receive her third consecutive Blue. During the night, Melissa was also announced as a recipient of the inaugural Domino's Pizza Scholarship of $1000, along with Blue's recipient and boxer, Alexis Pritchard. The 2007 NZU Maori Sportsperson of the Year was awarded to Keshia Grant for her achievements in Touch Rugby. The night saw 50 Blues awarded across 25 sporting codes and a NZU Coaching Award to Murray Finch for his contribution to NZ Universities table tennis. Danyon Loader enlightened the guests with his experiences as an Olympic swimmer and encouraged athletes and guests alike to dream big, while Melissa spoke of her experiences at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok. The Awards Ceremony was held at the North Harbour Stadium, Auckland on 27th June. Further details of the evening can be found on the USNZ newsblog and a detailed list awards from the NZU Blues webpage. Photo: Melissa receiving NZU Sportsperson of the Year trophy from Danyon Loader. Other photos of the Ceremony can be viewed via this link. Domino's Pizza Northern Tertiary Challenge 
The Domino's Pizza Northern Tertiary Challenge will be held in Waitakere Stadium, Auckland on Friday 8 August. The Tertiary Challenge is a one-day fun, participation based social sports event open to tertiary institutions in a given region. Unfortunately, the Central Tertiary Challenge scheduled for Friday 8 August at Massey University, Palmerston North had to be cancelled due to lack of registrations. For more information regarding the Domino's Pizza Tertiary Challenge, please contact Shane Potter - Domino's Pizza Northern Tertiary Challenge Coordinator. 
Wanaka will once again play host to the Uni Snow Games in 2008 from Saturday 23 - Friday 29 August. Competitors will be battling it out on the slopes of Cardrona and Snow Farm (cross country) for the Snow Games shield from Monday 25 August. Selectors and Chef de Mission, Michael Forrestal, will be present at the event to spot potential athletes to represent NZ at the 2009 World University Winter Games held in Harbin, China in February. 
The organising of the 2009 Uni Games in Taranaki is progressing well. USNZ is partnering with a consortium lead by Sport Taranaki. Partners include Venture Taranaki, New Plymouth District Council, South Taranaki District Council, Stratford District Council and Western Institute of Technology Taranaki. We acknowledge and appreciate their support and enthusiasm for this event. 25 sports will be offered through clustered venues spread throughout the Taranaki region. All campuses will be on holiday during this time and we are expecting large numbers of students to attend and to ideally match or pass the 17 campuses that attended the 2008 Uni Games in Rotorua. World Uni Champs - Medal Success 
Crews were made up of students from Massey, Victoria and Auckland Universities. For further details of the team and results, please visit the USNZ website for a report from Dean Stanley, NZ Team Manager. ---------------------------------------- There was bronze medal success when Cantebury student, Kylie Rochford, competed at the 2008 World Uni Karate Champs. Held 11-13 July in Wroclaw, Poland, Kylie won bronze competing in the open weight kumite division. Other members of the team were Tamara Glyn (Auckland) and Adrian Carr (AUT). Detailed results are available from the OC website. USNZ would like to thank Karate NZ for their work with the team and congratulate Kylie on her success. ------------------------------------------ NZ's top women's pair, Anna Scarlett (Massey) and Susan Blundell (Victoria), accompanied by fellow beach volleyballers, Hayley Griffiths (Massey) and Shannen Bagge (Massey), competed at the 4th World Uni Beach Volleyball Champs held 1-6 July in Hamburg. The pairs had mixed results and gained valuable experience competing against 26 teams from about 20 countries. Coach Warren Smith wrote an insightful blog. Detailed results are available from the OC website. ---------------------------------------- Martin Peat (Auckland University) competed at the 16th World University Orienteering Champs held 29 July - 2 Aug in Tartu, Estonia. For detailed results, please visit the OC website. --------------------------------------- Upcoming World Uni Champs with NZ participation are:
Trans-Tasman Uni Rowing Regatta 
The NZ team returned from Australia victorious for the third year running. The 2008 Trans-Tasman Uni Rowing Regatta was held in 3 locations around Sydney from the 1-3 July. New Zealand won the best of a 3-race series in 4 out of 5 events. Detailed results and photos are available on the USNZ website. 
The 2008 Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup was held June 30 - July 20. Teams from 8 countries converged on Brisbane, Australia with hopes to emerge as champions. The NZ team, ranked the Top tertiary based side in the world, lost their campaign to defend their 9-year World Cup title at the semi's and settled for a bronze after beating Wales 24-18 in the finals. Progress updates of the NZ team can be found on the USNZ newsblog. For further information regarding this event, please visit the WUGs Chef de Mission appointed 
USNZ is proud to announce Dr Lynne Coleman as Chef de Mission for the New Zealand team to attend the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. Dr Coleman is a general practitioner and sports doctor on the North Shore. Lynne was Co-leader of the medical team at the 2007 World Uni Games in Bangkok. Lynne is currently in Beijing as Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chef de Mission with the New Zealand Olympic team. Lynne brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise into the role having been involved with the Tall Ferns, Black Ferns, the NZ swimming team and the North Harbour rugby and netball teams. USNZ is very excited about working with Lynne and look forward to her leadership in the lead up to and during this important event. 
Keep updated with the New Zealand team from the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) website for latest blog updates from the team, schedule of events, results, images and much more. The NZOC website also allows you to send messages to the NZ team. Or similarly, SPARC has a dedicated website for the upcoming Games - Eyes on Beijing. Go New Zealand! |
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