2019 AV Shield Final

A strong effort by the MUAC Men saw them lead for most of the day at the AV Shield Final, just overtaken by eventual Division One winner Glenhuntly in the late afternoon to record a strong…

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Around the grounds

28/1/19 MUAC athletes took to the track and field across Australia over the long weekend.

Hunter Track Classic

Reilly Shaw, 1500m, 7th, 3:47.15 Nick Earl, 3000m Steeplechase, 5th, 9:19.98

Victorian Country Championships

WOP 400m: Rosamond Gilden 61.48;…

For the fifth consecutive year, Athletics Australia and the University of Melbourne have partnered to host the Raise the Bar Academy (RTBA). Raise the Bar Academy is an exciting residential camp program specifically for Australian Indigenous secondary school students in…

AV Shield Round 10

University eyes are turned to the AV Shield Final with two rounds remaining in the season. Pole vaulters led the way with Dawn Hartigan topping all scoring with 589 points for her 2.80m. Her squad mates…

AV Shield Round 9 and Around the Grounds

MUAC athletes were prominent around the country as competition resumed with a frenzy in 2019. Joel Baden’s 2.20m jump started the AV Shield meet at Werribee right, after a short search for…

2018 Victorian Sport Awards

Congratulations to Jemima Montag on her nomination for the Governor’s Award Victorian Female Athlete of the Year – Kitty McEwan Award Raise The Bar Academy, a partnership between Melbourne University and Athletics Australia is nominated for…

Around the grounds

16/12/18 Zatopek:10 Pole Vault Christian Paynter, 4:30m Leon D’Onofrio, 4:10m Nick Masini, 3:90m Isabelle Napier, 3:50m Kath Iannello, 3.50m Tamara Mancuso, 3:30m Kate Abfalter, 3:30m Kira Davey, 3.10m Long Jump Jarrod Pageot, 7.11m 1500m Matt Scott, 3:54.32…

The University’s On Track program launched on Monday 10 December, with 18 high school students participating in their first training session with 2016 Olympian Peter Bol. The program is designed for high school students of African descent who demonstrate an…

Women Leaders in Sport Program

Master of Architecture student, MUAC member and Elite Athlete Program member Catriona Bisset has been selected for Sport Australia’s Women Leaders in Sport program for 2019, and will attend a leadership workshop in Melbourne next…