UQ at the Commonwealth Games

The University of Queensland has earned its place in Glasgow as its students kept on winning medals during the Commonwealth Games last week.

With 14 students competing in Glasgow, UQ is proud to boast excellence in the students and the alumni. These were the results of the University of Queensland Students at the Commonwealth Games, which were published on the UQ website last week:

• Melanie Schlanger: Gold medal and world record in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay. Fifth in the women's 50m freestyle final.

• Tommaso D'orsogna: Gold medal in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay. Bronze medal in the men's 100m freestyle final. Silver medal as part of the men's 4x100m medley relay team. Fifth in the men's 100m butterfly final.

• Alana Boyd: Gold medal in women's the pole vault.

• Brenden Hall: Bronze medal in the men’s 100m freestyle S9 final.

• Maddison Keeney: Silver medal in the 1m springboard. Bronze medal in the women's synchronised diving 3m springboard final.

• Con Foley: Bronze medal in the Rugby Sevens. 

• Daniel Wilson: Ninth in the men’s triathlon

• Danielle Prince: Ninth in the individual all-round rhythmic gymnastics final. Fifth in the team all-round rhythmic gymnastics final. Read Danielle Prince's blog to go behind the scenes at the athletes' village. 

• Catherine Arscott: Equal fifth in the women's 70kg judo final.

• Nik Bojic: Twelfth in the men's high jump final.

• Brittany McGowan: Eighth in the 800m semi-final.

• Matt Boyd: Finished twelfth in the men's pole vault

• Josh Robinson: Fourth in the javelin.

• Caitlin Sargent: Fourth in the women's 4x400m relay.

  Source:

  www.uq.edu.au

  By Janeth Taborda