Annual Report 2013 THE VISION FOR SPORT IS THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE IS THE LEADING AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY 04 CONTENTS IN SPORTING PERFORMANCE, LEVEL OF ANNUAL REPORT 2013 SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND QUALITY OF FACILITIES. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SPORT, PAGE 73. Chairman’s and Director’s Report 03 Blues and Sports Awards 22 01 Distinguished Service and Other Club Awards 23 HIGHLIGHTS OF MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY SPORT 2013 Elite Athlete Program 24 Outstanding Individual Results 28 Australian Boat Race 05 Sports Centre Refurbishment 05 04 15 National Sporting Titles 06 CLUBS Athletics Club Member Wins Melbourne Marathon 06 Achievements, Milestones and Results Sport Inaugural Club Survey 07 Stampfl Inducted into Athletics Australia Hall of Fame 07 Competitive Clubs 44 Cricket Club assists Pakistani refugee to play for Australia 08 Instructional Clubs 60 Alumna Kim Crow Named Female Rower of the Year 08 Recreational Clubs 62 Anzac Day Derby 09 2013 Rugby Young Achiever 09 05 Elite Athlete School Program 10 FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES Sports Without Borders Community Partnership 10 Planning and Renovations, Usage and Finance Planning and Renovations 66 02 Usage 67 PARTICIPATION Financial Report 68 College, Campus, Community and Fitness Programs 06 College Sport 13 PEOPLE, PARTNERS AND DONORS Campus Sport 15 Supporting Melbourne University Sport Community Sport 15 MU Sport Team 70 Fitness Programs 17 MU Sport Board 71 Aquatics and Group Fitness 18 Strategic Plan for Sport 73 State of Play 74 03 History of Sport at the University of Melbourne 75 PERFORMANCE MUSA President Report 76 University Sport, Awards and Elite Athletes MU Sport Supporters and Preferred Suppliers 77 University Sport by the Numbers 20 Donor Acknowledgement 78 Outstanding Team Results 21 Give to Sport 79 Cover: Australian Boat Race Captains Phoebe Stanley (L) and Josh Booth (R) after accepting the trophies for defeating Sydney University on the Yarra River. CHAIRMAN’S 03 REPORT 2013 SPORTS It is with great pleasure that I am able been made to ensure the University of to present the 2013 Annual Report. Melbourne is the leading sporting university ANNUAL REPORT in the country for performance, participation This year was, once again, an exciting time for and quality of facilities. sport at the University of Melbourne, and this report highlights and celebrates the many Finally, I would like to thank my fellow board achievements of our student athletes, members, MU Sport staff, and our dedicated sporting teams and clubs. The report also volunteers and coaches for their fantastic outlines the impressive and growing range efforts in 2013. I would also like to express of programs offered each year to encourage my appreciation for the continued support students and staff to engage in regular of the University Senior Management Group. physical activity. I hope you find the report both informative It has been four years since the University and entertaining. Council endorsed The University of Geoff Rees Melbourne Strategic Plan for Sport, Chairman 2010–2115, and significant strides have DIRECTOR’S REPORT It is with great pleasure and satisfaction that • Ms Emily Dixon who continues to provide I hope this report captures the excitement I reflect on the achievements of sport, fitness a steady hand as the project manager and passion that engaging in sport, fitness and recreation at the University during 2013. for a range of sports capital projects, and recreation activities at all levels generates, and her colleagues from Property and and that it encourages you to ‘Get Active’ The Annual Report illustrates another Campus Services in the development in 2014. outstanding year, and I would like to and maintenance of the University’s acknowledge the many people and Thank you. sports and fitness facilities. organisations that have been dedicated Tim Lee to improving the opportunities for students • The Provost Professor Margaret Sheil Director of Sport at the University. They include: and PVC Engagement and Equity Professor Richard James for their considerable • The club committees, coaches, support efforts in support of sport at the University. staff and, in particular, the sporting alumni who assist in keeping the clubs viable • The University Senior Executive for their and successful. continued support and recognition of the contribution that sport, fitness and • The managers, coaches and athletes recreation makes to the University. of Team Melbourne at Australian University Sport (AUS) events who • The Melbourne University Sport ensure we are always passionate Association, in particular President and extremely competitive. Ben Yeo. • The staff and board at Australian University • The staff at Melbourne University Sport Sport and fellow university sporting bodies and members of the board, in particular who continue to collaborate for the good the very dedicated chair, Mr Geoff Rees. of the university sport industry despite I would like to acknowledge the students and fierce on-field rivalries. staff at the University who continue to support • The Blues Advisory Committee and the our activities in ever-increasing numbers and Sports Scholarships Committee, provide us with important feedback. 2013 HighLights 2013 Australian University Games champions IN A YEAR OF HIGHLIGHTS, THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE MOMENTS FOR SPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE IN 2013. In 2010, the Australian Boat Race was AUSTRALIAN BOAT RACE commenced reigniting a 150 year–old 05 rivalry between the Universities of Melbourne and Sydney. Now in its fourth year, the power of that fierce rivalry was on display when on Sunday 27 October 2013 the University of Melbourne’s HIGHLIGHTS Women’s and Men’s Eight took to the Yarra River in front of a vocal crowd of over 1,000 people to continue Melbourne’s unbroken winning record in the women’s race and reverse Sydney’s dominance of recent years in the men’s race. The University’s Women’s Eight comfortably took the honours with Phoebe Stanley and Kim Crowe (both Olympians) helping their crew to a comfortable win. The men’s race was a valiant fight with the University’s Men’s Eight rowing to victory for the first time James Marburg (standing) since the event was reborn, with help from celebrating a close Men’s 8 victory Olympians Josh Booth, James Marburg, David in the 2013 Australian Boat Race. Crawshay and Cameron McKenzie-McHarg. SPORTS CENTRE REFURBISHMENT The Sports Centre underwent a major refurbishment completed in April 2013. The project delivered a number of benefits including the provision of social and meeting spaces, increased club storage, improvement to the squash courts with glass backs, and the refurbishment of the change facilities to include separate home and away rooms for training and competition. The completed works improved the facilities and services available to clubs for training, game day and social activities. MU Sport administration offices relocated to a new level 1 to enable the eventual relocation of the Spinning and Cardio box studios, which would create a Group Fitness Hub around The exterior of the newly the Sports Centre Reception. See Facilities on renovated Sports Centre. Page 66 for more information about this project. 15 NATIONAL 2013 Australian University Games SPORTING TITLES Captains Sarah McSweeney (L) and Tom Swallow (R). 2013 was an outstanding year for Sport 06 at the University of Melbourne, especially in competition against other Australian HIGHLIGHTS universities. Of the 43 stand-alone Australian University Championships, the University won 15 national titles including ten at the Australian University Games. The University of Melbourne was subsequently crowned Overall University Games Champions and Australian University Sport (AUS) Overall Champions for a second successive year. The University has now won the Overall University Games title on six occasions (1997, 2004–6, 2012–13) and the AUS Overall Champions title on five occasions (2005–6, 2008, 2012 and 2013) after this title was introduced in 2005. For a full listing of Championship sport titles, see University Sport on page 20. ATHLETICS CLUB MEMBER WINS MELBOURNE MARATHON Held annually in October, the Melbourne 2013, while other members of the University Marathon is the largest marathon in of Melbourne team stood proudly beside Australia. In 2013, Melbourne University her with overall team victories in both Athletics Club member and 2012 London the Women’s 10K and Half Marathon. Olympian Lisa Weightman wowed the crowds when she knocked six minutes The 346 students, plus numerous staff off the female race record and clocked and alumni runners taking part in the a personal best time of 2 minutes 26.05 Melbourne Marathon received event support seconds for her dramatic win. at the UniHub station in what proved to be a fun and inclusive day for all involved. Lisa’s historic victory also saw her crowned For more about MU Sport’s community the female Victorian Marathon Champion for events, see page 16. Athletics Club member Lisa Weightman winning the Melbourne Marathon. SPORT INAUGURAL Club member Stuart CLUB SURVEY Alexander accepting his Club Survey prize. In 2013, MU Sport was the first Go8 University to conduct a Club Members survey. The primary purpose of the survey was to understand current club membership satisfaction (research 07 performance and importance), learn about the barriers to student participation and develop strategies to increase engagement, and build knowledge on club members and non-member demographics, usage and attitudes. Across 40 affiliated clubs, 1,189 surveys In regard to other club aspects, those HIGHLIGHTS were completed with an additional 668 results surveyed believed club culture ranked compiled from non-club members. The highest in importance of all satisfaction survey clearly showed 88% of club members metrics and that club members’ primary surveyed were most interested in ‘meeting motivation for membership was keeping new people and making new friends’ as fit/improving fitness. an important club opportunity, and 79% were satisfied with their club experience.