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RTHE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF SYDNEYO UNI SPORT & FITNESS | susf.com.auAR 06/ Athlete interview MARINA CARRIER 10/ Flames harvest championship season CHAMPION TEAM SECURE 2016/17 WNBL TITLE 20/ Diversify your workout WORKOUT NOT WORKING? CUE VARIETY 35 WINTER 2017 YOUR CHAMPIONS NEWS BITES + PERSONAL TRAINING + MEMBER MEETS + CLUB NEWS + NEW HOCKEY FIELD + NUTRITION + EVENTS FIND YOUR FIT AT SUSF PREMIER HEALTH & FITNESS FACILITIES OVER 40 EXCITING SOCIAL TENNIS PROGRAM SPORTING LUNCHTIME SOCIAL SPORT NETBALL COMPETITION CLUBS TO JOIN SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMPS FOR KIDS ELITE ATHLETE PROGRAM SUPPORT THE PERSONAL TRAINING LEDGE TO REACH YOUR GOAL CLIMBING CENTRE SHORT COURSES FOR ALL WHAT’S INSIDE... FEATURES ATHLETE INTERVIEW Marina Carrier’s very busy life as a student pentathlete. 35 By Nicole Safi 6 WINTER FROM THE EDITOR 2017 EDITOR Laura Hanlon HOW TO FIND THE BEST PERSONAL TRAINER FOR YOU DEPUTY EDITORS 10 things to consider when teaming up with a trainer. 8 By Helen Jomoa Graham Croker Our Sydney Uni Lion’s Water Polo Club As the temperature cools and days Helen Jomoa also created history this year being the grow shorter our motivation to keep Nicole Safi first ever National Water Polo League active can falter. Personally, I can speak club to win both the men’s and women’s to the value of engaging one of our CREATIVE DESIGN minor premierships. Our women’s team highly credentialed Sydney Uni Sport & & PRODUCTION FLAMES HARVEST CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON How Brydens Sydney Uni Flames swept the field to unbelievably didn’t drop a game all Fitness personal trainers to reignite your Southern Design be crowned the 2016/17 WNBL Champions. 10 season on their march to the 2017 title. workouts. We provide a guide on how to By Lachy France You can catch all their winning plays get the best out of your personal trainer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS on page 32. so you work together as a finely tuned Graham Croker team (page 8). This issue of ROAR also Harry Croker Finally, cricket caps off our Championship offers some great advice on natural ways Lachy France trio. It seemed unlikely that our Sydney to boost your immunity (page 28) and we Laura Hanlon University men’s cricketers could hang AN INNINGS FOR THE AGES put the case forward for mixing up your Rebecca Hay An epic three days of concentration and grit from on to win their ninth McDonald’s NSW WELCOME TO THE WINTER training routine to keep you hungry for Helen Jomoa Sydney University Cricket Club’s First Grade Champions. 18 Premier First Grade title until wicketkeeper By Graham Croker more (page 20). Nicole Safi ISSUE OF ROAR. Ryan Carters strode to the crease. Relive this miraculous triumph on page 18. Lastly, if you are looking for a relatively SYDNEY UNI SPORT Team sport offers many social, emotional inexpensive and fun way to catch up & FITNESS and physical benefits that extend far Despite being a niche sport in comparison with friends I’d suggest you can’t go EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR beyond winning. In saying that, winning to our teams mentioned above, Ultimate past being in the stand cheering on your Frisbee should not be underestimated. Robert Smithies DIVERSIFY YOUR WORKOUT can make the experience all the sweeter favourite Sydney Uni sports team. From We profile our Sydney Uni Ultimate Frisbee The benefits of adding variety to your workout. and this issue of ROAR is bursting with AFL, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Rugby FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION By Nicole Safi 20 Club star, Robert Andrews, who will pride as we celebrate teamwork and the Union, League or Soccer, both men’s and MANAGER debut for Australia at the World Games women’s, it’s all happening so make a magnificent championships of three of Aleksandra Pozder in Poland next month (page 30). date with our Home Events Calendar our top club sides. All three are worthy ROAR 35 also pays tribute to our 2016 on page 48. HIGH PERFORMANCE MANAGER of featuring on our cover but in a tough Sydney University Sportswoman and Tristan Liles call that honour goes to Brydens Sydney FLU-FIGHTING FOODS Sportsman, named at the prestigious OPERATIONS & Swapping supplements for food to boost your Uni Flames for capturing the 2016/17 annual Sports Awards in the Great Hall. immune system. 28 INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER By Rebecca Hay Women’s National Basketball League title, Huge congratulations to all nominees Ed Smith 16 years since their last championship. and award winners whose names feature Laura Hanlon Read their remarkable story on page 10. on page 36. Editor FUNDING & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Conn Droulias LIONS LAP UP TITLES & HISTORY THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS | susf.com.au Rewriting the National Water Polo League (NWPL) ELITE ATHLETE PROGRAM history books. 32 MANAGER By Graham Croker R 06/ Athlete Interview ROA MARINA CARRIER 10/ Flames harvest championship season Leonie Lum CHAMPION TEAM SECURE 2016/17 WNBL TITLE 20/ Diversify your workout WORKOUT NOT WORKING? CUE VARIETY 35 WINTER 2017 35 EDITIONS PROGRAMS & PARTICIPATION MANAGER MORE Melinda D’Arcy 2 Welcome 24 New Infrastructure: Bruce Pryor Hockey Field 5 News Bites 30 One To Watch: Robert Andrews MAGAZINE MARKETING & YOUNG 14 Flames Membership COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER 36 Recap: Sports Awards YOUR CHAMPIONS 15 Group Fitness Guide NEWSBITES + PERSONAL TRAINING + MEMBER MEETS + CLUB NEWS + NEW HOCKEY FIELD + NUTRITION + EVENTS Laura Hanlon 16 Member Meets: Amanda Clark 39 Join A Club 22 Club Feature: Rugby League 48 Home Events Calendar 2 SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS WWW.SUSF.COM.AU 3 ROAR | IN CASE YOU MISSED IT NEWS BITES Sydney University Boat Club (SUBC) rowers turned in IT’S EASY some stunning performances to finish on top of the medal count at the recent 2017 Sydney International TO BECOME With two on-campus health and Rowing Regatta, doubling as the Australian Open fitness centres, a range of short Championships, held at Penrith Lakes. 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Sydney Uni Staff & Community Members $65 Athletics Hockey The figures speak for themselves when evaluating how Sydney Embracing a wonderful opportunity, Sydney University Hockey University Athletics Club (SUAC) representatives fared at Club’s (SUHC) Director of Coaching Scott Barker recently the recent 2017 Australian Athletics Championships, which accepted an invitation to jet out to Germany to help attracted 3500 able-bodied and para-athletes to Sydney prepare the Russian national team for Round 2 of the Olympic Park. SUAC had 61 entrants who made 32 finals World Hockey League tournament, played in Trinidad & and came home with 20 medals, including nine golds. Tobago. A great deal is at stake for the lower-ranked Russian and other teams in the early rounds of the World Hockey The nine national championships went to: League as they vie for qualification to the World Hockey • Ian Dewhurst - 400m hurdles League semi-finals in June and July. • James Nipperess - 3000m steeplechase The ultimate prize is winning qualification into the 2018 • Nick Hough - 110m hurdles Hockey World Cup. Barker has already had a stint as assistant • Sarah Clifton Bligh - javelin, 100m wheelchair, coach of the Australian Under 21 men’s team. With a wealth 200m wheelchair and 400m wheelchair of coaching experience, Barker joined SUHC in 2012 and his • Tavleen Singh and Larissa Pasternatsky - 4x100m open relay guidance has brought much success to the club, including our Women’s 1st grade team in winning the Club’s first ever SUAC’s silver medallists included Justin Merlino (110m premier league title. hurdles), Ella Nelson (200m sprint), Angie Ballard (100m wheelchair), Gen Cowie (400m hurdles), Angus Armstrong (400m hurdles), Anneliese Rubie (800m) and Joshua Ralph (4x400m relay), while bronze medals were won by Michelle Jenneke (100m hurdles), Rohan Browning (100m) and Larissa Pasternatsky (200m). In the junior ranks SUAC’s Jasmine Fountas won the National triple jump title and Lara Hamilton won silver in the 5000m. WWW.SUSF.COM.AU 5 For the full range of membership passes, please turn to page 34, visit www.susf.com.au or call into one of our centres today. ROAR | ATHLETEPROFILE INTERVIEW By ByLaura Nicole Hanlon Safi Modern Marina Explain to us exactly what the modern What’s your favourite sport outside of fencing, swimming, competing. SUAC’s Dean Gleeson is probably my pentathlon From Modern Pentathlon pentathlon involves… riding, running and shooting? equivalent of a fairy godmother; his depth of knowledge as a to Medical Science; A pentathlon competition spans a single day, and begins with Tennis! I love playing it, and at the elite level I think it’s beautiful coach and incredible generosity of his time, energy and humour fencing every athlete in the field in a one-hit duel or bout, to watch. I really admire the mental and physical tenacity and has almost single-handedly transformed how I approach and Nicole Safi caught up with followed by a 200m freestyle swim, then completing a 1.2m athleticism the high-level players put into their game, as well train for pentathlon.