You can represent Deakin at the 2024 UniSport Nationals Athletics Championship.

Event Details

Dates: 24-26 April 2024

City: Gold Coast

Event Location: Gold Coast Performance Centre, 1 Sports Drive, Runaway Bay, QLD 4216

Deakin Team Accommodation: Booked from 23-27 April 2024 at the Gold Coast Performance Centre

Costs

Students that represent Deakin in this event cover the following costs:

DUSA Payment: $250 includes 4 nights share accommodation, daily breakfast, insurance, off-field uniform, and competing uniform (only available if registered by 4th March).

UniSport Payment: $150-$225 depending on how early you complete your registration.

Travel costs: All travel is arranged and paid by the student.

Extras: All incidentals and meals (outside of breakfast) is at the students’ expense.

Uniforms:

You can view the uniform sizing charts here before submitting your registration.

More Event Information:

UniSport Nationals events provide students a great opportunity to represent their university while connecting with fellow student athletes on a trip together. We encourage you to have a good look through the event website. You can also view photos from last year’s event. UniSport Australia also take student teams away to represent Australia in world university championships. You can view the full 2024 calendar here.

Here are a few key Nationals Athletics documents that are worth reviewing:

Please note that Nationals Athletics also caters for multi-class athletes. All events will be contested in multi-class classifications except for Hammer Throw.

Would I get selected in the team?

UniSport Australia set qualifying standards for this event.

If you have met the minimum standards required, you can apply to represent Deakin.

Due Dates/Timeline:

4th March: DUSA Payment and registration closes at 11.59pm.

5th March: Your place in the team will be confirmed via email and your uniform ordered. At this point your DUSA payment becomes non-refundable but if you need to withdraw, you will keep any uniforms ordered. You will be provided with a team code to then register for the event with UniSport.

6th March: UniSport Early Bird registration closes ($150)

31st March: Unisport Standard Registration closes ($175)

16th April: Unisport Late Registration closes ($225)

Agreement:

All players must agree to the Deakin Dragons Participation agreement: VIEW DEAKIN DRAGONS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT HERE

Team Manager

While at the event, the team will be managed by Deakin student athlete, Laura Kadri. Laura will be competing in the event on the Gold Coast. Once you are confirmed in the team, Laura will set up a group chat so the team can communicate before the event, share your travel plans, share ubers, hire cars, etc. Stack Team App will be used by DUSA to communicate to the team at the event.

Transport

All students are to arrange their own transport to and from the event as well as while on the Gold Coast. The team can communicate to arrange ride shares, etc.

Accommodation

Deakin have booked a 20 bed lodge for the team at the Gold Coast Performance Centre, a 2 minute walk to the track. Rooms are twin share with a communal lodge kitchen/lounge. The venue offers a gym, lap pools, recovery pools, and is walking distance to dining options and a shopping centre. Here is the website for the accommodation.

Questions

If you have any questions please feel free to contact:

Daniel Waters

DUSA Sport Engagement Lead

03 9246 8325

daniel.waters@deakin.edu.au