Blues and Sport Awards
Friday 21 November
Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre and University House
Welcome
On behalf of the University, I would like to welcome you to the 2025 Blues and Sports Awards to recognise the outstanding sporting achievements of our student-athletes and acknowledge the staff, coaches, managers and clubs who diligently support our studentathletes and teams.
Sport at the University is nearly as old as the institution itself with the first intervarsity against the University of Sydney in rowing and cricket held in Melbourne in 1870. Since then, thousands of students have gone on to represent the University with over 11,000 Blues or Half-Blues awarded to student athletes, many who have also represented their county at the Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games.
It was another great year for the University’s sporting teams. The University won 5 National titles at Uni Nationals, held in Gold Coast in September, including Mixed Lacrosse going backto-back-to-back following their wins in 2023 and 2024, along with Men’s Basketball, Men’s Volleyball, Men’s Hockey and Open Sailing.
Thank you to all our coaches, team managers, sporting clubs and support staff who together ensure that our teams are the best prepared in the country. I would also like to acknowledge the Blues Advisory Group who have the difficult task of determining the awards.
Finally, congratulations to all our student-athletes and dedicated volunteers who we recognise tonight, and I hope you all enjoy this fabulous celebration.
Friday 21 November
Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre
6:30pm for 7:00pm start
The University of Melbourne Blues and Sport Awards celebrates the sporting achievements of the student-athletes who have represented the University at the UniSport Nationals, or who have represented their country at an international sport event.
Master of Ceremonies
Rod Warnecke, Sport Development Coordinator, Melbourne University Sport
• Blues Awards
• International Representatives
• Sport Awards
Cocktail Reception at University House 8:15pm
Blues and Sport Awards Presentation Blues Advisory Group
With thanks to the Blues Advisory Group for their commitment in the awarding of Blues.
Dr Alice McNamara (Rowing/Distance Running)
Alice Wu (Badminton)
Andrew Walker (Basketball)
Brooke Dunleavy (Snow Sports)
John Prince (Cycling)
Sam Thompson (Tennis)
Stephanie Skaras (Football)
Tony Brain (Athletics)
Rod Warnecke (Chair, Director’s Nominee)
2025 Blues and Half Blues
Blues are awarded to student-athletes for outstanding sporting performance at UniSport Nationals or other endorsed inter-university competition.
Sport results are indicated by gender and the University’s placing amongst the total number of competing universities from UniSport Nationals Div 1, Div 2 events or inter-university competitions.
3x3 Basketball - Men: 1 of 16 | Women: 9 of 14
Full Blue
Aleksandar Bandilovski
Kai Garnaut
Joshua McNally
Diederik Wiggett
Athletics - Men: 3 of 34 | Women: 9 of 35
Half Blue
Jack Ellis
Isla Gillespie
Ella Tobin
Full Blue
Jamie Blackburn
Jordan Gilbert
Alexander Hanigan
Rebecca Henderson
Marcus Wakim
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Teaching
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Commerce
Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Science
Australian Rules Football - Men: Won Big Blue vs Monash
Half Blue
Full Blue
Isaac Dykes
Charles Summerfield
Luca Di Lallo
Alexander Dowsley
Connor Hogan
Segdae Lucardie
Badminton - Men: 3 of 12
Full Blue
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Agriculture
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science Xu Kong Kok
Basketball - Men: 1 of 39 | Women: 5 of 28
Half Blue Full Blue
James Avgerinos
Joshua McNally
Victoria Poulos
Matt Power
Layla Prince
Anton Stratov
Wilson Amos
Aleksandar Bandilovski
Jessica Freeman
Kai Garnaut
Diederik Wiggett
Bachelor of Commerce
Master of Teaching Doctor of Physiotherapy
Master of Management
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Biomedicine
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Fencing - Men: 2 of 32 | Women: 4 of 16
Half Blue
Full Blue
Tsz Ho Julian Leung
Tsz Hay Adrian Leung
Sunhan Wang
Sze Yan Nicole Wong
Hockey - Men: 1 of 16
Half Blue
Harvey De Zylva
William Thomas
Luka Venables
Full Blue
Samuel Ball
Edward Fitzgerald
Thomas Nightingale
Pim Okhuizen
Kendo - Men: 2 of 16
Half Blue
Chun Ting Yeung
Nathan Tran
Lacrosse - Mixed: 1 of 9
Half Blue
Faaez Ahmed Kamal
Janitha Dharmabandu
Jason Fung
Full Blue
Claudia Chan
Miles Cowton
Doctor of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Master of Actuarial Science
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Master of Architecture
Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Science
Master of Software Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Master of Mechanical Engineering
Netball - Mixed: 13 of 20 | Women: 1 of 6 (Victorian Southern Shield)
Half Blue
Claire Hamilton
Terron King
Millie Hogg
Annecy Lyon
Rowing - Women: 6 of 14
Full Blue
Leila Hucker
Zara Lavery
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Half Blue
Full Blue Rugby 7s - Men: 4 of 12
Joel Morrison Yanis Sellabi
Sailing - Open: 1 of 12
Half Blue
Pierre Giggins
Hugh Knights
Tharen Nanayakkara
Nikhil Nanayakkara
Louis Vandame
Full Blue
Cameron Berry
Matthew Goss
Finn Mcmahon
Squash - Mixed: 5 of 6
Half Blue
Wai Leng Yeung
Yi Yan Mak
Swimming - Men: 10 of 25
Half Blue
Xavier Purcell
Bachelor of Commerce
Master of Engineering Management
Bachelor of Commerce
Master of Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Construction Management
Bachelor of Commerce
Taekwondo - Men: 2 of 13 | Women: 2 of 13
Half Blue
Full Blue
Jack Irwin
Jia Cheng Low
Alexander Cock
Xintian Yu
Chu Yuan Sun
Adeleine Zuniga
Bachelor of Science
Master of Genomics and Health
Bachelor of Science
Master of Urban Planning
Master of Nursing Science
Bachelor of Science
Half Blue
Full Blue Tennis - Men: 4 of 18
Shubham Gajraj
Stefan Harangozo
Ultimate - Mixed: 3 of 10
Half Blue
Kathryn Buckser
Benjamin Philip
Volleyball - Men: 1 of 27 | Women: 2 of 27
Blue
Alana Edgley
Shirley Le
Storm Maclean
Jay Penny
Luka Armstrong-Wallis
Kayla Bryant
Alexander Bye
Chun Hin Man
Liam Hogan
Isabella Maticevski
Gurjot Sidhu
Jessica Sypkes
Master of Management
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Biomedicine
Doctor of Philosophy
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Biosciences
Master of Architecture
Master of Public Health
Master of Construction Management
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Commerce
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Bachelor of Commerce
Half
Full Blue
International Representatives
The following student-athletes are recognised for their selection for Australia (unless otherwise noted) in an international sporting event.
Rose Abela
Norah Alrowitea
Roman Anastasios
Torren Arthur
Benjamin Beischer
Thomas Bence
Gabriella Blewitt
Alice Buchanan
Kathryn Buckser
Romy Cantwell
Olivia Cartwright
In Kai Chau
Heath Corry
Harrison Down
Henri du Toit
Kaitlyn Ea
Eliza Gaffney
Sophia Gregorevic
Rebecca Henderson
Charlotte Hodgson
Shashank Singh Kataria
Taekwondo
Fitness
Athletics
Orienteering
Athletics
Curling
Taekwondo
Sailing
Ultimate
Rowing
Shooting
Hockey
Surf Life Saving
Taekwondo
Orienteering
Badminton
Rowing
Athletics
Athletics
Hockey
Equestrian
Bachelor of Biomedicine
Master of Environment
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Biomedicine
Master of Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Biomedicine
Bachelor of Design
Bachelor of Biomedicine
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Juris Doctor
Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Design
World University Games, World Championship, World Grand Prix and President’s Cup Asia
Asian Championship
World University Games
World Cup Round 2
World University Games
World Junior-B Championship
World U25 Mixed Doubles Championship
World Championship, World Grand Prix and President’s Cup Asia
Japanese 470 Nationals
World U24 Championship
World Under 23 Championship and World Championship
World Championship & World Cup
2025 National Games of China
Commonwealth Championship
Korea Open
Junior World Championship
World University Games
World Championship
Australian U23 Chinese Taipei Tour
World University Games
Australian U21 European Tour
FEI Asian Continental Championships
Zara Lavery
Josie Lawton
Odette Lynch
Will Martin
Rebecca Murray
Chiara Nathan
Benjamin Philip
Josh Philip
Kelsy Prest
Chermaine Quah
Shaid Sasalu
Oscar Sayers
Charlotte Smith
Annabel Sutherland
Saffron Tamby-Rajah
Jordan Wang
Miranda Wang
Sze Yan (Nicole) Wong
Kathleen Zhang
Bianca Zurrer
Sport Climbing
Rowing
Hockey
Cycling
Snowboard Cross
Taekwondo
Curling
Ultimate
Ultimate
Triathlon
Table Tennis
Netball
Snowboard Cross
Artistic Swimming
Cricket
Taekwondo
Athletics
Ultimate
Fencing
DanceSport
Hockey
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Design
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Agriculture
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Physiotherapy
PhD - Cancer Research
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Design
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Agriculture
World Championship
World U23 Championship
Australian U21 European Tour
Tour de Gatineau
Junior World Championship
USA Grand Prix
World Junior-B Championship
World U24 Championship
World U24 Championship
World Age Group Championship
World University Games
U23 Invitational Tournament
Winter World Univerity Games
World Championship
Women’s World Cup
Asian Presidents Cup G2 and
World Championship
World University Games
World U24 Championship
Challenge Cups Championship
Asian Junior and Cadet Championship
International Championship
UK International Dance Festival
Australian U21 European Tour
Sport Awards
The following awards recognise outstanding individual and team performances of student-athletes, officials and teams representing the University of Melbourne and/or their country on the world stage.
University Sport Team Manager of the Year
Awarded to the University’s best team manager for their outstanding contribution to the overall success of their team at a UniSport Nationals or other endorsed inter-university competition.
Finalists: Laura Pangrazio (Women’s Volleyball), Pim Okhuizen (Men’s Hockey), John Tran (Mixed Netball)
University Sport Coach of the Year
Awarded to the University’s best coach for their outstanding contribution to the overall success of their team at a UniSport Nationals or other endorsed inter-university competition.
Finalists: Joel Rimes (Men’s Basketball), Adam De Bono (Men’s Volleyball), Nick Anthony (Mixed Lacrosse)
University Sport Team of the Year
Awarded to the University’s best performed representative team at a UniSport Nationals or other endorsed inter-university competition.
Finalists: Mixed Lacrosse, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Hockey, Open Sailing, Men’s 3x3 Basketball, Men’s Volleyball
University Sport Male Athlete of the Year
Awarded to the University’s best performed male student-athlete at a UniSport Nationals or other endorsed inter-university competition.
Finalists: Pim Okhuizen (Hockey), Miles Cowton (Lacrosse), Aleksandar Bandilovski (Basketball), Jordan Gilbert (Athletics)
University Sport Female Athlete of the Year
Awarded to the University’s best performed female student-athlete at a UniSport Nationals or other endorsed inter-university competition.
Finalists: Rebecca Henderson (Athletics), Zara Lavery (Rowing), Claudia Chan (Lacrosse)
Outstanding Sporting Achievement of the Year
Awarded to an individual student-athlete, team or members of a team who have made an outstanding contribution to sport at the University of Melbourne as an international, inter-university and/or club representative.
Finalists: Annabel Sutherland (Cricket), Charlie Rowbottom (AFLW), Max Holmes (AFL), Kiera Austin (Netball), Rebecca Henderson (Athletics), Roman Anastasios (Athletics), Romy Cantwell (Rowing)
