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Victorian Premier League Cricket
Saturday 15 November
It was a mostly sunny afternoon for the opening days play of round 7, where Hawthorn-Monash took on Carlton.

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Monash staff step out for better health
For the past five weeks, more than 2000 Monash staff stepped out for better health, participating in the 10,000 Steps Challenge.

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Goal oriented
University study can seem a long way from a football clubhouse, but lessons learnt as part of Monash University study are forging impressive results on the field at one elite Australian rules football club.

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Victorian Premier League Cricket
Saturday 8 November
The deciding days play for Hawthorn-Monash University turned out to be thrilling finishes for most sides.

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Victorian Premier League Cricket
Saturday 1 November
Round 6 of the Victorian Premier League Cricket saw Monash Hawthorn take on Frankston Peninsula in the return to the two day format.

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Victorian Premier League Cricket
Saturday 25 October
On a hot and muggy day, the Hawthorn-Monash cricket teams had a mostly successful day on the field.

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TeamMONASH™ cycle to success
TeamMONASH™ have displayed their dominance again; this time in the ‘Around the Bay in a Day’ cycling event.

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AVL - Uni Blues Perfect Four
The Uni Blues volleyball team has had an impressive round this weekend, taking four from four victories, this was the second round of the Australian Volleyball League, taking place at Monash Sport.

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TeamMONASH™ clinches gold
TeamMONASH™ has performed brilliantly during the recent AUG’s, winning the overall title of the best University in the country.

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Sydney Tour
Monash Sport through its Trips and Tours program, ran a four-night trip to Sydney from Thursday 11 September for 27 Monash University students.

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Melbourne Marathon 2008
Melbourne put on a beautiful morning for the annual Melbourne Marathon, clear crisp sunny skies and little wind, perfect conditions for the race.

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Perfect Season
Monash is home to Victoria's best gridiron team. The Monash University Warriors, based at the Clayton campus, finished the 2008 season unbeaten with a 6-0 win over the Croydon Rangers in the Vic Bowl, Gridiron Victoria's Grand Final.

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Raise your hand
Monash will field the single largest team at the Australian University Games (AUG) with more than 550 students competing during the week-long competition.

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Monash Uni’s magnificent seven stand tall (pdf 1.14mb)
FROM post to post, it was always
going to need a team effort if
Monash University Central was to
end Hume City’s dominance of the
competition.

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More Success for TeamMONASH™
47 Monash University athletes have been selected on the Australian University Games Green and Gold Team for 2008 so far.

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Monash women’s softball team narrowly misses gold in two-tie breakers match
Monash yesterday won silver in women’s softball after a thrilling two-and-a-half hour match that went to two tie-breakers.

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Baseball Victory for Monash
Monash defeated Vic Uni 10-3 in an eventful baseball match on Wednesday. Home runs by Andrew McGregor and catcher, Tim Bail, along with all-round tight fielding from the players, helped the Monash team to a seemingly easy victory.

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Squash Team Hits Top Form
In Wednesday’s Men’s squash, Monash’s Brandon Wong won his match against the University of Western Australia.

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Atheletes have a ball at the beach!
Ryan Deremer and Craig Lewis beat Deakin University 2-1 in their second game of beach volleyball on day one.

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Women’s softball team qualifies for gold-medal match
The women’s softball team yesterday qualified for the gold-medal match after defeating unbeaten Sydney University 7-3.

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Bai Dominates the Court!
Alison Bai, currently ranked number 10 in women’s single’s in Australia has further shown her domination, crushing her Melbourne University opponent 9 – 1.

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Rugby domination
MONASH University's Australian University Games football team took advantage of Mt Baw Baw's best spring coverage in five years when it held a mini fitness and altitude training camp last Friday.

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Did Cazaly get as `up there' as this?
MONASH University's Australian University Games football team took advantage of Mt Baw Baw's best spring coverage in five years when it held a mini fitness and altitude training camp last Friday.

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'Brains with brawn' descending on Melbourne
CLAYTON'S Kulan Ranasinghe knows it will take a lot more than talent to get to the top in athletics.

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Games Declared Open
Last night at the Melbourne Town Hall the Australian University Games were officially opened by Monash’s Vice Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins. The professor urged students to have fun, but above all be sensible during the 6 days of competition and social events.

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Games Launch
Melbourne City councillors and university sport representatives helped to launch the Australian University Games at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Parkville on 22 July.

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Hawthorn- Monash University Cricket club 2008-09 season preview
Hawthorn-Monash University’s 150 year celebrations should coincide with a return to the pointy end of the table according to president Glenn Jones, who says the club will be “very much a serious contender” this season.
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Monash University has won the annual Monash versus Melbourne challenge by the narrowest of margins.
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Monash Sport fitness centre Caulfield Campus has opened its doors and welcomed the first group of disabled young adults.
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The Peninsula Hockey Pavilion was officially opened by Mr James Merlino, Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs, at the Monash University Peninsula Campus in Frankston.
killer carbs Obesity link to killer carbs
A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we age.
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The AFL Peres Peace Team, which includes players from Palestine and Israel, has been welcomed to Melbourne, with a reception held at the University's Caulfield campus last week.
aug Indoor hockey welcomes Super League
Hockey Victoria’s CEO, Ben Hartung, officially announced the launch of a new Indoor Hockey Super League Summer Competition to be played at Monash University, Clayton Campus.
aug Monash community fitness event a great success
More than 300 TeamMONASH staff, students and alumni and their families formed the biggest team to take part in Johannesburg’s best loved walking event - the Discovery 702 Walk the Talk - on Saturday 27 July 2008.
aug Monash experts join obesity fight
Australia's obesity epidemic required responses from government, the medical profession, schools, parents and children themselves, if it was to be brought under control, a Monash Research Month forum at Federation Square was told.
aug Zandspruit children and Monash go ‘Footy Wild’ with AFL-SA
The Australian Football League - South Africa (AFL-SA), in collaboration with Hope Worldwide and Monash South Africa, launched its ‘Footy Wild’ sports programme on the Monash South Africa campus on Saturday, 16 August.
aug Ten medal haul at NSW swimming championships
Monash University Swim Club members won five gold and five silver medals and produced 30 top 10 performances at the recent NSW Age Championships.
aug Experiencing the Red Centre with Monash
“I will remember this amazing red land.”
One international student’s response after visiting Central Australia was typical of tourists who take in the view for the first time.
aug Charlotte’s first quest for Paralympic gold
Monash Sport has supported one of our young Paralympians in her quest for gold in Beijing in September. Charlotte Saville, 17, will compete in the 200m run and javelin at the Beijing Paralympics.
aug Blues take silver in the Women’s Australian Volleyball League final
University Blues fought to the end against a disciplined UTS/SU in a five set marathon at the Women’s Australian Volleyball League final in Sydney.
aug MSA staff member completes Comrades Marathon
Chris Maiketso, Student Development Community Services Officer at Monash South Africa, recently completed the grueling 87 km Comrades Marathon in Kwa Zulu Natal wearing Monash colours.
aug AUG launched in Melbourne
Melbourne City councillors and university sport representatives helped to launch the Australian University Games at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Parkville on 22 July.  
aug Central wins license for new Victorian Netball League
Monash University Central netball club has secured one of only 10 licenses handed out for the new Victorian Netball League starting in 2009.
aug Monash swimmers hitting the world stage
Monash University Swimming Club is making a huge splash in the world of swimming with up and coming swimmers named in Olympic and national squads.
aug Gun golfer grabs gold
Monash student and VIS scholarship holder Stephanie Brennan led the field with partner Clare Choi to tie for first place in the Victorian Amateur Foursomes Championship.
aug Six gold for Monash runners at PNG games
Monash caused an upset by winning six events at the Papua New Guinea Union of Students (NUS) Games in Port Moresby from 21-29 June.
aug Medical student and Olympic table tennis player David Zalcberg
David Zalcberg will represent Australia in the Mens singles and team Table Tennis event in Beijing. He is also completing his final year of medicine, studying full-time, while training for the Games.
aug TeamMONASH™ enjoy success at the Traralgon Marathon
Thirty-five TeamMONASH™ runners braved wet conditions to take on the annual Traralgon Marathon on Sunday 15 June.
aug National selection for Uni Blues
Nine members of the University Blues women’s volleyball team have been invited to the Australian Senior Women’s Volleyball Squad training camp in July.
aug Monash athletes bound for Beijing
Three elite athletes preparing for the Beijing Olympics are among nearly 100 students to receive sports bursaries from Monash University.
aug Mothers Day event's family focus
The Mothers Day Classic run/walk was a family affair for TeamMONASH™ event patron Professor Susan Davis, the Department of Medicine's Head of Women's Health.
aug Hawks official inducted into AFL Umpires Hall of Fame
A long-serving member of the Hawthorn Monash University Cricket Club has been recognised for his services at the AFL at the inaugural Umpires Hall of Fame Dinner.
aug Tight state pennant final loss for Monash Badminton team
Monash Badminton team played one of the tightest state pennant finals on record in a loss to Badminton Academy of Victoria (BAV) that was decided on countback.
aug New Zealand University Games
A large and diverse group of Monash University students signed up to take part in Monash Universty's inaugural trip to the New Zealand Uni Games.
aug University sport champions for 2007
Monash has taken out the 2007 Australian University Sport championships.
aug Uni Blues volleyball team tours China
Monash University blues volleyball tours China.
aug Monash to partner 2008 Australian University Games
Monash University is gearing up for a massive sporting event as it prepares to partner the Australian University Games, held in Melbourne from 28 September to 3 October.
tomga Monash University and the Oceania Foundation support Pacific cricket
The Tongan Cricket Association (TCA), Monash University, The ICC’s East-Asia Pacific office and the Oceania Foundation are pleased to announce that Monash University will be funding a Community Cricket Development Officer in the Pacific Island Kingdom for the next two years.
grounds Around the Grounds May 08
News from the month of May from Monash sport teams.
Volunteers Volunteers wanted for Uni Games
The 2008 Australian University Games are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join the large volunteer workforce needed to help deliver this successful event.
Chancellors Cup Chancellor's Cup
The 2008 Chancellor’s Cup was blessed with perfect golfing weather as a field of 83 players took to the newly-soaked Kingston Heath course on 25 March.
touch Monash makes a splash
Monash Uni coach Ross Price said he had been amazed by Kermeen's transformation into an elite competitor.
 "Six months ago he came to me and said he wanted to give swimming his best shot and make the Australian Open Championships," Price said.
touch Mixed weather fails to dampen students’ beach day
More than 600 students took to Mordialloc Beach for an action packed beach day during Orientation Week.
touch Records topple again for Portsea Classic swimmers
An inspiring double victory in the open mens and junior mens events for teenager Sam Sheppard capped off a successful day for TeamMONASH™ at the 2008 Portsea Swim Classic on Saturday 19 January.
touch Brilliance of Christie & Dart to cover the Cats
The country round at Maryborough between the Hawks in 8th place and Geelong in 6th place held many sub plots of significance to both teams apart from the opportunity to gain an advantage in ladder position.
touch Amy's Ride
This was a ride that signified better relationships for everyone on the road.
We are all human and valuable and loved. There is no reason for people to die on the roads.
touch Singapore Marathon 2007 - Connecting Monash around the world
On Sunday 2 December 2007, TeamMONASH™ participated for its third time in the annual Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon which attracted over 40,000 runners.
touch Even sports people get the Blues
St Kilda AFL footballer and Monash graduate Nathan Burke was inducted into the Hall of Fame at an annual awards night which celebrated one of the most successful years in Monash's sporting history.
touch Schools touch championship held at Clayton campus
Victorian teams may not have taken home the medals but local players made plenty of friends during the School Sports Australia Touch Tournament at Monash Clayton campus last month.

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