UOW athletes set to compete at World Games

Aug 18, 2003

Five University of Wollongong athletes will compete in the Australian team at the World University Summer Games in Daegu, Korea from August 21-30.

More than 8,000 athletes from over 160 nations will compete in 12 sports - athletics, basketball, diving, fencing, gymnastics, judo, taekwondo, tennis, soccer, swimming, volleyball and water polo.

It is an important event for athletes striving to compete at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

The athletes are: John Phillip (Basketball); Ben Denner (Swimming); Andrew Bronneberg (Tennis); Eloise Poppett (Athletics), and Rydr Tracy (Water polo).

Rydr is a member of the Australian U-20 water polo team and is currently overseas representing Australia. He will join the World University Games team in Daegu. He is also a NSW water polo representative and holds a NSW Institute of Sport Scholarship.

Andrew Bronneberg has captained the University of Wollongong Tennis team for the past three years (2001-2003).

In 2001 and 2002 Andrew was undefeated at University level in the men's singles competition and captained the UOW team to the 2001 and 2002 Eastern University Games Gold Medal; and the 2002 Australian University Games Gold Medal. In 2002 Andrew was nominated for the 2002 Australian University Sport - East - Male athlete of the year.

For further information contact Paul Manning on 4221 4702/0409 820502 (mobile) or Grant Jacobs on 4221 4704.

For more information, contact:

media@uow.edu.au
University of Wollongong
Ph: (02) 4221 5942; fax (02) 4221 3128