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USC High Performance Student Athlete program

Locality: Sippy Downs, Queensland

Address: 90 Sippy Downs Drive 4556 Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia

Website: www.usc.edu.au/HPSA

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25.01.2022 After dominating all season in the surf Noosa Heads ironwoman Lana Rogers has again swept away her rivals to tonight take out the prestigious Peter Lacey Athlete of the Year award. This was the highlight of Surf Life Saving Queensland's second night of Awards of Excellence held online. Rogers had a stellar season taking out the double in the open female long course in the Coolangatta Gold and the NutriGrain Ironwoman Series.... She was also recognised for volunteering her time to assist with the Seahorse Nippers program which enables kids with disability to enjoy surf activities. Full article from the Sunshine Coast Daily, will be linked in bio. #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #uschpsa #uschighperformance #lifeatusc #sport #sunshinecoast #surflifesaving

25.01.2022 #Repost @sunshinecoastlightning with @make_repost congratulations to our HPSA athlete Binnian Hunt (Bachelor of Sports Studies) for making her Lightning debut! What an great achievement! CONGRATULATIONS BINNIAN HUNT! The GA takes to the court in her debut appearance for Lightning! #togetherwestrike

25.01.2022 #Repost @perspectivetraining with @make_repost always lovely to see our HPSA athletes train! Lucinda Kelly is apart of the HPSA competing in kayaking and studying a Bachelor of Nursing Science. #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #lifeatusc #uschpsa #uschighperformance #sport #sunshinecoast #kayaking General Preparation for Paddle Athletes Here’s a sample full body session of a water sport based athlete incorporating general and specific athletic qualities needed for th...e demands of the sport which include: force production, strength at specific joint angles/ movement patterns and specific grip and core qualities. A1: Banded Barbell Deadlift A2: Rotational Medball Throws B1: Barbell Back Squat B2: Seated Dumbbell Drop Box Jump C1: Dumbbell Goblet Bulgarian Split Squat C2: Dumbbell Chest Press D1: Single Leg Rotational RDL + Row D2: Hight to Low Cable Row (not shown) #perspectivetraining #trainwithpurpose #kayak #athlete #performance #strengthandconditioning #strength #conditioning #power #speed #coach #plyometrics #ski #surflifesaving #olympics

25.01.2022 Congratulations to our HPSA Chris Holland (Bachelor of Laws/ Business) for being named in Australian Young Rider Squad in the discipline of Jumping following the successful 2019 Young Rider Series. Chris finished 3rd on the Australian Young Rider Squad Leader board. What a fantastic achievement! #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #lifeatusc #uschighperformance #uschpsa #sunshinecoast #sport #showjumping

24.01.2022 Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed this past weekend at the QLD Medal Shots. Listed below is the competition results. Well done to everyone on your results!! Women 18 Year Olds 1500m Freestyle 1st Chloe Gubecka (Kawana Waters) 17:18.35 ... Women 19 & Over 1500m Freestyle 1st Phoebe Hines (USC Spartans) 16:18.22 2nd Madison Armstrong (Kawana Waters) 17:10.86 Women’s 400m IM 1st Mya Rasmussen (New Zealand) 4:48.73 Men’s 50m Freestyle 3rd Kalani Ireland (USC Spartans) 23.70 6th Steven Coombes (Kawana Waters) 24.06 Women 16 Year Olds 50m Freestyle 3rd Lia Belle Wiese (USC Spartans) 27.35 Women 19 & Over 50m Freestyle 1st Mikkayla Sheridan (USC Spartans) 26.22 4th Dahlas Rogers (USC Spartans) 27.25 Women’s 50m Freestyle (MC) 1st Katja Dedekind (USC Spartans) 27.90 Men’s 200m Butterfly 1st Csongor Cellie (Kawana Waters) 2:02.79 Women’s 200m Butterfly 1st Tianni Gilmour (USC Spartans) 2:14.78 2nd Mya Rasmussen (New Zealand) 2:15.94 3rd Maddison Armstrong (Kawana Waters) 2:18.89 5th Tahlia Prenzler (St Andrew’s) 2:28.20 Men’s 100m Breaststroke 2nd Jake Packard (USC Spartans) 1:01.33 Women’s 100m Breaststroke 2nd Tianni Gilmour (USC Spartans) 1:15.18 Men’s 100m Freestyle (MC) 1st Ben Hance (USC Spartans) 53.72 2nd Nathan Jason (USC Spartans) 58.20 4th Blake Cochrane (USC Spartans) 1:04.60 Women’s 100m Freestyle (MC) 1st Mei Ichinose (Japan) 1:09.04 2nd Ruby Storm (USC Spartans) 1:01.56 Men’s 400m Freestyle 4th Csongor Cellie (Kawana Waters) 3:58.89 5th Bailey Armstrong (Kawana Waters) 4:00.90 Men’s 400m Freestyle (MC) 2nd Jacob Templeton (USC Spartans) 4:18.90 Men’s 100m Breaststroke (MC) 2nd Blake Cochrane (USC Spartans) 1:20.04 Women’s 100m Breaststroke (MC) 1st Ruby Storm (USC Spartans) 1:22.44 Men’s 100m Backstroke 3rd Kalani Ireland (USC Spartans) 57.06 Men’s 100m Backstroke (MC) 1st Ben Hance (USC Spartans) 57.48 #usc #highperformance #uschpsa #studentathlete #lifeatusc #sport #swimming #uscspartans @chloegubecka @madi.armstrong @baileyarmstrong @tahlz_prenzler @chong.oreo @steven_coombes1

23.01.2022 Check out what Ryan’s doing post graduation! I graduated from USC last year with a Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Science. After Graduating from USC I have been able to step straight into an amazing full time job at Nambour Christian College, where I teach Years 8-10 in the subjects of Core PE, Mathematics, RecreationalStudies, Science and Academic PE. This year has been an interesting year to start my teaching career, with face to face learning initiallythen transit...ioning to supported learning at home but it is definitelya year to remember. Unfortunatelydue to Covid-19 and with me racing for team USA, all of my racing was cancelled. This year I was meant to be attending a World Cup for Surf Life Saving in Japan, US National Titles in Texas, USA , the California Gold in California, and the World Championships in Italy. During Isolation earlier in theyear, my Girlfriend and I ran a Marathon (42.2km), and I have just signed up for a Running race on the Gold Coast in December. We are so proud of your accomplishments post graduation and congratulations on getting your teaching job! #usc #highperformance #lifeatusc #uschpsa #studentathlete #uschighperformance #sunshinecoast #sport #surflifesaving

23.01.2022 #Repost @aca_cycling with @make_repost what an great initiative to get behind. So glad our resident teams do so many community based events and activities! #usc #highperformance #lifeatusc #uschighperformance #sunshinecoast #sport #cycling In partnership with @cyclingqueensland we are super proud to launch Wheely Fun Camps! The ultimate fun school holiday camp for 5-12 year olds. Learn bike skills, road safety, build confidence and have a Wheely fun time! Tell your friends with kids! September 28 - October 2, 2020 at the University of the Sunshine Coast! Link in bio.

22.01.2022 Biomechanist and Deputy Director of High Performance Sport Mark Sayers offered a session on speed technique and training for middle distance and distance runners. We are very grateful to have people like Mark help out our student athletes. #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #uschpsa #uschighperformance #lifeatusc #sport #sunshinecoast #athletics #longdistancerunning

21.01.2022 #Repost @mikaela_pohlner_equestrian with @make_repost congratulations on your great sporting achievements and good luck for your upcoming competitions! Mikaela Pohlner is apart of our HPSA Program and is studying a Bachelor of Science. Quey was a star today at our Brisbane CDN/EA State Championships Debut!! Quey gave 110% and put his best hoof forward to take a 65.063% in the 3B and a 65.671% in the 3C. This placed us 2nd/9 young riders in both tests or a 11th in the 3B... and 9th in the 3C/23 open riders. On such a high from our last two weeks, now for a few days off for Quey! #dustyriversqwood #shiningwithshapleys Rowan W Photo (from last weekend) See more

19.01.2022 Sunshine Coast local and Rio silver medallist Alistair Donahoe is taking part in a virtual Tour de France event to raise much needed funds for Lifeline Australia. The 25-year-old paralympian tore 90 per cent of his tricep and 70 per cent of his bicep on a rope swing in Darwin, NT, when he was just 14. "I've been riding my bike in some form or another since I was about 12," he said.... Donahoe represented Australia and came third in his first world championship which put him in the running to go to the Rio Paralympic Games in Brazil in 2016 where he won two silver medals. "I step away to the paracycling world championships a few times a year and with the major focus of going and winning gold at Tokyo." Donahoe will take part in this year's Fulgaz French Tour 2020 to raise money for Lifeline. The event takes place in 21 stages over 23 days and aims to raise $40,000 for Lifeline Australia who have experienced an increased demand during COVID-19. Participants can use the Fulgaz Virtual Cycling App to virtually ride through Europe in 4K resolution. Donahoe said he and his paracycling team prepared for Tokyo on the platform by familiarising themselves with the Olympic course. "It's basically a really cool way for people who are stuck at home or in the office kind of participate in the Tour De France and also raise money for Lifeline which is, to me, a super important charity to get behind," he said. Picture: australiancyclingteam.com. Full article from the Sunshine Coast Daily, linked in bio. #usc #highperformance #lifeatusc #sunshinecoast #sport #cycling #paracycling

17.01.2022 A message from our Director, High Performance Sport. Thank you Professor Brendan Burkett

17.01.2022 Congratulations to track and cross country athlete Ben Tacey, Bachelor of Sport Studies, for taking out the UniSport Australia national 5km virtual distance running championships via a time trial at the USC Sport athletics track #distancerunning #studentathlete #sunshinecoast

15.01.2022 What a great video on our HPS Relationship Liaison Officer Kristy Munroe, looking back on her wonderful sporting career!

15.01.2022 I ENCOURAGE YOU! Noosa Council has partnered with USC in a program aimed to inspire many young people. Mindful of how COVID can impact on the mental health on high school students, Clare Stewart Noosa Mayor joined a stellar line-up of USC athletes including surf Ironwoman Jordan Mercer, Skeleton athlete Elliott Brown, and paralympian Hannah Dodd.... The "I encourage you" initiative was at Noosa Pengari Steiner School this past Friday and will visit schools across Noosa in coming months. #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #lifeatusc #uschpsa #uschighperformance #sport #sunshinecoast #surflifesaving #wheelchairbasketball #sled

14.01.2022 USC High Performance Athletes and Teams, USC Sport and The Encouragement Foundation have united to raise funds to support student athletes in financial need. By purchasing a ticket/tickets in the Student Athlete Scholarship Fundraiser Raffle you will be directly assisting emerging athletes who are in most need of financial support to pursue their sport and study goals. You will also be in the draw to win some fantastic experiential prizes!! For more information and to purchase tickets, click on this link. Thank you! https://www.raffletix.com.au/studentathletes

13.01.2022 Article written by The Roar, as Hannah Dodd reflects on the importance of Remembrance Day. When Hannah Dodd travels to Tokyo for the 2021 Paralympics as part of the Australian national wheelchair basketball team, it won’t be her first Paralympic Games. Dodd made her Paralmypic debut in London as an equestrian athlete. Because of the cost of equestrian, Dodd found it difficult to participate.... Wanting to stay active, Dodd decided to try wheelchair basketball for fun. I started playing competitively about three or four months after taking up the sport, and the rest is history. Wheelchair basketball had a greater impact on Dodd, introducing her to veteran sports and Invictus Games. Her interest in veteran sports has led her to train with social clubs like the Suncoast Spinners, where she met veterans like ex-Air Force member and Invictus Games 2021 participant Stephen French. I have family members, on both sides of the family, that have served, said Dodd. I also have a brother who served in Afghanistan for quite a few tours. So for me Remembrance Day is obviously very important. For Dodd, sport has an important role in improving quality of life for veterans and their families. It not only has important physical benefits, but benefits for mental health too. Sport is something you can really focus on and you can set goals in. I think it fits very well with the lifestyle they come from and it makes that transition back to society a lot easier. For me, sport was always something that made me feel not disabled, as weird as that is. I grew up with a disability, I always knew I was disabled, but it was never a big part of my identity. I think sport is a big equaliser, regardless of what sport it is. To read the full article, click on the link below https://www.theroar.com.au//hannah-dodd-reflects-on-the-i/. #usc #highperformance #uschpsa #studentathlete #lifeatusc #sport #sunshinecoast #wheelchairbasketball

12.01.2022 We will be showing a series of videos on how our athletes train for their different sports and our Sports Clinic Assistant Aaron Turner will run through how these exercises help the athletes with their sport. First up is Kobi Thompson, he is studying a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Theatre & Perform) and is a gymnast. Watch the video to see how he trains for his competitions. A big thank you to Aaron and Kobi for allowing us to film you. #usc #uschighperformance #uschpsa #studentathlete #lifeatusc #sunshinecoast #sport #gymnastics

09.01.2022 #Repost @northshoreboardriders with @make_repost congratulations to our HPSA athlete @sophie__mcculloch (Bachelor of Business/Science) who is apart of North Shore Boardriders for winning the competition and being named the best club in QLD! #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #lifeatusc #uschighperformance #uschpsa #sunshinecoast #sport #surfing BOOM we are the BEST in QUEENSLAND #numberone #surfing #winners #teamwork Congratulations to the other finalists @snapperrockssc @noosaboardridersclub @burleigh_boardriders

07.01.2022 This week we have been busy with school visits. We visited Noosa District High School, with student athletes and ACA members @matt_ricey and @anya_louw talking about the Student Athlete program and Associate Professor and Deputy Director of High Performance Sport Mark Sayers did a talk about Biomechanics for Performance Enhancement. Student Athletes @emivalmae (pole vaulter, Bachelor of Biomedical Science), Anya Louw (Bachelor of Dietetics), Matt Rice (Bachelor of RecOutEnvS...tudies) @miss.amy.lauren (gymnastics, Bachelor of Nursing Science) and @katie_prycejones (golf, Bachelor of Psychology) also visited Maryborough State High School and Aldridge State High School to encourage young athletes to think about a career after sport. #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #lifeatusc #uschpsa #uschighperformance #sunshinecoast #sport #cycling #polevault #gymnastics #golf See more

06.01.2022 Congratulations to all of our swimmers who competed this past weekend at the QLD Medal Shots. Listed below is the competition results. Well done to everyone on your results!! Women 18 Year Olds 1500m Freestyle 1st Chloe Gubecka (Kawana Waters) 17:18.35 ... Women 19 & Over 1500m Freestyle 1st Phoebe Hines (USC Spartans) 16:18.22 2nd Madison Armstrong (Kawana Waters) 17:10.86 Women’s 400m IM 1st Mya Rasmussen (New Zealand) 4:48.73 Men’s 50m Freestyle 3rd Kalani Ireland (USC Spartans) 23.70 6th Steven Coombes (Kawana Waters) 24.06 Women 16 Year Olds 50m Freestyle 3rd Lia Belle Wiese (USC Spartans) 27.35 Women’s 19 & Over 50m Freestyle 1st Mikkayla Sheridan (USC Spartans) 26.22 4th Dahlas Rogers (USC Spartans) 27.25 Women’s 50m Freestyle (MC) 1st Katja Dedekind (USC Spartans) 27.90 Men’s 200m Butterfly 1st Csongor Cellie (Kawana Waters) 2:02.79 Women’s 200m Butterfly 1st Tianni Gilmour (USC Spartans) 2:14.78 2nd Mya Rasmussen (New Zealand) 2:15.94 3rd Maddison Armstrong (Kawana Waters) 2:18.89 5th Tahlia Prenzler (St Andrew’s) 2:28.20 Men’s 100m Breaststroke 2nd Jake Packard (USC Spartans) 1:01.33 Women’s 100m Breaststroke 2nd Tianni Gilmour (USC Spartans) 1:15.18 Men’s 100m Freestyle (MC) 1st Ben Hance (USC Spartans) 53.72 2nd Nathan Jason (USC Spartans) 58.20 4th Blake Cochrane (USC Spartans) 1:04.60 Women’s 100m Freestyle (MC) 1st Mei Ichinose (Japan) 1:09.04 2nd Ruby Storm (USC Spartans) 1:01.56 Men’s 400m Freestyle 4th Csongor Cellie (Kawana Waters) 3:58.89 5th Bailey Armstrong (Kawana Waters) 4:00.90 Men’s 400m Freestyle (MC) 2nd Jacob Templeton (USC Spartans) 4:18.90 Men’s 100m Breaststroke (MC) 2nd Blake Cochrane (USC Spartans) 1:20.04 Women’s 100m Breaststroke (MC) 1st Ruby Storm (USC Spartans) 1:22.44 Men’s 100m Backstroke 3rd Kalani Ireland (USC Spartans) 57.06 Men’s 100m Backstroke (MC) 1st Ben Hance (USC Spartans) 57.48 #usc #highperformance #uschpsa #studentathlete #lifeatusc #swimming #sunshinecoast @uscspartans @chloegubecka @madi.armstrong @steven_coombes1 @chong.oreo @tahlz_prenzler @baileyarmstrong

05.01.2022 "With the High-Performance Student Athlete Program, they always have my back if I need to defer an exam because of an event". Another one of the great perks in our Student Athlete Program, to help our athletes achieve their sporting success and a great community to be apart of. #usc #highperformance #uschpsa #studentathlete #lifeatusc #sport #sunshinecoast #surflifesaving #surfing

04.01.2022 #Repost @chris.holland.showjumping with @make_repost our HPSA athlete Chris Holland (Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Business) is back competing. Congratulations on placing 5th! #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #lifeatusc #uschighperformance #sport #sunshinecoast #showjumping Elsa jumping like a superstar in the 1.30m jump off last weekend to finish up 5th!

04.01.2022 Great work by Emily, Elliot and Emma supporting The Encouragement Foundation and raising funds for student athlete bursaries for those in financial need! Get your ticket at the link below to be in the draw for some amazing sporting experiences and support a good cause! https://www.raffletix.com.au/studentathletes

03.01.2022 Check out below what Jake’s doing post graduation! In 2018 I graduated from my Bachelor of Sport & Exercise Science. For the past two years, I have been putting absolutely everything into my preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. I am 100% committed to my sport and I train at USC with the high-performance Paralympic Swim Team; where I plan to swim in Tokyo as well as the 2022 Commonwealth Games - the first CG where vision impaired athletes will be present. During... the COVID lockdown I undertook studies of a Certificate 3&4 in Fitness to add to my Bachelor Degree, and recently I have made my own business. I have a website, I have built my own online course, and my purpose is to help people from all over the world to develop their swimming, health & fitness. We can’t wait to watch you in Tokyo next year! #usc #highperformance #lifeatusc #studentathlete #uschighperformance #sport #swimming #uscspartans See more

03.01.2022 Our HPSA Harry Phillips (B of Education (Secondary/B of RecOutEnvStudies) has had a busy competition schedule since August. He's been racing in both the QLD Championships and South East QLD Championships, as well as various QLD meets. Harry raced in Maryborough on the 7th of November and was ranked 2nd going into the final, though an untimely crash impacted his final standing. Harry competed in his final race for this year this past weekend in Burdekin finishing 2nd overall. Well done! #usc #uschighperformance #uschpsa #studentathlete #lifeatusc #sport #sunshinecoast #cycling #bmx

03.01.2022 Our HPSA athlete Riley Thomson (Bachelor of Psychology (honours) competed in Kirra Longboard Klassic. Riley placed 1st in the Open Longboard division, and 1st in the Open Logger division holding the logger title two years in a row. Congratulations on winning your events! What a great achievement! #usc #highperformance #studentathlete #uschpsa #lifeatusc #uschighperformance #sport #sunshinecoast #longboarding

01.01.2022 #Repost @uscthundernetball with @make_repost a number of our students athletes competed for the USC Thunder both in the Sapphire and the Ruby team, this past weekend. With the Sapphire team just falling short to the Wildcats 50-44 and the Ruby team winning their game 65-46! So happy to see you back competing and good luck for next weekend! Ruby run away with their first win and all 18 points against the @brissouthwildcats in round 1 of the Queensland ruby series Bring morning on sapphire game at 7pm #uscthunder #uscthunderfamily #feelthethunder @game_clothing_aus @sapphireseriesnetball @hartsportau @uscsport @usc.australia