Bonanza in Birmingham

BOND MEDAL TALLY

Swimming

SOUTHAM

4 x 100m relay

4 x 200m relay

WINNINGTON

400m freestyle

4 x 200m relay

200m freestyle

STRAUCH

200m breaststroke

Elijah Winnington. Bonanza in Birmingham

WINNINGTON, SOUTHAM LEAD MEDAL HAUL

by Dominique Loudon

Bond athletes grabbed glory on the world stage, bringing home a swag of medals from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Dominating the pool was Elijah Winnington (Class of 2018) who took gold in the 400m freestyle and the 4x200m relay, along with a bronze in the 200m free. Young gun Flynn Southam brought home gold in the 4x100m and 4x200m relays. The best mates were stoked to be side by side on the winners’ podium after supporting each other and training together since Southam was just eight years old. Jenna Strauch (Class of 2017) brought home silver in the 200m breaststroke. After a strong start in the women’s 200m backstroke, Minna Atherton narrowly missed out on clinching bronze after being pipped by Scotland’s Katie Shanahan. Meanwhile back on dry land, Bull Sharks rugby stars Maddison Levi, sister Teagan and best mate Charlotte Caslick formed part of the gold medal-winning Australian Rugby 7s side. The talented trio were part of the side that defeated Fiji 22-12 in the gold medal match. The proud island nation was banking on back-to-back wins over the Aussies after

Dominating posting a shock win in their pool game. the pool was The women in green and gold booked Elijah Winnington their spot in the decider after upsetting New Zealand 17-12 in their semi-final. The who took gold Kiwis relegated them to runner-up at the in the 400m event on the Gold Coast four years ago. freestyle and the 4x200m relay.

Rugby 7s

Jenna Strauch.

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NETBALL

Above: Swimming star Flynn Southam.

RUGBY

SWIMMING

Top: Rugby player Angus Blyth.

Middle: Australian cricketers Usman Khawaja and Matthew Kuhnemann.

Below: Ice Hockey player Joshua Derko.

Bondies on cloud nine after Unisport Nationals

by Matt Webber

Bond University’s sporting excellence shone through at this year’s Unisport Nationals in Perth. Led by championship-winning swimming performances by both men’s and women’s teams, Bond University claimed the Doug Ellis Per Capita Award for the ninth time in 12 years. Unsurprisingly, Bond University also took out the Patrons Population Cup as best Per Capita Champion for the northern region.

Bond University Director of Sport Michael Collins was thrilled.

“Bond has a strong reputation for sporting excellence, superb training facilities, and a wonderful culture of participation," he says. "Seeing our students achieve great things is extremely satisfying and we are very proud of them. We’re also very grateful for all our coaching and support staff for supplementing such an impressive showing.”

Back row-left to right: Isabelle Mason, Laura Taylor, Minna Atherton, Madeleine Hardy, Jesse Welsh, Olivia Cooper. Front row left to right: Charlotte Hughes, Maddy Condren, Abby Schoorl.

Cricket great swaps baggy green for mortarboard

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja will study an MBA at Bond University as he charts a post-sport career.

Mr Khawaja, 35, became the first Pakistan-born cricketer to play for Australia when he made his debut in the 2011 Sydney Test. The left-handed top order batsman has represented Australia in all three forms of the game: Tests, One Day and T20 Internationals. He is joining the Bond Elite Sports Program which helps students to balance study with their sporting commitments. Mr Khawaja says he chose to study an MBA because it was the all-rounder of postgraduate degrees.

“I don't want to necessarily go into business management when I finish playing cricket but I believe an MBA from Bond will give me the right skills and knowledge to help me in a broad range of professions,” he says.

The Queensland Bulls captain says Bond’s small class sizes appeal to him.

“I love the campus but the most important thing to me was the people and attention to detail. It's a relatively small campus in terms of admissions so you have more chance to interact with your lecturers and tutors on a personal level.”

Mr Khawaja is a qualified commercial pilot who completed a Bachelor of Aviation while still a young up-and-coming cricketer.

“I just loved flying. My parents travelled a lot as a child so I got very used to planes and thought I might as well do something I enjoy. I always wanted to play cricket but I understood it was a very hard profession to make it in. I wanted to have something under my belt in case it didn't work out,” he says.

Having signed a four-year deal with the Brisbane Heat, the cricketer knows he will have to be disciplined with his study and time management.

“Throw two young children in the mix and things could be pretty tight,” he says. “But Bond has already put me in contact with some great people across the campus who are keen to help me through that journey. There are a ton of athletes who are completing degrees at the University, so they understand the demands and flexibility athletes may need at times.”

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja with Vice Chancellor and President Tim Brailsford.