Div 2 team captain Michaela Shuttleworth (photo: Emily Davies)
A 50-strong team of student-athletes is primed to represent The University of Queensland in three sports at the first UniSport Nationals Div 2 event on the Gold Coast. The inaugural Nationals Div 1 and 2 events - formerly known as Uni Games - will feature a promotion and relegation format to crown Australia's champion universities. Team UQ will compete in basketball, touch football and volleyball from 1 to 5 July, with women's volleyball player Michaela Shuttleworth selected as Div 2 team captain. Shuttleworth told UQ Contact Magazine the Nationals' new structure would help improve team morale as the competition became more serious. "There's already a sense of pride when we wear our UQ team colours," she said. "But being able to lead these teams into a more prestigious event motivates me more to perform well and inspire others. "This year is the first time in four years that UQ has entered a women's indoor volleyball team, so I'm hoping we can get the team into Div 1 for next year's competition." Touch footballer Dean Bichel said UQ's men's team was confident of gaining promotion.
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