Tertiary sport at the University of Otago is an opportunity for our students to compete in a range of different sports with universities not only in New Zealand but around the world.
University Tertiary Sport New Zealand Events
The University of Otago is excited to be participating in several of the 2020 University Tertiary Sport New Zealand sporting competitions. Here's your chance to represent Otago University at a national sporting championship, and aim to qualify for the World University Games
Important Team Otago information:
- In order to be eligible to play you must be an enrolled student at Otago University
- Players are required to pay a participation fee prior to attending any UTSNZ event
2020 Calendar
Sport | Date | Location | Registrations |
|---|---|---|---|
Rowing | Fri 02 April - Sat 03 April | Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel | OPEN |
Basketball 3x3 | Sat 10 April - Sun 11 April | ASB Sports Centre, Wellington | OPEN |
Futsal | Thu 15 April - Sun 18 April | Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North | OPEN |
Volleyball | Sat 17 Jul - Sun 18 Jul | Pioneer Stadium, Christchurch | OPEN |
Badminton | Sat 31 Jul - Sun 1 Aug | AUT North Campus, Auckland | OPEN |
Ultimate | Sat 28 Aug - Sun 29 Aug | University of Waikato, Hamilton | OPEN |
Basketball | Fri 17 Sept - Sun 19 Sept | AUT North Campus, North Shore, Auckland | OPEN |
Netball | Sat 25 Sept - Sun 26 Sept | Auckland Netball Centre, Auckl | |
UTSNZ Student Athlete Commission
The student athlete commission aims to allow the voice of our student athletes to be communicated to UTSNZ.
Our 2020 Student Athlete Commission representative is Maggi Johnson. Maggi is in her third year, majoring in Sport and Exercise Nutrition at Otago University. She also works part time at the University gym (Unipol), doing fitness leading and group fitness instructing. In her spare time she enjoys long trail runs, cycling and swimming, and is training for several events including two half ironmans.
