Sporting Success for first year Pharmacy student Eveniya Averina!

Victorian faculty of Pharmacy student, Evgeniya Averina achieved two outstanding second places in the Australian University Games, held in Adelaide from the 24 – 19 September.  Evgeniya brought home Silver medals in the 200 meter sprint and the 4x100 meter baton relay.

Australian University Games is Australia’s largest annual multi-sport event and is the flagship event in the national university sporting calendar. Held each year, the Games is renowned for providing a friendly but competitive environment for Australia’s university athletes many of whom are of Olympic standard.

In 2006 the Monash University team placed second overall at the Australian University, ahead of 38 other Universities. This sealed the best result since 1998 and followed on from the overall win at the Southern University Games in July this year.

General Manager of Monash Sport, Martin Doulton, said "the athlete's behaviour on and off the field was exemplary, they were a credit to the University and wore their Monash Uniforms with a real pride".