The university’s highest sporting accolade is awarded to the USC student considered to have produced the best result/s in their sporting arena as determined by the Sport Awards Committee. The winner has not only achieved success in their chosen sport, but they are also someone of good character who displays sportsmanship on and off the field.

This award celebrates student athletes who excel in their chosen sport whilst maintaining a high academic level.

This award recognises an Indigenous student-athlete who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in sport while maintaining a strong commitment to academic success and community engagement.

Awarded to a team that has shown outstanding achievement both on and off the field. The team possesses a high level of sportsmanship and team spirit at all times and had the best results at UniSport 2023 Nationals Division 1 and/or Division 2.

• Recognises a student or non-student who has shown outstanding service, team spirit, leadership and contribution to sport either through a volunteer or manager position; or
• Recognises a person who was deemed by the Sports Awards Committee to have displayed exemplary skill and sportsmanship at UniSport Nationals Div1 and/or Div2.

Awarded to a team who has contributed positively to the promotion and development of sport at UniSC, whilst displaying pride in representing their sport or club.

This performance-based award recognises those with outstanding sporting performance.

• Success at an open national level, or
• Success at a youth international level or selection on a youth national squad or similar, including Youth Olympics, Youth Commonwealth Games or Age World Championships, and
• Displays good sportsmanship in and out of competition

This performance-based award recognises those with outstanding sporting performance.

• success at open international level or selection on an open national squad, including Olympic, Commonwealth Games or World Championship representation
• has reached a standard comparable to Australia’s best sportspeople, and
• displays good sportsmanship in and out of competition

Recipients have previously received a full Blue Award and has reproduced or bettered their results from previous awards.

The UniSC Sports Club of the Year Award celebrates the outstanding achievements and contributions of a UniSC student sport club over the past year. This prestigious accolade recognises a club that has demonstrated exceptional performance, leadership, and positive commitment both in and out of the sporting arena. Criteria for selection will be determined from competition success, community engagement, club development, governance and inter-varsity competition engagement.