Veterinary Science team triumph at triathlon
Press release
21 April 2008
On Sunday 6 April twenty-seven adventurous Veterinary Science staff and students gathered together on the beautiful Geelong Waterfront to take part in the annual Harwood Andrews Corporate Triathlon.
The nine Veterinary Science triathlon teams competed either in the team single leg or whole course team events, scooping two first places in this year’s competition. In the women’s whole course team competition, Emma Croser, Laura Fennell and Natali Krekeler won first place in a competitive time of 2:51.15.
The Veterinary Science whole course mixed team entry also came in first with an impressive time of 2:45.20. Matt Pascall, a third-year Veterinary Science student and winning mixed team member said: “It was a great event with perfect conditions for a fast race. We all had a lot of fun, went through a lot of pain, and were really happy to have performed so well as a team.”
Dr Stuart Barber, who organised the University’s participation in the triathlon said: “It was great to see so many people from the Faculty of Veterinary Science encouraging and supporting each other and enjoying some friendly rivalry in this fun team event. Congratulations to everyone who took part, and did so well, we’ll have to go back again next year to defend our titles!”
This year’s event included a 500 metre swim, a 10 kilometre cycle and a 5 kilometre run.
For further information please contact Andrea Jones, Marketing Manager, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Tel: 8344 7844 or email: ajone@unimelb.edu.au