Registration

You must be registered to compete in Athletics NSW & Athletics Australia sanctioned events and Championship events. Season competition can be found on the Athletics NSW website (there are also reciprocal arrangements with other States). Some events are free to enter, others are pay entry per event.

SUAC is Australia’s first and finest athletics club with huge success at club, national and international level.  We have superb coaches who have spent decades in the sport. We offer free entry to ES Marks track on Monday nights and club strength & conditioning sessions to eligible athletes at Sydney Uni high performance gym. For teams events SUAC covers race entry for NSW State Relays & Club Championships as well as all winter relay races and enters as many teams as there are athletes willing to compete. With the help of the University of Sydney we run our own on campus fun run RUNSYDUNI. You also get to be part of Australia’s first & finest athletics club and have a great time with a great bunch of people.

Registration also enables members (subject to the relevant eligibility voting criteria within the Constitution) to have a say in how Sydney University Athletic Club is run. Members will receive notice of general meetings by email.

If you are a University of Sydney student you get to be part of our UniSport Nationals teams and be part of intervarsity history competing for USYD. And we organise lots of trips and run a heap of fantastic social events. So join us! We recommend parents of juniors read all FAQs to ensure SUAC is the right fit for your child as we are a university club.

Absolutely not, we’re open to all, including all levels and abilities! We especially welcome school leavers to SUAC and make the transition from school or junior athletics to senior athletics.

As a university club, our programs are principally directed at late high school, university age and above and do recommend parents read all FAQs to ensure SUAC is the right club for your child. We offer membership categories from U17 and upwards. If you have a desire to register your child at a younger age due to family or alumni reasons, please contact us via our website.

No, this is entirely separate to registration but we offer sprints, middle distance & distance coaching for runners aged 16 and older committed to 2 or more training sessions per week with our coaches as well as free entry to ES Marks track on Monday nights. For details see Training

Club sessions exist for all established SUAC registered athletes at the David Mortimer High Performance Gym under the supervision of our strength & conditioning coaches at scheduled session times on Wednesday & Friday mornings, see also training. Further details regarding accessing these sessions is supplied upon registration.

Okay. There are a few components. NSW competition is run by Athletics NSW and the calendar can be found here for the upcoming seasons. Please note meets get added from time to time which are communicated by email and social media. Athletics Australia run National Track & Field Championships and the Track Classics which can be found here. UniSport Australia run Nationals Division 1 Athletics, Cross Country and Distance Running Championships – see FAQs below for details. In addition we run our own Christimas Eve Mile and Sprint handicap events as well as RUNSYDUNI in semester 2 on campus (see below FAQ).

Absolutely not! Athletics is for everyone and meets accommodate all levels and abilities. Sprint, middle distance and distance races are graded by seed time and often field events are split into 2 groups with different starting heights or boards.  The best way to improve is of course to train and compete!

Yes you absolutely should! If you’re not keen on running on the track at all, the RunNSW Athletics NSW Winter Series registration provides discounted entry to Athletics NSW winter and RunNSW series events and enables you to earn points for SUAC in the Winter Premiership as well as testing yourself against the rest of NSW across all age groups. There are of course 3000m, 5000m and 10000m track events where you can improve your road PB considerably.

RUNSYDUNI 2024 is our on-campus FREE 4km fun run held in semester 2 on Friday 20 September and includes FREE training sessions in the lead up commencing week 1 of semester 2 for beginners. It is put on by our coaches and club athletes for the benefity of the University of Sydney community. For more details check out RUNSYDUNI

USYD RunClub is an on campus social run club that provides USYD students with weekly runs from campus and other social activities. USYD RunClub is a member club of the University of Sydney Union so if you are a USYD student, you can join them via their linktree. 2024 USYD RunClub President Caitlin Roach is one of our many great SUAC members.

No, there is only one Athletics NSW Athlete Membership which includes Summer & Winter seasons as registration is for the period from 1 October to 31 August (see fee FAQ below). The Community membership also exists for those who do not wish to compete in Championship or Club events.

Yes, if you are financially registered in the current season with a club other than SUAC, you can transfer in. Request your club’s Registrar commence the transfer process or send us a message via the Contacts session. Please note if you aren’t registered with a club in the current season, you can register directly with SUAC.

SUAC has opted out of the Athletics NSW multi-club policy and does not accept multi-club members. We are a university club with specific programs for university aged athletes or soon to reach university age and above. We also have a proud history dating back to 1878. If you are registered with another club and wish to transfer, see FAQ above.

Yes, yes, yes! We are always on the look out for volunteers! If you would like to contribute to our social media activities, events we run such as RUNSYDUNI, as a volunteer official at a summer or winter meet or for meet day medical or administration assistance, we would love to hear from you. Further details here

Sadly no despite the University being around since 1850 however we organise the on-campus fun run event RUNSYDUNI, a 4km fun run and pre-event training sessions around campus. The closest public track is ES Marks Athletics Track (Anzac Parade, Moore Park) operated by Centennial Parklands Trust. All SUAC athletes have exclusive access of this track between 6:30pm – 7:30pm on Monday’s with our coaches.

SUAC was founded in 1878, that’s over 145 years of club uniform which has featured proudly around the world including Diamond League meets by Nick Hough, James Nipperess, Jenny Blundell, Nicola McDermott & Liam Adcock and made a memorable appearance at the World Beer Mile Championships by World Championships representative Jack Colreavy. Perhaps it’s biggest moment was the 2025 Rome Diamond League win and world lead by Liam in the SUAC singlet performing a backflip after winning in a personal best & club record 8.34m. The origin of the club uniform can be found in the club history.

Competition singlets, crop tops, shorts and briefs can be purchased by registered members only through the Directo of Athletics from the University of Sydney (by appointment only), at training or at some meets. Details are supplied upon registration. See next FAQ for non-competition merchandise.

Yes! Currently we offer a wide range of SUAC branded Nike gear from our partners Pacific Team Sports. Due to batch processing, please allow up to 5 weeks from ordering to delivery. To order click here

Sydney Uni Sport administers all aspects of the scholarship program (Elite Athlete Program) including candidate acceptance, see susf.com.au/scholarships and carefully read all information and prospectus, especially closing dates for applications. We are unable to provide specific guidance on what athletic results may in any particular scholarship year achieve awarding of a scholarship given this depends on the number and strength of each scholarship year as well as the number of athletes remaining on scholarship. The full list of yearly scholarship recipients can be found within the Sydney Uni Sport annual report which can be found here

Sydney University Athletics Club has a proud history of student athletes being awarded University of Sydney Blues and Golds and proudly wearing the award jackets. The awards criteria can be found here.

All documentation regarding these programs can be found under Support Us

Athletics NSW age groups can be found here

Please read the FAQs above as several are also relevant to juniors. Being a university-based club founded in 1878 means we do not have a current affiliation with Little Athletics clubs, nor do we have a  junior program like we do UniSport Nationals or our scholarship programs or our Target Paris program. Overwhelmingly our athletes are of senior high school, university age and beyond. There is no track on campus at the University for athletes to train or compete on and our coaches have a minimum age of 16. Strength & conditioning sessions are available to athletes of university age and above only.  SUAC currently does not run its own meets but U20 athletes have in the past competed at NSW Relay Championships in events where relay teams can be filled in the event and age group where numbers allow. If you desire to register your child below U16 age group due to club or family reasons, please contact us via our website.

2024-2025 Athlete fees for NSW Athlete Membership are Open $240, U16 to U20 $190.  Community membership is $50 but only provides access to non-championship, community-oriented (Bronze tier) races put on by ANSW (it does include insurance). A Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness annual membership is required as well.  As a not for profit club, fees go to the cost of running the club and supporting our athletes. Please select carefully and read Athletics NSW terms when registering carefully as no refunds are available from Athletics NSW or SUAC.

No. We are unable to accommodate Active Kids vouchers.

Registration for new members is open as of 6 August 2024. 2023-24 athletes seeking to renew are not yet able to be renewed and will be advised by email and here. New members see below or here!

All information regarding competition & social events, relay teams, trips etc occurs within our private facebook group for current and former members so please request to join. Once we know you, we will happily add you to our private group so you can keep up to date with everything that is going on. Further details upon registration.

If you are a current USYD student then you can represent the University of Sydney! In 2025 this event is part of the Gold Coast marathon weekend 5-6 July. Information is available on the UniSport Australia event page, just make sure you register with UniSport Australia with your USYD Student ID (there is no cost) as detailed. You do not need to wear SUAC uniform in this event.

If you are a current USYD student then you can represent the University of Sydney! In 2025 this event is part of the Athletics Australia Cross Country Championships 24 August. Information is available on the UniSport Australia event page. SUAC will be compiling teams so if you are not a current club member, contact us directly via our Contacts page.

Are you a current USYD student? If yes, we would love you to be part of our team and defend our men’s and women’s win in 2024! UniSport Nationals will run again on the Gold Coast from 22 – 25 April, UniSport event page here