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Elite Athlete Program profiles

Deakin is proud to help our elite student-athletes achieve academic excellence while furthering their professional sporting career via our Elite Athlete Program.

Elite Athlete Program profiles

Below are selected profiles of Deakin’s diverse student-athletes, some of whom have represented Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games or 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics.

Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Brooke Stratton

Brooke Stratton

Sport: Long jump (National Team)
Course: Bachelor of Health Sciences

Jakara Anthony

Jakara Anthony

Sport: Freestyle mogul skiing (National Team)
Course: Bachelor of Business

Alexandra Eade

Alexandra Eade

Sport: Gymnastics (National Team)
Course: Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Daniel Greig

Sport: Speed skating/ice speed skating (National Team)
Course: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)

Luke Mathews

Sport: Middle-distance running
Course: Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws

Jessica Hansen

Sport: Swimming (National Team)
Course: Bachelor of Exercise Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)

Aislin Jones

Sport: Shooting
Course: Bachelor of Commerce

Professional athletes

Image of Ezi playing basketball

Eziyoda Magbegor

Sport: Basketball (Australian Opals and Seattle Storm)
Course: Bachelor of Commerce

Image of Liz Watson playing Netball

Liz Watson

Sport: Netball (Australian Diamonds and Melbourne Vixens)
Course: Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Kyle Adnam

Kyle Adnam

Sport: Basketball/NBL (Melbourne Phoenix)
Course: Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)

Image of Angus Cottrell playing rugby

Angus Cottrell

Sport: Rugby union/Melbourne Rebels
Course: Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce

Image of Monique Conti playing AFL

Monique Conti

Sport: Basketball / AFLW  
Course: Bachelor of Business

Image of Nana Adoma Owusu-Afriyie running

Nana Adoma Owusu-Afriyie

Sport: Sprinting
Course: Bachelor of Nutrition Science

Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) athletes

Image of Sian diving into pool

Sian Whittaker

Sport: Swimming (VIS)
Course: Bachelor of Education (Primary)

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Maddy Goodsell

Sport: Table tennis (TIS)
Course: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

Image of Brody sailing

Brody Riley

Sport: Sailing (VIS)
Course: Bachelor of Laws

Elite athletes

Image of Tiana Boras holding the Australian flag

Tiana Boras

Sport: Athletics
Course: Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Psychology)

Emerging athletes

Image of Henrietta running

Henrietta Lawrence

Sport: Half marathon
Course: Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Image of Sophie Caldwell doing butterfly

Sophie Caldwell

Sport: Swimming
Course: Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)

Image of Bowen Gough doing butterfly

Bowen Gough

Sport: Swimming
Course: Bachelor of Commerce

All athletes

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