BONDED BY GOALS
THEY hail from opposite ends of the country and play different sports but this trio all share a common goal of winning premierships with the Bond University Bull Sharks.
Netball star Ava Black (Toowoomba), AFL ruck Harrison Ireland (Tasmania) and rugby star Paige Groves (Ravenshoe) met for the first time during Orientation at the university this week.
The three scholarship students arrived on campus ready to pursue their academic goals while chasing their athletic dreams.
“I’m so excited to be here,” said Ireland, who is studying a Bachelor of Sport Management on a Riewoldt Family AFL Excellence Scholarship.
“I started training as soon as I flew in just a few days ago, I’ve been training pretty hard back with my
mates in Tassie over the Christmas break. I’m so excited to get into all the opportunities that Bond gives to you both on and off the field.”
Black is no stranger to Bond University as she has been making the four-hour return trip from Toowoomba for the last two years to play with the Bull Sharks netball team.
Now the reigning Sapphire Series MVP will live on campus and study a
Bachelor of Sport Management on a Sports Leadership Scholarship.
Diminutive Groves is grappling with culture shock after making the trip from Ravenshoe, southwest of Cairns. She said the campus was big compared to her home town, which has a population of 2000 people.
The Sport Leadership Scholarship recipient said she hoped Bond could take her to new heights on the field.