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NOVA Sports Teams with great results at Lisbon University Championships and National University Championships

NOVA is Lisbon's Univeristy champion in male's basketball and won several medals in National University Championships of Athletics and Swimming. 

NOVA's athletes had great results in Lisbon University Championships of Basketball and Handvball and in the National University Championships of Athletics and Swimming. 

 

Lisbon University Championships

On March 22, NOVA's male basketball team won the Lisbon University Championship of this sport, after beating the team from ISEG with a result of 70-69. The meeting was remarkable due to NOVA's recovery from a difference of 18 points. Student Francisco Francisco Quadrio Monteiro was also elected the best student in competition during the whole season 2017/2018 and the team was able to guarantee its place in final phase of the national competition, which will take place in Aveiro, in April. 

The female basketaball team was placed second in the same Championship, guaranteeing its place in the final phase of the national competition as well. The male's team from AE FCT was also able to qualify for the national competition by beating the team from Técnico and getting the third place. 

At the final of the Handball's Lisbon University Championship, which took place on March 21, the female team competed with the team from Universidade de Lisboa and was placed second. 

 

National University Championships

On the National University Championship of Athletics, which took place in Pombal on March 17, three students won a total of four medals. Student Raquel Lourenço won gold at the 60 m hurdles and also the bronze medal in high jump. NOVA also conquered gold at the 400 m with student Jorge Colaço. Athlete Gonçalo Casimiro also had a great performance reaching the silver medal at the 3.000 m. NOVA athletes are now getting ready for the next championships, on April 15 and May 26.

The NOVA swimming team also had a great performance at the Swimming National University Championship, which took place on March 11, in Braga. In total the team won 24 medals (11 gold, 10 bronze and 3 silver ones), having broken several university records as well and achieving the second place as team. Check all students who won medals and the styles where they competed:

  • Ana Rita Ribau: Gold medal on 4x50 m freestyle;
  • Artur Saramago: Bronze medal on 4x50 metros styles and bronze medal on 4x50 m freestyle;
  • Beatriz Carmo: Gold medal on 4x50 m styles with national university record, gold medal on 4x50 m freestyle, silver medal on 100 m freestyle and bronze medal on 400 m freestyle;
  • Bernardo Escada: Bronze medal on 4x50 m styles and bronze medal on 4x50 m freestyle;
  • Catarina Sequeira: Gold medal on 4x50 m styles with national university record, gold medal on 4x50 m freestyle, gold medal on 100 m breaststroke with national university record and silver medal on 50 m breaststroke;
  • Francisca Azevedo: Gold medal on 4x50 m with national university record, gold medal on 4x50 m Freestyle, gold medal on 100 m back with national university record and gold medal on 50 mback with national university record;
  • J. Diogo Fernandes: Silver medal on 50 m back, bronze medal on 4x50 m styles, bronze medal 4x50 m Freestyle and bronze medal on 100 m back;
  • Júlia Araújo: Gold medal on 4x50 m styles with national university record;
  • Kevin Berghoff: Bronze medal on 4x50 m styles and bronze medal on 4x50 m freestyle.