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UTech, Ja. Knights
“HOME OF WORLD CLASS ATHLETES”
The Department of Sport provides a wide array of sporting programs for students and staff.
As an integral part of our students’ educational experience, they may compete in
intramural and intercollegiate competitions as well as national and international
competitions.
OUR COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
SEMESTER ONE
SEMESTER TWO
Football (male & female)
Basketball (female)
Basketball (male)
Cricket (male)
Netball (female)
Volleyball (male & female)
Badminton (male & female)
Track & Field (male & female)
Table Tennis (male & female)
Hockey (male & female)
Tennis (male & female)
Golf (male & female)
Rugby (male)
Central to the sport facilities is an auditorium boasting 600 sq. ft of sprung timber stage floor
and seating capacity for 1,100 persons, inclusive of a balcony with 227 permanently tiered
seats. Other facilities include a half Olympic size swimming pool, squash court, football field,
a cricket pavilion, a gym equipped for weight training, two lawn tennis courts and an outdoor
multipurpose court.
INTERCOLLEGIATE COMPETITION
UTech, Ja. is a member of the Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association (Intercol) and
serves as the secretariat. Intercol is the governing body for intercollegiate level sports. The
University therefore competes with over nineteen (19) other universities and colleges across
the island including: the University of the West Indies, Knox Community College, Northern
Caribbean University, Shortwood Teachers’ College, G.C. Foster College of Physical
Education and Sport, Jamaica Maritime Institute, Mico University College among others.
INTRA DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITION
Students have the opportunity to interact and have fun with students within and outside their
Faculty through participation in intra and inter departmental competitions organized by the
Students’ Union Council.
NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Members of the University athletic teams also participate in a number of competitions and
tournaments at the club, national, regional and international levels.
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS/TOURNAMENTS
– some selected national
competitions
REGIONAL COMPETITIONS
– CUSA (Caribbean University Sport Association)
Games, ODUCC Games, ODUPA (Organización Deportiva Universitaria Panamericana)
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
– UTech Knights Classics, World University
Games, Penn Relays