Competed to represent the local region and helped Gyeongbuk take 4th overall
Track and Field swept 7 medals including 4 gold
Soccer takes first place in 4 tournaments including the National Athletic Competition, six medals in judo, ssireum and wrestling
[October 18, 2016]
<YU Track and Field coach and athletes who won a total of 7 medals including 4 gold at the 97th National Athletic Competition>
YU earned five gold, four silvers and five bronze at the 97th National Athletic Competition that closed on the 13th, and contributed greatly in Gyeongbuk placing fourth overall.
In particular, YU Track & Field (Coach Sohn Sang-young) swept seven medals including four gold, thus becoming the top college track & field team.
Department of Special Physical Education senior Seo Ji-hyun (22) swept the women's 100m and 200m dash, as well as the 1,600m relay to take three gold, and also Department of Special Physical Education junior Shim Cha-soon (20) won the 400m hurdle and 1,600m relay for two gold. Seo Ji-hyun also won the bronze in the 400m relay and Shim Cha-soon took silver in the 400m, thus recording a total of four and three medals each. In addition, Department of Special Physical Education sophomore Kwon Jung-mi (20) won the gold in the 1,600m relay and bronze in the 400m relay, and Sports Science junior Lee Soo-hyun (21) won bronze in the 400m hurdle.
<The YU soccer team won a total of four tournaments in 2016 with the victory at the National Athletic Competition>
The YU soccer team (Coach Kim Byung-soo) that represented Gyeongbuk in the National Athletic Competition took the victory cup and the gold medal. The YU soccer team, which is the strongest team in collegiate soccer, won the '47th National Fall College Soccer Tournament' in July, the '13th Freshmen and Sophomore College Soccer Tournament' in August, and the '2016 U League' by winning all 12 matches, and thus became champions in four different tournaments.
In addition, Choi Min-cheol (19, Sports Science freshman) won the silver medal in judo, Jeon Do-eon (19, Special Physical Education freshman) in ssireum, and Kim Jae-hoon (21, Sports Science freshman) in wrestling also won silver. Bronze medal winners included Jeon Dae-ho (22, Sports Science senior), Kim Yong-hak (19, Special Physical education freshman), and Kim Sung-soo (20, Special Physical Education sophomore) who competed in wrestling. The sports teams of YU participated to represent the region and performed with excellence in all fields.
