 In 1984 he was awarded a Full Blue in Athletics and at the time had the longest hammer throw by an athlete ever to attend Adelaide University, was ranked fifth in the South Australian all-time senior listings and represented South Australia in the national competition for senior men's hammer throw.The oldest university sailing club in Australia, it was established in 1959 and hosted the first intervarsity competitions in 1960 and onward.Always a power of Australian university sailing, it maintains a fleet of boats at Henley Beach for novices and has many state, national, and international representatives.