publish time

17/06/2016

author name Arab Times

publish time

17/06/2016

Women’s Volleyball team Women’s Volleyball team

On May 18, 2016 Noha Abou Omar played the winning serve of the final game between AUK and the American University of the Middle East (AUM) to crown the AUK Women’s Volleyball team champions of the Universities Athletic Association of Kuwait (UAAK) league. With that victory AUK female athletes completed a historical season winning all competitions in all female sports.

AUK female athletes dominated this season winning the Women’s Basketball, Table Tennis, Squash, Soccer, and Volleyball UAAK league 2015-2016. This is the first time in the history of the UAAK and the Universities Championship Cup (UCC) where one university dominates all competitions in any gender. AUK competed in the UAAK versus teams from Australian College of Kuwait (ACK), Gulf Institute of Science and Technology (GUST), American University of the Middle East (AUM), and Arab Open University (AOU).The Women’s Basketball, Table Tennis, Squash, and Soccer all won this season without a single loss.

Women’s Basketball team Women’s Basketball team
  
Women’s Soccer team Women’s Soccer team

AUK’s athletics coaches and administration sang the praises of their triumphant student-athletes, the AUK Sports Coordinator; Omar Mehdi thanked all of the female student-athletes for a remarkable and historical season and for their hard work, dedication, and winning spirit. The Women’s Soccer Coach; Hannah Farmer also expressed her joy and pride “I am so proud of the ladies this season they worked so hard and truly deserve to be winners, congratulations”.

Congratulations again to all AUK female student-athletes on an extraordinary season!