Frisbees, footballs and lawn bowls will feature in the hunt for gold medals by more than 200 Charles Sturt University (CSU) students at the 2014 Eastern University Games at Newcastle in July.

Students from CSU in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Port Macquarie and Wagga Wagga are represented in the 263 member-team to participate at the Games from Sunday 6 July to Thursday 10 July. 

Mr Nik Granger, acting manager, Student Support at CSU, said, "Charles Sturt University is also pleased that 20 distance education students are part of our 2014 team. 

"As a multi campus institution with a large number of distance education students, the Games are a great chance for the students to come to one location to represent the University.

"However, this event is not just about sport or winning. It is also about living and learning together and experiencing the whole University, meeting new people, establishing networks and engaging with the University," said Mr Granger, who has previously attended the Games as a student.  

Students Mr Beau Greenway and Ms Olivia Patterson, both from CSU in Bathurst, will represent the team during the opening ceremony in Newcastle on Sunday 6 July. Both are familiar with gold, with Mr Greenway a member of the Open Lawn Bowls team and Ms Patterson in the Touch Football team.

The CSU team is supported by the Office of Student Services.

Read more about CSU Sport on Facebook here. 

Facts and figures on CSU team in 2014 Eastern University Games:

• CSU will field teams in: Men's AFL 9's; Men's and Women's Basketball; Men's and Women's Football; Men's and Women's Hockey; Lawn Bowls; Men's and Women's Netball; Ten Pin Bowling; Men's and Women's Touch; Ultimate Frisbee; Tennis; Golf; and Squash.

• The CSU team includes 135 male students and 128 female students.  
• There are 21 students from CSU in Albury-Wodonga, 168 from CSU in Bathurst; 6 from CSU in Dubbo; 9 from CSU in Orange, 1 from CSU in Port Macquarie and 58 from CSU in Wagga Wagga.

• The CSU team will be accompanied by four CSU staff members from the University's Office of Student Services including acting manager, Student Support, Mr Nik Granger.

• Also accompanying the team are two University Games Media Support Assistants (a television production student and a business student). They will provide regular updates on the progress of the CSU competitors on Facebook and Twitter.

CSU will post on https://www.facebook.com/CSUSport and @CSUSport on Twitter

Official Game results will also be available here.