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About the Sports Awards
The Sports Awards are our most prestigious sports event of the year celebrating sporting triumphs in an awards ceremony attended by over 300 students and staff.
The crème de la crème of our athletes are rewarded for their sporting triumphs as we celebrate a fantastic year of success.
Previous Winners
Lifetime Achievement Award 2018
Clive Lloyd CBE
Vice Chancellor's Award for Service to Sport 2018
- Lloyd Makhanya
- Dom Stevens
- Jade Baker
- Ish Gwegweni
- Rob Wheeler
Zawdie Bascom Award Coach of the year 2018
Tope Alli-Balogun
International Excellence Award 2018
Corinne Humphreys
- Maya Bruney
- Lauren Russel
- Joe Ikhinmwin
- Zac Allin
- Chris Bowers
- Owen Edwards
- Shannon Hylton
Director of Sport Premier Award 2018
Women’s Basketball 1st Team
Club of the Year Award 2018 – Sponsored by Chartwells
Taekwondo
Most Improved Club of the Year 2018
Rowing Club
Team Achievement of the Year 2018
Men’s Volleyball
Mike Brace CBE Award for Individual Achievement of the year 2018
Vanessa Wallace
Sports Journalism Student of the Year 2018
Robson Friend
Sports Therapy Student of the Year 2018
Natalie Crosby
Applied Exercise Science Student of the Year 2018
Kehinde Ademola
Partner of the Year Award 2018
WimX
Sport and Exercise Sciences Student of the Year
Volkan Isikgun
Sports Journalism Student of the Year
Don McDermott
Sport Therapy Student of the Year
Paulina Ungurianu
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ruth Holdaway
Vice Chancellor’s Award for Service to Sport
- Kay Parker
- Don McDermott
- Elise Polley
- Zachary Gilboy
- Ellie Clark
- Beth Gunter
- Anna Palsdottir
- Dan Holmes
Partner of the Year - Sponsored by Essex Cricket Club
British Wheelchair Basketball
International Excellence Award
- Youcef Zatat
- Jaspreet Sagoo
- Vanessa Wallace
- Shanice Lobb
- Rinsola Babajide
- Darren Wiafe-Morson
- Adeseye Ogunlewe
- Callum McBrierty
My UELSports Award
School of Health, Sport and Bioscience
Director of Sport – Premier Award
Women’s Tennis
Zawdie Bascom Award for Coach of the Year
Ann Wild
Mike Brace CBE Award for Individual Achievement of the Year
Vanessa Wallace, Aimee Willmott, Rinsola Babajide, Chris Bowers.
Team Achievement of the Year – Sponsored by Surridge
BUCS Outdoor Athletics team.
Most Improved Club of the Year
Rugby Club
Club of the Year – Sponsored by Chartwells
Volleyball Club
Sports Therapy Student of the year
Michael Wakefield
Sport and Exercise Sciences Student of the year (2 winners)
- Betty Bellamy
- Dylan Feehily
Sports Journalism Student of the year
Mitchell Young
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jason Leonard OBE.
Vice Chancellor’s Award for Service to Sport (all win)
- Kate Adams
- Fern Crosbie
- Frank Sackey
- Ciara Gormley
- Kane Taylor
- Ruth Mwandumba
Partner of the Year - – Sponsored by Essex Cricket Club
WimX Tennis
International Excellence Award
- Harry Blyth
- Jacob Robinson
- Emmanuel Nartey
- Niall Burton
- Mercy Brown
- Otesha Charles
My UELSports Award
School of ACE
Director of Sport – Premier Award (both win)
Men’s Football, Men’s Tennis
Zawdie Bascom Award for Coach of the Year
Trevor Tamatave
Mike Brace CBE Award for Individual Achievement of the Year
Aimee Willmott
Team Achievement of the Year – Sponsored by Surridge
Women’s Volleyball
Most Improved Club of the Year
Hockey
Club of the Year – Sponsored by Chartwells
Cheerleading
Sports Therapy Student of the Year
Khian Graham-Minott
Sports Journalist of the Year
Rebecca James
Sport and Exercise Science Student of the Year
Richard Robins
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark Hunter
Vice Chancellor’s Award for Service to Sport
- Will Rial
- Lucy Fordham
- Jacob Hood
- Mary Carr
- Angelo Altobelli
- Stephanie Ware
- William Golding
- Chris Leek
- Sophie Newnes
Partner of the Year Award
Lycamobile
International Excellence Award
- Aimee Willmott
- Mark Garcia Kidd
- Christian Mbwakongo
- Graham Bell
- Mohammed Gharib
- Bianca Williams
My UELSports Award
Health Sport and BioScience
Director of Sport Premier Award
Women’s 1st Volleyball.
Coach of the Year award
Andre Fernandez
Mike Brace Individual Achievement of the Year Award
Bianca Williams
Most Improved Club of the Year
Cheerleading Club.
Team Achievement of the Year Award
Men’s Athletics 4x100m Relay
Club of the Year Award
The Netball club
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