Sports Awards 2022

University of Cambridge Sport were delighted to welcome guests to the inaugural Sports Awards event on Monday 20th June, to announce the winners of the University of Cambridge Sports Awards.  

Having had to deliver the awards virtually in 2020 and 2021, this year the Sports Centre was transformed into an awards venue, welcoming around 200 people from across the University and wider community to celebrate sport at Cambridge.   

The event was hosted by sports commentator, Darren Paul, with award announcers including outgoing Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education and Chair of Sports Committee, Professor Graham Virgo, as well as Cambridge alumnus and Founder of Power2Inspire, a local inclusive sports charity, John Willis. Awards were also presented by staff including Director of Sport, Nick Brooking, Deputy Director of Sport, Karen Pearce, Health, Fitness & Performance Manager, Tristan Coles, and Sports Club Support Manager, Lucy McGennity.   

The award winners themselves were selected by a panel of senior University staff, with the exception of the Sporting Moment of the Year, which was decided by an audience vote in the build-up to the event.  

Sporting moment of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Tom George - Peterhouse, 5000m Indoor Rowing World Record 
  • Tim Andrew – Jesus, American Football Varsity winning touchdown

  • Martin Limbäck-Stokin – St. John’s, Men’s Ice Hockey Varsity winning goal

Winner

  • CU Boat Club, Women's Lightweight Boat Race Victory

Club of the year

Shortlistees 

  • CU Mixed Lacrosse Club

  • CU Mountaineering Club
  • CU Netball Club
  • CU Swimming & Water Polo Club

Winner

  • CU Ice Hockey Club

Oustanding contribution

Winners

  • Loïc Lannelongue (Clare Hall) - Modern Pentathlon   

  • Alice Birch (Pembroke) - Dance Competition Team   

  • Chris Woolley (Jesus) - Canoe   

  • Elliott Stockdale (Queens’) - Rugby League   

  • Tabbie Brough (Queens’) - Netball, Rugby Union   

  • Camila Cimadamore-Werthein (Trinity Hall) - Polo  

Sports club personality of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Caty McNulty-Senior- Trinity, Dance Competition Team
  • Jurgis Reinotas - Peterhouse, Swimming & Water Polo
  • Muhammad Junaid Safdar - St Edmund’s, Polo
  • Shukri Lloyd - Homerton, Taekwondo

Winner

  • Phil Erm - Clare, CU Canoe Club

Sports person of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Alex Moen - Magdalene, Hockey, Cricket, Rackets
  • Emily Arbuthnott - Wolfson, Lawn Tennis, Real Tennis, Mixed Lacrosse
  • Imogen Grant - Trinity, Rowing
  • Lucy Xu - Pembroke, Taekwondo

Winner

  • Louise Shanahan - Trinity, Hare & Hounds, Athletic

Team of the year

Shortlistees 

  • CU Boat Club - Women's Squad

  • CU Fencing Club - Men's Blues  

  • CU Riding Club - Equestrian Team

  • CU Ultimate - Men's Team 

Winner

  • CU Lawn Tennis Club - Women's Blues

Unsung hero 

  • Callum Henderson - Trinity Hall, Yacht Club
  • Charlie McLean - Fitzwilliam, Squash
  • Ellie O'Keeffe - Emmanuel, Swimming and Water Polo
  • Thomas Adams - Fitzwilliam, Swimming and Water Polo

Winner

  • Qasim Alli (King's) - Mixed Lacrosse

Oustanding contribution

Winners

  • Loïc Lannelongue - Clare Hall, Modern Pentathlon   

  • Alice Birch - Pembroke, Dance Competition Team   

  • Chris Woolley - Jesus, Canoe   

  • Elliott Stockdale - Queens’, Rugby League   

  • Tabbie Brough - Queens’, Netball, Rugby Union   

  • Camila Cimadamore-Werthein - Trinity Hall, Polo