Sports Awards 2024

The 2024 Sports Awards returned once again to toast success, celebrate achievement, and honour the University of Cambridge Sport Clubs and individual successes for doing great things right here in Cambridge. 

Over 200 students, staff and members of the wider community came together in a transformed Sports Centre to recognise the breadth of sporting talent and achievement at Cambridge. 

The event was hosted by sports commentator, Darren Paul, with award announcers including Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education & Chair of Sports Committee, Bhaskar Vira, Registrary, Emma Rampton, Master of St John’s College Heather Hancock, as well as CURUFC Director of Rugby & Senior Member of the Blues Committees, Scott Annett.  

Awards were also presented by University of Cambridge Sport staff including Director of Sport, Nick Brooking, Deputy Director of Sport, Karen Pearce, 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 category, which was decided by an audience vote in the build-up to the event!  

Newcomer of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Arjun Kudinoor, Taekwondo Club 
  • Chinedum Okolo, Powerlifting Club
  • Ciara Boaden, Cricket Club 
  • Coralie (Cozzie) Hunt, Association Football Club 
  • Deniz Ozer, Association Football Club
  • Lucy Hinde, Riding Club

Winner

  • Ciara Boaden - Queens’, Cricket Club 

Club of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Boat Club
  • Cheerleading Club
  • Ice Hockey Club
  • Jiu-Jitsu Club

Winner

  • Judo Club  

College team of the year

Shortlistees 

  • All Greys Rugby Union Football Club
  • Churchill Christs Cavendish Football Club
  • Jesus College Rugby Union Football Club
  • Jesus College Women’s and Non-Binary Football Club 
  • St. Catharine’s College Association Football Club 

Winner

  • Sidney Sussex College Squash Team  

Sporting moment of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Issy Routledge - CU Cricket Club
  • Ailie Rennie - CU Association Football Club

Winner

  • Cambridge University Ice Hockey Club

Sports club personality of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Ethan Sosin - Taekwondo Club 
  • Ying Yue Chan - Revolver and Pistol Club 
  • Joshua Aderanti - Dance Competition Team 
  • Matthew Edge - Boat Club 
  • Tads Ciecierski-Holmes - Modern Pentathlon Club

Winner

  • Jack Murphy - Hughes Hall, Ice Hockey Club  

Unsung hero 

Shortlistees 

  • Belinda Harrison - Women's Lacrosse Club
  • Johanna Schöenecker - Athletic Club
  • Mercy Akinyele - Ladies Netball Club
  • Mia Urwin - Association Football Club  

Winner

  • Christo Smallwood, Olympics Gymnastics and Mia Ward - Pembroke, Cheerleading Club

Team of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Blue Boat - Cambridge University Cruising Club
  • Competitions Team - Mountaineering Club
  • Men’s Blues - Australian Rules Football Club    
  • Women’s Blues - Rugby Union Football Club

Winner

  • Women's Blues - Hockey Club

Sports person of the year

Shortlistees 

  • Anna Basford - Modern Pentathlon Club 
  • Brandon Teh - Powerlifting Club
  • Niamh Bridson Hubbard - Hare & Hounds, Athletic Club  

Winner

  • Phoebe Barker (Robinson) - Athletic Club, Cycling Club, Hare & Hounds, Triathlon Club 

Outstanding contribution:

Winners

  • Arden Dierker Viik (Hughes Hall) - Association Football Club 
  • Iain Davies (Trinity) - Hare and Hounds  
  • Issy Routledge (Jesus) - Cricket 
  • Jinhuem Park (Lucy Cavendish) - Table Tennis Club  
  • Muireann de h’Óra (Wolfson) - Australian Rules Football 
  • Simrat Sodhi (Lucy Cavendish) - Ice Hockey 
  • Téa Ryan (Murray Edwards) - Dance Competition Team  
  • Tads Ciecierski-Holmes (Wolfson) - Modern Pentathlon