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Find out about our Sports Awards winners.

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.

UEL Sports Awards Winners.

Previous Winners

    2017-2018
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    Lifetime Achievement Award 2018

    Clive Lloyd CBE

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    Vice Chancellor's Award for Service to Sport 2018

    • Lloyd Makhanya 
    • Dom Stevens
    • Jade Baker 
    • Ish Gwegweni 
    • Rob Wheeler
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    Zawdie Bascom Award Coach of the year 2018

    Tope Alli-Balogun

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    International Excellence Award 2018

    Corinne Humphreys 

    • Maya Bruney 
    • Lauren Russel
    • Joe Ikhinmwin 
    • Zac Allin 
    • Chris Bowers 
    • Owen Edwards 
    • Shannon Hylton 
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    Director of Sport Premier Award 2018

    Women’s Basketball 1st Team

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    Club of the Year Award 2018 – Sponsored by Chartwells

    Taekwondo 

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    Most Improved Club of the Year 2018

    Rowing Club

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    Team Achievement of the Year 2018

    Men’s Volleyball 

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    Mike Brace CBE Award for Individual Achievement of the year 2018

    Vanessa Wallace 

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    Sports Journalism Student of the Year 2018

    Robson Friend 

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    Sports Therapy Student of the Year 2018

    Natalie Crosby

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    Applied Exercise Science Student of the Year 2018

    Kehinde Ademola 

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    Partner of the Year Award 2018

    WimX

    2016-2017
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    Sport and Exercise Sciences Student of the Year

    Volkan Isikgun

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    Sports Journalism Student of the Year

    Don McDermott

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    Sport Therapy Student of the Year

    Paulina Ungurianu

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    Lifetime Achievement Award

    Ruth Holdaway

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    Vice Chancellor’s Award for Service to Sport

    • Kay Parker
    • Don McDermott
    • Elise Polley
    • Zachary Gilboy
    • Ellie Clark
    • Beth Gunter
    • Anna Palsdottir
    • Dan Holmes
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    Partner of the Year - Sponsored by Essex Cricket Club

    British Wheelchair Basketball

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    International Excellence Award

    • Youcef Zatat
    • Jaspreet Sagoo
    • Vanessa Wallace
    • Shanice Lobb
    • Rinsola Babajide
    • Darren Wiafe-Morson
    • Adeseye Ogunlewe
    • Callum McBrierty
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    My UELSports Award

    School of Health, Sport and Bioscience

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    Director of Sport – Premier Award

    Women’s Tennis

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    Zawdie Bascom Award for Coach of the Year

    Ann Wild

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    Mike Brace CBE Award for Individual Achievement of the Year

    Vanessa Wallace, Aimee Willmott, Rinsola Babajide, Chris Bowers.

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    Team Achievement of the Year – Sponsored by Surridge

    BUCS Outdoor Athletics team.

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    Most Improved Club of the Year

    Rugby Club

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    Club of the Year – Sponsored by Chartwells

    Volleyball Club

    2015-2016
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    Sports Therapy Student of the year

    Michael Wakefield

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    Sport and Exercise Sciences Student of the year (2 winners)

    • Betty Bellamy
    • Dylan Feehily
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    Sports Journalism Student of the year

    Mitchell Young

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    Lifetime Achievement Award

    Jason Leonard OBE.
     

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    Vice Chancellor’s Award for Service to Sport (all win)

    • Kate Adams
    • Fern Crosbie
    • Frank Sackey
    • Ciara Gormley
    • Kane Taylor
    • Ruth Mwandumba
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    Partner of the Year - – Sponsored by Essex Cricket Club

    WimX Tennis

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    International Excellence Award

    • Harry Blyth
    • Jacob Robinson
    • Emmanuel Nartey
    • Niall Burton
    • Mercy Brown
    • Otesha Charles
       
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    My UELSports Award

    School of ACE

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    Director of Sport – Premier Award (both win)

    Men’s Football, Men’s Tennis

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    Zawdie Bascom Award for Coach of the Year

    Trevor Tamatave

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    Mike Brace CBE Award for Individual Achievement of the Year

    Aimee Willmott

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    Team Achievement of the Year – Sponsored by Surridge

    Women’s Volleyball
     

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    Most Improved Club of the Year

    Hockey

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    Club of the Year – Sponsored by Chartwells

    Cheerleading

    2014-2015
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    Sports Therapy Student of the Year

    Khian Graham-Minott

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    Sports Journalist of the Year

    Rebecca James

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    Sport and Exercise Science Student of the Year

    Richard Robins

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    Lifetime Achievement Award

    Mark Hunter

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    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
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    Partner of the Year Award

    Lycamobile

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    International Excellence Award

    • Aimee Willmott
    • Mark Garcia Kidd
    • Christian Mbwakongo
    • Graham Bell
    • Mohammed Gharib
    • Bianca Williams
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    My UELSports Award

    Health Sport and BioScience

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    Director of Sport Premier Award

    Women’s 1st Volleyball.

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    Coach of the Year award

    Andre Fernandez

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    Mike Brace Individual Achievement of the Year Award

    Bianca Williams

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    Most Improved Club of the Year

    Cheerleading Club.

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    Team Achievement of the Year Award

    Men’s Athletics 4x100m Relay

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    Club of the Year Award

    The Netball club

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