Sports Awards 2019
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Friday night saw the 35th annual #TEAMBrookes Sports Awards hosted at the Centre for Sport in Headington. This year was great event and a fantastic way to pull the curtain down on another terrific season of sport.
This year’s nominees were particular difficult to choose from, and the winners even more so, but we managed it in the end! Scroll down the page for all the nominees and the recipients of each award, but first we’d like to acknowledge a few of our athletes on the honour roll for representative selection.
Representative selection
Erin McGready (Ultimate Frisbee)
Great Britain
Dominic De Monte (American Football)
Great Britain
Jack Charters (Cricket)
Hong Kong
Tara Dempsey (Lacrosse)
England
Maia Bouchier (Cricket)
England
Hugo Hammond (Cricket)
England physical disability
Jess Copeland (Netball)
Northern Ireland
Ed Tristem (Hockey)
Oxford Hawks
Strength and Conditioning Award
Winner(s)
Joe Hunt (Rugby Union) and Polly Burnett-Armstrong (Netball)
Fresher of the Year
Nominees
Joe Hunt (Rugby Union)
Kai Peters (Tennis)
Maia Bouchier (Football and Cricket)
Katherine Mulligan (Netball)
Gabriel Whiting (Fencing)
Ed Tristem (Hockey)
Tara Dempsey (Lacrosse)
Winner
Tara Dempsey (Lacrosse)
Coach of the Year
Nominees
Nick Wykes (American Football)
Mark Andrews (Women’s Football)
Olly Bickley (Fencing)
Pat Metcalfe-Jones (Women’s Rugby Union)
Sophie Welton (Cheerleading)
Karen Paxton (Netball)
Winner
Mark Andrews (Women’s Football)
Small Club of the Year
Nominees
Squash
Fencing
Volleyball
Equestrian
Winner
Fencing
Marc Thomspon Memorial Award
Nominees
Hugo Hammond (Cricket)
Katie Starns (Lacrosse)
Jake Martin (Tennis)
Lauren Martin (Cheerleading)
Caroline Demoulin (Football)
Becky Kill (Football)
Winners
Caroline Demoulin and Becky Kill (Women's Football)
Sportswoman of the Year
Nominees
Kerrie Johnson (Fencing)
Georgina Bathurst (Hockey)
Tara Stuff (Netball)
Ellie Bliss (Equestrian)
Erin McGready (Netball and Ultimate Frisbee)
Winner
Georgina Bathurst (Hockey)
Sportsman of the Year
Nominees
Taizya Chulu (OBRAC)
Angus Johnson (Rugby Union)
Zaman Akhter (Hockey and Cricket)
Matt Pickering (Fencing)
Winner
Angus Johnson (Rugby Union)
Team of the Year
Nominees
Men’s Volleyball 1st
Netball 1st
Men’s Rugby Union 2nd
Women’s Football 1st
Men’s Fencing
Women’s Hockey 1st
Women’s Lacrosse 1st
Winner(s)
Men’s Fencing and Women’s Lacrosse 1st
Club of the Year
Nominees
Netball
Rugby Union
Hockey
Running and Athletics (OBRAC)
Polo
Winners
Netball
Brookes Sport would like to congratulate all of the nominees and winners at this year’s awards as we look forward to another great year of sport in 2019/20.