Sport Shorts 2023

MEDALS AND MORE

UCD achieved significant sporting success at intervarsity, club and national level in the past year

Short Sports

VARSITY ROUND-UP CANOE UCD placed first in the WhiteWater category at the Canoe Intervarsity Championships. The victorious team comprised Méabh Lynch, Lorcan McDonnell, Mícheál O’Connor and Michelle O’Herlihy. At the same event, Lorcan McDonnell secured first place in the Men’s...

UCD PRESIDENT’S AWARDS

The UCD Sport recipients for 2023 were: Christine Coffey (UCD Women’s Rugby), Peter Dillon (UCD Equestrian), Shauna Fitzsimons (UCD Boat Club), Jack Keaney (UCD AFC) and David Somers (UCD Boat Club).

SWIMMING

Jena Macdougald took two national titles in women’s backstroke events at the Irish Short Course Championships in December, while her compatriot Naomi Trait took silver in the women’s 200m freestyle. The duo’s winning success continued with both athletes taking podium...

TENNIS

UCD secured overall victory at the Tennis Intervarsities. The UCD Men’s Tennis Team won the Tennis University Championships for the...

GAA

The Camogie senior team won the Fr Meaghair Cup, beating Queen’s University Belfast 1-09 to 0-08. The Junior Hurling team...

ROWING

At the Irish Rowing Championships, the Men’s Boat Club won the Senior 8+, Novice 8+, Senior 4-, and Novice 4X+...

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

UCD’s American Football team were crowned Shamrock Bowl Champions for the first time ever in early August 2022. The Club’s...

SOCCER

UCD retained and claimed its 49th Collingwood Cup in February, following a dramatic late win over UL. UCD had twice...

HOCKEY

UCD Ladies Hockey first team were crowned EYHL Champions this year, in what was an exciting and close finish to...

LADIES BASKETBALL

UCD Ladies Basketball were crowned winners of the All-Ireland Colleges League D3 where they beat Queen’s University Belfast on a...

SAILING

UCD Sailing made history by winning the British Intervarsities Team Racing Championship in April, commonly known as the BUSA Finals....

TABLE TENNIS

At the Irish National Closed Championship 2023 in March, UCD Table Tennis members Alex Gillen and Joey Nelson won the...

ATHLETIC UNION COUNCIL SPORTS AWARDS

At a ceremony held in UCD in May, more than 240 students from 24 different sports clubs were honoured for...

Rugby

The Irish Rugby side who claimed this year’s Six Nations Grand Slam title featured six representatives from UCD Rugby: Ross...

Athletics

The Athletics Club had a very successful year both from a team and individual member perspective. At the National Track...