{"id":10073,"date":"2025-08-22T01:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/sport\/sports-awards-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:53:21","slug":"sports-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"sport","link":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/sport\/sports-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SPORTS AWARDS 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At this year\u2019s UCD Athletic Union Council (AUC) Sports Awards, more than 530 students from 25 UCD sports clubs were honoured for their outstanding sporting achievements on behalf of the University over the last year. UCD President, Professor Orla Feely, praised the students for their role in fostering a \u201cvibrant, inclusive and welcoming\u201d community on campus. UCD Sport is grateful for the hard work and dedication of club committees in providing sporting opportunities to more than 11,500 club members throughout the academic year. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sports-Awards-Varsity-Team-of-the-Year-UCD-Men_s-Basketball-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"Varsity Team of the Year: UCD Men\u2019s Basketball.\" class=\"wp-image-10643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sports-Awards-Varsity-Team-of-the-Year-UCD-Men_s-Basketball-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sports-Awards-Varsity-Team-of-the-Year-UCD-Men_s-Basketball.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Varsity Team of the Year: UCD Men\u2019s Basketball.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Irish Olympian and UCD hammer thrower Nicola Tuthill was named <strong>Dr Tony O\u2019Neill Sportsperson of the Year<\/strong> for her record-breaking contributions to Irish athletics. The 21-year-old Science student debuted at the Paris 2024 Olympics, narrowly missing the final, and became the first Irish medallist at the European Throwing Championships, winning U23 gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UCD Athletics Club was awarded <strong>Elite Club of the Year<\/strong>, while the UCD American Football Club was awarded <strong>Elite Team of the Year<\/strong> for its Shamrock Bowl XXXVI win. <strong>Club Event of the Year<\/strong> was awarded to the UCD Sailing Club for its Alumni Regatta Event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UCD Trampoline Club was the recipient of the <strong>Club Inclusion Award<\/strong>, and <strong>Graduate of the Year<\/strong> was awarded to David Somers of the UCD Boat Club. A new award to recognise the contributions of volunteer coaches was introduced this year, with the inaugural winner of the <strong>Volunteer Coach of the Year Award<\/strong> being Ciar\u00e1n Brennan from the UCD Taekwon-Do Club. The <strong>Gerry Horkan Club Administrator of the Year<\/strong> recipient was Joseph Albert from the UCD Mountaineering Club. UCD Mountaineering Club was also named <strong>Varsity Club of the Year<\/strong>, while <strong>Varsity Team of the Year<\/strong> was awarded to the UCD Men\u2019s Basketball Club. The <strong>Dr Padraic Conway Memorial Medal<\/strong> was awarded to Cathal Murphy of the UCD GAA Club, and Dervila O\u2019Brien from the UCD Boat Club was this year\u2019s recipient of the <strong>David O\u2019Connor Memorial Medal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"520\" data-id=\"10653\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sports-Awards-2025-2.jpg\" alt=\"Elite Club of the Year: UCD Athletics.\" class=\"wp-image-10653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sports-Awards-2025-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sports-Awards-2025-2-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sports-Awards-2025-2-1024x444.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sports-Awards-2025-2-768x333.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elite Club of the Year: UCD Athletics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this year\u2019s UCD Athletic Union Council (AUC) Sports Awards, more than 530 students from 25 UCD sports clubs were honoured for their outstanding sporting achievements on behalf of the University over the last year. 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