{"id":5173,"date":"2022-08-31T10:51:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T09:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/sport\/ucd-auc-sports-awards-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T10:33:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T09:33:33","slug":"ucd-auc-sports-awards-2022","status":"publish","type":"sport","link":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/sport\/ucd-auc-sports-awards-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"UCD AUC SPORTS AWARDS 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCD Athletic Union Council (AUC) Sports Awards were announced in May. The event recognised UCD sportswomen and men, who through their achievements, have brought prestige and honour to their clubs and to the University this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ireland and UCD Athlete Darragh McElhinney was named the \u201cDr Tony O\u2019Neill Sportsperson of the Year\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The Soccer Club\u2019s first team squad was named \u201cElite Team of the Year\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The Ladies and Men\u2019s Boat Clubs were named \u201cElite Club of the Year\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other award winners included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ladies Tennis team, named \u201cVarsity Team of the Year\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The Trampoline Club, named \u201cVarsity Club of the Year\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cDavid O\u2019Connor Memorial Medal\u201d, was presented to soccer player, coach and administrator Ross Bernie<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cDr Padraic Conway Memorial Medal\u201d, presented to the Gaelic Football Club\u2019s Gary O\u2019Rourke<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Gerry Horkan Club Administrator of the Year\u201d, presented to Tim Gilsenan of the Rugby Club<\/li>\n<li>The Ladies Boat Club coach Tom Sullivan, the recipient of the \u201cGraduate of the Year\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The Trampoline Club recipients of the \u201cClub Inclusion Award\u201d for initiatives to recruit, retain and integrate members<\/li>\n<li>The Tennis Club, which won the \u201cEvent of the Year Award\u201d for their organisation of University Championships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5846\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sports-Awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1547\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sports-Awards.jpg 1547w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sports-Awards-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sports-Awards-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sports-Awards-768x445.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1547px) 100vw, 1547px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UCD Athletic Union Council (AUC) Sports Awards were announced in May. 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