Awards Hub

Celebrating the best of Essex.

These Awards recognise the students who make our community stronger, brighter, and more welcoming every day. Explore the winners from the last three years 👇

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SPORT AWARDS

CAPTAIN OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 - CHARLIE EARLE (FUTSAL MEN'S 1)

CLUB OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – POLE DANCING
2025 – DANCE
2024 – TENNIS

NEWCOMER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 - CHLOE REDDING (WOMEN'S RUGBY)
2025 - CHLOE STARKEY (NETBALL)
2024 – CARLOS CORSER (TENNIS)

NON-STUDENT SPORT VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2025 - BENJAMIN MERRY (VOLLEYBALL)

OUTSTANDING SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTInteract to See More

2026 - ABBY FUNG (TENNIS & PICKLEBALL), EMILY JONES (POLE DANCING)
2024 - GEORGE HINCHLIFFE (AMERICAN FOOTBALL), KATE SCOTT (LACROSSE), JOSHUA OSBORNE (POOL), ABBY FUNG (TENNIS), BEN HART (TENNIS)

PERFORMANCE TEAM OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 - TENNIS WOMEN'S 1

PRESIDENT AWARDInteract to See More

2025: PAUL BOICHUT

RAG AWARDInteract to See More

2026 – POLE DANCING
2025 – POLE DANCING
2024 – POLE DANCING

SIMON LOVEDAY MEMORIAL AWARDInteract to See More

2025 - CAMERON CHRISTALL (LACROSSE)
2024 – JOSHUA OSBORNE

SOCIAL CLUB OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – POLE DANCING
2025 – NETBALL
2024 – HOCKEY

STUDENT COACH OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 - HARRISON WALSHAM (FOOTBALL MEN'S AND WOMEN'S)
2025 - LILLY SILLETT (DANCE)
2024 - LUKE TATUM

STUDENT SPORT VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 - GRACE MALY (POLE DANCING)
2025 - DHYANA STORY (KICKBOXING)
2024 – EMILY LUXFORD

TEAM OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – FUTSAL MEN’S 1
2025 - VOLLEYBALL MEN’S 1
2024 – VOLLEYBALL WOMEN’S 1st

VICTOR LUDORUM AWARDInteract to See More

2026 - EMILY ROPER (GYMNASTICS)
2025 - JOSHUA NGOKA (POWERLIFTING)
2024 – MEGAN HAINES (BASKETBALL)

2026

GOLD

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL
CRICKET
DANCE
FENCING
FOOTBALL MEN'S
FOOTBALL WOMEN'S
FUTSAL
GOLF
HOCKEY
NETBALL
POLE DANCING
POWERLIFTING
RUGBY MEN'S
RUGBY WOMEN'S
TENNIS

SILVER

ATHLETICS
CHEERLEADING
DODGEBALL
ICE SKATING
JIU JITSU
KICKBOXING
SUB AQUA
SWIMMING AND WATER POLO
TABLE TENNIS

BRONZE

ARCHERY
LACROSSE

2025

GOLD

AMERICAN FOOTBALL
ARCHERY
BASEBALL & SOFTBALL
CHEERLEADING
CRICKET
DANCE
DODGEBALL
FENCING
FOOTBALL MEN
FOOTBALL WOMEN
FUTSAL
HOCKEY
JIU JITSU
KICKBOXING
LACROSSE
NETBALL
POLE DANCING
RUGBY MEN
RUGBY WOMEN
SUB AQUA
TENNIS

SILVER

BOXING
CLIMBING
E-SPORTS
HANDBALL
ICE SKATING
JUDO
POWERLIFTING
SWIMMING AND WATER POLO
VOLLEYBALL

BRONZE

ATHLETICS
BADMINTON
BASKETBALL WOMEN
EQUESTRIAN AND POLO
POOL
TABLE TENNIS

2024

GOLD

ARCHERY
CLIMBING
DANCE
FENCING
FOOTBALL MEN
FOOTBALL WOMEN
FUTSAL
HOCKEY
KICKBOXING
LACROSSE
NETBALL
POLE DANCING
RUGBY MEN
RUGBY WOMEN
SUB AQUA
SWIMMING & WATERPOLO
TENNIS

SILVER

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL
BASKETBALL MEN
BOXING
CHEERLEADING
CRICKET
CYCLING & TRIATHLON
DODGEBALL
HANDBALL
ICE SKATING
MMA
ROWING
VOLLEYBALL

BRONZE

JIU JITSU

2026

CHEERLEADING

AMELIA LAMBERT
ANAIS SHAMAIA CAMPBELL
DAISY DOVE
ELLA CUTTING
ISOBEL SMERDON
JAIMEE SMITH
ZARA ANIM

DANCE

CHARMAINE AU YANG
ZARA ANIM

DODGEBALL

MATTHEW SNARES

FENCING

YOYO CHING YIU TANG

FOOTBALL MEN'S

CAMERON BUTTON

HOCKEY

CHARLOTTE SATCHWELL
DARLEEN HILL
EMMANUEL ODUKOYA
HARRIET FINCH
HARRY WELLS
LEO KENDRICK
OWEN HUNT
VADIM DEVOLFE

NETBALL

CHARLIZE AYLING
CHARLOTTE HOOKER
SOPHIE MCGRATH

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

DAPHNE WATSON-JAMES
ISOBEL CRICHTON
NIAMH PRIDIE

WOMEN'S RUGBY

AMELIA MARTIN
DEVON JOHNSON
ELLA DESMOND
MIYA NKUSI

2025

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

SUNGYOUNG PARK

CHEERLEADING

ABIGAIL MIDDLETON-BOLCH
FAITH ODEYO
HELEN COLE

DANCE

LILLY SILLETT

FENCING

ALEXANDER PHUAH

FUTSAL

RAFAEL PERINI

HANDBALL

SVEA TRACHTERNA

HOCKEY

EMILY STEPHENS
JACK AVERY
MACKENZIE HUTSON
MOLLY WRIGHT
STEVEN BLIGH

KICKBOXING

HARLEY KING

LACROSSE

CAMERON CHRISTALL
MARINA SUI
SAYAN GANESHARUBAN

NETBALL

LOIS LUSHER
NANCY HAYWOOD
REBECCA HOWE
ROSIE COOK
ROSIE PARK

TENNIS

BEN HART

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

ABBIE JACKSON

WOMEN'S RUGBY

CHLOE O'KEEFEE CONSTANTINOU
ISABELLE BRINDLEY
LUCY TURNER
MEGA ONORUVWE
MIA WALLACE
OLUWATOYOSI ADEYEMO
SALLYMATOU CEESAY
SHANTHIYA KARUNANANTHAN

2024

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

GEORGE HINCHLIFFE

CHEERLEADING

ALEXANDRA BIRSE
NIAMH CAMERON

DANCE

HEIDI THROPE
INES SILVA GONCALVES DA ROSA
LAURA DOLATA

FENCING

ARMAND FOURNIER
GIANLUCA MARAZZI

FOOTBALL

ELLA EDWARDS

GOLF

JOSHUA OSBORNE

HOCKEY

AMBER WHYTON
DANIEL JACKSON
FIONA ROWLEY
HEMALI SHAH
HOLLY GOYMOUR
JACK REEED
RACHEL YOUNG
RICHARD PENNEY
ROCCO POWELL

LACROSSE

ADELE CHAPMAN
ELENOR WOOD
ELLEN DEAR
KATE SCOTT
KATE SUBRAMANIAM
NAOMI THOMAS

RUGBY

HANNAH ALLESSENDRO-PEARSE
JESSICA WATT

SOCIETY AWARDS

COLLABORATION OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026: Jamnesty (Music Society and Amnesty International Society)

EVENT OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026: MNight 2026: 'Wau: An Eye for an Eye' (Malaysian Society)
2025: MNight 2025: 'All For a Bag of Rice?' (Malaysian Society)
2024: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Panto (Theatre Arts Society)

EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES TO SOCIETIESInteract to See More

2026: Rebecca Farrell, Gemma Bassom, Kaitlyn Page, Matthew Van De Vyver, Toby Warren
2025: Lauren "Lolly" Taylor, Mathusa Thiruchentoor, Alexander Sablich Iraloa, Hamsika Pagadala
2024: Monika Grzybek, Gabrielle Crook, James Soper, Harrison Philingham, Jamie Williams, Georgios Constantindes

MOST ACTIVE SOCIETYInteract to See More

2026: Women in STEM
2025: Palestine Solidarity
2024: Model UN

MOST CHARITABLEInteract to See More

2026: Ukrainian Society
2025: Palestine Solidarity Society

MOST EMPLOYABILITY FOCUSED SOCIETYInteract to See More

2026: Law Society
2025: Women in STEM
2024: Speech and Language Therapy Society

MOST IMPROVED SOCIETYInteract to See More

2024: Polish Society

NEW SOCIETY OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026: Neurotech Society
2025: MENA Arab Society
2024: Ukrainian Society

2026: Theatre Arts Society
2025: Sustainable Students
2024: Hidden Disabilities

SOCIETY MEMBER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2024: Serhii Dutov (Polish Society)

SOCIETY OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026: Islamic Society
2025: Women in STEM
2024: Latin American

VOLUNTEERING AWARDS

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – EMILY ELKES (ANIMAL PROTECTION)
2025 – DEEYA SHETH (REFUGEE TEACHING PROJECT)
2024 – YA DAN ZHENG (COMMUNITY CREATIVE WRITING)

PROJECT LEADER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – MATTHEW VAN DE VYVER (REPAR CAFE)
2025 – JOSH MULLETT (CODING CLUB)
2024 – MOONIE AMMAR (GREEN THUMBS)

REGULAR PROJECT OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – MATHS CLUB
2025 – REFUGEE TEACHING PROJECT
2024 – LINGO

REGULAR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – COLM URQUHART
2025 – SOFIA DENYSENKO
2024 – SHERRY HSUAN-YU CHEN

SESSION LEADER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – BENEDIKT KRAEMER (CODING CLUB + REPAIR CAFE)
2025 – SITA RAITHATHA (ART CLUB + CODING CLUB)
2024 – GABRIEL MEDIZABAL VILLARROEL (ANIMAL PROTECTION)

SOCIAL MEDIA OFFICER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – YLENIA PICCOLO (CODING CLUB)
2025 – YELYZAVETA BURIAK (CLOTHES EXCHANGE)

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARInteract to See More

2026 – SUSANNAH EIDEN
2025 – AADINATH PRAKASH
2024 – RAMONA-NICOLETA ION

2026

Alfie Benson
Ben MacIver
Dimitris Menelaou
Gemma Smith
Vir Saxena
Viviana-Georgiana Tif

2025

Paizlei Kerr
Sita Raithatha
Gabriel Mendizabal Villaroel

2024

Alfie Benson
Ben MacIver
Dimitris Menelaou
Gemma Smith
Vir Saxena
Viviana-Georgiana Tif