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University of Essex Students at Essex Blades Sports Awards

Awards & Standards

Congratulations to all the sports awards 2026 winners🏆

performance team of the Year

Shortlisted:

  • TENNIS WOMEN'S 1​​
  • FOOTBALL WOMEN'S 1

Winner: TENNIS WOMEN’S 1​​ 🥇

CLUB OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted:

  • DANCE​​
  • NETBALL​​
  • POLE DANCING​​
  • TENNIS​​
  • WOMEN'S RUGBY​​

Third Place: TENNIS🥉

Second place: DANCE🥈

Winner: POLE DANCING🥇

Team of the Year

Shortlisted:

  • DANCE (BALLET)​​
  • DANCE (STREET)​​
  • FOOTBALL MEN'S 2​​
  • FUTSAL MEN'S 1​
  • HOCKEY OPEN 1​

Third Place: FOOTBALL MEN’S 2🥉

Second Place: DANCE (STREET)​​🥈

Winner: FUTSAL MEN'S 1🥇

Social Club of the Year

Shortlisted:

  • HOCKEY​​
  • POLE DANCING​​
  • TENNIS​​
  • WOMEN'S RUGBY

Third Place: TENNIS🥉

Second Place: Women's Rugby🥈

Winner: POLE DANCING🥇

student coach of the Year

Shortlisted:

  • CHARMAINE AU YANG (DANCE)​
  • HARRISON WALSHAM (FOOTBALL MEN'S AND WOMEN’S)​​
  • JOAO FARIA (DANCE)​​
  • LILLY SILLETT (DANCE)​​
  • MAISY COUSINS (DANCE)

Third Place: LILLY SILLETT (DANCE)​​🥉

Second Place: JOAO FARIA (DANCE)​​🥈

Winner: HARRISON WALSHAM (FOOTBALL MEN'S AND WOMEN’S)​​ 🥇

Newcomer of the Year

Shortlisted:

  • AMBER JONES (POLE DANCING)​​
  • ASH MACMAHON (WOMEN'S RUGBY)​​
  • CHLOE REDDING (WOMEN'S RUGBY)​
  • JULIET CLEMENTS (CHEERLEADING)​​
  • KEN LEE (TABLE TENNIS)​

Third Place: JULIET CLEMENTS (CHEERLEADING)​​🥉

Second Place: ASH MACMAHON (WOMEN'S RUGBY)​​🥈

Winner: CHLOE REDDING (WOMEN'S RUGBY)​ 🥇

SPORT Volunteer of the Year

Shortlisted:

  • BENJAMIN MERRY (VOLLEYBALL)​​
  • GRACE MALY (POLE DANCING) ​​
  • KELCIE CAVE (WOMEN'S FOOTBALL)​​
  • LILY SILLETT (DANCE)​
  • ABBY FUNG (TENNIS)​

Third Place: KELCIE CAVE (WOMEN'S FOOTBALL)​​🥉

Second Place: BENJAMIN MERRY (VOLLEYBALL)​​🥈

Winner: GRACE MALY (POLE DANCING)🥇

Exceptional Service to Sports Recipients 🏆

ROBERT ARTHUR 🥇

SUB AQUA

Victor Ludorum Award

Winner: EMILY ROPER (GYMNASTICS)🥇

tony rich outstanding sporting achievement award

Winner:

  • EMILY JONES ​(POLE DANCING)

  • ABBY FUNG (TENNIS & PICKLEBALL)

RAG Award

Winner: Pole Dancing 🥇

CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR Award

Shortlisted:

  • CHARLIE EARLE (FUTSAL MEN'S 1 )​​
  • CHARLIZE AYLING (NETBALL WOMEN'S 1)​
  • CHLOE STARKEY (NETBALL WOMEN'S 1 )​​
  • ISOBEL CRICHTON (FOOTBALL WOMEN'S 1) ​​
  • ROBBIE HOUGHTON (FOOTBALL MEN'S 2 )​

Third Place: CHLOE STARKEY (NETBALL WOMEN'S 1 )​​🥉

Second Place: ISOBEL CRICHTON (FOOTBALL WOMEN'S 1) ​​🥈

Winner: CHARLIE EARLE (FUTSAL MEN'S 1 )​​🥇

 

full colour recipients 🏆

 

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

CLUB STANDARDS

2026

 

SILVER

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

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
 

BRONZE

  • ARCHERY ​
  • LACROSSE
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