Students from ten different sports clubs were represented at the ceremony and were presented with their awards by Guest of Honour, UCC graduate and former Rugby International, Frankie Sheahan.
 
UCC Sports Clubs have had a phenomenal year with success in Men’s Volleyball, Badminton, Ladies Basketball, Trampoline, Ultimate Frisbee and  Junior Rugby intervarsities to add to the Sigerson and Collingwood Cup successes to name but a few.  Also, the Senior Rugby Club retained their AIL Division 1B status and the Ladies Hockey Club retained their high standards in the MSL.  The Men’s Hockey Club reached their first national final in 100 years only to lose the Irish Trophy Final 2-1 to South Antrim.
 
This year’s recipients include All-Ireland Hurling double medal winner Michael Cahill from Tipperary and basketball supreme Clare Rockall who received the MVP at the Basketball intervarsity finals.  Justin Ryan, Rowing receives his second award having won a silver medal at the World U.23 Rowing Championships in late 2010.
 
Miriam Crowley received an award for her performances with UCC Ladies Hockey and in recognition of her receiving her first Irish Senior Cap this year while Sigerson Cup Captain, Adrian Greaney received the Gaelic football award for his exploits in the Sigerson Cup.
 
Andrew Neville was honoured for his contribution to UCC Soccer Club’s success in the Collingwood Cup. Andrew has been outstanding for UCC AFC in the MSL all season.
 
John Ryan received an award for his performances with UCC Rugby Club.  John has been outstanding all season and was selected for Club Ireland International.  Munster and another number of Heineken Cup teams are vying for his signature.
 
Julie Brien received a Camogie award.  Julie was one of three UCC players to receive an All-Star following their exploits in the Ashbourne Cup.  Julie recently helped her home club Killimor, Galway to All-Ireland Club success – a first for the club.
 
Two sports made a welcome return to the Awards Ceremony – Jamie Blake won an award for his exploits in Tennis while Aoife O’Loughlin received an award for Fencing.  Aoife received her first Senior Cup in the discipline of Sabre last year and Jamie also received his first Irish Senior Cup in tennis.
 
This year’s “Special Achievement Award” known as “The Kieran Dowd Perpetual Award” was presented to Dr Len Harty of UCC Rugby Club.  Len received the award for his long standing contribution to the Rugby Club having served two terms as Club President in addition to representing the club at Munster and Irish level.  Len epitomises volunteerism within the UCC Sports Clubs.
 
A special presentation was also made to Dr Julia Walsh, Director of Sports Studies & PE in recognition of her involvement in UCC, Cork and indeed Irish sport since coming to Cork five years ago. Julia coached the Ladies Basketball team to Intervarsity success this year but, unfortunately, returns to Australia in the coming months.
 
Personalities from the world of sport, parents, coaches, staff from UCC, UCC Clubs Executive, representatives from The River Lee Hotel and the Bank of Ireland were present at the event.  The event is run in association with The River Lee Hotel and the Bank of Ireland with Christine O’Donovan Director of Sport & Recreation, organiser of the event, acting as MC.


The full list of winners is as follows:-
 
BASKETBALL:-
Clare Rockall (Sports Studies & P.E. II), Galway
-      UCC Sports Scholarship Recipient 2010/11

-      Member of UCC team that won Ladies intervarsities title and beaten league finalists

-      MVP in final

-      Member of team Montenotte Glanmire who were beaten Superleague Cup and League Finalists

-      Scored 3 points in Intervarsity semi-final

-      Most consistent player for UCC and Glanmire all season

-      Irish Senior International



CAMOGIE:-
Julie Brien (Food Business IV), Galway
-      Member of UCC team who won Colleges League and were beaten Ashbourne Cup Finalists

-      Ashbourne All-Star

-      Won All-Ireland Senior club title with her home club Killimor recently

-      Galway Senior County title – first for her Club

-      Galway Inter Team 2010

-      Galway Senior Team 2011


 
FENCING:-
Aoife O’ Loughlin (Medicine IV),
-      Irish Inter – 1st Cap – May 2012

-      May 2010 – selected to represent Ireland at Student 5 Nationals

-      Captain of Irelands Womens Sabre Team – Quads

-      June 2010 – Irish Senior Team – Women’s Sabre – Five National

-      August 2010 – South of Ireland Open – Women’s Sabre – 1st place, Foil – 3rd place

-      December 20101 – Irish Open – Women’s Sabre – 3rd place

-      February 2011 – East of Ireland Open – Women’s Sabre – 2nd place

-      March 2011 – Intervarsities – Womens Sabre – 1st place, Foil – 3rd place, Epee – 3rd place

-      2011 – Ranked second in Ireland – Women’s Sabre


 
GAELIC FOOTBALL:-
Adrian Greaney (Post Grad in Health Economics), Kerry
-      UCC Sports Scholarship Recipient 2010/11

-      Captained UCC to Sigerson Cup success

-      Member of Kerry Senior Panel

-      Member of Kerry Junior Panel

-      Captained UCC to Colleges League Final



HURLING:-
Michael Cahill (Post Grad in Economics), Tipperary
-      UCC Sports Scholarship 2010/11 Recipient

-      Captain UCC Fitzgibbon Cup team this year, beaten semi-finalists

-      All-Ireland Senior Medal with Tipperary – September 2010

-      All-Ireland U21 medal with Tipperary – September 2010

-      Nominated for an “All Star”


 
 
LADIES HOCKEY
Miriam Crowley (Dent. III), Cork
-      UCC Sports Scholarship 2010/11 Recipient

-      Selected on Senior International Team – July ’10 – present

-      Selected on Munster Senior Interpros

-      Selected on Irish Universities

-      UCC Seniors who compete in AIL, MSL

-      Plays Camogie with UCC and Bishopstown

-      Member of UCC team who won the Colleges League and were Ashbourne Cup Finalists

-      Cork Intermediate Team


 
ROWING
Justin Ryan (Arts II), Skibbereen
-      UCC Sports Scholarship 2010/11 Recipient

-      UCC Sports Star awardee 2009/10

-       Competed at the World Under23 Rowing Championships in 2010 - won a silver medal in the Lightweight Coxless Quad

-      Won the lightweight mens under23 category in the 2010 Irish Indoor Rowing Championships.

-      Won Senior doubles Skulls at the intervarsities in Cork in 2011 with peter Hanily


RUGBY:-
John Ryan (Arts IV), Cork
-      UCC Sports Scholarship 2010/11 Recipient

-      Member of UCC Division 1B AIL team – UCC’s most valuable player

-      Club Ireland International team

-      Drafted into Munster Senior Squad – eight week training contract in Feb. ’11, offered a new contract in recent days


 
SOCCER:-
Andrew Neville, (Sports Studies & P.E.) Cork
-      UCC Sports Scholarship Recipient 2010/11

-      Member of UCC Senior Team who won Collingwood Cup

-      Member of UCC Player Development Programme

-      Irish Universities

-      Outstanding for UCC throughout year



TENNIS:-
Jamie Blake (B.Comm with Italian II), Bishopstown, Cork
-      UCC Sports Scholarship 2010/11 Recipient

-      June 2010 – Munster Senior Open Champion

-      August 2010 – Interprovincial Champion with Munster

-      Number 1 on Munster Tam

-      August 2010 – Received Southside Sports Star Award with Bishopstown Lawn Tennis Club

-      September 2010 – Represented Ireland at Senior Level in 4 National in Cardiff – number 1 on team

-      March 2011 – Shortlisted for Irish Davis Cup Team

-      February 2011 – Represented UCC at Intervarsities – beaten semi-finalists, won all matches

-      February 2011 – defeated DCU Number 1 – he represented Ireland at World Student Games

-      April 2011 – Competing in Munster Final with Bishopstown – Playing No. 1
Won Rushbrooke Singles & Doubles, Sunday’s Well Singles

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