Tuesday 14-05-2019 - 09:48

By: Becky Ricketts

Carmarthen campus club captains pose with the Challenge Cup trophy.

 

Friday evening (10th May) was our Colours Ball, created to recognise and celebrate the dedication, commitment and successes of our campus sports and societies throughout the year, from BUCS scores to RAG schemes to individual games. This was the first time it was held in our partner venue of Taphouse72, and what a beautiful night it was!

Students enjoying the delicious Sloppy Joe's Streetfood on offer

 

Laura and I, in keeping with the ethos of the SU, created an awards ceremony that was ENTIRELY sustainable – the plates, straws and even balloons were all entirely compostable, which is a first for us as an SU! In between griddled sandwiches, nachos and colossal brownies from Sloppy Joe’s Streetfood, the attendees took their own photos as well as had professional ones taken by Eleanor Goddard, a first-year BA Photography Student volunteer.

Captain’s player award for women's football.

 

Hosted by Laura and I (with Josh T manning the presentation), one by one the captains of each respective team gave a speech on their time as captain and then presented the team awards of Captain’s Player, Player’s Player and Most Improved. These awards were chosen solely by the members of the individual sports teams and were voted on to declare the winner. The winner of each category is as follows:

 

Netball

Captain’s Player – Hannah Davies

Player’s Player – Lauren Huxtable

Most Improved – Zoe Ellen

 

Women’s Football

Captain’s Player – Amy Bennett

Player’s Player – Vanessa Evans

Most Improved – Molly Finn

 

Women’s Rugby

Captain’s Player - Leah Campbell

Player’s Player – Carlie Reardon

Most Improved – Beca Williams

 

Men’s Football

Captain’s Player – Ieuan Petty

Player’s Player – Rhydian Jones

Most Improved – Luke Stephens

 

Hockey

Captain’s Player – Phoebe Fisher

Player’s Player – Lowri Bates

Most Improved – Swyn Williams

 

Men’s Rugby

Captain’s Player – Joshua Atkins

Player’s Player – Josh Jones

Most Improved – Carl Malonzo

Carmarthen Colours Ball attendees 

 

We then moved on to the main event of the Colours Awards ceremony. These awards were nominated by both sports and society members, as well as the members of UWTSD. The winners were all nominated by friends and peers, and chosen by a committee created by TSDSU. They were based on a range of criteria, including quality of the nomination, the nominee’s engagement with the SU and their devotion to their club/society. These nominations and awards are as follows:

 

Sports Club of the Year – Women’s Football

Society of the Year – Dance Society

RAG (Raising and Giving) Award – Netball

Sports Person of the Year – Leah Campbell

Society Person of the Year – Nia Dudley

Most Improved Team of the Year – Men's Rugby

Challenge Cup Team 2019 – Women's Rugby

Sports Personality of the Year – Jack Smyth / Tesni Fakes

SU Colours Special Recognition Award – Robbie Humphrey

Group shot of Carmarthen Colours Ball attendees

 

These awards truly represented some of the best from our student societies – with many of the women’s teams having players that stretched across two or three teams; also clubs introducing brand new players to new sports and hobbies, and societies integrating every type of demographic into their activities. As Campus President, I was so proud to see our students confident in their acceptance speeches, and support and celebrate each other’s achievements both on the night and throughout the year. 

 

Llongyfarchiadau i chi gyd!