University of Bath Blues Awards Winners 2014
Students, staff members, coaches, volunteers, Olympians and Paralympians were among those who received an award at the 40th Blues ceremony, with more awards given out than ever before due to the outstanding commitment and support that has been provided within sport.
Below lists the recipients of all awards from this year.
Sports Personality of the Year - Fran Wilson
Fran Wilson is someone that can be defined and exemplified as a true leader. Not only has she captained the women’s 1st 
football team to new heights of success for two seasons, Fran is an England cricket international athlete.
A regular in the England Academy women’s team and England Cricket Board Development women's XI since a young age, Fran is one of the most hardworking and passionate athletes in the squad. Fran leads by example and consistently demonstrates qualities both sporting and personal, that her younger teammates can learn from.
Whilst organising her time between ECB commitments and her many volunteer roles within SU Sport and the wider community, Fran continues to maintain first class standards in her studies as she looks towards becoming a well-experienced and qualified nutritionist. Fran is a credit to ECB, UOBFC, her many proud team mates but most importantly herself. A caring, loyal and incredibly humble individual, Fran is a role model for young girls and boys alike; she is proof that you can sustain friendships, work rates and volunteer commitments all whilst building an elite sporting career.
Martyn Hedges Award - Michael Pooley
This is the highest accolade that is awarded by the University of Bath Blues Committee. This year is was received by head groundsman Michael Pooley. Mike has been supporting student sport for over 25 years, tirelessly working with his team of Grounds staff to ensure that the facilities are in the best condition for participation and competition.
The Ivor Powell Award - Dan Harris
This award is received for demonstrating qualities of excellence in a coach. Dan Harris picked up this award. Dan started as the GB rowing team Start Programme coach at the University in September 2011. His goal is to find and develop athletes with a view to producing world class athletes capable of making it into the GB rowing senior team. Dan has taken on the challenge to develop these athletes and his programme is starting to succeed producing two athletes striving to make it into GB U23 teams this year, using the university rowing club as his platform.
Tugendhat Trophy - Sam Courty
This award recognises achieved by student athletes in areas that before their arrival at university were unfamiliar to them. Sam Courty came to Bath a keen horse rider and was introduced to rowing as a novice in the University rowing club. It became clear for the outset that Sam was a gifted rower of considerable strength.
When the rowing club acquired their first professional coach, he immediately spotted Sam’s dedication and potential and guided her and the other novice women to win gold in a Women's Beginner 4+. From then on Sam was addicted to rowing. Taking on the role of senior captain, Sam progressed through her second year before being noticed by Dan Harris, the GB Start coach.
The Gethin John Bevan Club Member of the Year - Stuart Gordon
Stuart came to the University as a keen sprint & marathon kayaker, immediately drawn to the University canoe club. Bringing experience from his exploits as a sprint kayaker, Stuart set the quickest recorded times from Bath at his first BUCS Wild Water Racing event. In his 2nd year at the University, Stuart remained in place as chair of the canoe club and decided to take up rowing simultaneously as a novice, racing in numerous events for the University. After a year out on placement Stuart returned to the University with a desire to pick up his involvement with the rowing club. His engaging personality and hard-working attitude made him a well-liked and respected member of the club and he was elected as Chairman. In addition to his role as Rowing Chair, Stuart was also elected by his peers to be a Treasurer on the Students’ Union Sport Exec.
BUCS Team of the Year - Women's Netball 1st
The 1st team historically perform well and consistently achieve big wins. In 2012 they achieved a record goal difference of more than 500 goals as well as remaining undefeated and securing 1st place in the Premier league. In 2013 the team once again secured top position in the Premier South Division.
Club of the Year - Kickboxing
The Bath University kickboxing club has an impressive history in competition, with 2012-2013 resulting in over 120 medals from a range of competitions on an inter-university, national and international stage. The club is frequently accused of “taking the medals’ table”, for example in the recent P.U.M.A. British competition the club took 25 fighters and came home with 24 medals. The most well-known events are the inter-university Fight Nights hosted here in Bath, the last of which saw Bath win emphatically against Loughborough in front of 750 spectators. The club also offers its members the opportunity to work towards internationally recognised belts from a prestigious organisation (with a 100% pass rate so far this year) as well as working towards various self-defence and fitness goals.
Sochi 2014 Honorary Blues
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Winter Olympic Athletes |
Andrew Matthes |
Snowboarding: |
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Paula Walker |
Zoe Gillings |
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Bobsleigh: |
Rebecca Wilson |
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John Jackson |
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Stuart Benson |
Bobskeleton: |
Winter Paralympic Athletes |
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Bruce Tasker |
Elizabeth Yarnold |
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Joel Fearon |
Shelley Rudman |
Visually Impaired Alpine Skiing: |
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Lamin Dean |
Kristan Bromley |
Kelly Gallagher |
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John Baines |
Dominic Parsons |
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Benjamin Simons |
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Honorary Blues
Awarded to any person who has made an outstanding contribution to the development of University Sport.
Emily Hogge - Triathlon Club
Christopher Hotchen - Badminton
Sion Kitson - Futsal
Tom Janicot - Basketball and SU Sport Officer
Full Blues
Full Blues are awarded to students who have competed for a University 1st team for two years along with two years representation at international level.
Chris Hay - Fencing 
Niklas Thomas Reiger - Hockey
Ruby Smith - Lacrosse
Yasmin Julia Parsons - Netball
Alexandra Walker - Tennis
Half Blues
Awarded to students with junior international representation or podium finishes in BUCS whilst competing for a University 1st team.
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Association Football & Futsal |
Hockey |
Netball |
Rowing |
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Polly Wardle |
Emily Prpa |
Millie Grey |
Frazier Luke Christie |
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Gordon Reick |
Thom Sobey |
Kate McGinley |
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Raghav Khurana |
Lucy McNaught |
Scarlett Williams |
Swimming |
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Harriet Lloyd |
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Sara Victoria Parfett |
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Fencing |
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Riding |
Justin Austin |
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Tom Ash |
Karate |
Hector Payne |
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Adam Lord |
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Tennis |
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Lewis Matthews |
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Harry James Burley |
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John Andrew Thompson |
Honorary Colours
Awarded to students who have made a valuable contribution to the administration and development of a sport or recreation in the University of Bath or British Universities.
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Rowing |
Rugby (Union and League) |
Triathlon |
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Stuart Gordon |
Jasmin Swift |
Emily Hogge |
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Kickboxing |
Tennis |
SU Sport Executive |
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Stephanie Darvill |
James Lewis |
Liberty Barnett |
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David Mylinski |
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Zoe Kennerley |
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Alix Floyd |
Colours
Awarded to students who have consistently represented the university over a two or three years period in BUCS Sport.
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American Football |
George Bond |
Badminton |
Basketball |
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Christoph Cox |
Jonathan Ward |
Christopher Evans |
Hebah Bibi |
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Benjamin James Ashby |
Oliver Mattias Box |
Sophie Trerise |
Ximena Rebollar |
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James Richard Benson-King |
Matthew Mardell |
Gemma Hatton |
Edmund Kirwan |
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Simon Vanstone |
Timothy de la Haye |
Emma Mitchell |
Constantinos Patinios |
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Caroline Davidson |
Thomas Penn |
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Association Football and Futsal |
Francesca Wild |
Hannah Preece |
Canoe |
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Liberty Barnett |
Michael Bawn |
Katherine Shuttleworth |
Stuart Gordon |
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Liam Stephens |
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Natasha Hutchings |
Eleanor Mitchell |
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Marcus Torr |
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Lars Luckoff |
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Samuel James Griffiths |
Athletics |
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James Edward Thomas Dunsmore |
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Frances Wilson |
Angharad Davies |
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Cricket |
Hockey contd. |
Hockey contd. |
Karate |
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Benjamin Figueiredo |
Emma-Louise Patricia Robinson |
Alex Russell |
Joshua Ayres |
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Thomas Pierce |
Tom Davey |
Neli Velkushanova |
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Fencing |
Charlotte Philippa Judith Kelly |
Ieuan Davies |
Andrew Woodford |
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Matthew Hale |
Imogen Annabelle Sarah Brade |
Charlie Griffiths |
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Astrid Ainley |
Ben Humphreys |
Lacrosse |
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Gymnastics |
Benjamin Figueiredo |
Isabel Tiemann |
Lauren Foster |
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Leah England |
Alexander Subir Milne |
Emily Munsey |
Simon McKinney |
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Heather Carver |
Sean Matthew Phillips |
Adam Martin Lowe |
Rhys Topping |
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Abigail Irvin |
Alexander Neil Ferrao |
Gemma Dawn Crouch |
Andrew John Kenyon |
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Jordan Kolouris |
Tom Harden |
Tom Griffiths |
Ben Jessup |
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Georgina Bull |
Robert Adkins |
James Ralphs |
Hector Smethurst |
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Rosalind Keefe |
Max Jennings |
Lucy Nelson |
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Hockey |
Amelia Nunn |
Megan Boxall |
Charlotte Munro |
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Natasha Sweeney |
Stephen Thomson |
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Harriet Jackson |
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James Bevan |
Katie Cook |
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Paul Edward Sladen |
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Netball |
Rowing |
Rugby (Union and League) |
Squash |
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Laura Brady |
Jennifer Louise Pollard |
Harry Sanders |
Francisca Louro Lopes dos Santos |
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Catherine Long |
Maria Stack |
Francesca Hales |
Yong Sze tam |
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Hannah Louise Taylor |
Ben Jackson |
Max Moncrieff |
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Alice Moger |
Jennifer Louise Pollard |
Jasmin Swift |
Tennis |
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Laura Jean Hemming |
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Hannah Howell |
Katie Jessup |
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Waterpolo |
Harriet Waller |
Christopher Taylor |
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Riding |
David Paris |
Alexandra Stroud |
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Zoe Kennerley |
Kate Williams |
Joseph Samuel Donnelly |
Triathlon |
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Rhian Denton |
Rhianna Jamieson Stewart |
Evie Bunce |
Oliver Skittery |
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Jenny Hanlon |
Thomas Richard Jones |
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Calum Fraser |
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Phillippa Kerby |
Rachel Pearce |
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Ribbons
Ribbons are awarded to students who have consistently represented the University over a two or three year period in non-BUCS Sport.
Solveig Alsaker - Handball
