The End of Season Sports Awards were held at the Riverside Stadium on the evening of Wednesday 29 March.
University coaches and staff also joined the students to celebrate their sporting achievements.
A number of awards were presented throughout the evening, including Coach of the Year, which went to Women’s Football Coach Claire Streeter and Sports Leader of the Year, which was awarded to Grace Armitage (Cheerleading).
The Women’s Football Team, which scooped the league and cup double this year, took home Team of the Year, as well as Team Performance of the Year. In addition, team member and current Beth Mead Scholar, Erin Boyle, took home Individual Performance of the Year for her consistency, influence, development and fantastic attitude during the season.
In the individual categories, Liam Doody was named Male Sports Person of the Year, and Amy Bone won Female Sports Person of the Year for her two gold medals at two BUCS Taekwondo Championships.
The Cheerleading Club also took the award for Club of the Year. And Sports Achievements Awards were handed to Jess Brian and Lewis Westwood to recognise their success in achieving a team gold medal with the GB Tumbling Team.
Team successes were also highlighted, including the Men’s Badminton Team who went undefeated all season and were crowned BUCS league champions 2023.
Head of Sport at Teesside University, Will Jones said: “It was a fantastic evening and a great opportunity to reflect on and recognise so many great sporting successes by students at Teesside University.
“Teesside Sport continues to offer opportunities to students of all levels within sport and physical activity, providing access to fantastic facilities, and managing several sporting clubs for students to get involved in.
It was a fantastic evening and a great opportunity to reflect on and recognise so many great sporting successes by students at Teesside University.
“The University also continues to run the FA’s Emerging Talent Club programme for aspiring female footballers from ages 11-16, as well as using its sporting expertise and facilities to support a range of emerging talent in a range of sports through the Amp Champs programme.”
It has been a great year for sport at Teesside University, with the first students starting on both the Beth Mead Scholarship and George Friend Scholarship, as well as the launch of the University’s Football Academy. Football superstar and Teesside graduate Beth Mead also crowned a remarkable year by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in December.
If you would like to find out more about how you could get involved with Teesside Sport, then please visit Teesside Sport webpages for more information, or contact sport@tees.ac.uk.
Teesside Sport 2022/23 Award Winners:
Team of the Year – Women’s Football
Club of the Year – Cheerleading
Sports Leader of the Year – Grace Armitage (Cheerleading)
Female Sports Person of the Year – Amy Bone (Taekwondo)
Male Sports Person of the Year – Liam Doody (Judo)
Coach of the Year – Claire Streeter (Women’s Football)
Individual Performance of the Year – Erin Boyle (Women’s Football)
Team Performance of the Year – Women’s Football
Teesside Sport Staff Member of the Year - Dave Aaron, Senior Sports Assistant
Sports Achievement Awards – Aiden Heywood (Football), Lewis Westwood (Tumbling), Jess Brain (Tumbling), Ryan Tinkler (Boxing), Eve Jackson (Judo & Women’s Football), Men’s Badminton Team, 7 vs 7 Intermural League Winners – Zlatan FC.