THE Sports and societies clubs of IT Tralee, came together to present awards and recognise the achievements of all the different clubs.

Along the player of the year for the sports teams, citations were also handed out for those that gave up their time to volunteer and fundraise over the course of the college year.

The player of the year awards were decided by public vote online, after team management from each sport picked three nominees.

The winner of IT Tralee senior footballer of the year was, Jack Savage. He beat off competition from his Kerry U21 compatriot, Conor Keane, to win the award.

Shane Lynch won the senior hurling top prize. In ladies football, the winner was Darina Keane while in camogie, Kate Harrington won out.

The winner of best society was, the St. Vincent DePaul society.

There were ten awards given out in the societies section of the awards, which decided through a panel of interviews.

Full list of winners and photos below…

Sports Citations

Aerobics – Niamh Comerford	Ladies Fitness – Vera Loughnane
Aerobics – Sinead Sheahan	Ladies Soccer – Jennifer Locke
Aerobics & Ladies Fitness – Lucy Cush	Ladies Soccer – Martina O’Brien
Athletics – Harry O’Sullivan	Men’s Basketball – Daragh Jones
Badminton – Barry O’Connor	Men’s Rugby – Donal Spain
Boxing/Kickboxing – Jessica Buckley	Men’s Rugby – Martin Stack
Boxing/Kickboxing – Robert Powell	Men’s Soccer – Aaron Houlihan
Boxing/Kickboxing – Tom Stack	Men’s Soccer – Joe Weir
Camogie – Ciaran Loughnane	Men’s Soccer – Peter McCarthy
Camogie – Damien Ryan	Olympic Handball – Denis Akio Macedo
Camogie – Donal O’Halloran	Outdoor Pursuits – Danielle O’Malley
Camogie – Gearoid O’Doherty	Outdoor Pursuits – Johanne Thome
Capoeira – Savio Hilario	Racquetball – Cornelia Prendiville
Couch to 5km – Kevin Moynihan	Racquetball – Eimear Bartley
Cycling – Alex Nowotynski	Recreational Basketball – Linda Raymond
Fitness Class – Graham O’Neill	Squash – Michael Fisher
Fresher Football – Shane O’Connor	Swimming – Lisa Dolan
Fresher Hurling – Anthony Fealy	Taekwon-Do – Daniel O’Sullivan
Fresher Hurling – Donal Nolan	Volleyball – Daniel Sterc
Indoor Soccer – William Thomas	Volleyball – Gerard Masdeu Yélamos
Judo – Emma Fitzgerald	Weight Training – Stephen Heaney
Junior Football – Eamonn Hickson	Women’s Defence – Emma Fitzgerald
Ladies Basketball – Jillian Carroll	Women’s Defence – Jennifer Fitzgerald

 

Sports Club Persons of the Year

Aerobics – Nadia Nishida	Ladies/Tag Rugby – Catherine Quinn
Athletics – Shona Healsip	Men’s Basketball – Paddy McCormack
Badminton – Grace Stack	Men’s Rugby – Ross Coffey
Boxing & Kickboxing – Hubert Kwolski	Men’s Soccer A’s – Jared O’Sullivan
Camogie – Kate Harrington	Men’s Soccer B’s – Sean Ward
Cricket – James Cronin	Men’s Volleyball – Mathieu Pourchier
Fresher Hurling – Cathal O’Keeffe	Olympic Handball – Júlio Cruz
Handball – Cian Counihan	Outdoor Pursuits – Johanna Thome
Indoor Soccer – Arthur Foley	Recreational Basketball – Tin Sin Chiam
Judo – Jennifer Fitzgerald	Rory O’Connor Fresher Football – Daniel O’Keeffe
Junior Football – Donal Nolan	Senior Football – Jack Savage
Ladies Basketball – Denise Dunlea	Senior Hurling – Shane Lynch
Ladies Fitness – Omaima Al-Shekeli	Squash – Efren Zaplana Martinez
Ladies Football – Darina Keane	Swimming – John Ryle
Ladies Soccer – Martina O’Brien	Taekwon-Do – Daniel O’Sullivan
Ladies Volleyball – Glenda Clososki

 

Societies Awards

Best Society Civic Charity Category – St. Vincent DePaul (S.V.P.)	Best Fresher – Dylan Doocey – BangFM Radio
Best Society Cultural, Academic and Social Category – M.A.G.	Best Individual – Mairead Egan – Chairperson Wellbeing Society
Best New Society – Wellbeing	Best Poster – M.A.G.
Most Improved Society – BangFM Radio	Best Promotional Video – S.V.P. Fashion Show
Best Event – T.V. and Film – Silent Disco	Best Publicity Campaign – Creative Media Mental Health Campaign