At the Institute of Technology Tralee Sports and Societies awards night were, from left: Cornelia Prenderville and Eimer Barkley. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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 |
At the Institute of Technology Tralee Sports and Societies awards night were, from left: Michelle O’Driscoll, Naomi McCarthy and Tom Stack. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
At the Institute of Technology Tralee Sports and Societies awards night were, from left: Chris O’Sullivan, Sam Woodley, Christian Guialus, Andrew Landy, Helen Edgar, Jessica Murphy and Ivan Hurley. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
At the Institute of Technology Tralee Sports and Societies awards night were, from left: Ciara Guerin, Micheal Doheny and Ciara Murphy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
At the Institute of Technology Tralee Sports and Societies awards night were, from left: Kieran Bolt, Kevin O’Connor, Petrina Comerford and Rory Fry. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
At the Institute of Technology Tralee Sports and Societies awards night were, from left: Darina Stack, Grace Stack and Jared O’Sullivan. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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