Sports ball is over for another year, a night of celebrations and achievement for Strathclyde Sports. And while we have an incredibly special list of award winners, we want to congratulate all our nominees from the night!

“The Sports Award Ball provides us all with the incredible opportunity to gather together as students, staff, volunteers and sponsors to celebrate the amazing sporting achievements in the past year.”

- USSU Sports Executive Committee

Here are our award winners from the night:

• Female Athlete of the Year
  • Rachel Sugden (Badminton)
• Male Athlete of the Year
  • Faiz Basha (Skiing)
• Best 1^st Year (& Full Blues)
  • Arad Ghafoorirad (Judo)
• Outstanding Contribution to Coaching
  • Rachel Cremin (Netball)
• Outstanding Club Volunteer
  • Dean Courtney (Volleyball)
• Team of the Year
  • Netball BUCS 4s
• Performance Team of the Year
  • Men’s Volleyball BUCS 1s
• Club of the Year
  • Volleyball

Congratulations to all the winner of our individual and team awards. On top of these awards, we also had entries to our Hall of Fame, Honorary Life Memberships to clubs and the Sports Union, and Full/Half Blues.

Gaining Honorary Life Membership of the Sports Union is:

• Rachel Brogan
  • Sports Executive Vice President, Basketball, Football

Gaining Honorary Life Membership of Clubs are:

• Andrew Banks (Canoe)
• Tom Craik (Basketball)
• Fraser Patrick (Sailing)
• Scott Sheriff (Rugby)
• Jennifer Law (Basketball)
• Caitlin McCafferty (Pool & Snooker)
• Eleanor Kirk (Hockey)
• Amy MacKenzie (Cheerleading)
• Jonathon Davis (Rugby)
• Iona McPhillips (Judo)
• Andrew Tait (Volleyball)
• Tilly Galvin (Football)

Entering the Hall of Fame

• Robbie Renwick (Swimming)
  • World, European, and Commonwealth Gold Medallist, Olympic Silver Medallist representing Scotland and Great Britain.
• Michael Cavanagh OBE
  • Chair of Commonwealth Games Scotland leading Scotland to their most successful games in 2014.
• Claire Mitchell (Curling)
  • World, European, and Universiade Gold Medallist, Olympic Bronze Medallist representing Scotland and Great Britain.

Finally, gaining Full and Half Blues are:

Full Blues

• Jake Shearer (Rugby)
• Lucy Holmes (Netball)
• Sophie Ford (Badminton)
• Scott McBride (Taekwondo)
• Alister MacKay (Athletics)
• Ruairi McKinnon (Swimming)
• Alexandra McIntosh (Basketball)
• Monica Fisher (Gymnastics)
• Emma Lamberton (Ice Hockey)
• Scott MacCallum (Rowing)
• Fergus Watson (Rugby)
• Stafford McDowall (Rugby)
• Jodie Davis (Water Polo)
• Annie Ruyters (Canoe)
• Jessica Martin (Hockey)
• Hannah Brown (Trampolining)

Half Blues

• Harrison Bell (BMX)
• Alex Peters (Basketball)
• Euan Birch (Basketball)
• Tom Craik (Basketball)
• Sam Grant (Volleyball)
• Adam Cairns (Volleyball)
• Brooke Butterfield (Netball)
• Ruby MacLean (Netball)
• Nathan Nabili (Canoe)
• Mitch Newell (Rugby)
• Oliver McKenna (Rugby)
• Thomas McInroy (Hockey)
• Donald Bolton (Pool & Snooker)
• David Barrie (Rugby)
• Skye Rae (Cross Country)
• Abbie Brooks (Badminton)
• Dylan Tasker (Futsal)

Congratulations to all our awards winners, and thank you to all our Strathletes who made the Sports Ball 2026 a night to remember once again!