UWTSD Academy of Sport celebrates first Presentation Evening

27 April 2023

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD’s) Sports Clubs celebrated success at their inaugural awards night.

A group of smiling students from UWTSD Academy of Sport posing together for a cheerful group picture.

Held at the Cothi Suite in the Halliwell Conference Centre on the Carmarthen campus earlier this month, this historic first season back in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions for UWTSD Sports Teams and Individual athletes was marked with numerous awards recognising UWTSD students’ achievements this year.

Lee Tregoning, Head of the UWTSD Academy of Sport, said:

“Since the launch of the Academy of Sport at the beginning of the Academic year and working in partnership with the UWTSD Student Union we are now participating in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions, league and cups which has led to the formation of several new student sports clubs for teams and individual sportspeople. It has been an amazing achievement to get where we are in a short space of time, and we have seen the students flourish this year competing in various BUCS events.

“Our first awards night was a wonderful event and a chance for students and staff to come together to recognise the successes of this year and to reflect on a remarkable few months. The season is not over yet though as some of the teams/individuals have the BUCS Rugby 7s and several BUCS Individual Sports Events/Championships still to go this academic year!”

Students attending the presentation evening for the UWTSD Academy of Sport in the Cothi Suite in the Halliwell Conference Centre.

The winners included:

UWTSD Men’s Football – Player of the Year – Ross Buckley-Turner
UWTSD Women’s Netball – Player of the Year – Cathryn Jones
UWTSD Men’s Rugby – Player of the Year – Jordan Evans
UWTSD Individual Sports – Sportsperson of the Year – Dominic Davies
UWTSD Support Staff – Student of the Year – Joanna Cathersides
UWTSD Academy of Sport Student of the Year – Jordan Evans

Jordan Evans, a senior squad member with Welsh Premiership side Llandovery, won the Men’s Rugby Player of the Year and the prestigious UWTSD Academy of Sport Student of the Year on the back of some explosive running displays and rock-solid defensive work for the rugby team, his commitment to the Strength and Conditioning programme that is in place for our student athletes and his contribution off the field to the environment and culture. He said:

“I was honoured to get the awards and it was a great way to celebrate my three years at UWTSD.”

Lee Tregoning added:

“Congratulations to all the students, staff and of course the award winners and I would also like to thank everyone who contributed to making the evening such a memorable one.”