17 March 2005

2005 Blues and Colours winners

Photo opportunity: 5.45pm, Thursday 17 March, Ustinov Room, Bonar Hall, Park Place, Dundee.

University of Dundee Principal, Sir Alan Langlands will present awards to over 50 of the University's top sporting achievers at the 2005 Blues and Colours awards on Thursday 17th March.

Sportsman of the year goes to 19 year old Andrew Clark from the Fencing Club. Currently ranked fourth in Scotland, Andrew was selected for the Great Britain senior squad for the 2004 Fencing Grand Prix in Bonn. Andrew is currently the Under 20’s Scottish Champion and is hoping to be selected for the Scottish Commonwealth Games Fencing Squad. Originally from Linlithgow, Andrew is in the second year of his biology degree.

The sportswoman of the year award goes to 21 year old Mairi Crawford of the Ski and Snowboard Club. Mairi, from Oban was crowned British University Ski Race Champion and picked up first place in the British Ski Championships in Meribel, France in 2004. Representing Great Britain at the 2004 World University Winter Games she finished 13th out of a total 150 competitors. Mairi, a second year medical student is currently competing in the 2005 British University Championships in France.

Second year medical student, Morag MacLarty has been awarded the Stewart Campbell Trophy that goes to a student who has demonstrated sporting excellence outwith a university club. Morag has been identified as one of the UK’s most talented middle distance runners. She won gold in the 1500m race at the 2004 Youth Commonwealth Games in Australia and received an invite to attend the Kelly Holmes talent camp in South Africa.

The Club of the Year and Most Progressive Club awards will be announced at the Blues & Colours ball, taking place at the Invercarse Hotel on Friday 18 March.

Notes to editors

For further information please contact Andrew Renwick, Sports Union President on 01382 386048. Blues and Colours awards, 2005, full listing:

Tham Sheze - Boxing - Full Blue
Andrew Clark - Fencing - Full Blue
Susan Hollins - Fencing - Full Blue
Matt Slater - Football - Full Blue
Jonny Seeley - Football - Full Blue
M Crawford - Ski - Full Blue

Ryan Laird - Waterpolo - Full Blue
Tom Clint - Archery - Half Blue
Jade Searle - Boxing - Half Blue
Anne Houliston - W Football - Half Blue
Sharon Dudgeon - W Football - Half Blue
Conor Fitzgerald - Gaelic - Half Blue
Alan O'Donnell - Gaelic - Half Blue
Denis Kelly - Gaelic - Half Blue
Kirsty Wells - Golf - Half Blue
Andy Keir - Golf - Half Blue
Denis Kelly - Hurling - Half Blue

Steven Wicks - Archery - Colour
Jamie Alexander - Badminton - Colour
Gavin Chang - Badminton - Colour
Debbie Card - Badminton - Colour
Niamh Lafferty - W. Basketball - Colour
Pamela Kidd - W. Basketball - Colour
Cara D'Silva - W. Basketball - Colour
Tom Ellis - Boat - Colour
Libby Crawford - Boat - Colour
Helen Black - Boat - Colour
Helen Hughes - Boat - Colour
Fiona Mcnabb - Boat - Colour
Lizzie Aitken - Boat - Colour
Julie Burza - Canoe - Colour
Gary Hewitson - Cricket - Colour
Mark Stevenson - Cricket - Colour
Russell Lauder - Cricket - Colour
Martin Rodgers - Cricket - Colour
Asta Crombie - Equestrian - Colour
Cara Davidson - Equestrian - Colour
Kirsty McColl - Equestrian - Colour
Gordon Myles - Fencing - Colour
A. Wengraf-Hewitt - Fencing - Colour
Wayne Riley - Football - Colour
Pete Kerridge - Football - Colour
Gregg Meikle - Football - Colour
Daniel Rodger - Football - Colour
Kathryn Davidson - W Football - Colour
Diarmuid Lofhis - Gaelic - Colour
Diarmuid Lawlor - Gaelic - Colour
Frazer Bone - Golf - Colour
Pete Kerridge - Golf - Colour
Barry Dewar - Golf - Colour
Sally Jeffrey - Ladies Hockey - Colour
Lisa Clark - Ladies Hockey - Colour
Rebecca Shannon - Ladies Hockey - Colour
Peter Moffett - Men's Hockey - Colour
Ricky Millar - Men's Hockey - Colour
James Erskine - Men's Hockey - Colour
Gearoid Considine - Hurling - Colour
Shane Owens - Hurling - Colour
David Collery - Hurling - Colour
Fiona McKennan - Netball - Colour
Emma Stanley - Netball - Colour
Philip Guililand - Rugby - Colour
George Oomann - Rugby - Colour
Laura Steven - W Rugby - Colour
Elsie Rodger - W Rugby - Colour
Fiona Lang - W Rugby - Colour
Edwina Teran - Sailing - Colour
Nadia McMinn - Sailing - Colour
Tim O'Leary - Squash - Colour
Graeme Harrison - Squash - Colour
Sheena Morrison - Squash - Colour
Rory McKeown - Waterpolo - Colour
Mike Wood - Waterpolo - Colour
Robin Nisbit - Tennis - Colour
Micky Breen - Tennis - Colour
Alison White - Tennis - Colour
Claire Tracey - Trampoline - Colour
Laura Steven - Volleyball - Colour
Roman Li - Volleyball - Colour
Lindsay Davie - Volleyball - Colour
Pauline Ashford - Volleyball - Colour

Steven Wicks - Archery - Merit
Catherine Rees - Archery - Merit
Vicky Craig - Badminton - Merit
Callum Simpson - Badminton - Merit
Gos Gopalakrishnan -Cricket - Merit
Amy Leslie - Cricket - Merit
R. Wilbraham - Fencing - Merit
Sharon Dudgeon - W Football - Merit
Danielle McKee - Ladies Hockey - Merit
Rachel Love - Ladies Hockey - Merit
Emma McIvor - Ladies Hockey - Merit
Chris McLean - Men's Hockey - Merit
Aaron Mills - Men's Hockey - Merit
Fiona McKennan - Netball - Merit
Sam Gummit - Rucksack - Merit
Rick Taylor - Rucksack - Merit
James Rea - Rugby - Merit
E Barr - W Rugby - Merit
Heather Morison - Ski - Merit
Tom Blankenstein - Ski - Merit
Scott Tulloch - Squash - Merit
Tim Devlin - Sub Aqua - Merit
Christine Brodie - Swim & WP - Merit
Gemma Craigie - Trampoline - Merit

By Angela Durcan, Press Officer 01382 344768, out of hours: 07968298585, a.durcan@dundee.ac.uk