THE Queen's University Blues Awards took place at the Whitla Hall on Thursday night with some of the brightest sporting lights being celebrated.
The Blues Awards provide a platform to acknowledge and recognise the most talented students who compete at a high level locally, nationally and internationally.
The Awards have been held annually at Queen’s for over 70 years to recognise excellence and achievement in sport across the University, with 48 Queen's students across different sporting codes celebrated.
The first individual award of the night was the Inspirational Sporting Award in association with Queen's Widening Participation, awarded to Kaylem McShane (Basketball).
Next, the Community Impact Award in association with Vanrath was won by Queen’s Parkrun and presented by Ryan Feeney, VP for Strategic Engagement and External Affairs at Queen’s.
Two of this year's special awards - the Deep RiverRock Hidden Hero Award and Deep RiverRock Coach of the Year - went to Catriona Edington, who won the Hidden Hero Award for Athletics and Equestrian, presented by SU President Emma Murphy and Coach of the Year was won by Men’s Rugby Coach, Derek Suffern.
The Men’s Hockey team was awarded the Deep RiverRock Sports Achievement Award which was presented by Karl Oakes, Head of Queen’s Sport and Physical Wellbeing.
The Individual Sports Achievement Award was awarded to Gymnast Ewan McAteer.
This year also saw the inaugural Hall of Fame to honour and celebrate the most distinguished sports men and women among Queen’s alumni in each decade, which will now be an integral part of the annual Blues Awards.
