The 2019 NWU Sports Awards recognised some of the top achievers of the university this past year. The NWU Athletics team walked away with the top prize for team of the year after taking the USSA and Varsity Athletics crowns. Sprinter, Chederick van Wyk, took the award for the NWU Sportsman of the Year, whilst the NWU Sportwoman of the Year award went to javelin thrower, Jo-Ané van Dyk. The Junior Sportman of the Year award went to Robert de Villiers. Carmen Cloete took the Junior Sportwoman of the Year award.
Photos: Wouter Pienaar
Here are the list of the other big winners on the night:
USSA Championships:
FISU Universiade: Napoli, Italy – 2019
Alan Cumming: FISU Universiade: Napoli, Italy – 2019
Hammer Throw: 8th – 66.49m
Marga Cumming
Hammer Throw: 11th – 58.80m
Johann Grobler
Javelin: 6th – 75.69m
Tiaan Kleynhans
110mH
Joné Kruger
Long Jump
Margo Landmann
Tennis
Mpho Links
High Jump: 5th – 2.21m
Tshepang Makhethe
Hammer Throw: 10th – 65.70m
Jo-Ané van Dyk
Javelin: 6th – 56.85m
Qualification – 57.36m (PB)
Wilanie van Zyl
Tennis
Riaan Venter
Tennis Coach – 2019
Awards of Excellence
Lesego Senokwane
USSA Cricket Team – 2019
Katle Leokaoke
USSA Cricket Team – 2019
Ruan Haasbroek
USSA Cricket Team – 2019
Nadia Blaauw
LEN European Open Water Swimming Cup
Barcelona, Spain – 2019
Gustav Erlank
Rugby Sevens
Silver medal
Lungelo Gosa
Rugby Sevens
Silver medal
Liezel Gouws
Athletics – T37
SA Open Champion
200m – 31.87
400m – 1:10.07
Eugene Hare
Rugby Sevens
Silver medal
Rantso Mokopane
FISU Universiade: Napoli, Italy – 2019
3000m Steeplechase: Silver medal – 8:30.37 (PB)
Chederick van Wyk
FISU Universiade: Napoli, Italy – 2019
Silver medal: 100m – 10.23
Silver medal: 200m – 20.44 (PB)
Reino von Weilligh
Open Water Swimming
LEN Cup Final: Bled, Slovenia – 2018
LEN Cup: Barcelona, Spain – 2019
NWU Coaches Excellence Award
Spring Phakathi – Team SA Coach: IAAF World Cross Country Championship: Aarhus, Denmark
Coach of Rantso Mokopane
Silver Medal – 3000m Steeplechase – FISU Universiade: Napoli, Italy
Pieter van den Berg – Rugby Sevens
Silver medal
Junior National
Carmen Cloete: Commonwealth Karate Championships
Durban – 2018 (Gold medal)
Khanya Cotani
SA u.19 Cricket team: SA vs Pakistan
Robert de Villiers – Cross Country
IAAF World Championships
Aarhus, Denmark – 2019
Mishka Ellis: SA u/21 Hockey team – 2019
Saré Laubscher: SA u.21 Hockey team – 2019
Kelsey Minnaar: SA u.21 Hockey team – 2019
National
Marga Cumming: Hammer Throw – African Games: Rabat, Morocco – 2019
Chante du Toit: Rhythmic Gymnastics – 2019: FIG World Challenge Cup: Kazan, Russia
Danél Holton: 400m African Games: Rabat, Morocco – 2019
Mpho Links: High Jump African Games: Rabat, Morocco – 2019
Gold medal – 2.20m
Rantso Mokopane: IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Aarhus, Denmark – 2019
Monique Reyneke: Netball – 2019 Spar Protea Squad
Brandon Shepherd: Commonwealth Karate Championships 2018
Ruan Snyman: Badminton – 2019 – SA No 1
Jo-Ané van Dyk: African Games: Rabat, Morocco – 2019 – Silver medal – 55.38m
Chederick van Wyk: World Relays: Yokohoma, Japan
Silver medal: 4 x 200m – 1:20.42 (SA-Record) African Games: Rabat, Morocco Bronze medal: 4 x 100m
NWU Team Excellence Awards:
2019: Badminton
Gymnastics
Hockey – Ladies
Karate
Netball
NWU Team of the year
Athletics
