Belgrave Awards Night 2015

Saturday 17 October 2015

Following on from the success of last year’s event the annual awards evening was this year held at The Rose pub in Vauxhall. With the private area upstairs overlooking the Thames the place was set up for a night of celebration of yet another fantastic season for Belgrave’s athletes.

With a turnout of from track and field, road and cross country and our coaches and officials all parts of the club were well represented. The night kicked off with a Road and Cross Country report from team manager Charlie Dickinson who higlighted the may successes of the men's and women's team from the 2014-15 season which included a Surrey League title for the women and a silver at the National cross country champs for the men. Presentations were then made to the winners for that section.

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Cross Country Plate – Best Female|Mel WilkinsCross Country Plate – Best Male|Paskar OworRoad Running – Outstanding Performance Female|Samantha AmendRoad Running – Outstanding Performance Male|Phil Wicks[/tables]

The second section of the evening was Track and Field with reports highlighting the victory in the Southern Athletics League, 4th place in Division 3 of the UK Women's League and 2nd in the Rosenheim. Awards for each of the league wers presented with the majority of the award winners on hand to collect their trophies.

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Southern Athletics League – Best Female|Rose O’BrienSouthern Athletics League – Best Male|Matt ThreadgoldRosenheim Athletics League – Overall Competitor|Paskar OworRosenheim Athletics League – Outstanding Performance|Dwain ChambersUKWAL – Overall Competitor|Jessica CaseUKWAL – Outstanding Performance|Mel Wilkins[/tables]

The night concluded with the club awards that were presented by Club President John Powell to our successful recipients with our member voted awards for Team Player and Champagne Moment highlighting the true spirit of the club.

[tables width="550" colwidth="350,200"]Award|WinnerTommy Green Cup – Meritous Male Performance|William SharmanCentenary Cup – Meritous Female Performance|Mel WilkinsChampagne Moment|Matt ThreadgoldCoaches Award – Emerging Talent|Milla McKenzieTeam Player|Jean-Claude Doukrou[/tables]Overall it was a very successful evening - a big thank you to everyone who came along and made the night so great. We hope to see many more of our members come along next year as the event grows.[gallery_bank type="individual" format="filmstrip" title="true" desc="false" img_in_row="3" animation_effect="bounce" album_id="22" image_width="600" album_title="true"]