On Wednesday 18th May the University of Brighton celebrated its sporting successes at the 2022 Sports Awards. Taking place at The Grand Hotel in Brighton; students, staff and volunteers enjoyed a three course dinner alongside the award presentations. The night was hosted by Rayan Badrie (SUVP Activities) and Barry Squires (Head of Sport) who announced the winners.
A full list of award recipients are below.
2022 WINNERS 
Congratulations to our 2022 University of Brighton Sports Award Winners:
COACH OF THE YEAR
Abi Martin | Rugby
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Matt Davis | Volleyball (not in attendance)
TEAM OF THE YEAR (BUCS) | SPONSORED BY NIKE
Futsal Women's 1st
TEAM OF THE YEAR (EVENTS) | SPONSORED BY NIKE
Dance Brighton (Jazz)
SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Will Smith | Karate (not in attendance)
PHILANTHROPY AWARD
Martin Catterick | Basketball
PANTHERS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | SPONSORED BY THE #NEVEROK CAMPAIGN
Riana Morrison-Kirnon | Dance
MOST OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ben Hickling | Weightlifting
CLUB OF THE YEAR | SPONSORED BY BRIGHTON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Volleyball
FULL PURPLES
Ben Hickling | Weightlifting
Blair Hamilton | Football
Graihagh Guille | Shooting
Will Smith | Karate (not in attendance)
REVIEW OF THE YEAR VIDEO 
THE SHORTLIST
Congratulations to all that made the shortlist.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Abi Martin | Rugby
Martin Catterick | Basketball
Mia Mackenzie | Futsal
Oliver Kent | American Football
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Aimee Trannis | Football
Alicia Fredericks | Netball
Matt Davis | Volleyball
Zia Dallas | Brighton Dance
TEAM OF THE YEAR (BUCS)
American Football 1st
Futsal Women's 1st
Volleyball Men's 1st
Volleyball Women's 1st
TEAM OF THE YEAR (EVENTS)
Dance Brighton (Hip Hop)
Dance Brighton (Jazz)
Korfball
SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Ben Hickling | Weightlifting
Graihagh Guille | Shooting
Will Smith | Karate
PHILANTHROPY AWARD
Football Men's Brighton
Martin Catterick | Basketball
Rugby Men's
PANTHERS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alicia Fredericks | Netball
Amy Fines | Badminton
Grace Hill | Football & Futsal
Marta Humphries | Volleyball
Riana Morrison-Kirnon | Dance
CLUB OF THE YEAR
Dance Brighton
Football Men's Brighton
Korfball
Volleyball
PREVIOUS AWARDS
Due to Covid restrictions we have sadly not been able to host this event for a couple of years.
To get a flavour of what to expect you can check out photos from our 2019 awards below:
