The Awards
These awards are to recognise individuals, club members, coaches and club teams who have demonstrated outstanding sporting achievement throughout the course of the year in the following categories:
- Club Team Performance of the Year
- Club Individual Performance of the Year
- Club Coach of the Year
- Club of the Year
2024 Club Sport Awards Winners
Club Team Performance of the Year - BigV Women's Division 2 Premiers (Basketball)
The women's team overcame adversity with a change of coach during the season then only scraping into the playoffs with a buzzer beater in the final game of the season. The team then won all three finals defeating RMIT, Surf Coast and then Wallan to win the Championship.
Club Individual Performance of the Year - Mohit Rudraraju (Tennis) and Luca Di Lallo (Australian Rules Football)
Mohit’s secured major victories and titles throughout the season in team competitions and individual tournaments, leading the Club to notable results and successes.
Luca was the VAFA Under 19 leading goalkicker, kicking 39 goals across the season and was a joint-winner of the competition Best and Fairest Award, recognising Luca as one of the best Under 19 footballers in the VAFA.
Club Coach of the Year - Junaid Hossain (Tennis)
Junaid has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to the team and athletes, going above and beyond in terms of time, effort, and support. He has a deep understanding of the sport, and he has successfully imparted that knowledge to players/athletes, improving their skills and overall performance.
Under his leadership, the club achieved significant results in competition wins, improved rankings, and personal milestones.
Club of the Year - Kendo
The Kendo Club celebrated its 35th Anniversary successfully with a MUKEN Takai and dinner event. In February, the Club hosted the Victorian Gwangju exchange on campus, which involved a Kendo Seminar attended by the Korean Consulate General to Australia and Korean representatives from the Gwangju Kumdo (Kendo) Association.
In addition to visits from multiple Japanese Sensei’s during the year, the Club appeared in the ABC’s program Monday’s Experts with Tony Armstrong. They delivered a new beginner course and women’s training session, helping grow club membership by 50%. They were dominant at the Victorian Kendo Championships, and had Club members compete at the National and World Kendo Championships.
The Club facilitated club-based grading as well as supported involvement with the Victorian Kendo Renmei gradings, supporting student-athletes to continue to develop their skills and capabilities as well as improve performances.
Previous Winners
2024 Mohit Rudraraju (Tennis) and Luca Di Lallo (Australian Rules Football)
2023 Tom Lennard (Rugby)
2022 Joel Rimes (Basketball) and Laim Van Gemst (Volleyball)
2021 Catriona Bisset (Athletics)
2020 Alex Gregory (Cricket)
2019 Tomonori Sakai (Kendo)
2018 Xi Xi (Volleyball)
2017 Oscar Wookey (Hockey)
2016 Not Awarded
2015 Not Awarded
2014 Not Awarded
2013 Lisa Weightman (Athletics)
2024 BigV Women's Division 2 Premiers (Basketball)
2023 VNL 19&U Premiers (Netball)
2022 Mens Premier Division 1 Team (Volleyball)
2021 Women's Senior Team (Football)
2020 Women's Open Eight (Boat)
2019 Men’s Open Team (Kendo) and Women's Premier Team (Volleyball)
2018 MU Heat All-Girl Open Pom (Cheerleading)
2017 Women's State 1 (Soccer)
2016 Women's Division One AV Shield Team (Athletics)
2015 Women's University Blues (Volleyball)
2014 Uni Blacks - Men's (Touch)
2013 Not Awarded
2012 Colts' XV (Rugby)
2011 Not Awarded
2010 Women's Honours (Volleyball)
2009 Women's Senior Eight (Boat)
2008 Men's Honours (Volleyball)
2024 Junaid Hossain (Tennis)
2023 Sarah Mylrea-Norton (Netball)
2022 Shawn King (Basketball)
2021 Erini Gianakopoulos (Football)
2020 Antony Keely (Cricket)
2019 Kazuya Niiro (Volleyball)
2018 Matthew Keen (Water Polo)
2017 Gus Cirillo (Volleyball)
2016 Elissa Kent (Lightning Netball)
2015 Davin Smith (Hockey)
2014 Quentin Gleason (Uni Blues)
2013 Shannon Winzer (Volleyball)
2012 Matthew Kempton (Blacks Football)
2011 Alex Henshilwood (Boat)
2010 Andrew Walker (Basektball)
2009 Andrew Walker (Basektball)
2008 Hugh Van Cuylenberg (Cricket)
2007 Qi Shen (Volleyball)
2006 Tim Dolphin (Boat)
2005 Tim Dolphin (Boat)
2020 Roisin Selvarajoo (Cheer and Dance)
2019 Nick Burke (Cricket)
2018 Geremy Cao (Taekwondo WTF)
2017 Robert Smith (Gridiron)
2016 Christine Li (Taekwondo)
2015 Rachel Bach (Soccer)
2014 Ian Jones (Rugby)
2013 Fawad Ahmed (Cricket)
2012 John Buckley (Soccer)
2011 Greg Kennedy (Cricket & Touch)
2010 Tristan Harris (Touch)
2009 Not Awarded
2008 Duncan McKenzie (Lacrosse)
2024 Kendo
2023 Lacrosse
2022 Mountaineering
2021 Cheer and Dance
2020 Cheer and Dance
2019 Dancesport
2018 Cheer and Dance
2017 Table Tennis
2016 Mountaineering
2015 Hockey
2014 Underwater and Mountaineering
2013 Touch
2012 Kendo
2011 Squash
2010 Touch
2009 Hockey
2008 Kendo and Soccer
2007 Volleyball
2006 Underwater
2005 Football W
2004 Football M
2003 Basketball
2002 Mountaineering
2001 Karate
2000 Basketball
1999 Athletics
1998 Badminton
1997 Underwater
1996 Cricket
1995 Snowboarding
1994 Water Polo
1993 Hockey and Horseriding
1992 Sailing & Windsurfing
1991 Badminton
1990 Cricket
1989 Mountaineering
1988 Ski
1987 Netball
1986 Athletics
Contact Us
For any questions or more information please contact:
Tom Mullumby
Clubs Coordinator
thomas.mullumby@unimelb.edu.au
8344 3945