JCUSA Sport Winna Shield and Interfaculty Sport Awards 2023

On Friday 28^th of October we held our Annual JCUSA Sport Awards. This event is a night where we come together to review the year of sport at JCU. 2023 marked the 54^th year of our inter college competition, Winna Shield, as well as our free Interfaculty Sport competition that is open to all students and staff at JCU.

This year we were excited to expand our Winna Shield AFL competition from a 9-a-side format to a full size AFL matches in both the men's and women’s competitions. This proved to be a thrilling contest and one of our closest competitions of the year. We also introduced Women’s Rugby League 9’s to our Interfaculty League format, with our faculties playing a “state of origin” like 3 game contest. It was great to see large numbers and plenty of support for this competition!

The sports awards was also a great opportunity to celebrate our highest achieving students throughout the year. Congratulations to those who won awards and a huge thank you to all students that go involved in our sports programs throughout the year!

Our 2023 JCUSA Sport Award Winners

Interfaculty and Winna Shield Awards:

• Interfaculty Overall Champions: VET

• Sportswoman of the Year: Mya Thomas (George Roberts Hall)

• Sportsman of the Year: Taehee Kim (John Flynn College)

• Winna Shield Women’s Overall Champions: The John Flynn College

• Winna Shield Men’s Overall Champions: The John Flynn College

• Winna Shield Overall Champions: The John Flynn College

• Winna Shield Spirit Award: Saints Catholic College

Winna Shield MVP’s for each individual sport, Male & Female winners:

Ultimate Disc:

• Women’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Men’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Female MVP: Mya Thomas – George Roberts
• Male MVP: Mikhail Nazareth – Burralga Yumba

AFL:

• Women’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Men’s Overall Winner: Saints Catholic College
• Female MVP: Sophie Patterson – Burralga Yumba
• Male MVP: Jay Harris – Burralga Yumba

Basketball:

• Women’s Overall Winner: Burralga Yumba
• Men’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Female MVP: Antonella Grant – Burralga Yumba
• Male MVP: Kyle Smith – John Flynn

Rugby Union:

• Women’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Men’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Female MVP: Lucy Busby - Saints
• Male MVP: Daly Guest – Saints

Cross Country:

• Women’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Men’s Overall Winner: Saints Catholic College
• Female 1^st Place: Georgia Chambers
• Male 1^st Place: Harrison Colyer

Netball:

• Women’s Overall Winner: Burralga Yumba
• Men’s Overall Winner: Saints Catholic College
• Female MVP: Mya Thomas – George Roberts
• Male MVP: Taehee Kim – John Flynn

Touch Football:

• Women’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Men’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Female MVP: Kirra Lee - Saints
• Male MVP: Taehee Kim – John Flynn

Beach Volleyball:

• Women’s Overall Winner: Saints Catholic College
• Men’s Overall Winner: Burralga Yumba
• Female MVP: Isabella FIna – Georga Roberts
• Male MVP: Reuben Suter – Saints

Soccer:

• Women’s Overall Winner: George Roberts Hall
• Men’s Overall Winner: The John Flynn College
• Female MVP: Danika Wetheral – George Roberts
• Male MVP: Harrison Colyer – John Flynn