PRINCES HALL CLEVEDON WAS THE VENUE FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL AWARDS EVENING. THE FIRST WAS HELD BACK IN 2004 AT CLEVEDON SAILING CLUB, HOSTING LESS THAN 30 PEOPLE, WITH JUST 3 TROPHIES, WHILST 2017 SAW OVER 150 ATTEND AND 27 AWARDS PRESENTED.
NSAC’S PRIMARY SPONSORS, JOHN & JENNY MAYCOCK FROM BRACKENWOOD WERE PRESENT, AND PRESENTED YET ANOTHER CHEQUE TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS. A MASSIVE ‘THANK YOU’ AGAIN FROM ALL AT NSAC. THIS ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE MOVING THINGS FORWARDS.
GB UNDER-23 INTERNATIONAL CHRIS STONE WAS OUR VIP GUEST, AND HE CLEARLY ENJOYED THE EVENING, HELPING WITH PRESENTATIONS AND RAFFLE, AND BEING ‘MOBBED’ AT TIMES FOR PHOTOS ETC.
A VISUAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR OPENED THE EVENING. THIS CAN BE FOUND ON https://youtu.be/LTU4dnxw65k
FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE YEAR, TROPHY PRESENTATIONS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THE NEW NSAC KIT WAS LAUNCHED, AND THE DATE FOR OUR 5TH 24 HOUR WSM GRAND PIER RELAY CONFIRMED… STEVE HOLLIER BECAME THE SECOND INDUCTEE TO BE ADDED TO THE NSAC HALL OF FAME, A TRIBUTE TO THE HUGE IMPACT HE HAS MADE ON THE ENDURANCE SECTION IN HIS 10 YEARS AT THE CLUB
A BUSY NIGHT!
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SUCH A FANTASTIC ATMOSPHERE, WITH ATHLETES DANCING LATE INTO THE NIGHT, CELEBRATING OUR FRIENDLY AND UNIQUE CLUB
PHOTOS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY
A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THE EVENING AWARDS WINNERS AS FOLLOWS;
| TROPHY NAME | WINNER |
| THROWS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | CHRISTIAN ALBON |
| HORIZONTAL JUMPS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | TILLY SMALE |
| VERTICAL JUMPS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | STELLA RHODES |
| SPEED ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | PIPPA MANNINGS |
| SPEED ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT AWARD | MARY LOUGHLIN |
| HURDLES ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | HANNAH BOLT |
| ENDURANCE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | OLLIE LOCK |
| COACH’S ENDURANCE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | MATT HOWARD |
| ENDURANCE DEVELOPMENT AWARD | STEPHANIE BROOKS |
| MULTI-EVENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | LEWIS HEMBROW-MCKINLEY |
| AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR | CHRISSIE BECKER |
| NAILSEA TRAINING GROUP ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | AYLA SHARROCK |
| WESTON-SUPER-MARE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | OLIVIA YOUNG |
| WSM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | WILLOW PREEN |
| CLEVEDON ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | BEN HARTIGAN |
| CLEVEDON ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | ROSA FORD |
| UNDER-11 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | OLIVIA SHERLOCK |
| UNDER-11 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | JACOB FORSBROOK |
| UNDER-13 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | POPPY ADAMS |
| UNDER-13 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | OLIVER HALEY |
| UNDER-15 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | HOLLY AVERY |
| UNDER-15 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | JAMES GENTILE |
| UNDER-17 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | CAROLINE WALDER |
| UNDER-17 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | SAM GENTRY |
| SENIOR FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | ESTHER LEONG |
| SENIOR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – MALE | JAMES RODGERS |
| NORTH SOMERSET AC HALL OF FAME | STEVE HOLLIER |