MORE than 80 trophies were awarded to a whole host of sporting talent at Priestley during the Warrington college’s annual awards ceremony.
Sara Bayman, an English international on the netball court, was the guest of honour and handed out the trophies to those who had been successful both on the sporting field and also academically in the classroom.
The main two awards for the Sports Personality of the Year went to Brian Gallagher and Jodie Cunningham.
Brian is currently representing the North West in a Youth Ambassador role and as well as being an accomplished runner was also involved in numerous volunteering projects including those associated with the Wolves Foundation.
Jodie, meanwhile continued to excel on the rugby league field making some stand out performances for Warrington Wolves Ladies and England.
The two main awards were all the more special as they were voted for by the College community using an on-line poll on Priestley’s virtual learning environment.
Curriculum Manager, Nige Howells, commented, “Once again it was really great to unite all of the people involved in such a fantastic year for Sport Priestley under one roof.”
He added: “I’d like to relay my own words of praise to all the award winners as we look forward to another year of success and the completion of our new all weather pitch facilities, which will allow our students to develop yet further.”
Pictures show (top) Brian Gallagher and Jodie Cunningham – Priestley College’s Sports Personalities of the Year 2010, pictured with guest of honour Sara Bayman (centre) and a range of award winners join Sara Bayman on stage with their trophies.
