With Michael Wanjala (national 7s team player) bagging the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for rugby,  Allan Iningu ( the national team’s hockey midfielder) taking the hockey MVP, Gloria Sigowo the national women’s number 2 table tennis player bagging the MVP in her sport while Meshack Senge the national hockey coach for the junior team going home with the coach of the year, one would have been forgiven to think he was at a national sports gala awards.  No, that was the award list at Strathmore’s  9^th sports and clubs gala ceremony. The university held its gala on 14^th February at their auditorium. The event honours the best in sports and clubs at the university in the previous year.

 

This year’s chief guest was Nation Media’s managing editor Mr. Elias Makori.  Speaking at the event he lauded the efforts the university has made in changing the face of sports in Kenya and also showing that top level sports is compatible with university studies as the case is in the developed world.

 

In the auditorium was the university’s women’s hockey team that has recently returned from Africa Club championships in Uganda where they won silver medal. The team also boasts of the continents top scorer at the Africa club championships Yvonne Karanja who won the rookie of the year award at the gala.  The university’s rugby team coached by Mitch Ocholla a former Kenya 7s player and coach won the team of the year award. The team was 2^nd in last season’s Kenya Cup. The Leos also had three players ( Ken Andola, Cyprian Kuto and Charles Omondi) in the 2013 CAR trophy winning team in Madagascar and currently has Michael Wanjala, Billy Odhiambo and Tony Owuor in the national 7s team participating in the IRB sevens series.

 

In the students’ clubs category, the Strathmore Business Club won the prestigious club of the year award peeping the Drama Society and AIESEC who got 2^nd and 3^rd positions respectively. Enactus Club with their Bicycle –for-Hire project won the most enterprising club of 2013 while the model United Nations Club won the best ambassadors of the university award.

 

Speaking in his introductory remarks the Dean of Students Mr. Paul Ochieng said the good sports performances in 2013 made the judging panel’s work very hard; all team sports finished second in their leagues and all teams too had both their coaches and at least three players in their respective national teams. He also appreciated the good work other support departments like mentoring and teaching & learning had done to ensure that the top performing sports students were also top in their classes.

 

Below is the full list of winners:

 

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD	SPORT	NAME
Most Valuable Player	Rugby Men	Michael Wanjala
Most Valuable Player	Soccer Men	Isaaya Oloo
Most Valuable Player	Basketball Men	Shilton Ochieng
Most Valuable Player	Basketball Women	Melissa Akinyi
Most Valuable Player	Hockey Men	Allan Iningu
Most Valuable Player	Hockey Women	Laura Gichau
Most Valuable Player	Karate Men	Oscar Kiragu
Most Valuable Player	Table tennis Men	Kennedy chepkor
Most Valuable Player	Table tennis Women	Gloria Sigowo
Most Valuable Player	Volleyball Men	Fredrick Muiruri
Most Valuable Player	Volleyball Women	Terry Kiptanui
Most Valuable Player	Handball Men	Sheldon Saiyalel
Most Valuable Player	Tennis	Kevin Muhia
Most Valuable Player	Swimming Men	George Kabungo
Most Valuable Player	Scrabble	Powell Cheruiyot
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD	SPORT	NAME
Rookie of the year	Rugby Men	Billy Odhiambo
Rookie of the year	Soccer Men	William Kadima Okello
Rookie of the year	Basketball Men	Samuel Mogoko
Rookie of the year	Basketball Women	Mollete Achieng
Rookie of the year	Hockey Men	Constant wakhura
Rookie of the year	Hockey Women	Yvonne Karanja
Rookie of the year	Karate Men	Bernard Ojiambo
Rookie of the year	Table tennis Men	Joseph Waithera
Rookie of the year	Volleyball Men	Bernard Juma
Rookie of the year	Volleyball Women	Viola Njeri
Rookie of the year	Handball Men	Boris Kisongochi
Rookie of the year	Tennis Women	Ivy Mugo
Rookie of the year	Tennis men	Samuel Muchiri
Rookie of the year	Swimming	Christine Wairagu
Rookie of the year	Scrabble	Donald miano
MOST PROMISING PLAYER AWARD	SPORT	NAME
Most Promising Player	Rugby Men	Tony Owuor
Most Promising Player	Soccer Men	Bill Oporia
Most Promising Player	Basketball Men	Luide kakembo
Most Promising Player	Basketball Women	Pauline Okech
Most Promising Player	Hockey Men	Simon Odhiambo
Most Promising Player	Hockey Women	Truphy Oriwa
Most Promising Player	Karate Men	Martin karungi
Most Promising Player	Table tennis Men	Justo Obwa
Most Promising Player	Table tennis Women	Everlyn Nyanjoka
Most Promising Player	Volleyball Men	Dennis Barasa
Most Promising Player	Volleyball Women	Wanda Wayaya
Most Promising Player	Handball Men	Boris Kisongochi
Most Promising Player	Tennis Women	Sheila Kibanyu
Most Promising Player	Tennis men	Stephen Mugunda
Most Promising Player	Swimming	Gichuru Wachira
Most Promising Player	Scrabble	Kelvin Owen
COACH’S AWARD	SPORT	NAME
Coach’s Award	Rugby Men	Adrian Opondo
Coach’s Award	Soccer Men	Samuel Mwangi
Coach’s Award	Basketball Men	Clifftone Alela
Coach’s Award	Basketball Women	Denise apondi
Coach’s Award	Hockey Men	Emmanuel Simiyu
Coach’s Award	Hockey Women	Eva Nkatha
Coach’s Award	Volleyball Men
Coach’s Award	Volleyball Women	Wendy Awuor
Coach’s Award	Handball Men
CAPTAIN’S AWARD	SPORT	NAME
Captain’s Award	Rugby Men	Brian Okwuomi
Captain’s Award	Soccer Men	Isaaya Oloo
Captain’s Award	Basketball Men	Geroge Okoth
Captain’s Award	Basketball Women	Patricia Tanya Ogwel
Captain’s Award	Hockey Men	Seth Oburu
Captain’s Award	Hockey Women	Lucy Mbugua
Captain’s Award	Karate Men	Martin karungi
Captain’s Award	Table tennis Men	Ken Chepkor
Captain’s Award	Table tennis Women	Gloria Sigowo
Captain’s Award	Volleyball Men	Phillip Ndungu
Captain’s Award	Volleyball Women	Rebecca Wasilwa
Captain’s Award	Handball Men	David Gathuku
Captain’s Award	Tennis Women	Esther Saya
Captain’s Award	Tennis men	Cornellius Kipsoi
Captain’s Award	Swimming	Gichuru Wachira
Captain’s Award	Scrabble	Daniel Machanje
COACH OF THE SEASON AWARD	SPORT	NAME
Coach of the Season 2013		Meshack Senge ( Hockey Women’s coach)
MOST PROMISING TEAM AWARD	SPORT	NAME
Most Promising Team in 2013		Women’s hockey team ( Scorpions)
CLUB OF THE YEAR	Strathmore Business Club	SBC
TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD	SPORT	NAME
Team of Year  2013		Rugby ( Leos)
CLUBS AWARDS	CLUB	NAME
Best Ambassadors of the University	KMUN
Most Rewarding Club	Japanese
Club of the Year	SBC
Best Club Social Responsibility (CSR)	Dramsoc
Most Promising New Club	Debate
Best Club ‘s Annual Report 2013	AIESEC
Best Organized Event 2013	SBC- Enterpreneurship Forum 2013
Best Poster of the Year 2013	AIESEC
Most Enterprising Club	Enactus