Sports and Blues Awards

University Sports and Blues Awards are awarded for outstanding achievement  in university sport – an acknowledgement and celebration that occurs at universities across Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand.

The Charles Sturt University wide Sporting and Blues Awards formally recognise the sporting achievements of our students across all campuses and online. Through this awards program we, as a University community, are able to celebrate the contributions, achievements and sporting excellence of our student athletes, sporting clubs, teams and programs.

Stay tuned for nominations info for the 2025 awards! For any further information please contact sport@csu.edu.au

Award categories

And the winners of the 2024 Sports and Blues Awards are...

Meet our winners

2023

  • Sportsperson of the Year - Kristie Edwards
  • Sports Volunteer of the Year - Arielle Madew
  • Sports Club of the Year - Bathurst Charles Sturt University Football Club
  • Sports Leader of the year - Georgia Seton
  • Club Athlete of the Year - Lily Bannan
  • Sports Team of the Year - Charles Sturt University Nationals Women's Touch Football Team
  • Contribution to Sport on Campus - Bathurst Charles Sturt University Football Club
  • Vice Chancellor's Sporting and Academic Excellence Award - Nathan Katz
  • Sporting Blue Award recipients:
    • Kristie Edwarde
    • Brodie Crawford
    • Greta Hayes
    • Peter Boukouvalas
    • Ellie Salthouse
    • Simon Rodgers
    • Jason Taylor
    • Nathan Katz

2024

  • Sportsperson of the Year - Keesja Gofers
  • Sports Volunteer of the Year - Tabitha Jones
  • Sports Club of the Year - CSU Wagga Ag Netball Club
  • Sports Leader of the year - Alexandra Cook
  • Club Athlete of the Year - Lily Bannan
  • Sports Team of the Year - Uni Nationals Women’s Touch Football Team
  • Contribution to Sport on Campus - Port Macquarie Social Sport Program
  • Vice Chancellor’s Sporting and Academic Excellence Award - Lachlan Croker
  • Sporting Blue Award recipients:
    • Alyce Parker
    • Jake Trbojevic
    • Michael Payne
    • Keesja Gofers

Sport has always played a significant part of Charles Sturt Uni life through the performance of our sporting clubs, teams and student-athletes. Our array of sporting opportunities provide students and the wider community with a rich campus and representative sporting experience. Sport matters at Charles Sturt – it inspires, connects and leads.

Our inaugural 2023 Sports and Blues Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the contributions, achievements and sporting excellence of our students and sporting groups across all campuses and online.

There are prizes for each award.

Important dates

  • Nominations for 2023 have now closed.
  • Awards winners will be announced by our Vice Chancellor on Wednesday 1 November.