One hundred rowers, coaches, and parents were on hand last night at the No 1 Oval Grandstand as Sydney Uni Boat Club celebrated the achievements of our rowers during the 2019 season.
Gen Horton was named as the club’s Rower of the Year for 2019. In presenting the award Gen’s incredible achievements at the 2019 National Regatta where she won the National Single Open Sculls Championship and a day or so later took the Nell Slater Trophy in the Women’s Interstate Single Scull race – this was the first win by a New South Wales Sculler in this event for 19 years.
Within ninety minutes Gen was part of the New South Wales women’s eight that took out the Queen’s Cup for the first time since 2004.
Her great performance spearheaded New South Wales’ domination of the Interstate Regatta where our state won all four eights.
Gen went on to be selected in the Australian team yet again’ winning silver and bronze in the women’s double scull at World Cups 2 and 3 and qualifying the boat for the 2020 Olympics.
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The final award of the evening was the award by President Sarah Cook of the Rebecca Wilson Shield for 2019. This Shield is named after one of Australia’s most prominent and successful sports journalists who died in 2016. Rebecca was a passionate supporter of sport and in particular rowing and of Sydney Uni Boat Club.
The shield is awarded each year by the President’ to a member who exhibits some of Rebecca Wilson’s unique qualities. The award this year was made to Gen Horton.
The full awards list for the night was :
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB 2019 AWARD WINNERS
THE REBECCA WILSON SHIELD
Genevieve Horton
MOST IMPROVED FEMALE ROWER
Rowena Meredith
MOST IMPROVED MALE ROWER
Jack O’Brien
CLUB WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Dani Stuart
CLUB MAN OF THE YEAR
Devlin Walsh
NOVICE OF THE YEAR
Harrison Rowston
ROWER OF THE YEAR
Genevieve Horton
HEAD COACH’S AWARD
Tom Laurich
MEN’S PATHWAY CREW OF THE YEAR
Marcus Britt
Will O’Shannessy
WOMEN’S PATHWAY CREW OF THE YEAR
Dyone Bettega
Tara Rigney
MASTERS ROWER OF THE YEAR
Josie Salmon
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