The Ospreys are dedicated to raising the profile of women’s sport in Cambridge, recognising achievement, and bringing University sportswomen together. As such, the Ospreys offer a set of annual awards to honour outstanding performance and contribution.
The Ospreys seek to provide financial support for our members in the form of Bursary awards. Hawks & Ospreys Charitable Trust Awards.
The Trust’s objects are:
“a) to advance the education of students of the University of Cambridge, including their physical education and development;
b) the award of bursaries and scholarships or provision of other financial assistance to young persons at or who have accepted a place at Cambridge University who or whose parents are in need of financial assistance.”
More information can be found here
The Osprey of the Year award honours a Cambridge sportswoman who has exemplified everything it means to be an Osprey. The recipient has achieved sporting excellence, contributed to raising the profile of women’s sport at Cambridge, and encouraged the development of other University sportswomen.
All Ospreys are eligible for this award and candidates are chosen based upon peer nomination. The final recipient is selected by the Ospreys Committee.
Our 2024 Osprey of the Year is Carys Ward.
Carys, a second year undergraduate at Gonville & Caius, reading Natural Sciences, astonishingly received a Triple Blue in her first year at Cambridge. An esteemed member of CULNC, CUWLC, and CUAC, Carys has demonstrated her exceptional athleticism across the netball courts, the lacrosse pitch, and the athletics track. Sufficed to say, this award was extremely well-deserved. Congratulations Carys!
A huge shoutout goes to the other shortlisted candidate and member: Ciara Boaden. Now Blues Cricket Captain, and the University’s Newcomer of the Year, Ciara was awarded a Double Blue in her first year in both Cricket and Hockey.
The ‘Team of the Year award’ honours a Cambridge University sports team or club that has had an exemplary season and as a result have had extra costs associated with this success.
All university sports clubs at Cambridge that include female members are eligible for this award. Nominations may be for a whole club or one team within a club; applications are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Our 2022 Team of the Year is the Women’s Hockey Blues Team.
The WBlues, despite having lost a majority of their Returning Blues and so with a surplus of fresh faces, achieved unprecedented success during the 23/24 season. Having won the elusive double-promotion into BUCS Premier League – the highest standard of university hockey in the UK – and into the EHL National League – a first for the women’s side in the history of CUHC – they were a very strong contender for this award!
To top off an excellent season, captained by Lily Bacon, the WBlues won Varsity against Oxford, with a staggering scoreline of 4-0: the largest goal difference without conceding in the history of the game. This win also made it the first consecutive Cambridge win since the turn of the century! They are looking to repeat this feat on March 9th 2025 at Southgate Hockey Centre – good luck!
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