Natalie Ross and Cody van Wyk were crowned Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at the Rhodes University Sports Awards Dinner.
Natalie Ross and Cody van Wyk were crowned Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at the Rhodes University Sports Awards Dinner.
Ross is a member of the Athletics Club at Rhodes and van Wyk a member of the hockey club.
The sports awards were held in the Monument where the sporting clubs and individual performances were awarded. Both Ross and van Wyk have made headlines in the Grocott’s Mail on numerous occasions throughout the year.
Ross finished third in the 2014 Pontevedra ITU Duathlon World Championships in Spain, winning the championship bronze medal. This is the third time Ross has won the Sportswoman of the Year award.
Van Wyk was selected for the South African U18 A hockey side which took part in the youth Olympics this year. The sports awards was attended by invited guests which included staff and students at Rhodes.
Sports journalist, Graeme Joffe was the guest speaker.
