This year’s list of Trinity College Dublin’s Sports Scholars features student-athletes from a wide variety of sports, including rugby, football, basketball, volleyball, rowing, hockey, fencing, sailing, and cricket.
Among those on the high-performance pathway are Ireland Senior International and Leinster Rugby player Ryan Baird; Connacht Rugby player –
Megan Collis; Ulster Rugby player – Harry Sheridan; Ireland Senior Basketball players – Sarah Kenny and Alexandra Mulligan; Ireland Senior Volleyball players – Grace Moloney, Lara McNichols, Ailis Wynne and Samuel Harman; Ireland Senior Cricket players – Matthew Humphries and Georgina Dempsey; and Irish Senior Waterpolo player – Aidan Mullaney.
William McDonald Hughes and Ciara Mulligan receive this year’s Trevor West Scholarship, awarded to exceptional athletes who have shown outstanding contributions to sport at Trinity and within their respective sports clubs.
Lisa Blaney receives the K.O. Lee basketball scholarship in association with Trinity Meteors. The scholarship was created in memory of Trinity alumnus K.O Lee, who coached the Meteors Ladies Basketball team at Trinity and contributed to the team’s success in the 1970s.
Emma Merriweather received this year’s Global Graduate Sport Scholarship, while Shane McEntee received this year’s G.P.A / Trinity Business School Sport Scholarship in association with Trinity Business School.
“We are thrilled to introduce this year’s exceptional calibre of student-athletes for the 2024 / ‘25 academic year,” said Matthew Dossett, Deputy Director of Sport and Physical Activity at Trinity College Dublin.
“With representation from twenty-one sports and a diverse array of internationally acclaimed and emerging athletes, Trinity College Dublin reaffirms our commitment to nurturing sporting talents.”
“The continually improving support structure available to our high-performing athletes and teams within Trinity has increased applications. Our objective of attracting and supporting gifted athletes remains at the forefront of Trinity Sport’s mission, ensuring that Trinity remains a premier destination for the most accomplished student-athletes at home and abroad.
Among the benefits offered to scholars are specialised strength and conditioning training, a dedicated medical care pathway, lifestyle, nutritional , and financial support.
An event to celebrate this year’s scholars will be held on Monday, November 11th, at the Dining Hall, Trinity College Dublin. During the event, Trinity Sport student-athletes will participate in a panel discussion on the ‘high-performance mindset’.
The other sports to have scholarships awarded are Water Polo, Camogie, Equestrian, Modern Pentathlon, Alpine Skiing, Gaelic Football, Hurling, , GAA Handball, Tennis, Triathlon and Wheelchair Basketball and Badminton.
Trinity College, Technological University of Dublin, and the Sport Ireland Campus will host events as part of the European Network of Academic Sports Services from Sunday, November 10th, to Monday, November 11th, before we head north to Belfast, where Ulster University will host the main forum. Sport for Business is delighted to be part of the week of activity looking at the future of Campus Sport across the continent. Rob Hartnett will be the MC for the event and will host several discussions, including with Maggie Arreola of Notre Dame University.
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