OURC Mens Senior 8+ Nominated for 2009 Otago Sports Team of the Year

May 11, 2010
        
The Otago University mens senior 8 has been nominated for the 2009 Otago Sports
Team of the Year at the annual Otago Sports Awards. The 2009 crew won the
Hebberley shield for a record 8th time in a row and also won an invitational
international university regatta in China where they defeated such universities
as Yale. The Otago Sports Awards are a highly prestigious event with the likes
of World champion cyclist Alison Shanks winning the title of sports woman of the
year in 2008. The winner will be announced on the 21st of May at an awards
dinner. Good luck to the crew we hope they can take it out!

The crew nominated was:

Todd Hale
Matthew Adam
Scott van den Bosch
William Shaw
Campbell Lowe
Jamie Orsborn
Alistair Bond
Mark O'Connor
Michael Dessoulavy (cox)

Richard Sharp (reserve)
Fergus Fauvel