SUNDAY 11 JUNE, 2017 – UWI TODAY
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At the opening ceremony
of the UWI Games on May 25, the awardees of the Vice-Chancellor’s Sportswoman and
Sportsman of the Year were announced.
VikashMohan, the current captain of the St. Augustine Men’s Cricket Teamwas named Sportsman of the Year. Vikash
has previously led youth teams in Trinidad fromUnder13 to Under19. He is a final-year Mechanical Engineering Student
at St. Augustine.
Shimona Nelson, the Sportswoman of 2017, is a first-year student who plays netball, basketball and throws the javelin.
She took up a scholarship in 2016 after being scouted by The UWI Mona Sports Programme and is pursuing a degree in
Psychology at Mona.
Eleven student athletes from across the University’s four campuses—Cave Hill, Mona, Open and St. Augustine were
nominated and the ceremony took place at the Cave Hill Campus.
Vikash is 2017 Sportsman
Sportsman 2017, Vikash Mohan with his cricket teammates. The St. Augustine team was the overall winner in cricket.
