Henri ten Klooster (rechts) maakt bekend dat Julie von Grünigen (tweede van rechts) sportvouw van het jaar is. Foto: Sven Menschel.
One of the competitions Von Grünigen took part in was the Ironman world championships in Hawaii. The Swiss athlete qualified for that because she was the fastest women under 24 in the Ironman triathlon in Maastricht. Thanks to these achievements she was pronounced Wageningen student sportswoman of the year, beating lacrosse player Julie Peletier, who plays for the national team too, and climber Aniek Lith, who came second in the Dutch lead climbing championship (following a route).
Cyclist Van der Pijl came sixth in the Dutch time trials in 2015. The other nominees were runner Koen Jansen and basketball player Constantinos Patinios.
The rowers Van Hateren and Groot Koerkamp won several student competitions in 2015 in the ladies coxless pair category, and narrowly missed a prize at the European University Rowing Championship in Hannover. Other nominated sports teams were Men’s 1 and Ladies’ 1 from basketball association Sphinx, both of which came out top in the competition, and the men’s relay team from athletics association Tarlétos, which won a prize at the national championships.