
Spotlight on Swanepoel and Glasby at Steinhoff Maties Hockey awards
Dylan Swanepoel and Tarryn Glasby were the two big winners at the annual Steinhoff Maties Hockey awards ceremony.
Glasby was named Coach's Player of the Year and the leading goal scorer for Maties Women. She also received the Kotie Smuts Trophy for Women's Club Player of the Year. Glasby scored a total of 25 goals, making her the leading goal scorer in the club. For that she received the Jackie Wiese Trophy. Glasby is part of the South African U/21 team that will compete in the World Cup tournament later this year.
Swanepoel also received a handful of awards. The captain of Maties Men was named Most Valuable Player, Players' Player and Coach's Player of the Year. He also received the President Cup as Men's Club Player of the Year. It was Swanepoel's last season at Maties.
Other awards for the women went to Heather McEwan – Most Valuable Player of the Year – and Quanita Bobbs – Players' Player of the Year. Natasha Rootenburg was the player who made the most progress for Maties Women and the club. The latter means she received the Rennie Rose-Innes Trophy.
Maties Men's leading scorer was James Drummond. First-year student Tom Richardson is the player who made the most progress in the men's team while goalkeeper Rob McKinley received the JH Black Trophy for the men's player who made the most progress in the club.