And the nominees are…

The three nominees for sportswoman of the year are Marissa Damink of Asterix, Renate Janssen of The Elephants and Maxine Palmen of Fellenoord. The achievements of runner Marissa Damink, member of student athletic association Asterix, this year include first place in the 800 meters at the Dutch Indoor Championships, and her participation in the European Championship for national teams, representing the Netherlands in the 800 meters. Renate Janssen is a member of student rugby association The Elephants. Her performances on the rugby pitch have not gone unnoticed; this year she was allowed to play on the national rugby team. Tennis player Maxine Palmen (member of Fellenoord) has achieved impressive results this year at various ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments. She won the women's doubles in the NRT 3-star (National Ranking List Tournament), and took the title in the mixed doubles in the 3. She plays competitively in Germany and with her team won promotion to the next level.

For the sportman of the year you can choose between Bas de Vreede of Odin, Jacco Pereboom of ESAC and Robert Tiemeijer of Thȇta. Bas de Vreede of ESKV Odin secured tenth position during the SBD Cup (Open Powerlift Cup Classic & Equipped), one of the biggest powerlifting competition in the Benelux. Jacco Pereboom (Eindhoven Student Alpine Club) won this year's Dutch National Championship in the Dutch Adventure Race Series (DARS). This adventure race takes place over 24 to 32 hours and is known for being the toughest and longest race in the Netherlands. Rower Robert Tiemeijer of E.S.R. Thêta, succeeding in winning, among other things, third place at the Dutch Rowing Championship for the under-23s. At the Varsity, the Netherlands' oldest rowing regatta, Tiemeijer came fourth.

Candidates for sports team of the year are Team Asterix, the GNSK women's volleyball team and the first women's team of volleyball association Tamar. Team E.S.A.V. Asterix won this year's team running event convincingly at the Dutch Student Championship (NSK). The women's volleyball team comprising members of ESVV Pusphaira and ESZVV Totelos took the title this year for Eindhoven at the Great Dutch Student Championship (GNSK). The team won all its matches magnificently. The volleyball players on the first women's team at VV Tamar won promotion to the highest class this past year thanks to their championship performance.

Voting is open until midnight today.

Best sports association

The best sports association was voted for by employees of the Student Sports Centre. The nominees are korfball association Atilla, student cycling assocation Squadra Veloce, student table tennis assocation Taveres, strength sport assocation Odin, e-sport assocation Zephyr, volleyball assocation Tamar, archery assocation Da Vinci and outdoor sport assocation All Terrain. “The sports centre has nominated these clubs because they have gone the extra mile during the past year.”