BUT has announced the best athletes for the year 2024

On Wednesday, January 29, the award ceremony for the best athletes of Brno University of Technology (BUT) took place. The athletes, who had entered the Athlete of the Year 2024 poll, gathered in the Stucco Hall of the Rectorate of BUT. 30 athletes attended the event, where Vice-Rector Iveta Šimberová, Vice-Rector Miroslav Doupovec, and Bursar Daniela Němcová congratulated them on their sporting achievements. The event was hosted by CESA Director Hana Lepková.

Students at Brno University of Technology have a wide range of sports opportunities for both enjoyment and development. And they are really good at sports. In 2024, they also excelled in several competitions. A total of 39 talented students passed through the Athlete of the Year 2024 poll. Based on their outstanding results in association and academic competitions, 10 top athletes were selected. In addition, three top academics from Brno universities and two exceptional para athletes were honored. During the award ceremony, academic champions in individual and team sports, as well as successful representatives who made a name for themselves in university and European competitions, also shone.

The first place in the poll went to the talented shooter Martina Matějková from the Faculty of Business at BUT. In 2024, Martina became Junior European Champion and Team World Champion. She also represented the university at the AMS in sport shooting in India.
Second place was occupied by Lucie Dittrichová from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at BUT, who excelled in orienteering. Third place went to Jakub Homola from CESA BUT for his performances in triathlon.

Summary table of the TOP 10 athletes who participated in the World Championship, European Championship, Czech Championship, AMS, and AM ČR:
1st place – Martina Matějková from the Faculty of Business at BUT, sports clay pigeon shooting
2nd place – Lucie Dittrichová from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at BUT, orienteering
3rd place – Jakub Homola from CESA BUT, triathlon
4th place – Jakub Osička from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at BUT, softball
5th place – Jakub Mašek from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at BUT, artistic cycling
6th - 10th place
 Marcela Pírková from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at BUT, athletics

Marek Gajdečka from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at BUT, freestyle skiing

Petr Horvát from the Faculty of Chemistry at BUT, ski orienteering, orienteering

Lukáš Kříž from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at BUT, sailing

Martin Děcký from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication at BUT, fin swimming

Among the para athletes, Veronika Kamenská, a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication at BUT and a student at the Faculty of Business at BUT, was honored for her representation in para karate. Petr Frýba from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication at BUT ranked in the poll thanks to his performances in para swimming.

The best academic athletes in Brno University Sports were nominated from the AMS participants: Jakub Kostelecký (Faculty of Civil Engineering at BUT) for sports clay pigeon shooting, Adam Jonáš (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication at BUT) for orienteering and Jakub Kočí (Faculty of Civil Engineering at BUT) for speed skating.

The Czech Academic Champions are:

In individual competitions:

Alex Vodička, karate

Bianka Suchá, karate

Richard Křivánek, sport shooting

Michaela Křížová, sailing

Martin Kinc, radio orienteering

Pavel Kozák, fencing

Martin Míček, swimming

Radim Švarc, swimming, fin swimming

In baseball:

Filip Čapka, Vojtěch Koudelka, Lukáš Řehůřek, Marek Štefka, Petr Charvát, Martin Hájek, Matyáš Němčanský, Vojtěch Kupský, Nikola Schwarzingerová, Mathias Schwarzinger, Jakub Kotačka, Martin Helešic

In volleyball:

Adam Provazník, Petr Novák, Jan Bílek, Vladislav Hruška, Pavel Horníček, Antonín Pelíšek, Tomáš Pokorný, Ondřej Adamec, Šimon Pomykal, Josef Meluzín, Matouš Drahoňovský

Hockey players and rowers also joined the university battles:

VUT Cavaliers Brno Team:

Daniel Jochman, Patrik Früštök, Michal Andrle, Vanessa Burešová, Jakub Jančí, Jan Malíř, Daniela Slouková, Sandra Slouková, Matouš Kabát, Michal Martinčík, Antonín Běhal, David Cekr, Filip Cekr, Richard Orsech, Peter Pejkovič, Vojtěch Pernický, Samuel Saňa, Vojtěch Vytlačil, Mirek Březina, Matůš Černák, Jaromír Harásek, Nesim Harmim, Tomáš Mazán, Kryštof Charvát, Martin Jaroš, Dominik Jeřábek, Filip Korman, Jan Malý, Michal Palkovič, Vojtěch Kleofáš Příhoda, Patrik Slabej, Miroslav Slováček

At Svratka:

Dan Juřík, Juraj Kříž, Adam Dalibor Jurčík, Václav Kostříž, Kryštof Bláha, Karel Koreček, Matěj Račanský, Tomáš Vodička, Petra Jakšová

In the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports UNIS 2024 Scholarship Program:

Petr Frýba, Šimon Potůček, Tereza Širůčková, Veronika Kamenská, Jáchym Cink, Filip Čapka, Matouš Drahoňovský, David Foller, Kateřina Galíčková, Martin Magula, Jakub Osička, Matouš Kolečkář, Eliška Jordánková, Soňa Kouřilová, Ondřej Surkoš, Vít Škrkoň, Lucie Šmardová, Bao Tran Quoc, Marcela Pírková, Marcel Mravec, Hana Blažková, Jiří Derka, Jindřich Janečka, Nikola Schwarzingerová, Vojtěch Vrzal

We thank all athletes for their excellent representation of the university and congratulate them on their results, which demonstrate both a high level of sporting spirit and performance, as well as serving as an inspiration for other students. In 2025, we wish them strength and success in both sports and studies.