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Complete Finalist List Follows Category Name Sport School Farmer Auto Complete finalist list follows Category Name Sport School Steven Adams Basketball Farmer Auto Village Valerie Adams Athletics International Mahe Drysdale Rowing Sportsperson of the Year Jason Lochhead Beach Volleyball Danny Lee Golf Lisa Carrington Kayaking Holland Beckett Lawyers Molly Meech Sailing Sportswoman of the Year Luuka Jones Canoe Slalom Natalie Peat Surf Lifesaving Peter Burling Sailing Bayleys Real Estate Sam Meech Sailing Sportsman of the Year Kane Williamson Cricket Sam Cane Rugby Graeme Aldridge Cricket Paul Roozendaal Waka Ama BayTrust Coach of the Sean Horan Rugby Sevens Year Sir Gordon Tietjens Rugby Sevens Jay Carter Golf Julieta Diaz Synchronised Swimming Kelly Hudson Hockey Bay of Plenty Times Ross Merrett Surf Life Saving Official of the Year Glen Jackson Rugby Nick Briant Rugby New Zealand Men's Whitewater Rafting Team Whitewater Rafting Bay of Plenty Senior Men's TECT Team of the Year Cricket Team Cricket Rangataua Men’s Rugby Team Rugby Volleyball Tauranga Women's A Team Volleyball Mauao Warriors Men's Volleyball Team Volleyball Bay of Plenty U18 Boys’ Hockey Team Hockey Eva Morris & Jazzlee Thomas Synchronised Swimming Contract Mechanical Services Junior Team of Bay of Plenty U17 the Year Women's Volleyball Team Indoor Volleyball Bay of Plenty U19 Men's Volleyball Team Indoor Volleyball Callum Gilbert Canoe Slalom Vodafone Junior Ashley Roozendaal Waka Ama Sportsman of the Year Ben Cochrane Surf Life Saving Isaac Te Aute Rugby Sevens Eves Realty Junior Amy Robinson Hockey & Athletics Sportswoman of the Frances Davies Hockey Year Sam Morrison Equestrian Bowls Mount Maunganui Bowls Papamoa Football Club Football Te Puna Rugby Radio Sport Club of the Club Rugby Year Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service Surf Life Saving Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club Sailing & Power Boat Swim Rotorua Swimming Jazzlee Thomas Synchronised Swimming Bethlehem College Hannah van der Toi Ohomai Secondary Horst Equestrian Whakatane High School School Sportswoman of Elin Tawharu Surfing Mount Maunganui College the Year Brooklyn Storey Taekwondo Tauranga Girls' College Frances Lloyd Taekwondo Tauranga Girls' College Libby Bradley Surf Life Saving Katikati College Callum Aitken Canoe Slalom Tauranga Boys' College Surf Life Saving, Triathlon Toi Ohomai Secondary Hamish Miller & Aquathon Bethlehem College School Sportsman of the Lenny Jenkins Rowing Whakatane High School Year Hayze Perham Rugby Rotorua Boys' High School Ryan Crapp Clay Target Shooting Katikati College Tristan Haycock Mountain Biking Tauranga Boys' College Raewyn Morgan Underwater Hockey Trident High School Graham Watt Rowing Whakatane High School Vo2 Secondary School Rene Otto Athletics Edgecumbe College Coach of the Year Jeff Robb and Leo Scott Rugby & Rugby 7s Tauranga Girls' College Anton Williams Underwater Hockey Tauranga Boys' College Western Heights High School Beach Volleyball Team Beach Volleyball Whakatane High School Boys' Bay Office Products Rowing Team Rowing Depot Secondary School Boys Team of the Year Tauranga Boys' College Canoe Slalom Team Canoe Slalom Rotorua Boys' High School Waka Ama Team Waka Ama Trident High School Senior Girls’ Underwater Hockey Team Underwater Hockey Tauranga Girls' Bay Cardiology College Senior A Secondary School Girls Girls Volleyball Team of the Year Team Volleyball Tauranga Girls' College Rowing Team Rowing Rotorua Girls’ High School Premier 1 Netball Team Netball Touch Rugby & Rugby George Haswell Union Mount Maunganui College Angel Haeata- Aurecon Best Student Burrows Netball & Volleyball Tauranga Girls' College Contribution to Sport Quinn McKay Basketball Reporoa College Rilee Rehu Basketball Rotorua Girls’ High School Hugh Lees Hockey Bethlehem College Supreme Award – Past Winners 1969 Una Wickham 1970 Mr J Foster 1971 Mr W Veldman 1972 Mrs E Rimmer 1973 MN Nicholson 1974 Ross Hynds 1975 GM Crossman 1976 Gregg Rowlands 1977 Bruce Brownlee 1978 Mark Taylor 1979 Grant McAuley 1980 Brenda Rhodes 1981 Geoff Howarth 1982 Andrew Stevenson 1983 Lance Cairns 1984 Frank Shelford 1985 Jeff Scott 1986 Simon Wi Rutene 1987 Dianne Collings 1988 Gary Mercer 1989 Toni Jeffs 1990 Nicky Cooney 1991 Tony Truss 1992 Mat Brick 1993 Sid Giddy 1994 Cathy Millen & Mark Rendell 1995 Paul Steel 1996 BOP Thames Valley Women’s Golf Team 1997 Renee Fowler 1998 Gordon Tietjens 1999 Julian Deane 2000 Dave MacCalman 2001 Sam Hunt 2002 Moss Burmester 2003 BOP Golf Team 2004 Vanessa Quin 2005 Samuel Bewley 2006 Peter Burling 2007 Sarah Walker 2008 Danny Lee 2009 Sarah Walker 2010 Matthew Lack 2011 Gordon Tietjens 2012 Lisa Carrington 2013 Peter Burling 2014 Julia Edward 2015 Lisa Carrington ENDS For further information or comment please contact: Megan Cleverley Sport Manager - Sport Bay of Plenty Mob 027 461 7219 Email [email protected] | www.sportbop.co.nz .
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