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College Sport Wellington 2015 Sportsperson of the Year Awards

THE DOMINION POST COLLEGE SPORT WELLINGTON 2015 SPORTS AWARDS

The following awards were presented at the College Sport Awards Dinner at Te Rauparaha Arena on Sunday 01 November.

THE DOMINION POST & WELTEC 2015 PREMIER COLLEGE SPORTSPERSONS OF THE YEAR Daniel Hillier Aotea College Golf

Phoebe Edwards Wellington East Girls’ College Athletics

THE NZME. - ALL ROUNDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Marcelle Parkes Wellington East Girls’ College

Ben Power Hutt International Boys’ School

NEW ZEALAND COMMUNITY TRUST - STUDENT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Nicole Kennedy Wellington Girls’ College

Liam Martin Onslow College

SPORTS DISTRIBUTORS - OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Rosalina Sitagata Taita College

George Morris Wellington College

FUJI XEROX - COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Rachel Curtin Aotea College

Steve Graham Wellington Girls’ College

APEX PRINT- LOTTO SPORTSMAKER - VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Jennifer Feek Naenae College

Craig Johnson Hutt International Boys’ School

WELTEC - TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Wellington East Girls’ College Premier Softball Team

Scots College Premier Tennis Team

WELLINGTON COMMUNITY TRUST - SERVICE TO SCHOOL SPORT AWARDS

Kristen Yorker Paraparaumu College

Sam Norris Kapiti College

INDIVIDUAL CODE AWARDS

2015 Athlete with A Disability of the Year KJ Dayal Rongotai College Santana Chapman Kapiti College

2015 Athletes of the Year Nicholas Smith St Patrick’s College, Silverstream Phoebe Edwards Wellington East Girls’ College

2015 Badminton Players of the Year Lik De Chun Hutt Valley High School Pingkan Polak Onslow College

2015 Basketball Players of the Year Taane Samuel Scots College Tegan Graham Wellington Girls’ College

2015 Bowls Players of the Year Seamus Curtin Aotea College Madison Hemson Hutt Valley High School

2015 Canoe Racer of the Year Tess Allen Kapiti College

2015 Cricket Players of the Year Troy Johnson Hutt International Boys’ School Melie Kerr Tawa College

2015 Cross Country/ Road Runners of the Year James Preston Scots College Kelsey Forman Wellington East Girls’ College

2015 Cyclists of the Year George Jackson Rongotai College Caitlin Georgantas Upper Hutt College

2015 Diver of the Year Yu Quin Goh St Catherine’s College

2015 Fencer of the Year Isaac Rusholme Cobb Hutt International Boys’ School

2015 Football Players of the Year Noah Billingsley Onslow College Emma Main St Oran’s College

2015 Futsal Players of the Year Luc Saker Wellington College Sian Feeney Hutt Valley High School

2015 Golf Players of the Year Daniel Hillier Aotea College Gabrielle Palado Samuel Marsden Collegiate

2015 Handball Players of the Year Ollie Whiteman Scots College Alexandra Mair Samuel Marsden Collegiate

2015 Hockey Players of the Year Logen Stent Wellington College Kiriana Wairau-Hunter Sacred Heart College

2015 Karate Player of the Year Sean Richardson Paraparaumu College

2015 Multisport Athletes of the Year Christian Davey St Patrick’s College, Town Emelie Clarke Tawa College

2015 Netball Player of the Year Mila Reuelu-Buchanan Wellington East Girls’ College 2015 Orienteers of the Year Stefan Przychodzko Paraparaumu College Lara Molloy Wellington Girls’ College

2015 Rowers of the Year Hayden Robertson Onslow College Bella Cordwell Wellington East Girls’ College

2015 Rugby League Players of the Year Tarquinn Alatipi St Patrick’s College, Silverstream Sieni Mose Wainuiomata High School

2015 Rugby Union Players of the Year Peter Umaga-Jensen Scots College Ayesha Leti Porirua College

2015 Shooters of the Year Samuel Porta Hutt International Boys’ School Ruby De Silva Wellington Girls’ College

2015 Softball Players of the Year Bailey MacDonald Bishop Viard College Mereana Makea Wellington East Girls’ College

2015 Squash Players of the Year Scott Galloway Hutt Valley High School Charlotte Galloway Hutt Valley High School

2015 Swimmers of the Year Lewis Clareburt Scots College Chelsey Edwards Chilton Saint James School

2015 Table Tennis Players of the Year Sean Hanson Hutt International Boys’ School Hui Ling Vong Onslow College

2015 Taekwondo Athlete of the Year Rose Biddiscombe Kapiti College

2015 Tennis Players of the Year George Stoupe Hutt International Boys’ School Tamara Anderson Onslow College

2015 Touch Players of the Year Atawhai Osborne Te Kura o iwi Whakatupuranga Rua Mano Grace Steinmetz Wellington Girls’ College

2015 Ultimate Frisbee Players of the Year Ryan Sheridan Hutt Valley High School India Hansen Hutt Valley High School

2015 Underwater Hockey Players of the Year Ben Paviour-Smith Wellington College Abigail Freeland Wellington Girls’ College

2015 Volleyball Players of the Year Aukusitino Lavea St Patrick’s College, Town Leni Moananu St Mary’s College

2015 Waka Ama Athletes of the Year Isaac Fa’alogo St Patrick’s College, Silverstream Marama Elkington Mana College

2015 Water Polo Players of the Year Mataio Pou St Bernard’s College Selina Duggan Wellington East Girls’ College

2015 Yachtsperson of the Year George Gautrey Hutt International Boys’ School

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