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The annual Sports Awards evening held in the College Gymnasium is an opportunity for us to acknowledge the excellence in competition and unseen work behind our incredible athletes. This year, a packed out space filled with family, students, staff, and supporters joined us on 31 October for the occasion.
Director of Boarding Bridgit Anitelea hosted the night, welcoming our guests and keeping the night running smoothly. With over twenty-eight different sports, hundreds of teams, and hundreds of individuals, there was no shortage of achievements to celebrate.
Sports Prefects Emmerson Garrett and Coen Anderson also gave their last addresses to the athletes, both reflecting on their ‘villages’ who’ve supported them through their careers thus far. Emmerson focussed on thanking her parents, “thank you for sending me to this school with a world of opportunities.” About his successes across cycling, running, and triathlon, Coen said, “I can only accredit to the people around me who provided constant encouragement and the motivation to make them proud.” Our athletes also had the chance to hear from alumni and current All Black Dalton Papali'i, interviewed by Wendy Petrie. Graduating in 2015 from the College, he had a wealth of knowledge to share, speaking humbly and vulnerably about the trials and successes he’s seen in his career thus far.
The night closed with our major award winners and we’d like to congratulate all our athletes on their improvement, successes, and learnings throughout 2024. The major award winners are listed below:
Dux Ludorum – Emmerson Garrett
Boys Runner Up to Dux Ludorum – Blake McKinnon
Girls Runner Up to Dux Ludorum – Ashleigh Tuumaialu
We’d also like to congratulate our individual and team colour winners: Brooke McKenzie,
Paige Fletcher, Immy Barlow, Rhys Christie, Dejaun Naidoo, Ryan Mackay, Emma Zheng,
Kate Sung, Lataanga Holi, Blake McKinnon, Siale Pahulu, James Crosbie, Ashleigh Tuumaialu, Emmerson Garrett, Oliver Schnauer, the Premier Girls Cycling Team (Dorothy Anderson, Sophie Archer, Madeliene Ballard, Holly Bishop, Neve McKenzie, Ava van Rij) and the Senior Boys Track Cycling Pursuit Team (Hunter Ballard, Jamie Cantell-Roberts, Hunter Dalton, and Remi Dalton).
The College had a number of NZ representatives that received Silver Ferns for their efforts:
Brooke McKenzie (New Zealand Aerobics Team)
Immy Barlow (New Zealand U18 Athletics Team)
Hunter Te Ratana (New Zealand U17 Basketball Team)
Kilani-Mae Tuineau (New Zealand U15 Basketball Team)
Hannah Saxon (New Zealand U17 Women’s Football Team)
Liam Bevitt (New Zealand Secondary Schools U16 Football Team)
Finn Murphy (New Zealand Secondary Schools U16 Football Team)
Sean Kane (New Zealand Secondary Schools U16 Football Team)
Rhys Christie (New Zealand Secondary Schools U19 Football Team)
Ryan Mackay (New Zealand Secondary Schools U19 Football Team)
Dejaun Naidoo (New Zealand Secondary Schools U19 Football Team)
Charlize Kerr (New Zealand Secondary Schools U16 Football Team)
Lataanga Holi (New Zealand Secondary Schools Netball Team)
Madison Sanele (New Zealand Indoor Netball U17 Mixed Team)
Kyra Du Toit (New Zealand Indoor Netball U13 Team)
Jens Zhao (New Zealand Cadet Karate Team)
Kate Sung (New Zealand Junior Karate Team)
Beau Yuan (New Zealand Junior Karate Team)
Timothy Bacchus (New Zealand Orienteering U16 Team)
Blake McKinnon (New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Team)
Zofia Wells (NZIODA European Optimist Team)
Philippa Wiltshire (NZIODA North American Optimist Team)
Siale Pahulu (New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby Team)
Riley Grant-Faiva (New Zealand Maoris U18 Rugby Team)
D’Angelo Mikaele (New Zealand Rugby League U16 Team)
Lucian Mikaele (New Zealand Rugby League U16 Team)
James Crosbie (New Zealand Swimming Junior Team)
Audrey Tran (New Zealand Tennis U15 Team)
Oscar Du (New Zealand Table Tennis U15 Team)
Emmerson Garrett (New Zealand Touch Blacks Women’s Team)
Ashleigh Tuumaialu (New Zealand Touch Blacks Women’s Team)
George McGuinness (New Zealand U16 Water Polo Team)
Lachlan Schnauer (New Zealand U16 Water Polo Team)
Oliver Schnauer (New Zealand U18 Water Polo Team)
Suzy Toresen (New Zealand Waterskiing Team)
Finally, we’d like to acknowledge some of our behind-the-scenes champions – Sports Events and Premier Team Manager Lynne Scutt, Sports Administrators Rebecca Jeans, Natasha Mouat, Kimberly Fraser, and all our coaches who make this program run like a well-oiled machine. Thank you to the parents for your endless support of your children, as we all know too well, it takes a village.
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