FINALISTS 2024

College Sport Wellington will host its annual awards on Sunday the 3rd of November celebrating the brightest young sporting talents from around the Wellington region. 

Congratulations to the following finalists of the 2024 Sportsperson of the Year Awards

Major Awards - Finalists


All Rounder of the Year

Phoebe Gray (Samuel Marsden Collegiate), Rebecca Bailey (St Oran's College), Chelsey Moananu (Wellington East Girls' College).

Mason Carey (St Bernard's College), Thompson Tukapua (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Wesley Faitele (Taita College).

Coach of the Year

Brenda Collins (Aotea College), Pelesa Semu (St Mary's College), Lesina Pereira (Wellington Girls' College).

Jamie Fitzgerald (Samuel Marsden Collegiate), Khalid Razouk (St Patrick's College, Town), Mike Deane (Wellington East Girls' College).

Service to School Sport

Hannah Smith (Naenae College), Bailey Nightingale (St Mary's College), Sinama Latailakepa (St Oran's College).

Hoani Smith Jnr (Naenae College), Trent Crawford (Newlands College), Vishwaa Alagappan (Wellington College).

Student Coach of the Year

Sophee Boon (Chilton St James School), Emie Kearney (St Oran's College), Rebecca Wash (Wellington East Girls' College), Mabel Nesimnahan (Wellington Girls' College).

Matthew Clark (Hutt International Boys' School), Xavier Overton (Newlands College), Alex Yip (Newlands College), Freddy Chowdhury (Onslow College).

Student Official of the Year

Netball - Summer Fraser (Onslow College), Volleyball - Kiana Uriarau (Sacred Heart College (Wgtn)), Badminton - Palak Rathod (Wellington Girls' College).

Rugby - Tyler Hill (Heretaunga College), Touch - Ashton Foote (Kāpiti College), Football - Carter Madge (Paraparaumu College).

Team of the Year

Senior Tennis Team (Queen Margaret College), Dragon Boat Team (St Oran's College), Premier Futsal Team (Wellington East Girls' College), Rowing U18 Doubles (Wellington Girls' College).

Adventure Racing Team (Onslow College), Premier Futsal Team (St Patrick's College, Town), Senior A Basketball  (Wellington College), Senior A Underwater Hockey (Wellington College).

Phoenix Mixed Dragon Boat Team (Heretaunga College), AWD Nuggets Basketball Team (Wainuiomata High School), Ki O Rahi Team (Wainuiomata High School).

Volunteer of the Year

Cath Taggart (Onslow College), Teresa Cargo (Upper Hutt College), Jo Hiles (Wellington Girls' College).

Dean Waddington (Hutt International Boys' School), Stuart Beresford (Wellington College), Nathan Wallace (Wellington East Girls' College).

Code Specific Awards - Finalists


Athletics

Sacha Kilmister (Kāpiti College), Analin Rudd (Samuel Marsden Collegiate), Naomi Waite (Wellington Girls' College).

Asher Robertson (Hutt International Boys' School), Samasoni Hewitt (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Hugo Jones (Scots College).

Athletes with Disability (AWD)

Sasha Howard (Newlands College), Lincoln Parker (Paraparaumu College), Braydon Henare-Time (Wainuiomata High School), Ruby Lasini (Wainuiomata High School).

Badminton

Hayley Naylor (St Oran's College), Sherlyn Andrews (Tawa College), Kanika Sun (Wellington East Girls' College).

Kevin Shi (Scots College), Liyuan Sun (Scots College), Jovan Joby (St Bernard's College).

Basketball

Nahala Toeleiu (Queen Margaret College), Leah Ah-Ken (Sacred Heart College), Asha Young (Wellington East Girls' College).

Keelan Magalogo (Paraparaumu College), Arana Robertson (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Troy Plumtree (Wellington College).

Bike

Sophie Hiswin (Aotea College), Mikayla Perry (Wellington East Girls' College), Fifi Weston (Wellington Girls' College).

Tom Coleman (Kāpiti College), Robert Mcguigan (Rongotai College), Tim Cuthbert (Wellington College).

Bowls

Lily Signal (Heretaunga College), Nevaeh Hickey (Tawa College), Charvarna Williams (Wainuiomata High School).

Marshall Kenny (Heretaunga College), Leo Rennwandt (Newlands College), Taui White (Upper Hutt College).

Cricket

Isla Mckenzie (Onslow College), Ava Conroy (Tawa College), Kate Chandler (Wellington Girls' College).

Connor Gatward (Hutt International Boys' School), Arana Cronin-Stone (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Adam Wood (Upper Hutt College).

Cross Country / Road Race

Jessie Mckenzie (Hutt Valley High School), Poppy Healy (Queen Margaret College), Ava Sutherland (Wellington Girls' College).

Max Doherty (Onslow College), Desmond Reddy (Rongotai College), Callum Wos (St Patrick's College, Silverstream).

Fencing

Cassandra Gibson (Chilton St James School), Ellen Li (Queen Margaret College), Imogene Dalton (Wellington East Girls' College).

Sidney Tickle (Newlands College), Joel Ball - La Hood (Wellington College).

Floorball

Tegan Macfadyen (Wellington East Girls' College), Florence Le Masurier (Wellington Girls' College), Eva Baker (Wellington High School).

Harison Clulow (Rongotai College), Lachlan Pitchford (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Oliver Williams (St Patrick's College, Town).

Football

Alyssha Eglinton (Hutt Valley High School), Holly Robins (Newlands College), Lily Davies (Wellington East Girls' College).

Rakshan Suresh (Newlands College), Alifta Kusuma (Onslow College), Jack Perniskie (Scots College).

Futsal

Greer Wilson (Queen Margaret College), Phoebe Gray (Samuel Marsden Collegiate), Jessie John (Wellington East Girls' College).

Matteo Lidstone (Scots College), Charlie Hale (St Patrick's College, Town), MJ Des Tombe (St Patrick's College, Town), Freeman Yu (Wellington College).

Golf

Uryah Time (Sacred Heart College), Teisa Mania Vaka (St Mary's College), Lonasei Lolo (Whitby Collegiate).

Apirana Ngarimu (Aotea College), Layton Prince (Hutt International Boys' School), Hugo Sidford (Hutt International Boys' School).

Hockey

Mckaela Woodward (Kāpiti College), Jada Ropitini (St Oran's College), Ted Gempton (Wellington Girls' College), Lucy Pottinger (Wellington Girls' College).

Harison Clulow (Rongotai College), Foy Kerkin (Scots College), Hamish Davenport (Wellington College).

Ki O Rahi 

Rhea Whiteman (Newlands College), Logan Crawford (Sacred Heart College), Amarni Clarke-Jones (Wainuiomata High School).

Bayley Puha-Harris (Newlands College), Maia Sciascia (St Patrick's College, Town), Reihana Te Rauna (Wainuiomata High School).

Netball

Phoenix Schwalger (St Mary's College), Te Arani Vulu (St Mary's College), Tapini Raea (Wellington Girls' College).

Orienteering

Lainey Thompson (Newlands College), Morag Mclellan (Onslow College), Alison Power (Onslow College).

Jonathan Green (Hutt Valley High School), Jake Mclellan (Onslow College).

Para Sport

Erin Knox (Heretaunga College), Toby Ireland (Hutt Valley High School), Albert O'Brien (Onslow College), Lucas Robins (Paraparaumu College).

Powerlifting

Anna Jamieson (Hutt Valley High School), Alice Davies (Sacred Heart College), Geordina Togia (Tawa College).

Tom Scahill (Heretaunga College), Stephen Gittos (Wellington College), Fletcher Soligo (Wellington College).

Rowing

Imogen Hille (Samuel Marsden Collegiate), Isabella Sharp (Samuel Marsden Collegiate), Emma Bagrie (Wellington Girls' College).

Oliver Florance (St Patrick's College, Town), Harry Kavanagh (Wellington College).

Rugby League

Fanua Rimoni (Sacred Heart College), Luca-Bella Ngatuere-Ongley (St Mary's College), Indiana Russell-Lia (St Mary's College).

Hoani Richards (St Bernard's College), TJ Tanoai (St Bernard's College), Shae Taitua (St Patrick's College, Silverstream).

Rugby Union

Fanua Rimoni (Sacred Heart College), Litia Bulicakau (St Mary's College), Eva Maora (St Mary's College).

Naea Fiu (Rongotai College), Thompson Tukapua (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Wesley Faitele (Taita College).

Shooting

Alexandra Christie (Heretaunga College), Pippa Taylor (Queen Margaret College), Gabi Hemsley (Tawa College).

Isaac Junc (Heretaunga College), Thomas Hill (Newlands College), Michael Ling (Onslow College).

Softball

Jayda Walters-Rangitihi (Aotea College), Maiarangi Waipara (Tawa College), Siobhan Bolger (Wellington East Girls' College).

Arron Gollan (Rongotai College), Jax Baldwin (St Bernard's College), George Mccarroll (St Patrick's College, Silverstream).

Squash

Leah Broadbelt (Aotea College), Greer Gibb (Kāpiti College), Unie Huang (Newlands College).

Riley Priest (Heretuanga College), Alex Walsh (Kāpiti College), Eamon Gannon (Wellington College).

Swimming

Hannah Sampson (Hutt Valley High School), Genaya Baker (St Oran's College), Kate Hurley (Wellington Girls' College).

Joe Reiher (Aotea College), Daniel Williams (Hutt Valley High School), Noah Ireland-Spicer (Paraparaumu College), Hunter Lloyd (Paraparaumu College).

Table Tennis

Jayathi Jaiganesh (Scots College), Grace Lam Sam (Taita College).

Jacob Andrews (Hutt Valley High School), Yufeng Wang (Scots College), Lucas Yang (Wellington College).

Tennis

Maria Galatescu (Queen Margaret College), Emily Dunn (St Oran's College), Amber Dano (Wellington Girls' College).

Aryav Bhawan (Hutt International Boys' School), Jonty Giesen (Scots College), Blake Simcock (St Patrick's College, Silverstream).

Touch

Acacia Hemera (Sacred Heart College), Mia Burt (St Oran's College), Jada Ropitini (St Oran's College).

Matiu Lowrie-Ronson (Hutt Valley High School), Thompson Tukapua (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Braddock Akuhata (Wainuiomata High School).

Ultimate

Holly Dungey (Hutt Valley High School), Ella Young (Onslow College), Calla Rix (Tawa College).

Darren Leishman (Hutt Valley High School), Blake Chambers (Onslow College), Elliot Mance (Rongotai College).

Underwater Hockey

Alice Egerton (Queen Margaret College), Paige Scoble (Wellington Girls' College), Maddy Murdoch (Wellington High School).

Rylee Poki (Hutt International Boys' School), Cam Jones (Wellington College), Hamish Wright (Wellington College).

Volleyball

Mackenzie Boyd (Sacred Heart College), Gibeon Pole'O (Sacred Heart College), Krystana Leota (St Mary's College).

Tyrone Leota (Aotea College), Billy Te Puni-Smith (Tawa College), Hamish Davenport (Wellington College).

Waka Ama

Trilaine Suitauloa (Paraparaumu College), Ngawhakahonore Matakatea (Te Kura Māori o Porirua), Keana Paama-Akavi (Te Kura Māori o Porirua).

Hawaiki Hodges-Taikato (Aotea College), Cordell Toimata (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Tane Thomas (Te Kura Māori o Porirua).

Water Polo

Maya McLay (Sacred Heart College), Molly O'Toole (Sacred Heart College), Macy Mahoney-Studd (Samuel Marsden Collegiate).

Tobias Boennic (St Patrick's College, Town), Ollie Bond (Wellington High School).

Yachting

Elena Keall-Neches (Paraparaumu College), Tabitha St Amand (Scots College), Lola Redshaw-Nalder (Wellington East Girls' College).

Jack Olson (Hutt International Boys' School), Hugo Appleby (St Patrick's College, Town).

Emerging Codes

Ten Pin Bowling - Natasha Goggin (Kāpiti College), Scootering - Alana Reardon (Paraparaumu College), Gymnastics - Ava Baddeley (Queen Margaret College), Diving - Sophie Derbyshire (Scots College), Gymnastics - Keira Rolston-Larking (Wellington East Girls' College).

Ten Pin Bowling - Ben Pettit (Hutt International Boys' School), Kendo - Max Lee (Onslow College), Water Skiing - Samuel McKenzie (Paraparaumu College), Gymnastics - Theo Barraud (Scots College), Wrestling - Seb Hopkins (Wellington College).

International Award

Erice van Leuven (Raphael House).