Athletics Tauranga Inc.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! What a wonderful night of celebrations, thank you to all those who attended, plus the wonderful team who put in all the work behind the scenes to make the evening such a success.

​​​​​​​Our award winners for the 2025/26 season were:

CROSS COUNTRY Male:

  • Corban Holmes

CROSS COUNTRY Female:

  • Eleanor Pugh


ROAD RACE Male:

  • Finnley Oliver

ROAD RACE Female:

  • Kate Faitl


MIDDLE DISTANCE Male:

  • Sam Ruthe

MIDDLE DISTANCE Female:

  • Daisy Ruthe


DISTANCE Male:

  • Michael Sutton

DISTANCE Female:

  • Nanine Fouche


MARATHON (best performance at Rotorua Marathon)

  • Brendon Hogan


PARA Athlete of the Year:

  • Jaxon Woolley 


INTERNATIONAL  - Outstanding Performance at International Competition:

  • Sam Ruthe


SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD:

  • Ben Ruthe


VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: 

  • Brenda Poutawera

SPRINTER Male:

  • Joshua Innes

SPRINTER Female:

  • Brooke Somerfield


THROWER Male:

  • David Mora

THROWER Female:

  • Te Koha Kete-Kawhena


JUMPER Male (joint winners):

  • Connor Brown 

  • Ed Leung 


COMBINED EVENTS:

  • Connor Brown


JUNIOR Athlete of the Year Male:

  • Sam Ruthe

JUNIOR Athlete of the Year Female:

  • Kaitlyn Black


SENIOR Athlete of the Year Male:

  • Sam Tanner

SENIOR Athlete of the Year Female:

  • Brooke Somerfield


MASTERS Athlete of the Year Male:

  • Malcolm Smith (M45)

MASTERS Athlete of the Year Female:

  • Andrea Neal (W35)


CLUB ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: 

  • Gavin Smith