FINALISTS 2023

College Sport Wellington will host its annual awards on Sunday the 5th of November celebrating the brightest young sporting talents from around the Wellington region. 

Congratulations to the following finalists of the 2023 Sportsperson of the Year Awards

Code Specific Awards - Finalists


Athletics (Girls)

Mikayla Sola (Hutt Valley High), Niamh Gedye (Paraparaumu College), Poppy Healy (Queen Margaret)

Athletics (Boys)

Hugo Jones (Scots College), Alex Hewitt (Silverstream), Ryan Mallon (St Pat's, Town)

Badminton (Girls)

Ashlee Shum (Newlands College), Hayley Naylor (St Oran's College), Alice Zheng (Wellington East)

Badminton (Boys)

Darren Leishman (Hutt Valley High), Samuel Navarra (St Pat's, Town), Alex Galt (Wellington College)

Basketball (Girls)

Tia Pavihi (Queen Margaret), Leah Ah Ken (Sacred Heart), Isabel To'ia (Sacred Heart)

Basketball (Boys)

Krisnan-Cole Ioane (Silverstream), Dov Silberstein (Wellington College), Murphy Rodgers (Wellington College), Troy Plumtree (Wellington College)

Bowls (Girls)

Lily Signal (Heretaunga College), Emma Bryan (Upper Hutt College), Charvarna Williams (Wainuiomata High)

Bowls (Boys)

James Macmillan (Naenae College), Jayden Burns (Naenae College), Max Petherick (Rongotai College)

Cricket (Girls)

Hannah Francis (Chilton St James), Hannah Ryan (St Oran's College), Kate Chandler (Wellington Girls')

Cricket (Boys)

Oliver Tewatiya (Hutt Valley High), Ryan Tsourgas (Wellington College), William Julian (Wellington College)

Cross Country / Road Race (Girls)

Ava Sutherland (Wellington Girls'), Kate McHardy (Wellington Girls'), Lucy Jurke (Wellington Girls')

Cross Country / Road Race (Boys)

Max Doherty (Onslow College), Desmond Reddy (Rongotai College), Ben Brunner (Wellington College)

Bike (Girls)

Millie Donald (Kāpiti College), Erice Van Leuven (Raphael House), Lily Candy (Upper Hutt College)

Bike (Boys)

Lachie Ross (Hutt International), Tom Coleman (Kāpiti College), Robert Mcguigan (Rongotai College)

Floorball (Girls)

Bree Paiti (St Oran's College), Isla Morgan (Wellington East), Elenia Ihaia (Wellington Girls')

Floorball (Boys)

Hagan Macfadyen (Rongotai College), Harison Clulow (Rongotai College), Lachlan Pitchford (Silverstream)

Football (Girls)

Alyssha Eglinton (Hutt Valley High), Holly Robbins (Newlands College), Mackenzie Bryant (Queen Margaret)

Football (Boys)

Jesper Edwards (Paraparaumu College), Ryan Lee (Scots College), Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues (Wellington High)

Futsal (Girls)

Sofia George (Samuel Marsden), Claudia Glantschnig (Scots College), Liv Deane (Wellington East)

Futsal (Boys)

Nysi Soulis (Rongotai College), Isa Prins (Silverstream), Sam Gates (St Pat's, Town)

Golf (Girls)

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

Golf (Boys)

Tane Falconer (Heretaunga College), Sameer Govind (Hutt International), Sam Jiang (Hutt Valley High)

Hockey (Girls)

Keira Noble-Shedlock (Mana College), Nishka Parekh (Onslow College), Lucy Pottinger (Wellington Girls')

Hockey (Boys)

Oliver Bowmar (Hutt International), Foy Kerkin (Scots College), Matthew Crawford (Wellington College)

Ki O Rahi (Girls)

L A Matapuku-Kitiseni (Mana College), Rhea Whiteman (Newlands College), Amarni Clarke-Jones (Wainuiomata High), Lania Vaireka (Wainuiomata High)

Ki O Rahi (Boys)

Otis Baker (Mana College), Bayley Puha-Harris (Newlands College), Kahukura Te Rauna (Wainuiomata High), Reihana Te Rauna (Wainuiomata High)

Netball

Sarah Guiney (Samuel Marsden), Caitlin Lafaele (St Mary's College), Phoenix Schwalger (St Mary's College)

Orienteering (Girls)

Alison Power (Onslow College), Rachel Baker (Wellington Girls')

Orienteering (Boys)

Nicholas Green (Hutt Valley High), Lucas Mackay (Newlands College), Jake Mclellan (Onslow College)

Para Sport

Erin Knox (Heretaunga College), Josh Tia (Silverstream), Toby Ireland (Hutt Valley High)

Rowing (Girls)

Kate Barham (Wellington East), Emma Bagrie (Wellington Girls'), Zola Kemp (Wellington Girls')

Rowing (Boys)

Oliver Florance (St Pat's, Town), Maxim Ericson (Wellington College), Lachie Wall (Wellington College)

Rugby League (Girls)

Jessica Patea (Sacred Heart), Billie Va'a (St Mary's)

Rugby League (Boys)

Setu Fa'avae (Rongotai College), Semurana Fepulea'i (Scots College), Maui Winitana-Patelesio (Silverstream)

Rugby Union (Girls)

Keira Smith (Sacred Heart), Justine Mcgregor (St Mary's College), Kei Roffey (Wellington Girls')

Rugby Union (Boys)

Tom Devery (Hutt International), Harrison Irving (Scots College), Jack Riley (Wellington College)

Shooting (Girls)

Megan Brodie (Queen Margaret), Gabi Hemsley (Tawa College)

Shooting (Boys)

Isaac Junc (Heretaunga College), Michael Ling (Onslow College), Finn Darrall (Upper Hutt College)

Softball (Girls)

Aayla Toman (Sacred Heart), Maiarangi Waipara (Tawa College), Siobhan Bolger (Wellington East)

Softball (Boys)

Arron Gollan (Rongotai College), Jaxson Williams-Baldwin (St Bernard's College), Mason Carey (St Bernard's College), George McCarroll (Silverstream)

Special Needs

Ruby Lasini (Wainuiomata High), Braydon Henare-Time (Wainuiomata High), Nigel Waenga (Wainuiomata High), Sasha Howard (Newlands College)

Squash (Girls)

Maiden-Lee Coe (Te Kura Maori o Porirua)

Squash (Boys)

Oliver Dunbar (Scots College), Riley Priest (Heretaunga College)

Swimming (Girls)

Lucy Abbott (Sacred Heart), Neve Tassicker (Wellington East), Kate Hurley (Wellington Girls')

Swimming (Boys)

Mitchell Heberley (Hutt International), Hara Hughes (Tawa College), Finn Harland (Wellington College)

Table Tennis (Girls)

Manita Bussan (Heretaunga College), Li-Yin Lin (Sacred Heart), Jayathi Jaiganesh (Scots College)

Table Tennis (Boys)

Archit Nanda (Hutt Valley High), Aaron Lan (Rongotai College), Yufeng Wang (Scots College)

Tennis (Girls)

Tuhina Sambhus (Onslow College), Maria Galatescu (Queen Margaret), Ayla Giesen (Scots College)

Tennis (Boys)

Aryav Bhawan (Hutt International), Jonty Giesen (Scots College), George Lyons (Wellington College)

Touch (Girls)

Mia Burt (Chilton St James), Josie Tapa (Sacred Heart), Jada Ropitini (St Oran's College)

Touch (Boys)

Callum Whiteman (Heretaunga College), Brodee Tetevano (Hutt International), Maui Winitana-Patelesio (Silverstream)

Ultimate (Girls)

Holly Dungey (Hutt Valley High), Calla Rix (Tawa College), Reini Brazao (Wellington Girls')

Ultimate (Boys)

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

Underwater Hockey (Girls)

Alice Egerton (Queen Margaret), Liliana O'Connell (Samuel Marsden), Maddy Murdoch (Wellington High)

Underwater Hockey (Boys)

Will Adams (Wellington College), Cam Jones (Wellington College), Fin Necklen (Wellington High)

Volleyball (Girls)

Jasper Taito (Naenae College), Jada Skipper-King (Sacred Heart), Logan Vaoliko (St Mary's College)

Volleyball (Boys)

Vante Siolo (St Bernard's College), Gordon Sio (Rongotai), Hamish Davenport (Wellington College), Preston Wong (Wellington College)

Waka Ama (Girls)

Le'aniva So'o (Wellington East), Trilaine Suitauloa (Paraparaumu College), Marewa Henare (TKKM o Te Rito)

Water Polo (Girls)

Zahra Griffiths-Du Plessis (Queen Margaret), Maya Mclay (Sacred Heart), Macy Mahoney-Studd (Samuel Marsden)

Water Polo (Boys)

George Channer (Hutt Valley High), Aidan Chesney (St Pat's, Town), Ollie Bond (Wellington High)

Other Codes - Emerging (Girls)

Canoe Racing - Briana Trewern (Tawa College), Climbing - Meredith Butcher (Chilton St James), Golf Croquet - Jessica Bullen (Kāpiti College), Gymnastics - Keira Rolston-Larking (Wellington East), Ten Pin Bowling - Natasha Goggin (Kāpiti College)

Other Codes - Emerging (Boys)

Canoe Racing - Liam Neal (Aotea College), Climbing - Fin Newton-Howes (Onslow College), Fencing - Cooper Gouge (Scots College), Indoor Cricket - Connor Gatward (Hutt International), Wrestling - Seb Hopkins (Wellington College)

Major Awards - Finalists


Service to School Sport (Girls)

Ava Jones (Aotea College), L A Matapuku-Kitiseni (Mana College), Kate McHardy (Wellington Girls')

Service to School Sport (Boys)

Damon Irving (Heretaunga College), Ben Dunning (Onslow College), Shane Leo'o (Taita College)

Team of the Year (Girls)

Premier Tennis Team (Queen Margaret), Senior Futsal Team (Wellington East), U18 Double Sculls Rowing Team (Wellington East), Cross Country 3 Person Senior Team (Wellington Girls')

Team of the Year (Boys)

Softball Open Team (Silverstream), Premier Futsal Team (St Pat's, Town), Senior A Basketball Team (Wellington College)

Team of the Year (Mixed)

Senior Premier Mixed Tennis (Scots College)

Coach of the Year (Female)

Emily Peni (Aotea College), Amy Robinson (Mana College), Catherine Duffin (Wellington Girls')

Coach of the Year (Male)

Dave Knight (Queen Margaret), Tom Grice (Wellington College), Nathan Wallace (Wellington East)

Student Coach of the Year (Girls)

Madelyn Faraimo (Bishop Viard), Madison Setefano (Bishop Viard), Briar Austin (Naenae College), Tequisha Puha (Taita College)

Student Coach of the Year (Boys)

Joshua Napier (Hutt International), Kyros Repia (Naenae College), Jaeyun Han (Newlands College)

Student Official (Girls)

Eunice Young (Hutt Valley High), Summer Fraser (Onslow College), Mikalah Hall (Sacred Heart)

Student Official (Boys)

Tyler Hill (Heretaunga College), James Spencer (Kāpiti College), Tyler Kilgour (Mana College)

All Rounder of the Year (Girls)

Tia Pavihi (Queen Margaret), Phoebe Gray (Samuel Marsden), Lei Sipaia (Taita College), Kate McHardy (Wellington Girls')

All Rounder of the Year (Boys)

Jack Gaskin (Hutt International), Jaxson Williams-Baldwin (St Bernard's College), Mason Carey (St Bernard's College), Wesley Faitele (Taita College)

Volunteer of the Year (Female)

Julie Francis (Chilton St James ), Awhina Love (Mana College), Nicky Colegate (Onslow College)

Volunteer of the Year (Male)

Adrian Williams (Queen Margaret), Mark Ligtenberg (Silverstream), Murray Chisholm (Wellington High)