FINALISTS 2026

College Sport Wellington will host its Annual Awards on Sunday the 8th of November celebrating the brightest young sporting talents from around the Wellington region. 

Congratulations to the following finalists of the 2026 Sportsperson of the Year Awards.

Major Awards - Finalists


All Rounder of the Year

Charlie Edhouse (Hutt Valley High School), Lucy Trenberth (Queen Margaret College), Bella Coxson (Whitby Collegiate).

Kobe Smith (Naenae College), Monty Shirtcliffe (Rongotai College), George Gray (Wellington College).


Coach of the Year

Sarah Molisa (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School), Nga Milner Olsen (Scots College), Ariki Toma (Wellington East Girls' College), Frances Solia (Whitby Collegiate).

Ryan Trenberth (Queen Margaret College), Jamie Fitzgerald (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School), Karl Davis (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Stu Widdowson (Wellington College).


Service to School Sport

Koreti Poai (Bishop Viard College), Bay Johnson (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School), Karly-Belle Mitchell-Pita (Taita College).

Thomas Iosefa (Bishop Viard College), Samuel Scriven (Paraparaumu College), Manuel Herrera (St Bernard's College).


Student Coach of the Year

Koreti Poai (Bishop Viard College), Shaye Fourie (Newlands College), Jasmine Sewell and Frances Kelly (Raphael House Rudolf Steiner Area School).

Blake Smith (Hutt Valley High School), Kobe Smith (Naenae College), James Aitken (Rongotai College).


Student Official of the Year

Sophia Turner (Chilton Saint James School), Charlotte Reynard (St Mary's College), Bianca Cornell (Tawa College), Izzy Brown (Wellington Girls' College).

Tobin Dannefaerd (Naenae College), Brad Parkin (Onslow College), Carter Madge (Paraparaumu College), Aston Jetly (St Patrick's College, Wellington).

Team of the Year

Senior Ultimate Team (Hutt Valley High School), Senior Futsal Team (Queen Margaret College), Senior Cross Country Team (Wellington Girls' College), Senior Underwater Hockey Team (Wellington Girls' College).

1st XI Boys Football Team (Scots College), 1st XV Rugby Team (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Senior Softball Team (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), 1st XI Cricket Team 2025 (Wellington College).

Mixed Softball Team (New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa), Mixed NFL Flag Team (St Bernard's College), Mixed Kī-o-Rahi Team (Wainuiomata High School).


Volunteer of the Year

Sheryl Tamou (Hutt Valley High School), Gail Saipani (St Mary's College), Alex McLean (St Patrick's College, Silverstream).

Bill McGeechan (Hutt International Boys' School), Alastair van Boom (St Patrick's College, Wellington), July Saolele (Wellington College).

Code Specific Awards - Finalists


Athletes with an Intellectual Disability
Ash McLeod (Hutt Valley High School)
Donna Barns (Tawa College)
Ruby Lasini (Wainuiomata High School)

Albert O'Brien (Onslow College)
Nigel Waenga (Wainuiomata High School)
Preston Maxwell (Wellington College)


Athletes with a Physical Disability
Lucas Robins (Paraparaumu College)
Nathaniel Wood (Tawa College)
Felix Galloway (Rongotai College)


Athletics
Taylor Sutton (St Mary's College)
Ruby Tourelle (Upper Hutt College)
Juju Moorhead (Wellington Girls' College)

Asher Robertson (Hutt International Boys' School)
Zack Kimmins (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Alex MacBeth (Wellington College)


Badminton
Adreeta Acharyya (Hutt Valley High School)
Sherlyn Andrews (Tawa College)
Mia Harada (Tawa College)

Jesse Joby (St Bernard's College)
Jovan Joby (St Bernard's College)
Oskar Li (Wellington College)


Basketball
Nahala Toeleiu (Queen Margaret College)
Ameia Williams (Queen Margaret College)
Vera Schmidt (Wellington East Girls' College)

Aubrey Chunga (Hutt International Boys' School)
Mercury Nonu (Scots College)
Darius Latu (St Patrick's College, Wellington)


Bowls
Mia Cavie (Heretaunga College)
Lily Signal (Heretaunga College)
Nevaeh Hickey (Tawa College)

Leo Rennwandt (Newlands College)
Spencer Ravji (Rongotai College)
Taui White (Upper Hutt College)


Climbing
Holly Meyer (Hutt Valley High School)
Eliza Nam-Kogan (Queen Margaret College)
Sylvia Palmer (Wellington Girls' College)

Lucas Machado Gomes (Scots College)
Fletcher McGrath (Wa Ora Montessori)
Quinn Boetzelen-McIntyre (Wellington High School)


Cricket
Emma Parker (Kāpiti College)
Thea Larsen (Queen Margaret College)
Anvi Verma (Scots College)

Thomas Bracewell (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Lex Cattermole (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Leo Bridgman (Wellington College)


Cross Country / Road Race
Madison Wos (Sacred Heart College)
Lucy Mabin (Wellington Girls' College)
Juju Moorhead (Wellington Girls' College)

Desmond Reddy (Rongotai College)
Fin Robinson (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)
Alex MacBeth (Wellington College)


Cycling
Sophie Hiswin (Aotea College)
Amelia Burkhart (Wellington Girls' College)
Kiera Vlaar (Wellington Girls' College)

Mason Parr (Hutt International Boys' School)
Kingsley McGuigan (Rongotai College)
Ben Guest (Wellington College)


Fencing
Cassandra Gibson (Chilton Saint James School)
Laika Stafford (St Mary's College)
Amelia Ho (St Oran's College)

Alex Chen (Onslow College)
Samuel Li (Scots College)
Arion Wang (Wellington College)


Floorball
Lily Gilchrist (Hutt Valley High School)
Jayde Aston (Sacred Heart College)
Samara Bridgen (Upper Hutt College)

Oliver Bargh (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)
Jamie Gwyn (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)
Eli Scott (Wellington High School)


Football
Ruby Barber (Aotea College)
Cordelia Davies (Scots College)
Kennedy Corkin (Wellington East Girls' College)

Caleb Brown (Paraparaumu College)
Zach Cashmore (Scots College)
Thomas Nischalke (Wellington College)


Futsal
Katie Pugh (Queen Margaret College)
Kennedy Corkin (Wellington East Girls' College)
Georgia Gill (Wellington Girls' College)

Zaine Napier (Hutt International Boys' School)
James Aitken (Rongotai College)
Richie Smyrnis (Upper Hutt College)


Golf
Elise Barber (Queen Margaret College)
Minnie St Helens (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Olivia Lu (Whitby Collegiate)

Hugo Sidford (Hutt International Boys' School)
Sam Jiang (Hutt Valley High School)
Riley Kennedy (Wellington College)


Hockey
Chloe Sherriff (Queen Margaret College)
Bay Johnson (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Yasmin Rodda (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Luca Marshall (St Oran's College)


Dylan Anderson (Rongotai College)
Will Fulton (Scots College)
Codey Thomas (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)
Jasper Khoo (Tawa College)
Torben Whittle (Wellington College)


Kī-o-Rahi
Savarnah Pakau (Newlands College)
Erana Totorewa (Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Whānui)
MahinaRiana Atama (Wainuiomata High School)

Ramiha Mclean (Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Whānui)
Carter Lewis (Wainuiomata High School)
Niwa Purkis (Wainuiomata High School)

Netball
Destiny Aleka (Scots College)
Zoe Jacob (Scots College)
Fo'i Lemana (St Mary's College)

Anand Han (Kāpiti College)
Kobe Smith (Naenae College)
Desire Wilson (Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Whānui)


Orienteering
Miriam Water (Hutt Valley High School)
Elsa Johnston (Onslow College)
Mae Stewart (St Oran's College)

Cameron Johns (Hutt Valley High School)
Evan Wells (Hutt Valley High School)
Dom Holden (Newlands College)


Power Lifting
Sophia Turner (Chilton Saint James School)
Ruby Armstrong (Heretaunga College)

Santos Rai  (New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa)
Joe Hopkinson (Wellington College)


Rowing
Alma Steinfeld (Queen Margaret College)
Charlie Fitzgerald (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Imogen Hillie (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)

Finnegan Jones (St Bernard's College)
Aidan Rook (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Ollie Wiig (Wellington College)


Rugby League
Casey Sio (Naenae College)
Taliah Mapakaitolo (New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa)
Angelgrace de Thierry (St Mary's College)

Gia Johnston (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Axel Reynolds (Tawa College)
Carter Lewis (Wainuiomata High School)


Rugby Union
Fono Bason (St Mary's College)
Grace Aprila Foliga (Wellington East Girls' College)
Marie Simonsen (Wellington Girls' College)

Fletcher Cooper (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)
Donncha McNamara-Taele (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Julius Toimata (Wellington College)


Shooting
Hester du Plessis (Aotea College)
Pippa Taylor (Queen Margaret College)
Cara Yu (St Oran's College)

Isaac Junc (Heretaunga College)
Hugo Smith (Hutt Valley High School)
Max Parsons (Tawa College)


Skating
Maria Fernandez Jones (Sacred Heart College)
Eva Lamb (Upper Hutt College)
Sofia Ramsthaler (Upper Hutt College)


Softball
Angela Harrison (St Mary's College)
Yvanni Gibson (Tawa College)
Bella Coxson (Whitby Collegiate)

Tyrone Robinson (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)
Kiharoa Landon Lane (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Lijah Makea (Tawa College)


Squash
Millie Christie (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Charlotte Milne (Tawa College)

Kalden Newton (Tawa College)
Jasper Christie (Wellington College)
Eamon Gannon (Wellington College)


Swimming
Hannah Sampson (Hutt Valley High School)
Madeleine Wilson (Sacred Heart College)
Sadie Percy (Wellington Girls' College)

William Tye (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Declan Broadfoot (Wellington College)
Charlie Dickison (Wellington College)


Table Tennis
Abi Calian (Sacred Heart College)
Jayathi Jaiganesh (Scots College)

Jacob Andrews (Hutt Valley High School)
Michael Lobo (Newlands College)
Lucas Yang (Wellington College)


Tag
Prayer Edmonds (Mana College)
Kaewa-Li Lukitau  (Porirua College)
Maddison Hosking-Ah Chong (St Mary's College)

Nate Baker (Mana College)
Anaru Siohane-Hune (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Cooper Werkhoven  (Wellington College)


Tennis
Lola Fifield (Queen Margaret College)
Emily Dunn (St Oran's College)
Amber Dano (Wellington Girls' College)

Lucas Marchesi (Newlands College)
Justin-Li Moroney (Wellington College)
Magnus Munkacsi (Wellington High School)



Touch
Acacia Hemera (Sacred Heart College)
Mia Burt (St Oran's College)
Zaria Phelps (Wellington Girls' College)

Cooper Burt (Hutt International Boys' School)
Tenakee Love (St Bernard's College)
Jaxon Ropitini (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)


Ultimate
Bianca Philip (Hutt Valley High School)
Nynke Turner (Hutt Valley High School)
Ella Young (Onslow College)

James Bowen (Hutt Valley High School)
Lachlan Brill  (Hutt Valley High School)
Sam Worsley (Hutt Valley High School)


Underwater Hockey
Isabel Harvey-Green (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Natalie Groot (Wellington Girls' College)
Eve Shaw (Wellington High School)

Seth Beard (Scots College)
Jack Stirling (Wellington College)
Ollie Thurlow-Rae (Wellington High School)

Volleyball
Ashlee Yee (Sacred Heart College)
Jaana Lio (St Mary's College)
Belle Tankersley (Wellington Girls' College)

Isaac Skipper-King (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)
LaDainian Puia (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Jackson Chin (Wellington College)


Waka Ama
Tilly Blair (Newlands College)
Sheree Toman (Ōtaki College)
Maaria Gaby-Heke  (Te Kura-ā-Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano)

Avery Nelson (Ōtaki College)
Jahvaan Hunt (St Patrick's College, Silverstream)
Ziggy Cootes  (Te Kura-ā-Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano)


Water Polo
Maya McLay (Chilton Saint James School)
Zahra Griffiths du Plessis (Queen Margaret College)
Ashleigh Goffe (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)

Adam Jokuti  (Rongotai College)
Hugo Tuffery (St Patrick's College, Wellington)
Archie Murphy (Wellington College)


Other Codes
Hapkido - Phoebe Bridger Atkins (Chilton Saint James School)
Aerobics - Ella Cameron (Chilton Saint James School)
Hyrox - Coco Holland-Waterson (Hutt Valley High School)
Ten Pin Bowling - Shylah Dawson (Tawa College)
Taekwondo - Nina Ross (Wellington Girls' College)

Crossfit - Tamarau Nohotima (Naenae College)
Diving - Ross Miller (Onslow College)
Water Skiing - Samuel McKenzie (Paraparaumu College)
Gymnastics - Will Davies (Wellington College)
Taekwondo - Neel Khalate (Wellington College)