Black and Gold Nominees Announcement

The Black and Gold Awards night will take place on Thursday 17th October. This is a celebration of excellence for performance in sport and the arts at Wellington College supported by the Wellington College Foundation.

Here we will recognize the winners of the following awards:

Junior & Senior Sportsman of the Year, Sports Team of the Year.

Junior & Senior Arts Person, Arts Group of the Year.

The Foundation College Mothers Award for Contribution to Sport and the Arts.

Finalists and winners will be announced on the night from the following successful nominations. Congratulations to these students and teams.

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Junior Sportsman (Yr 9-11)

Alex Macbeth: Athletics & Cross Country

Declan Broadfoot: Swimming

Ethan Pryor: Tennis

George Gray: Athletics, Cross Country, Basketball

Ike McGuinness: Rowing, Rugby, Basketball, Cricket

Kade Westbook: Athletics

Laifone Kamoto: Basketball & Rugby

Leevae McDonald: Basketball

Logan Hopfler: Athletics & Cross country

Neel Khalate: Taekwondo

Tim Cuthbert: Cycling

Toby Brook: Athletics, Rowing & Cross Country

Tom Hughson: Athletics, Cricket, Rugby

Senior Sportsman (Yr 12-13)

Aadith Madhaven: Table Tennis

Archie Sims: Rugby & Cricket

Ben McLanahan: Ultimate

Cameron Jones: Underwater Hockey

Chiaki Lin: Karate

Fletcher Soligo: Powerlifting

Fred Oppenhuis: Basketball & Cricket

Freeman Yu: Football & Futsal

Gatsby Cohen: Ultimate

Hamish Davenport: Hockey & Volleyball

Hamish Wright: Underwater Hockey, Rowing

Harry Kavanagh: Rowing

Harry Law: Rugby & Cricket

Heath Abbot: Athletics

Joe Martin: Cross Country & Athletics

Joel Ball-Lahood: Fencing

Oliver Pearson: Taekwondo

Ollie Church: Rugby

Stephen Gittos: Powerlifting

Troy Plumtree: Basketball

Sports Team of the Year

Athletics: Senior 4 x100m Team (2023)

Basketball: Senior A

Cross Country (U16 Team)

Football 1st XI

Football 1st XI (Yr 10)

Hockey 1st XI

Rugby 1st XV

Underwater Hockey: Senior A

Volleyball: Senior A

College Mothers Award

Cam Jones: Senior A Underwater Hockey, Vice Captain NZ U 19 team, Junior coach, organiser Wellington UWH mini leagues, Lead Theatre Tech and instructor.

Mackenzie Maurd: Senior Waterpolo Team, Senior Grey Football team, Big Band

Oliver Pearson: Taekwondo NZ Champion, Senior Grey Football team, Senior 3 futsal team, Barbershop Chorus

Ollie Church: Rugby 1st XV, NZSS Māori Rugby, Ultimate, Ki O Rahi, Waka Ama,Tu Tamatoa, Tu Tagata, Junior Rugby Coach