Curtis tops secondary school sport for second year
Curtis tops secondary school sport for second year
Palmerston North Girls’ High School student, Michaela Curtis, has claimed the title of Manawatu Standard Supreme Female Sportsperson for the second consecutive year.
The year 13 took time out from preparing for a trip to India with the Under 21 women’s Black Sticks to attend the Manawatu Standard Secondary School Sports Awards at the Awapuni Racecourse Function Centre on Wednesday night (November 2).
Palmerston North Boys’ High School’s, Ben Langton Burnell, was named the Manawatu Standard Supreme Male Sportsperson after an outstanding year throwing the javelin. Also a year 13 student, Ben only took up the javelin a little over two and a half years ago, but has already been selected for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games squad to compete in 2016.
Both students also received the Sport Manawatu Athlete Scholarship of $1,500 per year. Supported by foundation sponsor Student City and Sport Manawatu’s 500 club, the scholarship supports student athletes who want to pursue their sporting careers whilst studying locally at a recognised tertiary or trade institution.
“The two students have both had outstanding years in the sporting arena and we are very excited to have them both as a part of our scholarship programme,” says Sport Manawatu secondary school sports advisor, Ben Koch.
Other awards of the evening were the Manawatu Standard Team of the Year which went to Tu Toa Mixed Tennis after their achievement of winning the 2011 Secondary School National Mixed Tennis Title.
The Official of the Year award went to Palmerston North Girls’ High School student and hockey umpire, Hannah Mills, after a strong year which included earning the right to officiate at the New Zealand Secondary School Girls Federation Cup 3rd/4th playoff in Taupo this year.
Mr Koch says it was good to see so many different sports recognised in the individual sport code awards.
“Over 50 code awards were given out and the sports ranged from artistic roller skating to ultimate frisbee,” he says.
For a full list of results visit sportmanawatu.org.nz
Manawatu Standard Secondary School Sports Awards
Supreme Female Sportsperson
Michaela Curtis – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Supreme Male Sportsperson
Ben Langton Burnell – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Sport Manawatu Athlete Scholarship Recipients
Ben Langton Burnell
Michaela Curtis
Official of the Year
Hannah Mills – Palmerston North Girls’ High School (Hockey)
Team of the Year
Tu Toa Mixed Tennis
Individual Code Awards
Artistic Roller Skating
Kate Spencer – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Athletics
Ben Langton Burnell – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Kara MacDermid – Awatapu College
Badminton
Ruawai Te Rata – Awatapu College
Barefoot Water Skiing
Brooke Fitch – Freyberg High School
Basketball
Gabrielle Kelly – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Nick Fee – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Canoe Polo
Britney Rolston – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Clay Target Shooting
Thomas Bishop – Feilding High School
Cricket
Robert Yule – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Brynn Cleaver – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Croquet
Andre Murray – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Cross Country
Kara MacDermid - Awatapu College
Joshua Baan – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Cycling
Kate Stewart - Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Mark Findlay - Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Equestrian
Leanne Ireland – Feilding High School
Football
Jane Barnett – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Maia Green – St Peter’s College
Golf
Tyler Hodge – Horowhenua College
Emma Clayton – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Hockey
Ben Smith - Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Michaela Curtis – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Indoor Cricket
Navin Patel – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Inline Hockey
Kendra Waldman – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Inline Speed Skating
Tegan Roffe – Awatapu College
Kierryn Hughes – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Karate
Dahnyelle Rogan – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Mountain Biking
Kara MacDermid – Awatapu College
Gareth Cannon – Tararua College
Netball
Brooke Leaver – Tu Toa
Rugby League
Ngani Laumape – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Rugby
Jason Emery - Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Ngani Laumape - Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Jaymi Ngaia – Feilding High School
Smallbore Rifle Shooting
Anne-Marie Shaw – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Softball
Campbell Ngarimu – Hato Paora College
Squash
Regan Smith – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Swimming
Connor Nevin - Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Jenna Buchanan – Dannevirke High School
Taekwon-do
Alice Onland – Awatapu College
Mitchell Craig – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Table Tennis
Dean Lochhead – Freyberg High School
Tennis
Kyle Butters – Tu Toa
Sade Atkinson – Tu Toa
Touch
Otere Black – Hato Paora College
Hinerangi Temara – Freyberg High School
Triathlon
Jaimee Leader – Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Ultimate Frisbee
Mazhoor Sujau – Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Volleyball
Sam Thomas - Palmerston North Boys’ High School