Sports Awards 2021
- Avcol
- Nov 11, 2021
- 7 min read
Avondale College was delighted to acknowledge the achievements of our top sports players at the special (socially distanced!) Sports Awards presentation held at school on Friday 5 November.
First on the programme saw the restarting of an old tradition for Avondale College - the presentation of rugby caps to players who have played 20 games or more for the College's 1st XV. They were followed by the presentation of BOT Scholarships to promising young athletes, trophies for summer and winter codes, and then the final special sporting awards.
The event finished with a videoed guest appearance by Avondale College's very own Olympian, weightlifter Kanah Andrews-Nahu, who gave our students an inspirational and encouraging message.
Congratulations to all students, staff and Avcol community champions who received awards at this event!
For more photos of the event, see our Heartbeat Newsletter
Avondale College Sports Awards 2021
BOT Scholarships:
The Avondale College Board of Trustees Scholarships are presented to senior students who have already been identified as talented athletes in their sport or sports and have already performed at a high level have participated fully within and shown a commitment to the Avondale College programme. Most importantly, the award of $200 is designed to encourage them to continue to progress in their sporting education at college level and above all, help to fully develop the potential they have shown.
Savannah Va’a
Shalom Asovale-Tanuvasa (Y10)
Mikayla Donuvakayanuyanu
Tia’ana Donuvakayanuyanu
Manaia Raymond
Oliver Groube (Y10)
Aryan Walanj
Jacob Laurence
Wiremu Ngamotu
Didier Nunez-Gutierrez
Jimi Iosia-Sipel
AWARDS & TROPHIES
Athletics
Athletics Trophy - Intermediate Girls Field Athletics Champion Natalya Tavleev
Athletics Trophy - Intermediate Girls Track Athletics Champion Georgia Whelan
Clemmett Cup - Intermediate Boys Track Athletics Champion Aryan Walanj
Pennefather Cup - Intermediate Boys Field Champion Mose Faaumuumu Timo
Athletics Cup - Senior Girls Track Athletics Champion Joanna Poland
Athletics Cup - Senior Girls Field Athletics Champion Hayley Greenhalgh
Bonnetti Cup - Senior Boys Track Champion Lex Revell-Lewis
Badminton
Badminton Cup - Boys Badminton Champion Chi Lam Ng
Badminton Cup - Girls Badminton Champion Yee Xuan Ng
Basketball - Boys
Basketball Trophy - Most Improved Senior Basketball Player Kabir Bhargava
Northover Trophy - Most Valuable Premier Boys Basketball Jimi Iosia-Sipeli
Basketball – Girls
Bugs-a-Lugs Cup - Most Improved Senior Girls Basketball Player Tikenati Raion
Cheryl Miller Trophy - Most Outstanding Player Senior Girls Basketball Maraea Whiu
Cricket - Boys
Brooking Cup - Best Batting Average 1st XI Boys Kishan Patel
Wright Cup - Best All Round Cricketer Mohit Kandpal
Bracewell Trophy - Most Outstanding Bowler Ryan Smardon
Cricket - Girls
Cricket Cup - Most Improved Girls Player Isabella (Izzy) Simmons
Cricket Cup - Outstanding Player 1st XI Girls Cricket Shahana Samadi
Aish Cup - Contribution to Girls Cricket Marisa Peiris
Cross Country
Cross Country Trophy - Senior Girls Cross Country & Distance Champion Joanna Poland
Graeme Edmonds Memorial - Intermediate Boys Cross Country & Distance Champion Wiremu Ngamotu
Lyndale Cup - Senior Boys Cross Country & Distance Champion Ayub Sayid
Football - Boys
Gavin Cup - Most Promising 1st XI Boys Football Player Didier Gutierrez Nunez
McIntyre Cup - Most Improved Player 1st XI Football Levi Burdon
Cossey Cup - Best All Round Boys Football Player Shayen Kesha
Lowie Cup - Player's Player Milan Kesha
Football - Girls
Dean Cup - Most Improved Senior Girls Player Sandra Kumar
Low Cup - Girls 1st XI Player of the Year Roshni Oberoi
Thompson Trophy - Contribution to Girls Football Yada Phimsee
Hockey - Boys
Hockey Cup - Most Improved 1st XI Boys Player Ritik Billimoria
Marshall Cup - Best All Round Senior Boys Hockey Player Hersh Patel
Daji Trophy - Contribution and Participation for Hockey Rahul Naickar
Hockey - Girls
Allen Cup - Most Improved 1st XI Girls Hockey Player Nikita Toledo-Macdonald
Familton Cup - Senior Girls Best All Round Hockey Player Sophie Rose
Jones Trophy - Contribution to Girls Hockey Tilde Wilson
Lacrosse
Lacrosse Award - Contributions to Girls Lacrosse Julia (Chelsea) Garingo
Lacrosse Award - Most Valuable Girls Lacrosse Player Aayushi Patel
Lacrosse Award - Most Improved Girls Lacrosse Player Imogen Tommy
Netball
King Cup - Most Improved Senior Netball Player Losimani Latu
Netball Trophy - Contribution to Netball Ruta Rasmussen
Netball Cup - Best All Round Netball Player Lynelle (Fisilau) Braganza
Rugby - Boys
Hutton Cup - Rugby Team with Best Season Record 2nd XV Rugby Team
Transport Cup - Most Improved 1st XV Player Hansell Ioane
Touring Cup - Most Valuable Player 1st XV Isireli Senibulu
Suburbs Trophy - Most Outstanding Rugby Player Flynn Cochrane
Rugby - Girls
Rugby Trophy - Most Valuable Player Summer Mauga
Rugby Trophy - Most Improved Player Charlize Tuatagaloa
Rugby League - Boys
Rugby League Trophy - Best all Round Senior Rugby League Player Nicolas Sami
Youth Town Trophy - Overall Contribution to Rugby League Kristian Marsters
Rugby League - Girls
Girls Rugby League Trophy - Most Valuable Player Alice Shannon
Girls Rugby League Cup - Sportsmanship Award - Emily Seve
Ski Team
Ski Cup - Top Skier/Captain of the Ski Team Tristan Mutua
Squash
Squash Cup - Boys Open Squash Champion Vivan Naidu
Squash Cup - Girls Open Squash Champion Sophie Rose
Swimming
Pollock Cup - Intermediate Girls Swimming Champion Olivia Stairmand
Blomeley Cup - Intermediate Boys Swimming Champion Jacob Laurence
Table Tennis
Table Tennis Cup - Table Tennis Sportsmanship Cup - Manan Patel
Whaley Trophy - Most Valuable Table Tennis Player Taiyi Du
Tennis
Tennis Trophy - Girls Tennis Champion Emily Reddy
Touch
Touch Trophy - Most Improved Senior Girls Touch Player Amelia Perry
Fleming Cup - Most Valuable Senior Girls Touch Player Meyuti Poutu
Ultimate Frisbee
Ultimate Cup - Most Valuable Player Girls Ultimate Eleanor (Ellie) Crellin
Ultimate Cup - Most Valuable Player Boys Ultimate David Favier
Volleyball – Boys
Volleyball Trophy - Most Valuable Senior Boy Emman Capamongan
Volleyball Trophy - Contribution to Boys Volleyball Ligovasa Satalaka
Seuseu-Harder Award - Most Improved Senior Boys Volleyball Adrian Koraua
Volleyball – Girls
Volleyball Trophy - Most Valuable Premier Girls Player Tikenati Raion
Volleyball Trophy - Most Improved Senior Girls Volleyball Player Faith Tamatoa
Luatua Trophy - Outstanding Contribution to Girls Volleyball Daphne Edwards
Water Polo
Percy Cup - Most Improved Premier Girls Player Annie-Mae Cochrane
Water Polo Trophy - Most Improved Premier Boys Player Cheliyan Nanthakumaran
Water Polo Cup - Most Valuable Senior Girls Player Maraea Whiu
Water Polo Cup - Most Valuable Senior Boys Player Conal Martin
Nick Mason Memorial - Senior Girls Top Goal Scorer Maraea Whiu
Nick Mason Memorial - Senior Boys Top Goal Scorer Findlay (Fin) Perry
MAIN SPORTS AWARDS
Tui Katene Trophy - Leadership in Sport: Sophie Rose
NZ Uniforms Fair Play Award - Daphne Edwards
Supporter of the Year - Mrs Donna Thomas
NZ Uniforms Coaching Scholarship - Mr Joseph Buchanan
Community Volunteer of the Year - Mrs Irene Mauga
Coach of the Year - Mr Francis Meli
Sports Manager of the Year - Miss Santana Schmidt
TIC of the Year - Mr Zamm Mazid
Contribution to Avondale College Sport – Marina Samountry
Rockfield Trophy - Best Girls Team Performance – Girls Rugby 1st X Team
Perkins Trophy - Best Senior Boys Team Performance – Senior Boys 4x100m Relay Team
Ross Trophy - Best Performance by a Senior Team - Senior Mixed 4x400m Relay
Eccles Trophy – Outstanding Performance in a Non-Traditional Sport – Holly Bliss
Binns Cup - Girls Best All Round Sports Record: Roshni Oberoi
Roshni is an all-round athlete who has achieved significant success in all her sporting endeavours at the College. Roshni is a Deputy Head Prefect, a valuable member of the Girls 1st XI Football team and the Girls 1st XI Cricket team. She has been the captain of the Ultimate Frisbee girls team for the past two years, and was selected for the Ultimate Frisbee U20 NZ National Training Squad. Roshni is also part of the Avondale College Rock Climbing and Orienteering teams. All of her coaches have noted her leadership qualities, both on and off the field and her resounding work ethic and dedication to whichever sport she happens to be playing at the time.
Kingstone Cup – Boys Best All Round Sports Record: Joshua Duffin
Josh played half-back for the 1st XV Rugby team. He is a committed sportsman who doesn't shy away from the hard mahi on the training ground, never missing a training session, whether it's basketball or rugby. On the rugby field, he is a hard tackler and a great link between the forwards and the backs. Josh played an important role for the Prem Basketball season coming on the floor as a defensive presence and a 3-point shooter. He played in the Secondary Schools Nationals 3x3 championship, joining as a late addition as a replacement for an injured player and was effective immediately. He shows effort, leadership and great communication in both his sports.
Jason Twigg Trophy- Outstanding Achievement in Girls Sports: Nuala Edmundson
Nuala is a quiet achiever who is very talented in her sport of Archery. She has qualified for international competitions, including the Oceania Champs, Trans-Tasman Challenge and Youth Worlds 2021. She excels within the domestic competition, taking out Gold in her events and setting New Zealand records. We look forward to watching Nuala’s progress in her journey in archery and we will be cheering her on from Avondale.
Jason Twigg Trophy- Outstanding Achievement in Boys Sport: Lex Revell-Lewis
Lex has represented Avondale College in both hockey and athletics. Lex has excelled in athletics and has shown future potential on the world stage. Lex is instrumental in both the 4x100m and the mixed 4x400m relays for the College. He won Gold at the Auckland Secondary School Athletics Championships in the Senior Boys 400m and Silver in the 200m, later going on to the North Island Secondary Schools Champs, where he claimed the Senior Boys 400m title. Outside of school, Lex is the NZT&F U18 400m champion, and still holds the fastest 400m time in 2021 for any U18 or U20 runner in New Zealand. We look forward to what lies ahead for Lex as the season progresses and in the coming years.
Lex Revell-Lewis and Nuala Edumondson
