Whangarei Boys High School’s top swimmer Callum Prime and Kerikeri High School’s rising hockey star Samantha Polovnikoff took out the top honours at the 24th annual ASB Northland Secondary Schools Sports Awards held at the ASB Stadium last night.

ASB Northland Secondary Schools Sportsman of the Year Callum Prime has had a very successful year in the pool and currently holds 22 Northland Swimming records. Selected into the New Zealand Age Group Swimming team, Callum competed in Australia and successfully beat some of their best swimmers.

Samantha Polovnikoff, named ASB Northland Secondary Schools Sportswoman of the Year, has this year made great gains in her favoured sport of hockey.  She played for the Future Black Sticks team against Australia and Japan and was given dispensation from a Hockey NZ training camp to be able to attend the awards.

ASB Sporting Excellence Awards for high performance in a sport not offered at secondary school level went to crossfit champions Ioane Job (Whangarei Boys High School) and Kyla Smith (Kaitaia College). Job and Smith were the winner and runner up, respectively, in a Teen Gauntlet international competition.

Thermatech All Rounders of the Year for 2015 were Mackenzie Johnson from Whangarei Girls High School and James Mortimer from Huanui College while the NorthTec Area School Awards went to Taimana Ngakuru-Smith from Tauraroa Area School and Sullivan Tito from Mangakahia Area School.

The Kerikeri High School Sailing team was named the Jeff Oliver Print Team of the Year following their inter-dominion win against Australia where not only did NZ win the regatta, Kerikeri finished as the top team.

During the evening a total of 70 Northland Secondary School students were announced as sport code winners in sports that covered both team and individual competition. Sport Northland’s Regional Sports Director Robyn Richards said “School sport is really important and is often where you make your best school memories. The achievements acknowledged at these Awards are only the tip of the iceberg in regard to what our secondary students are capable of”.

As a follow up to the awards, ASB is inviting this year’s winners to a ‘performance pathway’ experience early in December. This will include the presentation of a Leadership session by Blair Tuke and two other Emirates Team New Zealand members. One of Northland’s own top athletes, Ady McKenzie, will head a number of sessions. They will include High Performance Athlete Life, nutrition and practical demonstrations and testing. ASB will also provide the attendees with financial literacy advice.

Photos can be found HERE

The full list of ASB Code Winners is below:

Ben Armstrong, AFL, Bay of Islands College.

Jessie Parr, AFL, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Scott Gregory, Athletics, Whangarei Boys High School.

Aimee-Leigh Scott, Athletics, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Jack Ding, Badminton, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Rewi McPherson, Basketball, Huanui College.

Kona-Ariki Hippolite, Basketball, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Kaikohe.

Richard Young, Bike, Huanui College.

Alex Dickson, Boccia, Tikipunga High School.

Kyle Chen, Boxing, Kerikeri High School.

Phoebe Armstead, Cheerleading, Rodney College.

Matthew Lobb, Cricket, Whangarei BHS.

Olivia Lobb, Cricket, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Kyla Smith, Crossfit, Kaitaia College.

Ioane Job, Crossfit, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Mihi Shepherd, Equestrian, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Samuel Marlow, Polocrosse, Dargaville High School.

Malcolm Young, Football, Huanui College.

Anya Gross, Football, Pompallier Catholic College.

Nada Walker, Futsal, Kerikeri High School.

Julian Fowler, Golf, Whangarei Boys' HS.

Soktaera Sean, Golf, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Zoe Espie, Gymsports, Huanui College.

Maia Prochazka, Gymsports, Whangarei Girls' High.

Sarah deBruin, Highland Dance, Dargaville High School.

Samantha Polovnikoff, Hockey, Kerikeri High School.

Zachary Litchfield, Hockey, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Enele Levita, Jiu jitsu, Kamo High School.

Yvette Hendrikse, Karate, Whangarei Girls' High.

Artem Maltsev, Kenpo, Dargaville High School.

Justin Palmer, Kickboxing, Kamo High School.

Cullen Curtis, Motocross, Otamatea High School.

Kacey Potae, Netball, Bay of Islands College.

Jessie Cresswell, Official, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Te Rau Aroha Totoro, Official, Tikipunga High School.

Sadieux Tua, Official, Tikipunga High School.

Ethan Codlin, Official, Huanui College.

Paige Lawgun, Olympic Weightlifting, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Callum Hill, Orienteering, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Daniel Gaualofa, Parafed, Kerikeri High School.

Joshua Edmonds, Powerlifting, Okaihau College.

Ben Monaghan, Rowing, Huanui College.

Ashlee Greenhalgh, Rowing, Huanui College.

Levi Clark, Rugby, Kerikeri High School.

Cydney McNally, Rugby, Okaihau College.

Caleb Aekins, Rugby League, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Konrad May, Target Rifle Shooting, Kamo High School.

Hainee Musgrove, Clay Target Shooting, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Caitlin Reed, Clay Target Shooting, Whangarei Girls' High.

Samantha Skovlund, Air Pistol Shooting, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Keegan Bridges, Special Olympics, Tikipunga High School.

Rachel Harvie, Special Olympics, Kerikeri High School.

Finn Trimble, Squash, Whangarei Boys' High .

Abbie Palmer, Squash, Bream Bay College.

Max Brunker, Surfing, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Grace Pevats, Surfing, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Callum Prime, Swimming, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Hayley McIntosh, Swimming, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Bradley Greenwood, Taekwondo, Kerikeri High School.

Connor Van Dalsum, Tennis, Otamatea High School.

Nalani Karena-Waenga, Triathlon, Kaitaia College.

Killarney Aikens, Touch, Te Kapehu Whetu.

Lee Turner, Touch, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Sheena Wejendorp, Ultimate Frisbee, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Heemi Rihari, Volleyball, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Teina Rihari, Volleyball, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Jasmine Milton, Volleyball, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Zane Heta, Waka Ama, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Baden Curel, Water Skiing, Dargaville High School.

Shae Donahoe, Yachting, Kerikeri High School.

Taimana Ngakuru-Smith, Area School Award, Tauraroa Area School.

Sullivan Tito, Area School Award, Mangakahia Area School.

Patrick Harris, Team, Kerikeri High School.

Michaela Hawkins, Team, Kerikeri High School.

Shae Donahoe, Team, Kerikeri High School.

Francis Cassells, Team, Kerikeri High School.

Jack Bunce, Team, Kerikeri High School.

Frank Dair, Team, Kerikeri High School.

Connor Bartlett, Team, Kerikeri HS.

Emily Jones, Team, Kerikeri High School.

James Mortimer, Male All Rounder, Huanui College.

Mackenzie Johnson, Female All Rounder, Whangarei Girls' High School.

Ioane Job, Male Sporting Excellence, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Kyla Smith, Female Sporting Excellence, Kaitaia College.

Callum Prime, ASB Sportsman of the Year, Whangarei Boys' High School.

Samantha Polovnikoff, ASB Sportswoman of the Year, Kerikeri High School.