2018 ASB NSS Sports Awards Winners
New Zealand Youth Olympian, Arapo Kellner, from Kaitaia College and New Zealand Equestrian representative, Isabelle Jameson from Whangarei Girls’ High School, took out top individual honours at the 27th annual ASB Northland Secondary Schools Sports Awards held at the ASB Stadium on Thursday 25 October.
Kellner’s achievements included a total of one silver and eight gold medals for New Zealand at the 2018 Oceania Championships in Cadet Freestyle and Greco wrestling. Jameson was one of only three New Zealanders selected to compete at the Friendship Games in Russia at which she individually won a gold medal.
The Whangarei Boys’ High School Rogaine team who are the 2018 New Zealand Secondary Schools 6 hour Rogaine Champions was named ASB Team of the Year.
Three athletes were selected to receive NorthTec Emerging Talent Awards: Imogen Ear from Huanui College in Karate, Madison Wainwright from Whangarei Girls’ High School in Water Skiing and Crystal Wikaira from Kaitaia College in Road Cycling.
61 Northland Secondary School students from schools throughout the region were named as ASB Code Award winners. They received their awards from local and national sporting celebrities who were in attendance – Grace Kukutai (Mystics netballer); Richie Blackmore (Warrior and Kiwi League player); Leilani Perese (Black Fern); Scott Gregory (NZ U20 Rugby player); Finn Trimble (NZ Junior Squash player); Brad Farrand (Volvo Ocean race yachtee)
Winners of the 2018 ASB Code Awards are as follows:
Paige Parkinson | Aerobics | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Blake Williamson | AFL | Whangarei Boys' High School |
Amina Tango | Area School | TKKM o Te Rawhitiroa |
Connor Guest | Area School | Tauraroa Area School |
Nik Kini | Athletics | Whangarei Boys' High School |
Aimee-Leigh Scott | Athletics | Whangarei Girls' High School |
James Panoho | Basketball | Ruawai College |
Quincel Nathan-Hita | Basketball | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Emily Darroch | BMX | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Angus Darroch | BMX | Whangarei Boys’ High School |
Blake Hammond | Boxing | Whangarei Boys’ High School |
Grace Hegh | Cheerleading | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
Carlisa McCarroll | Clay Target Shooting | Kaitaia College |
Skye Martinac | Clay Target Shooting | Tauraroa Area School |
Luke Trigg | Cricket | Whangarei Boys' High School |
Makayla Templeton | Cricket | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Trevor Coetzee | Duathlon | Whangarei Boys’ High School |
Isabelle Jameson | Equestrian | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Abbey Venmore | Football | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
Daniel Romer | Football | Whangarei Boys High School |
Tarrin Rous | Golf | Rodney College |
Pippa Benton | Gymnastics | Huanui College |
Michelle Crawford | Artistic Gymnastics | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Devon Mokaraka | Highland Dancing | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
Olivia Crum | Hockey | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
Oliver Hawker | Hockey | Whangarei Boys' High School |
Sydney Bavastro | Inline Hockey | Kerikeri High School |
Chelsea Bodman | Judo | Kamo High School |
Olivia Crum | Karate | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
D’Artagnan Gould | Karate | Pompallier Catholic College |
Jessie Taylor | Netball | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
Jackson Brierly | Official | Rodney College |
Stacey Ferguson | Official | Kerikeri High School |
Ashleigh Kramer | Olympic Weightlifting | Bream Bay College |
Tanei More-Thompson | Olympic Weightlifting | Whangarei Boys' High School |
Brennan Massey | Parasports | Rodney College |
Trevor Coetzee | Road Cycling | Whangarei Boys’ High School |
Jorja Swain | Road Cycling | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
Tegan O’Callaghan | Rodeo | Kaitaia College |
Synnamon Collett | Pistol Shooting | Kamo High School |
Yvette Hendriske | Rowing | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
Mia Anderson | Rugby | Kerikeri High School |
Connor Guest | Rugby | Tauraroa Area School |
Klies Kaiarake | Rugby League | Bream Bay College |
Alex Edwards | Spearfishing | Kerikeri High School |
Zadkiel Beazley-Tango | Special Olympics | Northland College |
Annemarie Holst | Squash | Otamatea High School |
Riley-Jack Vette-Blomquist | Squash | Whangarei Boys' High School |
Grace Pevats | Surfing | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Tom Robinson | Surfing | Whangarei Boys’ High School |
Paul Linton | Swimming | Bream Bay College |
Ciara Smith | Swimming | Pompallier Catholic College |
Victoria Vakatini-Harding | Tag Football | Rodney College |
Daniel Hammond | Tennis | Whangarei Boys’ High School |
Xavier Mexted | Touch | Whangarei Boys’ High School |
Tara-Leigh Turner | Touch | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Terina Hauraki | Beach Volleyball | Whangarei Girls’ High School |
Amoho Karetai-Mahanga | Volleyball | Tikipunga High School |
Kelena Roughan | Indoor Volleyball | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Toitehuatahi Munroe | Waka Ama | Whangarei Boys' High School |
Courtney Williams | Waterskiing | Whangarei Girls' High School |
Mitchell Williams | Waterskiing | Whangarei Boys’ High School |
Arapo Kellner | Wrestling | Kaitaia College |
Maeve White | Yachting | Kerikeri High School |
