The 2020 Sporting Excellence Awards evening took place on Friday 30 October, celebrating a fantastic year of sporting success – despite the disruptions of Covid.

The event celebrated the success and achievements of our many athletes and teams in a range of sporting arenas.

The major awards this year went to:

Sportswoman of the Year: Kaia Tupu-South
Team of the Year: U18 Coxed Quadruple Sculls (pictured above)
International Performance of the Year: Greta Pilkington (sailing)
Sporting All Rounder of the Year: Holly Williams
Junior Sportswoman of the Year: Zoe Crawford
Coach of the Year: Joel Foster
Student Coach of the Year: Rosalie Dil
Student Official of the Year: Courtney Day
Volunteer of the Year: Jason Gerbes

Here’s a little more about our Sportswoman of the Year, and Head Prefect, Kaia Tupu-South (pictured bottom left) from her citation.

Kaia is an extremely talented athlete.  She is currently ranked #1 in the Women’s Under 20 Discus and Shot Put in New Zealand and is the current New Zealand Secondary Schools Discus Champion.  Kaia has qualified for the World Under 20 Championship in Nairobi, Kenya in both Discus and Shot Put.  The event was meant to be held in July this year but postponed until August 2021.  Kaia is also a member of the High Performance Sport NZ Athletics Development Squad which means she is someone that you may see competing at the Olympics one day. And finally, Kaia has accepted an Athletic Scholarship to the University of Washington in Seattle for 2021.