The 29th Annual Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards were held last night at Eden Park. Over 500 people attended to celebrate the outstanding sporting talent of our Auckland secondary school students.
The Aorere College kapa haka group provided a great opening for the awards, Stacey Morrison was excellent as MC and World Para Swimming Champion, Cameron Leslie, shared his inspirational story with all the students and guests. The Rugby Union Boys winner – Aidan Morgan from King’s College spoke on behalf of all the finalists to thank everyone who has helped them achieve such amazing results in their chosen sports.
The premier awards for the evening – Young Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year were presented to Taine Murray from Rosmini College (Basketball) and Katie Doar from St Cuthbert’s College (Hockey).
The following students were named winners in their category:
| Service to Secondary School Sport | Alex Bing | St Peter’s College |
| Service to Secondary School Sport | Anthony Curry | Mt Albert Grammar School |
| International Achievement | Sam Dick | Rosmini College |
| Aktive Student Coach of the Year | Aoife King | Orewa College |
| Aktive Student Official of the Year | Angelina Revell-Lewis | Avondale College |
| All Rounder | Bella Browne | St Cuthbert’s College |
| All Rounder | Cecile Velghe | Saint Kentigern College |
| All Rounder | Centaine Noom-Duckworth | Rangitoto College |
| All Rounder | Jessica Lane | Westlake Girls High School |
| All Rounder | Lisa Putt | Saint Kentigern College |
| All Rounder | Natalya Carter | Baradene College |
| All Rounder | Alex McNaught | Saint Kentigern College |
| All Rounder | Corey Kellow | Sacred Heart College |
| All Rounder | Will Bason | Saint Kentigern College |
| Athlete with a Disability – Girls | Alyssa Baxter | Onehunga High School |
| Athlete with a Disability – Boys | Michael Percival-Afeaki | Auckland Grammar School |
| Athletics – Girls | Kaia Tupu-South | Westlake Girls High School |
| Athletics – Boys | Connor Bell | Westlake Boys High School |
| Badminton – Girls | Shaunna Li | Rangitoto College |
| Badminton – Boys | Joshua Feng | Westlake Boys High School |
| Basketball – Girls | Tayla Dalton | Carmel College |
| Basketball – Boys | Taine Murray | Rosmini College |
| Cricket – Girls | Skye Bowden | Pakuranga College |
| Cricket – Boys | Oliver White | Auckland Grammar School |
| Cycling – Girls | Ella Wyllie | Epsom Girls Grammar School |
| Cycling – Boys | Lachlan Dickson | Auckland Grammar School |
| Distance Running – Girls | Natalya Carter | Baradene College |
| Distance Running – Boys | Jude Darby | Westlake Boys High School |
| Football – Girls | Ella Russ | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Football – Boys | Campbell Strong | Sacred Heart College |
| Golf – Girls | Carmen Lim | Ormiston Senior College |
| Golf – Boys | Jimmy Zheng | Macleans College |
| Gymsports – Girls | Maia Fishwick | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Gymsports – Boys | Blake Costley | Onehunga High School |
| Hockey – Girls | Katie Doar | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Hockey – Boys | Isaac Houlbrooke | Rosmini College |
| Lacrosse – Girls | Sophia Morcom | Epsom Girls Grammar School |
| Netball – Girls | Grace Nweke | Avondale College |
| Orienteering – Girls | Georgia Skelton | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Orienteering – Boys | Patrick Hayes | Auckland Grammar School |
| Rowing – Girls | Lucy Burrell | Baradene College |
| Rowing – Boys | Bowen De Gouw | Westlake Boys High School |
| Rugby League – Boys | Sione Moala | St Paul’s College |
| Rugby Union – Girls | Patricia Maliepo | Southern Cross Campus |
| Rugby Union – Boys | Aidan Morgan | King’s College |
| Snowsports – Boys | Harrison Messenger | Kristin School |
| Softball – Girls | Beth Reid | One Tree Hill College |
| Softball – Boys | Ryan Earley | Mt Albert Grammar School |
| Squash – Girls | Lowri Waugh | King’s College |
| Squash – Boys | Leo Fatialofa | Auckland Grammar School |
| Swimming – Girls | Brearna Crawford | Mt Albert Grammar School |
| Swimming – Boys | Samuel Poching | Rangitoto College |
| Table Tennis – Girls | Sophie Low | Macleans College |
| Table Tennis – Boys | Nathan Xu | Saint Kentigern College |
| Tennis – Girls | Vivian Yang | Westlake Girls High School |
| Tennis – Boys | Nick Beamish | Saint Kentigern College |
| Touch – Girls | Jaymie Kolose | Saint Kentigern College |
| Touch – Boys | Chicago Doyle | King’s College |
| Triathlon – Girls | Natalya Carter | Baradene College |
| Triathlon – Boys | Finian Orr | Saint Kentigern College |
| Underwater Hockey – Girls | Rebecca Deen | Howick College |
| Underwater Hockey – Boys | Jackson Godfrey | Glendowie College |
| Volleyball – Girls | Tamara Otene | Westlake Girls High School |
| Volleyball – Boys | Dominic Niko | De La Salle College |
| Waka Ama – Boys | Kacey Ngataki | James Cook High School |
| Water Polo – Girls | Elisabeth Alsemgeest | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Water Polo – Boys | Louis Ferigo | Sacred Heart College |
| Yachting – Girls | Alice Haslett | Diocesan School for Girls |
| Yachting – Boys | Sebastian Menzies | Rangitoto College |
The overall finalists for Young Sportsman of the Year were:
| Athletics – Boys | Connor Bell | Westlake Boys High School |
| Yachting – Boys | Sebastian Menzies | Rangitoto College |
| Basketball – Boys | Taine Murray | Rosmini College |
| Table Tennis – Boys | Nathan Xu | Saint Kentigern College |
The overall finalists for Young Sportswoman of the Year were:
| Water Polo – Girls | Elisabeth Alsemgeest | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Swimming – Girls | Brearna Crawford | Mt Albert Grammar School |
| Hockey – Girls | Katie Doar | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Gymsports – Girls | Maia Fishwick | St Cuthbert’s College |
| Touch – Girls | Jaymie Kolose | Saint Kentigern College |
| Golf – Girls | Carmen Lim | Ormiston Senior College |
| Rugby Union – Girls | Patricia Maliepo | Southern Cross Campus |
| Netball – Girls | Grace Nweke | Avondale College |
| Volleyball – Girls | Tamara Otene | Westlake Girls High School |