Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Top Manawatū student-athletes named
BNZ Massey University Manawatū Sportswoman of the Year Sarah Goss
Rugby player Sarah Goss and taekwon-do champion Kane Baigent were named the sportswoman and man of the year at the BNZ
Manawatū Blues Awards last night.
The Blues Awards, presented in association with BNZ, are presented to students in recognition of their outstanding
achievements in both sport and academic studies. Previous recipients include Hamish Bond, Lisa Carrington, Simon Child
and Juliette Haigh.
Ms Goss is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts in Māori Studies and is vice-captain of the New Zealand Sevens rugby team
that won this year’s Women’s World Cup and the IRB Women’s World Series.
Mr Baigent (Bachelor of Sport and Exercise) made the quarterfinals at the International taekwon-do World Cup. He won
three gold medals at last year’s National Championships and three gold, one silver and one bronze at this year’s event.
World champion sailor Jo Aleh (Bachelor of Business Studies) was named BNZ Massey University Distance Student
Sportswoman of the Year. She won this year’s 470 World Championship and was second at the European Championship.
Softballer Jeremy Manley (Bachelor of Sport and Exercise) was named BNZ Massey University Distance Student Sportsman of
the Year. Mr Manley is a member of the New Zealand Black Sox Team that won this year’s World Series Championship. He won
the Kevin Herlihy Most Valuable Pitcher Award as top pitcher in the world series.
An outstanding contribution award was presented to Lorraine Emery and Russell Tillman for their work with the Massey
Hockey Club.
Sports presenter Hamish McKay was master of ceremonies at this year’s event and Olympian and Massey student Sarah Cowley
was guest speaker.
Ms Cowley, a Bachelor of Communication student, represented New Zealand in the heptathlon at the London Olympics in 2012
and is now competing in the high jump, as she sets her sights on a gold medal at the next Commonwealth Games. She shared
her experiences as a high-performance athlete juggling academic studies.
Blues awards will be presented to Albany students at an event in Auckland on Thursday.
Blues were awarded to (Manawatū, Wellington and Distance Learning):
ATHLETICS
Sarah Cowley
Ben Langton-Burnell
Jordan Peters
Ashleigh Sando
BASKETBALL
Nicholas Fee
BMX
Nick Fox
CANOE POLO
Carl Duncan
CANOE SPRINT
Lisa Carrington
CRICKET
Kate Broadmore
Craig Cachopa
Dean Robinson
CYCLING
Emily Collins
Brad Evans
Cameron Karwowski
Stephanie McKenzie
EQUESTRIAN
Chloe Akers
Tayla Mason
Melody Matheson
Virginia Thompson
Nicola French
Catherine West
FOOTBALL
Rebecca Smith
Rosie Missen
HOCKEY
Jake Blanks
Matthew Brougham
Samantha Charlton
Mitchell Cronin
Michaela Curtis
Glenn Eyers
Elizabeth Horne
Brooke Karam
Arun Panchia
Elizabeth Redwood
Oscar Stewart
Brearna Wiig
MOUNTAIN BIKING
Samara Sheppard
Sasha Smith
MUAYTHAI KICKBOXING
Janna Vaughan
ROWING
Genevieve Behrent
Toby Cunliffe-Steel
Sarah Gray
Nathan Flannery
James Lassche
Peter Taylor
RUGBY
Nick Crosswell
Nick Grogan
Travis Taylor
Hamish Northcott
RUGBY SEVENS
Sarah Goss
SAILING
Molly Meech
SOFTBALL
Jeremy Manley
SQUASH
Danielle Fourie
Rebecca Barnett
SURF LIFESAVING
Tash Hind
SWIMMING
Dylan Dunlop-Barrett
Mary Fisher
Tash Hind
Nielsen Varoy
TABLE TENNIS
Natalie Paterson
TAEKWON-DO
Michael Davis
Kane Baigent
TRIATHLON
Hayden Moorhouse
WHITE WATER KAYAK
Malcolm Gibson
Louise Jull
ENDS