Athletes competing in a range of sports, from canoe polo to judo, have taken out the top prizes at this year鈥檚 暴风资源 Blues Awards.
Blues are awarded to students who have excelled in both their studies and sporting codes across all Massey鈥檚 campuses, as well as those studying via distance. The University presented 170 Blues to students, with eight receiving awards for competing in two sports.
The Auckland ceremony was held on October 10 on Massey鈥檚 Auckland campus, with former Black Stick Danielle Jones and former Black Cap Jacob Oram as guest speakers.
The combined Manawat奴 and Wellington ceremony was hosted at the Sport and Rugby Institute at Massey鈥檚 Manawat奴 campus last night, with guest speaker sports psychologist Professor Emeritus Gary Hermansson.
Top awards
Bachelor of Science student Zoe Hobbs was named the 暴风资源 Auckland Campus Sportswoman of the Year for her achievements in athletics. She was unable to attend as she was in Europe following the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships.
Miss Hobbs is the national champion in 100 and 200 metres. She won gold in the 100 metres and silver in the 200 metres at the 2019 Oceania Area Championships. At the World University Games in Italy, Miss Hobbs made the finals in both her individual events, placing seventh in the 200 metres and eighth in the 100 metres. She was also a member of the bronze medal-winning New Zealand 4x100 metre relay team, which finished in a new national record time.
Bachelor of Sport Management student Edward Lau was named the Auckland Campus Sportsman of the Year for his achievements in badminton.
Mr Lau placed first in boys鈥 singles and second in mixed doubles at the New Zealand Oceania Junior Championships. Mr Lau has placings in many national events, including first place at the Under 19 Team Championships, as well as winning the boys鈥 singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the North Island Under 19 Championships. Mr Lau was unable attend as he was in Russia representing New Zealand at the World Junior Teams Championships, the Suhandinata Cup.
In Manawat奴, Bachelor of Agricultural Science student Georgia Wheeler was named the Manawat奴 Campus Sportswoman of the Year for her achievements in canoe polo.
Miss Wheeler was part of the New Zealand Paddle Ferns team that won the Australian Interstate Championships and the Oceania Championships earlier this year. She was selected for the New Zealand Under 21 team that competed at the Junior International Championships in Northern Ireland and the De Paddel event in Belgium in August.
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours student Finn Brown was named the Manawat奴 Campus Sportsman of the Year.
Mr Brown is a national judo representative who won gold representing New Zealand in the Senior Men Under 73kg category at the 2019 Auckland International. Mr Brown is the top-ranked judoka nationally in the Under 73kg senior division and won a bronze medal at the 2018 National Championships and silver at the 2018 North Island Championships. Earlier this year he spent time training in Japan and has remained undefeated since his return to New Zealand, gaining three gold medals at regional and international-level competition. His successes this year have earnt him two further weeks of funded training in Japan.
In the distance category, Master of Arts student Marcus Daniell won Distance Sportsman of the Year for his achievements in tennis.
Mr Daniell reached the doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon this year. He was doubles champion at the 2019 Brisbane International and was selected to represent New Zealand in two Davis Cup ties against China and Korea.
Graduate Diploma in Arts student Lisa Carrington was named Distance Sportswoman of the Year for her achievements in canoe sprint.
Miss Carrington is a double world champion, having won gold in the K1 200 and K1 500 metre events at the 2019 International Canoe Federation World Championships. She is the current Oceania Champion and also National Champion in both the K1 200 and K1 500.
Other awards
The awards also聽recognised service to sport with Rose Fitzmaurice (Basketball), Ben Ravenwood (Futsal), John Atkins (Netball), Kristen Yorker (Volleyball), Natalya Taylor (Volleyball) receiving recognition for their contribution to sport at Massey.
Bachelor of Science student Hannah Hawley was given the Sport Achievement Award for her judge candidate achievements in archery.
The award recognises high achievers in sport who are not athletes but have achieved at the same level as an individual athlete would to receive a Blues Award. Miss Hawley was a judge candidate at the North Island Youth Championships and internationally at the Trans-Tasman Youth Archery Tournament, which was held in July. She is also president of the 暴风资源 Archery Club.
Several teams were acknowledged as part of the night for their achievements.
The 暴风资源 tertiary netball team of 2018 was recognised for winning the University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand (UTSNZ) Netball Championships in September 2018, where they had two players selected into the New Zealand University Netball Team.
The 暴风资源 tertiary women's sevens team was recognised for winning the UTSNZ National Tertiary Championships in March, with three players named in the tournament team.
The 暴风资源 tertiary women's hockey team was recognised for winning the UTSNZ National Tertiary Championship in July.
2019 Massey Blues Awards Recipients:
Aerobic Gymnastics:聽Hannah Wilton;聽Artistic Roller Skating:聽Phoenix Reid;聽Athletics:聽Natalie Booth, Olivia Eaton, Georgia Hulls, Alexandra Hyland, Hamish Kerr, Kara Macdermid, Stella Pearless, Nicholas Southgate, Zoe Hobbs;聽Badminton:聽Edward Lau, Catelyn Rozario;聽Basketball:聽Matthew O'Connell;聽Beach Volleyball:聽Brittany Allison-Carnie;聽Canoe Polo:聽Liam Bowden, Joshua Gray, Casey Hales, Matthew Oke, Liam Ward, Georgia Wheeler;聽Canoe Slalom:聽Finn Butcher, Benjamin Gibb, Casey Hales, Luuka Jones;聽Canoe Sprint:聽Lisa Carrington, Aimee Fisher, Alicia Hoskin, Briar McLeely, Danielle Watson; Climbing: Erica Gatland;聽Cricket聽Finn Allen, Georgia Atkinson, Ma'ara Ave, Robson Chapman, Lauren Down, Melissa Hansen, Felix Murray, Robbie O'Donnell, William O'Donnell, Hannah Rowe, Michael Bracewall, Cam Fletcher;聽Cycling: Grace Anderson, Jordan Castle, Matias Fitzwater, Regan Gough, Carne Groube Jessie Hodges, Nicholas Kergozou De La Boessiere, Stella Nightingale, Emily Shearman, Kate Smith, Elizabeth Stannard;聽Equestrian: Ike Baker; Melody Matheson; Ella Poole-Crowe; Bailey Rutter; Brigitte Smith聽Football: Catherine Bott, Corina Brown, Jendi Frank, Meikayla Moore;听贵耻迟蝉补濒: Josh Cremen, Sam Perko, Ben Ravenwood, Megan Willis;聽Golf: Juliana Hung;聽Hockey: Kelly Carline, Robert Creffier, Saffron Cribb, Anna Crowley, Benji Edwards, Clodagh McCullough, Mitchell Ottow, Kirsten-Leigh Pearce, Ella Poole-Crowe, Amy Robinson, Nicholas Ross, Kelsey Smith, Connor Todd, Louisa Tuilotolava, Charl Ulrich, Mac Wilcox, Lara Williams, Madeleine Williamson, Nicholas Woods, Sam Lane;聽Ice Figure Skating: Brooke Tamepo;聽Indoor Cricket: Melissa Hansen;聽Judo:聽Finn Brown;聽Mountain Biking: Samara Sheppard;聽Netball: Emily Autagavaia, Stephanie Collins, Maia Wilson;聽Olympic Weightlifting: Samantha Hansen;聽Para-Swimming: Chris Arbuthnott;聽Powerlifting: Evie Corrigan;聽Rowing: Nicola Baker, Sam Bosworth, Brooke Donoghue, Nathan Flannery, Kerri Gowler, Elizabeth Jeurissen, Luca Kirwan, Tom Mackintosh, Zoe McBride, Grace Prendergast, Charlotte Spence, Giacomo Thomas, Phillip Wilson, Angus McFarlane;聽Rugby: Adam Boult, Benet Kumeroa, Jamie Mackintosh, Rhys Marshall, Brad McNaughten Pia Tapsell, Sydnee Wilkins, Tiana Davison;聽Rugby League: Kaitlin Bates;聽Rugby Sevens: Kaitlin Bates, Reece Brosnan, Tiana Davison, Tyla Nathan-Wong, Sydnee Wilkins;聽Sprint Kayaking: Tim Waller;聽Surf Life Saving: Olivia Eaton , Zac Reid, Cory Taylor, Andrew Trembath, Jamie Peterson;聽Swimming: Emma Godwin, Daniel Hunter, Abbie Johnson, Joshua McCormack-Goeth, Vanessa Ouwehand, Callum Prime, Zac Reid, Emma Robinson, George Schroder, Matthew Stanley;聽Taekwon-Do: Tom Biggs, Jack Francois;聽Target Shooting:聽Jessica Burgess-Smith;聽Tennis: Marcus Daniell, Olly Sadler;聽Touch: Phoebe Steele;聽Triathlon: Simone Ackermann, Samuel Bentham, Issy Coombes, Christian Davey, Adam Martin, David Martin, Heather Neill, Kyle Smith, Megan Edwards;聽Ultimate Disc: Joel Gordon, Bianca Mercer, Tristan Mercer, Emma Taylor;聽Underwater Hockey: Anastasia Burn, Benjamin Cushman,听Fergus Griffin-George;聽Volleyball: Hugh Hawkey;聽Water Polo: Brandon Matthews, Anton Sunde; Yachting: George Gautrey, Olivia Mackay Yachting, Courtney Reynolds-Smith.