The VIATEK Central Coast Academy of Sport Awards Night was an outstanding event, punctuated by the athletes and coaches that received awards for their efforts and success over the past 12 months.
The event hosted by the Mingara Recreation Club on Wednesday 21st September 2016, was another to cherish. Over four hundred (400) people attended the event and over one hundred and fifty (150) athletes were recognised with Graduation Certificates, Central Coast Council Excellence Awards and prizes throughout the evening. A highlight being the video interviews of athletes’ who summarised the programs and the many highlights that were reflected upon in the video presentations.
Emily Burgess-Moore the Events Manger at the Central Coast Academy of Sport said of the evening; “Our awards night is a major showcasing event for the sports industry on the Coast and like previous years, the awards have been really well received. We introduced a new Central Coast Council Excellence Certificate this year due to the councils merging and these certificates along with twelve other major awards make the night extremely special. The fact that the University of Newcastle contributes to scholarships with a monetary value of $5,000 is also really significant. Our award winners are all very deserving and I congratulate the Athletes of the Year award winners and the Encouragement award winners for their success.”
Mark Holton the Chairman of the Academy said in his opening address ‘beamed’ in from Far North Queensland; “The greatest highlight and the main reason that we are here is to thank our scholarship athletes for their efforts over the course of their respective sports programs. All our athletes continue to represent the Academy and the Central Coast region with distinction and for this, on behalf of the Board and staff, we say a very big thank you to each and every one of you.”
The major award winners were as follows:
| Major Awards | |
| Male Athlete of the Year: | Jason Roach |
| Female Athlete of the Year: | Emily Roome |
| Chairman’s Award: | Jazmyn Rodwell |
| The Ray Sandell Dedication to Sporting Excellence: | Wayne Cassidy (Manager – Basketball) |
Male Athlete of the Year: Jason ROACH (AFL)
Jason is a valued member of the CCAS AFL squad and has lead the team for the past two years. As well as being the CCAS Male Athlete of the Year Jason is also the current holder of the Central Coast Junior AFL Best and Fairest (U/15) award. Jason is an extremely skilled AFL player with a bright future ahead.
Female Athlete of the Year: Emily ROOME (Swimming)
Emily was a double gold medallist at the NSW Country Swimming Championship held in July 2016. Emily is the current Central Coast Age champion for Backstroke events and has qualified for the NSW open Short course championships in the Backstroke events. Emily is also working towards competing at the National Championships and Open Nationals to be held in April 2017.
Chairman’s Award: Jazmyn RODWELL (Netball)
The Chairman’s Award is to recognise an athlete who upholds the principles of the organisation and elements such as fair play, sportsmanship, consideration of fellow teammates, determination and enthusiasm.
Jazmyn’s achievements this year include being selected as the MVP in div 1 of the ClubsNSW Academy Games netball competition, making it to the final phase of NSW U17 selections and being selected into the development squad for the Central Coast Heart U20 team who compete in the Premier League.
Jazmyn has various representative honours including the Central Coast Metro league team, Sydney North Opens team Shadow player and playing in division 1 at Gosford Netball.
The Ray Sandell Dedication to Sporting Excellence: Wayne Cassidy (Basketball)
Wayne has been involved with the CCAS Basketball program as the team manager since 2006. In this time Wayne has made a contribution that is hard to match, he attends every training session, is a keen co – pilot on squad camps, he attends almost every CCAS event, he volunteers at the ClubsNSW Academy Games, he hasn’t missed on CCAS Golf day where he generally attends as a paying customer, his commitment to the organisation is like a full time employee, he lives and breaths the Academy of Sport and for this we say a very sincere thank you.
Sports Program Awards
| AFL | |
| Athlete of the Year | Jason Roach |
| Encouragement Award | Zac Whittenbury |
| Athletics | |
| Athlete of the Year | Callum Sutton |
| Encouragement Award | Rachel Mortell |
| Basketball | |
| Athlete of the Year | Evie Nicol |
| Encouragement Awards | Oliver Hedger, Grace Reed |
| Cycling | |
| Athlete of the Year | Tom Lynch |
| Encouragement Award | Ayrton Gilbert |
| Future Stars | |
| Athlete of the Year | Sunny Starr-Carusi |
| Golf | |
| Athlete of the Year | Dylan Grogan |
| Encouragement Award | Jye Crowe |
| Netball | |
| Athlete of the Year | Jazmyn Rodwell |
| Encouragement Award | Brooklyn O’Mara |
| Surfing | |
| Athlete of the Year | Chaise Grubisa |
| Encouragement Award | Charli Allport |
| Swimming | |
| Athlete of the Year | Emily Roome |
| Encouragement Award | Daniel Smithers |
The Awards Night sponsors include: VIATEK, Central Coast Council, BAX Audio Visual, Mingara Recreation Club, NBN Television, The University of Newcastle, Southern Cross Austereo (101.3 Sea FM and 107.7 2GO), Diggers at the Entrance, Gosford RSL Club, H&H Catering, Cycling NSW, Coastal Liner, Central Coast Sports Federation, Hudson Global Logistics, Breakers Country Club, Water To Go, Kevin Bull Photography, Scribal International Group, Athletics NSW, Hills Street Sports, Performance Podiatry, Pullman, Coast Sport.
The Central Coast Academy of Sport would like to thank and acknowledge the support from the following Business Partners: NSW Government, The Greater Bank, Mingara Recreation Club, The University of Newcastle, NBN Television, Southern Cross Austereo (101.3 Sea FM and 107.7 2GO), Oddball Marketing, Central Coast Council.
