The VIATEK Central Coast Academy of Sport Athlete Celebration was held at Mingara Athletics Track on Wednesday 11th November in a COVID safe environment. The event was held under sunny skies with lots of happy athletes and parents in attendance.
Team Challenge Australia engaged the Academy Athletes in a series of outdoor challenges before the presentation of the sport program awards. With athletes and parents sitting socially distanced in the grandstand the following award winners were announced:
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AFL – Boys |
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AFL Boys Athlete of the Year Thomas Hooke |
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AFL Boys Encouragement Award Koby Ede |
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AFL – Girls |
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AFL Girls Athlete of the Year Imogen Gray |
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AFL Girls Encouragement Award Ellie Weber |
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Athletics |
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Athletics Encouragement Award Annie Lowbridge & Sam Liddell |
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Basketball |
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Basketball Athlete of the Year Chelsea Vernon-Elliot |
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Basketball Encouragement Awards Brianna Kelly & Gabriel Thomson |
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Golf |
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Golf Athlete of the Year Georgie Clune |
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Golf Encouragement Award Aaron Neville-Smith |
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Hockey – Boys |
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Hockey Athlete of the Year Alexander Jones |
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Hockey Encouragement Award Cooper Gifford-Cock |
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Hockey – Girls |
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Hockey Athlete of the Year Jazmyne Bissaker |
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Hockey Encouragement Award Lillie Alexander |
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Netball |
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Netball Athlete of the Year Savannah Castellino |
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Netball Encouragement Award Allie Reid |
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Netball Umpires |
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Netball Umpire of the Year Anastazia Dunn |
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Swimming |
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Swimming Encouragement Award Olivia Edwards, Tahj Regattieri and Tom Liddell |
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Triathlon |
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Triathlon Athlete of the Year Stella Norris |
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Triathlon Encouragement Award Marianne Papalexion |
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Touch Football |
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Touch Football Athlete of the Year Brandy Simpson |
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Touch Football Encouragement Award Jai Callaghan |
All the sporting program athletes of the year winners and encouragement award winners are now in the running to be announced as the overall Central Coast Academy of Sport Male or Female Athlete of the Year. The CCAS will host the second stage of VIATEK CCAS Awards Evening on Wednesday 2nd December at Mingara Recreation Club where the major award winners will be announced.
Emily Burgess-Moore the CCAS Events Manager said of stage one; “We have adjusted our awards presentation formats numerous times to ensure that we are meeting all NSW Health Guidelines. While this has added an extra challenge we were thrilled to be able to finally hold this event to celebrate what has been a unique year. To be able to hold this event under perfect sunny skies with some of the best athletes on the coast has been so exciting. We cant thank the team from TCA enough, they really just make our jobs too easy. We also know how lucky we are to have such a phenomenal venue to use at Mingara Regional Athletics Track. Congratulations to all of the awards winners, we will look forward to seeing you all again at the formal awards evening in December.”
