Albany Blues top student-athletes named
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Mon Oct 21 2013 13:00:00 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Albany Blues top student-athletes named
Monday, 21 October 2013, 11:49 am
Press Release: Massey University
Monday, October 21, 2013
Albany Blues top student-athletes named
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BNZ Massey University Albany Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year Laura Quilter and Hugo Inglis.
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World surf lifesaving champion and swimmer Laura Quilter and hockey player Hugo Inglis were named the sportswoman and man of the year at the BNZ Albany Blues Awards last night.
The Blues Awards, presented in association with BNZ, are awarded 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 Quilter is studying towards a Bachelor of Communications and was a member of the New Zealand team that competed and won the world rescue championships in surf lifesaving in Adelaide in November. The 4x50 metre obstacle relay team won gold and set a new world record, and Ms Quilter gained an individual bronze in the 50 metre manikin carry. She is the Auckland Women’s 100 metre backstroke champion, for which she received the Jean Ponder Memorial Shield, and competed in the World University Games in Russia in July.
Mr Inglis is a fourth-year student studying towards a Bachelor of Business Studies, majoring in Finance with a minor in Politics. He has played 107 international tests for the New Zealand men’s hockey team, debuting in 2009. He also played at the London Olympics in 2012. Mr Inglis was part of the New Zealand men’s team that reached the semi-finals of the World Hockey League, eventually placing fourth. They were also fourth in the Azlan Shah Cup.
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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.
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 were awarded to (Albany and Distance Learning):
ARCHERY
Sean Walker
Nicholas Southgate
Phillip Wyatt
ATHLETICS
Richard Callister
BADMINTON
Anona Pak
CANOE SPRINT
Scott Bicknell
CRICKET
Craig Cachopa
CYCLING
Kate Chilcott
Stephanie McKenzie
FLATWATER KAYAK
Jasper Bats
FOOTBALL
Erin Nayler
Sarah Gregorius
Nick Wilson
HOCKEY
Hugo Inglis
Eryn Crombie
JUDO
Ryan Jeffery
Rebecca Watkin
KARATE
James Holder
ROWING
Sophie McKenzie
James Hunter
Peter Taylor
Nathan Flannery
RUGBY
Michael King
RUGBY SEVENS and TOUCH
Brittany Coates
SURF LIFESAVING and SWIMMING
Laura Quilter
SWIMMING
Hayley Palmer
Hayley Edmond
Troy Balvert
Charlotte Webby
Dylan Dunlop-Barrett
TRIATHLON
Sophie Corbidge
Penelope Hayes
UNDERWATER HOCKEY
Courtney Coughlan
YACHTING
Jo Aleh
ENDS
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