Te Kura o Tititea Mount Aspiring College (MAC) celebrated the commitment and achievement of its students in sport last week (Thursday October 24).

Principal Nicola Jacobsen said the awards reflected the determination and skill of students who train and compete in their chosen sports while also fulfilling their other commitments at school. 

“We have more than 600 students who participate in around 26 different sports at MAC, and as a college, we attend more than 50 school sporting events each year,” Nicola said. 

“That’s an amazing effort from everyone involved, including our students, our sports department, our teachers, our students’ families and whānau, and our local community and sponsors.”

She said it was incredible to see students train and achieve such high standards, including at a national and international level. 

“Achieving at such a high level takes a particular mindset and helps create a culture of high performance at our school across all aspects of school life. 

“Our aim is always to support our students’ dreams and these awards are one way we can recognise and celebrate our students’ achievements in sport.” 

Millie East and Tom Sides won the top achievement awards in senior boys’ and girls’ sports, and the Team Performance of the Year award went to the MAC 4x 400m senior mixed national champion relay team of Cody Armstrong, Matthew Botting, Millie East, and Amaya East. 

Students who achieved national or international representation in their chosen sport were recognised, and students who are yet to meet the criteria for a Blues Award but who have delivered outstanding performances in one or more sports in a year, were recognised with sports recognition awards. 

Sport Service Blues were awarded to students who have made a significant contribution to sport, and the coach, volunteer and teacher-in-charge awards were also presented. 

Sport Performance Blues were awarded to students who have represented the school and their sport at the highest local level for two years, displaying a commitment to their team or club, and upholding the reputation of the school both on and off the field. 

The MAC Values Awards recognised selected students, coaches, team managers, or teachers-in-charge for reflecting the school’s values in the way they conduct themselves. 

Full list of awards

MAC Values Awards: Manaakitanga Sport Award Erica Hudson; Whanaungatanga Sport Award Lou Carnie; Aroha Sport Award Kate Watson; Ihi Sport Award Lewis Turner.

Sport Service Blue: Will Anderson (cricket, hockey), Jacob Fielding (football), Eva Gilbertson (netball), Sam Harper (golf), Ruby Ives (hockey), Barnes Metcalfe (football), Lucy Radford (netball), Abbey Ragg (hockey), Ania-Kanu Saklani (netball), Tom Sides (rugby, touch rugby), Sam Soper (touch rugby), Lewis Turner (rugby), Lily Wilson (netball). 

Coach of the year: Ignacio Sande. 

Volunteer of the year: Mark Watson & Adam Fairmaid. 

Teacher in charge of the year: Lana Whipp. 

Sport Performance Blue: Will Anderson (cricket, hockey), Cody Armstrong (athletics), Ella Asberg (netball), Kiana Babbington (rugby), Max Bagley (mountain biking), Amy Benson (hockey), Coco Bentley (netball), Matthew Botting (athletics, hockey), Jackson Clark (rugby), Oisin Corbett (squash), Amaya East (athletics), Millie East (athletics, netball), Ryan Enoka (rugby, athletics), Kalan Evans (mountain biking), Jacob Fielding (football), Sophie Fountain (equestrian), Mia Gemmell (football), Carter Guichard (road cycling), Sam Harper (cricket), Luke Harrold (snow sports), Harry Hope (rowing), Erica Hudson (sailing), Anton Jones (rowing), Thomas Jurczyluk (sailing), Ruby Ives (hockey), Heidi Kendrick (equestrian), Phoebe Laker (athletics), Katie Lawrence (mountain biking), Sienna Marsden (rowing), Annika Massey (rowing), Cam Melville Ives (snow sports), Fin Melville Ives (snow sports), Barnes Metcalfe (football), Josh Moody (triathlon), Otis Murphy (sailing), Imogen Nisbet (sailing), Mabel North (sailing), Nico Pettit (cross country skiing), Baxter Pollard (cross country skiing), Ethan Prince (squash), Kyan Prince (squash), Lucy Radford (rowing), Abbey Ragg (hockey), Hugh Ragg (hockey), Lola Ritchie (rowing), Charlie Roy (rugby), Tom Sides (rugby), Hugo Sinclair (rowing), Eva Small (mountain biking, snow sports), Caroline Smith (rowing), Madison Smith (sailing), Ruby Smith (mountain biking), Sophie Walsh (netball), Kate Watson (rugby), Annie Wells (rowing), Oli Wyeth (sailing). 

National Representation: Sophie Fountain (equestrian), Noah Burrows (surf lifesaving - IRB, racing), Millie East (athletics), Amaya East (athletics), Matthew Botting (athletics), Cody Armstrong (athletics), Phoebe Laker (athletics), Matilda Verbeck (ice figure skating), Nico Pettit (biathlon), Baxter Pollard (biathlon), George Tucker (karting), Isabel Watterson (alpine skiing), Winifred McAllister Brown (cross country skiing), Eva Small (mountain biking, skiing), Billy Dean (cross country skiing), Sylvia Trotter (skiing).

International Representation: Luke Harrold (skiing), Angus Smith (rodeo), Sophie Smith (rodeo), Josh Moody (triathlon), Heidi Kendrick (equestrian), Isabel Watterson (skiing), Baxter Pollard (biathlon), Cam Melville Ives (snowboarding), Fin Melville Ives (skiing).

Major Awards: Bayne Family Trophy for girls’ sports: Millie East; Paul Campbell Trophy for boys’ sport: Tom Sides; Team performance of the year MAC 4x400m senior mixed national champion relay team (Cody Armstrong, Matthew Botting, Millie East and Amaya East).

Recognition Awards: Oscar Adams (skiing), Raph Anderson (golf), Cooper Arkell (speedway), Cameron Armstrong (athletics & rugby), Cody Armstrong (squash), Isaac Baker (basketball), Naiah Beazley (rugby), Paige Boomsma (mountain biking), Hana Carnie (swimming, cross country, triathlon, athletics), Axel Chandler (skiing), Jessiah Clark (mountain biking), Lilya Cochrane (rugby), Catty David (rowing), Sarah Dougherty (netball), Amaya East (netball), Cory Enoka (rugby), Jared Enoka (athletics), Dominic Franks (hockey), Rui Fukaya (squash), Joel Gemmell (sailing), Hope Green (hockey), Deacon Gwilliam Browne (basketball), Alianna Hay (rugby), Lachlan Hay (rugby), Rosie Hirst (rugby), Kahlarni Hondelink (rugby), Eli Hunt (basketball), Emily Hunt (rowing), Lottie Hunt (netball), Angus Ives (hockey), Poppy Jackson (basketball), Matthew Jurczyluk (sailing, hockey), Lili Kaler (netball), Dan Kettle (basketball), Bede Laming (mountain biking), Madi Lovelock (netball), Sophia McClintock (swimming, rugby, athletics), Janey Mavor (rugby), Campbell Masters (basketball), Sophia Menlove (netball), Xander Mitchell (mountain biking), Charlie Nisbet (gymnastics), Harris Orbell (cricket), Otis Oxley (basketball), Alex Pedersen (rowing), Max Persson (basketball), Sebastian Persson (basketball), William Persson (basketball), Eve Pfahlert (athletics), Will Pascoe (rowing), Grace Pope (netball), Trinity Pullar (basketball), Brodie Radford (basketball), Sami Reid (gymnastics), Meg Ritchie (rowing), Harry Rowden (skiing), Madison Scott (netball), Jack Sides (rugby, triathlon), Tom Sides (multisport), Brynn Smith (mountain biking), Joao Soares (basketball), Jesse Steel (cross country), Jaime Taylor (basketball), Rhys Taylor (basketball), Zavier Taylor (multisport), Liana Waitoa (rugby), Marshall Watson (road cycling), Jodie Wellwood (hockey), Angus Wilton (karting), Finn Woolley (mountain biking), Olive Woolley (mountain biking), Axel Worthington (basketball).

Koru Games Awards: Honor Beazley, Naiah Beazley, Emily Boswell, Elsa Gordon, Harriet Grant, Ally Gray, Violet Laughton, Maddie Millar, Billie Picard, Brodie Radford, Zeska Rich, Grace Sullivan, Roko Agalliu, Alex Bartlett, Quinn Bretherton, Rhys Brugman, Finn Butland, Parker Collins, Josh Fielding, Dan Heiler, Harper Norman, Arthur Searle, Charlie Whipp, Mason Wisbey, Issy Asberg, Bailey Blackmore, Paige Boomsma, Hana Carnie, Ayilo Emasu, Gabby Henshall, Honor Jones, Elliot Lovelock, Janey Mavor, Sophia McClintock.

MAC Champs Trophies: 

Athletics: Year 7 Boys Athletics Champion: Willis McCarroll; Year 7 Girls Athletic Champion: Harriet Grant; Year 8 Boys Athletic Champion: Harper Norman; Year 8 Girls Athletic Champion: Hana Carnie & Sophia McClintock; Under 14 Boys Athletic Champion: Lockie Roy; Under 14 Girls Athletic Champion: Vienna Harley; Under 16 Boys Athletic Champion: Hugh Ragg; Under 16 Girls Athletic Champion: Amaya East; Senior Boys Athletics Champion: Tom Sides; Senior Girls Athletics Champion: Millie East.

Swimming: MAC Jopson Family Trophy for Girls 11 Years Old: Millie Campbell; MAC Cardrona Ski Field Trophy for Boys Under 11 Years: Winston Harper; MAC Thorne Family Trophy for Girls Aged 12 Years: Hana Carnie; MAC Cochrane Family Trophy for Boys Aged 12 Years: Sam Taylor; MAC Trophy for Girls Aged 13 Years: Stella Harper; MAC Roger Family Trophy for Boys Aged 13 Years: Vinnie Lamb; MAC FJ Muir Trophy for Girls Aged 15 Years: Fleur Jansen; MAC Alpine Helicopters Trophy for Boys Aged 15 Years: Hinato Watanabe; MAC Carson Family Trophy for Girls Aged 15 Years and Over: Taylah Jones; MAC Lynette Wilson Trophy for Boys Aged 16 Years and Over: William Schurink. 

Cross Country: Junior Boys Cross Country Champion: John Quirke; Junior Girls Cross Country Champion: Hana Carnie; Year 11 Boys Cross Country Champion: Jack Sides; Year 11 Girls Cross Country Champion: Grace Pope; Intermediate Boys Cross Country Champion: Marshall Watson; Intermediate Girls Cross Country Champion: Fleur Jansen; Senior Boys Cross Country Champion: Josh Moody; Senior Girls Cross Country Champion: Lulu Pettit.

Adventure Race: Overall three-hour race winners: Cooper Norman, Monty Field, Milo Adams, Ben Soper; Overall six-hour race winners: Jack Sides, Charlie Roy, Hugh Ragg, Sam Soper.

Cardrona Alpine Resort Snowsports Trophies: Best all-round female freeskier athlete: Eva Small; Best all-round male freeskier athlete: Luke Harrold.

MAC Snowsports Trophies: Female cross country skier of the year: Nico Pettit; Male cross country skier of the year: Baxter Pollard; Male snowboarder of the year: Cam Melville Ives.

Beattie Trophy for Netball: Millie East; Wānaka Rowing Club trophy: Annie Wells; Rountree Trophy for Sailing: Erica Hudson; Cameron-Small Trophy for equestrian sports: Angus Smith; Sean Reese Memorial Trophy for rock climbing: Ollie Mann; Heslop Cup for fair play: Kate Watson.