AUT Millennium has announced its scholarship athletes from the organisations four foundation clubs at an awards evening on Monday evening.
The clubs, NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting, North Harbour Bays Athletics, North Shore Swimming and North Harbour Water Polo Club are foundation clubs of AUT Millennium since the foundation of the organisation in 2002.
Athletes are selected based on their achievements over the clubs’ 2016 seasons and include Olympians, Tracey Lambrechs and Eliza McCartney.
AUT Millennium Scholarship Athletes receive access to travel grants for overseas competitions, as well as a health and fitness membership to aid with their training.
The night also recognised retiring athletes Glen Snyders (swimming) and Lucy Oliver (athletics) for their significant contributions to their sports.
A special presentation was also made to NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting Club coach, Adam Storey, who is departing his role as head coach to become the Blues Rugby as Sports Science Manager and Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach.
Notable 2016 Achievements
Bays Athletics
World Indoor Champs, USA, February 2016
Eliza McCartney – Pole vault (5th)
World Junior Champs (U20), Poland, July 2016
Hamish Gill – 200m, 4 x 100m relay
Zoe Hobbs – 100m, 4 x 100m relay (NZ Record 100m)
Symone Tafuna’i – 4 x 100m relay
2016 Rio Olympic Games, August 2016
Lucy Oliver – 5km
Eliza McCartney – Pole vault bronze medallist
Jeremy McColl – Coach: Eliza McCartney
North Shore Swimming
2016 Rio Olympic & Paralympic Games, August & September 2016
Helena Gasson – 100m & 200m butterfly
Glenn Snyders – 100m & 200m breaststroke
Rebecca Dubber – 100m backstroke S7
Cameron Leslie – 150m individual medley SM4 & world record
Thomas Ansorg – Coach at 2016 Rio Olympic Games
North Sport Olympic Weightlifting
2016 Rio Olympic Games, August 2016
Tracey Lambrechs – +75kg Women Division
Adam Storey – Coach at 2016 Rio Olympic Games
North Harbour Water Polo
New Zealand representatives: Olympic Qualifying Water Polo Tournament June 2016 – Netherlands – 12th in world
Ema Carevic
Caitlin Lopes da Silva
Liana Dance
2016 NZ Senior Men’s National Title
Coaching Success
Matt Payne: 2016 Winning Women’s Head Coach: U20, U18, U16 &U14
Davor Carevic: 2016 NZ Youth Boy’s Coach
2017 Scholarship Recipients
Bays Athletics
Matthew Wyatt
Katie Wright
Esther Keown
Lydia O’Donnell
Alex Parkinson
Stephanie Wrathall
Veronica Torr
Zoe Hobbs
Nicole Bradley
Daniel Dyet
Portia Bing
Nick Southgate
Eliza McCartney
Hamish Gill
Matthew Bloxham
Symone Tafuna’i
Mellata Tatola
Anthony Nobilo
Connor Bell
Olivia McTaggart
Lucy Oliver
Elena Brown
Paul Hamblyn
Chris Pilone
Didier Poppe
Jeremy McColl
Russ Hoggard
North Shore Swimming
Helena Gasson
Glenn Snyders
Rebecca Dubber
Cameron Leslie
Bryall McPherson
Thomas Ansorg
Kelsi Boocock
Yeonsu Lee
Koene Smit
Jack Kelleher
Callum Prime
Jason Churches
Cameron Stanley
Toni Bayliffe
Jackson Cropp
Jacob Garrod
Corneille Coetzee
Wilrich Coetzee
Monique King
Jacey Cropp
Carina Doyle
Shaun Burnett
Laura Quilter
North Harbour Water Polo
Liana Dance
Ema Carevic
Caitlin Lopes da Silva
Dylan Smith
Anton Sunde
Jonny Clarke
Alexander Mackenzie
James Mclean
Ricky Thomson
Davor Carevic
Matthew Payne
Robbie Tindall
Richard Claridge
Dave Couper
North Sport Olympic Weightlifting
Tracey Lambrechs
Chantal Lambrechs
Nicole Kumerich
Charlotte Moss
Vester Villalon
Adam Storey