North Canberra Gungahlin Athletics 2015/16 Awards Night With thanks to our sponsor, Ainslie Football Club

Men – Most Outstanding Award

U14Men – Outstanding Athlete

U14 Men Nominations: And The WINNER is........... Cameron Scott   Spencer Burns Sebastian Tanner And The WINNER is...........

Sebastian Tanner 1st ACT Championships 1500m 2nd ACT Championships 800m 201 on ACT Pointscore PB 800m 2:30.02

U16 Men – Outstanding Athlete

U16 Men Nominations: And The WINNER is........... Callum Burns Matt McGrory Simon Yung Ben Flood Finlay McGurk Ben Nugent Mitchell Baker Tristan Vergano And The WINNER is...........

Mitchell Baker 1st ACT Championships 3000m Walk 2nd All Schools Melbourne 3000m Walk 2015 4th Australian Race Walk Championships 3000m 2015 1st 3000m Walk Australian Junior Championships Perth 2nd 5000m Walk Australian Junior Championships Perth

U18 Men - Outstanding Athlete

U18 Men Nominations: And The WINNER is........... Nicholas McEwen Callum Burns Luke Morfoot Oscar Curtis Matt Walters Nicholas Ashmore Tristan Vergano And The WINNER is...........

Matt Walters 1st 400m ACT Championships 1st 400m Hurdles ACT Championships 7th 400m Hurdles – Top 8 Australian Junior Championships Perth

U20 Men - Outstanding Athlete

U20 Men Nominations: And The WINNER is........... Ben Watson Tom Callaughan Jarred Parrello Matt Wecker And The WINNER is...........

Matt Wecker 1st U20 Men Decathlon ACT Combined Events Championships 4th U20 Men Decathlon Australian Combined Events Championships Sydney Athletics Australia Ranked 3rd U20 Decathlon 6,033 pts

Open Men Outstanding Athlete

Open Men Nominations: And The WINNER is........... Rowan Vergano Jarred Parrello Ben Cook And The WINNER is...........

Jarred Parrello Athletics Australia Ranking 100m Final 100m Australian Junior Championships Perth, 11.01s 6th 200m ACT Championships 1st Queanbeyan Gift 70m 2015 2nd Moruya Gift 60m 2016

Women – Most Outstanding Award

U14 Women Outstanding Athlete

U14 Women Nominations And The WINNER is........... Claire Roberts Amelia Dixon Laura Burns Layla Rowntree Molly Sturgis Ellen Vahey Gabrielle Newham And The WINNER is...........

Laura Burns 1st 3000m Walk ACT Championships NCGA Records U14 & U16 3000m Walk 6th 3000m Walk Australian Junior Championships Perth – Top 8

U16 Women Outstanding Athlete

U16 Women Nominations: And The WINNER is........... Mikayla Cruz Emily Pease Eliza Rixon Gabby Hunt Layla Rowntree Lizanne Van Scheppingen And The WINNER is...........

Eliza Rixon 1st ACT Championships 1500m 2nd ACT Championships 800m 2nd 800m Australian Junior Championships Perth 3rd 1500m Australian Junior Championships Perth NCGA Records: U16 1000m 5:11.57s Canberra U16 800m 2:14.46s Canberra U14 & U16 1500m 4:38.33 Canberra

U18 Women Outstanding Athlete

U18 Women Nominations: And The WINNER is........... Kiera Bobbin Katie Golding Claire Yung Annamaria Leszczynska Laura Pease And The WINNER is...........

Annamaria Leszczynska 1st ACT Championships 100m 1st ACT Championships 400m 1st ACT Championships 400m Hurdles 1st 400m Hurdles Australian Junior Championships Perth Top 8 400m Australian Junior Championships Perth NCGA record U16 400m 57.28s Melbourne 2016

U20 Women Outstanding Athlete

U20 Women Nominations: Sharni Bobbin Zoe Hunt Kayla Sadler Lara Sinclair And The WINNER is...........

Zoe Hunt 1st 5000m Walk Australian Tea - Oceania Championships 2015 1st 5000m ACT Championships 3rd 5000m Australian Junior Championships Perth 1st Australian Race Walking Championships 10,000m Walk Australian Team for 10,000m Walk, Rome World Race Walking Championships May 2016

Open Women Outstanding Athlete

Open Women Nominations Jessica Penney Claire Kenneally-Dabrowski Lauren Wells Christine Gates And The WINNER is...........

Lauren Wells 1st 400m Hurdles ACT Championships 4th 400m Championships 1st 400m Hurdles Canberra Track Classic 1st 400m Hurdles Melbourne World Challenge Melbourne 1st 400m Hurdles Sydney Track Classic 1st 400m Hurdles 94th Australian Open Championships Selected to Australian Team for Olympics Rio 2016 400m Hurdles

Para Open Athlete

Para Athlete: Outstanding for 2016 Louise Ellery Katherine Proudfoot Richard Nicholson And The WINNER is...........

Louise Ellery F32 3rd Secured Shot Put Australian Team IPC World Championships Doha 2015 1st F32 Secured Shot Put Australian Open Championships Sydney A & B IPC Paralympic qualifiers IPC World ranking no. 3 in 2015

Our Valued Open Para Athletes Richard Nicholson T54 800m, 1500m

Katherine Proudfoot F35/36 Shot Put

NCGA 60 Years Service Awards for longstanding members Owen Heness Lauren Wells Louise Ellery Richard Nicholson Katherine Proudfoot Neil Boden Kerry Boden Robin Whyte Lachie Calvert Dianne Calvert

Coach Award – Multi Events Mike Barber Keen Multi Event Coach of NCG Multi Eventers: Simon Yung Clair Yung Matt Wecker Ben Cook Lachie Calvert

Acknowledgements Dave Pease – Amazing Photos Jeff Hunt & Brian Sinclair – Trivia

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