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Snells Beach powerchair soccer player Sandra Wilcock, 20, was honoured for her services to the sport when she was presented with the Festival of Disability Sport Aspiring Youth Award at a ceremony at Tauranga’s Trustpower Arena late last month.
Sandra, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, was chosen from three finalists selected from nominations throughout the country.
Sandra plays for the North Auckland Rebels and New Zealand’s national powerchair side.
She last represented New Zealand in 2019, playing wing in the Asia Pacific Oceania (APO) Cup.
Sandra is also on the NZ Powerchair Football (NZPF) committee where she takes responsibility for updating the NZPF website and Facebook page.
Sandra’s father, Richard Wilcock, says when Sandra was small the local community held a fundraiser to import a specialist wheelchair for her from the Netherlands.
“It’s nice to let everybody know who has supported her all these years that she has gone on to do good things,” he says.
