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Sports people of the year: top, Jesse Manuell; middle row, Caitlin Heke, Toby Henderson and Xavier Edmonds-Cooper; front row, Jordan Teaupa and Georgia Brierly.
Sports Golds, left to right, Caitlin Heke, Alex Matheson, Brennan Massey, Patrick Abellera and Georgia Brierly.
Rodney College has again proven it is a hotbed of talent with plenty of sporting excellence to brag about this year.
Its senior sportsman of the year was Jesse Manuell, who was selected to play for Northland in the U18 boys rugby team.
Senior sportswoman was Georgia Brierly, who has been selected to play for the NZ Dutch Barbarian 7s team in the World School Sevens Tournament in December.
Junior sportswoman was Caitlin Heke, who won gold for javelin in the junior girls’ division of the Northland Secondary School Athletics.
Junior sportsman was Xavier Edmonds-Cooper, who won gold in shotput at the Northland Secondary School Athletics, and Toby Henderson, who won gold in the 300m sprint.
The college also had five students who received Sports Golds awards or equivalent.
Alex Matheson was awarded for being in the NZ representative team at the global cheerleading and dance games in Hawaii, which placed first.
Brennan Massey was given gold for playing in the NZ representative team at the Power Chair Australian Nationals.
Caitlin Heke was awarded again, for playing in the NZ U14 representative basketball team in Australia.
Patrick Abellera was honoured for playing in the Philippines first division representative rugby team in the Asia Championships.
Georgia Brierly was also awarded a gold award for her sporting feats.
Meanwhile, out of the seven students who were made finalists in the ASB Northland Secondary Schools Sports Awards, two were winners.
Tarrin Rous was awarded after having taken the best gross score at the Northland secondary schools golf competition, while Billy Richards was awarded for karting.
