2019 Season Prize Winners
Posted by Pilar Kruger on Tuesday, July 30, 2019| JUNIOR SURF AWARDS | ||
| Ocean Athletes | ||
| Best Ocean Swimmer | Certificate | Zach Ebbett-Watt |
| Best Board Paddler | Certificate | Evan Broad |
| Best Beach Athlete | Certificate | Grace Akeripa |
| Best All Round Male | Certificate | Evan Broad |
| Best All Round Female | Certificate | Isla Prins |
| Most Improved on the beach | Certificate | Amy York |
| Most Improved on Board | Certificate | Harry Prins |
| Most Improved in the water | Certificate | Maggie Drain |
| Most Memorable Performance | Certificate | Isla Prins & Bella Drain for their outstanding board rescues |
| Perseverance Award | Certificate | Bella Drain |
| Sportsman Award | Certificate | Maddie Kerins for helping out a Westshore girl during Oceans Surf race |
| Team of Year | Certificate | Bella Drain and Isla Prins for their board rescue performance |
| Best Overall Athlete | Certificate | Grace Akeripa |
| Nipper Awards | ||
| Highest Application to Surf Activies | Certificate | Kiera Te Hiko Pio |
| Most Improved | Certificate | Ella Sutton |
| Best on Board | Certificate | Sam Prins |
| Best on Beach | Certificate | Lucy Robinson |
| Best Ocean Swimmer | Certificate | Isabella Kerr |
| Rookie Awards | ||
| Most Committed | Certificate | Lily Andrews |
| Best all Rounder | Certificate | Tessa Hollway |
| Most Improved | Certificate | Claudia Buntain |
| Great Attitude | Certificate | Danielle Payne |
| LIFEGUARDING AWARDS | ||
| Patrol Captains | Recognition | Kieran Kruger, Jasper Marra, Mitch Jackson, Jacob Crawley, Meg Barclay, |
| Maintaining Professional Leadership & Guidance | John Callinicos, Matt Mannington | |
| 50 Club | Certificates | Thomas Kay 57.5 hour, Meg Barclay 53 hours |
| 50+ hours involving patrolling, callout & event guarding | ||
| Top Rookie of the season | Black Plastic Trophy | Marshall Soanes 27.15 hours |
| Hours completed | ||
| Maori Surf Lifeguard of the Year (donated by Apatu Whanau) | Trophy | Reece Akuhata |
| Recognition of Maori Achievement in SLS | ||
| Sid Faulkner Trophy | Trophy | Kate Boersen |
| Most Efficient Patrolman | ||
| Pursuance of Excellence | Certificate | Thomas Kay, Joseph Avison, Brianna Harris, Frances Ebbett-Watt |
| Commitment to achieving higher awards (1st aid etc) | (intermediate Lifeguard School) |
| SPORT AWARDS | ||
| Top Surf Swimmer | ||
| Male | Trophy | Joseph Avison |
| Female | J Simmonds Cup & trophy | Sarah-Kate Birkett |
| Top Beachies | ||
| Male | Trophy | Wesley Akeripa |
| Certificate | Reece Akuhata | |
| Female | Trophy | Jess Tucker |
| Certificate | Laura Johnson | |
| Ludvigsen Cup | Cup | Thomas Kay |
| Top Ironman/women | ||
| Team Performance | Certificates | Beach - U19 Mens Relay Team |
| Top team performance | Water - U19 Mens Canoe Team | |
| Masters - SC Mens Canoe Team | ||
| Most Improved | Certificate | Beach - Grayson Hesketh, Oliva Kirkpatrick |
| Water - Frances Ebbett-Watt, Marshall Soanes | ||
| Summer Surf Trainer | Certificate | Luke Kay - Made nearly every training except when he was fixing gear so his friends could race & train!!! |
| Committed trainer for summer season | ||
| HB Representative Challenge Team Members | Recognition | Luke Kay, Sarah-Kate Birkett, Joseph Avison, Wesley Akeripa, Jess Tucker |
| New Zealand Development squad | Recognition | Reece Akuhata |
| New Zealand Youth squad | Recognition | Wesley Akeripa |
| CLUB AWARDS | ||
| Ivan Wilson Memorial | Cup | Mitch Jackson |
| Best all-round lifeguard | ||
| In it for life | Black Plastic Trophy | Helen Jackson |
| Overall dedication and commitment to SLS | ||
| Overall dedication and commitment to Junior Surf | Certificate | Alison Prins |
| OBK Culture Award | Black Plastic Trophy | Dominique Rendal-Morris |
| Commitment to the culture and demands of OBK SLSC | ||
| Clyde Jeffery Cup - Resuscitation | Cup | Jasper Marra |
| Outstanding Voluntary Service | ||
| Koro Cup | Trophy | Harry Robinson |
| Overall commitment & dedication to Junior Surf |
| SPECIAL THANKS | ||
| Thank you for JS commitment | JD & Alison to thank Junior Surf Helpers | |
| Thank you to our coaches | Andrew, Greg, Lenny, Farren & Jonty, Helen & Ben | |
| Also thanks to head chefs at Nationals & HB Champs | Cathy & Jacob Crawley | |
| Committee | Richard Wilson | |
| Bryan Faulknor | ||
| Pilar Kruger | ||
| Jonathan Doyle | ||
| Adrian Barclay | ||
| Sue Kay | ||
| Shelley Morris | ||
| Matt Mannington | ||
| Jack Crasborn | ||
| Emma Akeripa | ||
| Alison Prins |
| FUN AWARDS | ||
| Ultimate Sportsmanship | Certificate | Frances Ebbett-Watt - Being kind to her team mates most of the time !! |
| Kook of the Year | Certificate | Thomas Kay - breaking multiple pieces of equipment in quick succession |
| Milne of the Year | Certificate | Jonty Ebbett-Watt - for bringing an infection into the squad before the last round of HB champs |
| Most "injured" athlete | ||
| Charger of the Year | Certificate | Big wave dave (Wesley) in the 1st part of the year, Brianna Harris for the 2nd half of the year |
| Most Impressive Milk Chug | Certificate | Marshall Soanes - put his heart on the line! |
| Body Surfer of the Year | Certificate | Senior Water training team! |
