On Friday 30 October 2020, Woodford House celebrated outstanding sporting achievements at the Sports Achievers’ Breakfast, which was held at the School.
The event was an opportunity to celebrate our myriad of sporting achievements, despite 2020 having been such a challenging year.
Due to the nature of the sporting landscape during the past year, with limited tournament and representative opportunities for a number of codes, the awards took on a different format to past years. It was an inspiration to see the level at which our students perform across such a wide variety of sporting activities and to know that future generations of sport participants at the School will have real winners to look up to. To view a gallery of all the winners, click here.
We were thrilled to welcome Barbara Kendall as our guest speaker for the event. Barbara Kendall is a national sporting treasure. She is the only New Zealand woman to have competed in five Olympic Games, winning every colour medal starting with Gold in 1992. Barbara also won 11 World Championship medals and 25 National Championships during her athletic career in international windsurfing. In 2018, Barbara was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for her services to sport leadership. This award adds to her Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 1993. Barbara was also New Zealand Sportswoman of the year in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2002.
Congratulations to all the girls who received awards or were nominated for their sporting success and contributions.
SUMMER SPORTS
CRICKET
| Contribution to Cricket | Charlotte Wakefield |
| Most Improved Player | Ava Williams & Haddiya Pada |
| Most Promising Player | Charlotte Wakefield |
ROWING
| Best Performance | Anna McMillan & Georgia Niblett |
SOFTBALL
| Softball Cup for Contribution to Softball | Gabby Gray |
| Most Promising Player | Gabby Gray |
SWIMMING
| Year 7/8 Champion | Evie Skidmore |
| Junior Champion | Harriet Douglas |
| Year 10 Champion | Kyla Evans & Alex Clark |
| Year 11 Champion | Emily Moore |
| Intermediate Champion | Emily Moore |
| Senior Champion | Harriet Park |
TENNIS
Derek Ward Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Tennis Champs
| Junior Girls Runner-up | Sophie Ward |
| Junior Girls Winner | Alex Cave |
| Senior Girls Winner | Samantha Cave |
| Team Award | Alex Cave, Sophie Ward, Molly Kinnear, Tamzin Buck |
TOUCH
| Most Promising Player | Manaia Parata |
VOLLEYBALL
| Most Promising Player | Mia Reeves |
WINTER SPORTS
BADMINTON
| Most Improved Player | Hyewon Kim |
| Most Promising Player | Maggie Grimshaw |
BASKETBALL
| Most Improved Player | Charli Waihape |
| Most Promising Player | Sophie Burn |
CROSS COUNTRY
| Year 7/8 Champion | Evie Skidmore |
| Junior Cross Country Champion | Zoe Elliott |
| Senior Cross Country Champion | Tessa Burns |
FOOTBALL
| Contribution to Football | Tessa Burns |
| Most Improved Player | Noreen Mnyanyi |
| Most Promising Player | Harriet Park |
| Golden Boot | Rachel McDougall |
HOCKEY
| Contribution to Hockey | Amy Kean |
| Most Improved Player | Molly Kinnear |
| Most Promising Player | Sarah Kean |
| 2nd XI Coaches Cup | Emily Jones |
NETBALL
| Contribution to Netball | Mia Reeves & Emma Dixon |
| Most Promising Player | Mia Reeves |
| Most Improved Player | Felicity Dawson |
| Most Valuable Team Member Junior A | Kyla Evans |
ORIENTEERING
| Best Performance | Tessa Burns |
| Contribution to Orienteering | Sophie Ward |
SHOOTING
| Most Valuable Shooter | Amelia Bone |
SKIING
| Best Overall Performance | Joelie Scott |
MERIT & EXCELLENCE AWARDS
YEAR 13 SERVICE TO SPORT
Year 13 students that have contributed to sport during their time at Woodford House through coaching or officiating.
| Contribution to Netball | Kaylee Hutchinson, Isabel Greville, Georgie Hawley & Lily McLay |
Year 13 students that have contributed to sport during their time at Woodford House through coaching or officiating and have consistently performed to a high level in their respective sport.
| Contribution to Netball | Jessica de Lautour |
| Contribution to Hockey | Pippa Klingender, Sarah Kean & Celine Mabey |
| Contribution to Football | Harriet Alderson, Ella Ruddle, Rachel McDougall & Ocean Nathan |
| Contribution to Softball | Gabby Gray |
| Contribution to Equestrian | Zara Waldin & Giorgia Hickey |
| Contribution to Football, Athletics & Orienteering | Tessa Burns |
WOODFORD HOUSE MERIT AWARD
Awarded to athletes that have been selected for regional representation and performed strongly in their chosen sporting pursuit.
| Athletics | Zoe Coyle |
| Kayaking | Holly McKendry |
| Swimming | Harriet Douglas |
WOODFORD HOUSE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Awarded to athletes with outstanding sporting ability demonstrated by selection and/or sustained performance at a regional/national or international level in their respective sport.
| Netball | Mia Reeves & Zoe Elliott |
| Kayaking | Sophia Lawson |
| Skiing | Joelie Scott |
| Tennis | Samantha Cave, Sophie Ward & India Apatu |
| Tennis & Football | Alex Cave |
| Football, Athletics & Orienteering | Tessa Burns |
| Football & Swimming | Harriet Park |
| Football | Rachel McDougall |
| Equestrian | Danni Bird |
| Cricket | Charlotte Wakefield |
| Swimming | Evie Skidmore |
Director of Sport, Alex Nixon
Principal, Julie Peterson
Sports Prefect, Tessa Burns
Guest Speaker, Barbara Kendall
Celebrating with whānau and friends
Barbara Kendall & Tessa Burns