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PARAFED CANTERBURY AWARDS NIGHT
ParaFed Canterbury celebrated another successful year at their Awards Function held at the Links Function Centre, Christchurch Golf Course on Saturday 30th November 2019.
Sophie Pascoe was named the 2019 ParaFed Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year for the 11th time after another outstanding year, including four gold medals at the World Para Swimming Championships in September.
Cherie Porter was awarded ParaFed Canterbury Life Membership after 20+ years of service to ParaFed Canterbury and wheelchair rugby. Kayne Tukapua was awarded the Phil Humphreys Most Valued Volunteer Award in recognition of his five years involvement working with our Para swimmers and Junior Team.
Over 140 guests were treated to a fantastic evening, including some onscreen highlights from the year and the world famous table quiz.
For the third year the event was sponsored by McDonald’s Canterbury, a family owned business who are a fantastic supporter of the Canterbury Community. An additional 11 local businesses supported individual sports awards throughout the evening.
Full list of award winners:
Sportsperson of the Year - Sophie Pascoe
ParaFed Canterbury Life Membership - Cherie Porter
Phil Humphreys Most Valued Volunteer Award - Kayne Tukapua
Graham Condon Scholarship Recipient - Cody Everson
Junior Sportsperson of the Year - Ella Benn
Emerging Talent of the Year - Montana Brown
Spirit in Sport Award - George Kohne
Powerchair Football Player of the Year - Luke Alderton
Wheelchair Rugby Most Valuable Player - Cody Everson
Boccia Club Player of the Year - Alisha Mill
Shooting Club Ultimate Shot Award - Ian Simpson
Club Cyclist of the Year - Stephanie Rattray
Club Swimmers of the Year - Lili-Fox Mason & Gabriella Smith
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2020 ACADEMY PROGRAMME
ParaFed Canterbury is pleased to announce the athletes, coaches and officials who will be part of our Academy Programme for 2020.
ACADEMY LEVEL 1
Celyn Edwards - Para swimming
Cody Everson - Wheelchair rugby
Scott Martlew - Para canoe
William Stedman - Para athletics
ACADEMY LEVEL 2
Luke Alderton - Powerchair football
Ella Benn - Para swimming
Ieuan Edwards - Para swimming
Lilian Exton - Boccia
Alisha Mill - Boccia
Mike Todd - Wheelchair rugby
JUNIOR ACADEMY
Montana Brown - Para athletics
Ben Gould - Para swimming
Zack Lappin - Para athletics
Lili-Fox Mason - Para swimming
Jasper Moss - Para athletics
Gabriella Smith - Para swimming
COACH SCHOLARSHIPS
Thomas Chin - Boccia
Alexander McIntyre - Para athletics
Kayne Tukapua - Para swimming
OFFICIALS SCHOLARSHIPS
Debra Edmonds - Powerchair football
Helen Tait - Para swimming
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