Thirty two nominees will take centre stage at the 2018 Marlborough Sports Awards, to be held on November 19 at the Marlborough Convention Centre.

The nominees are spread across under-19, senior and team categories, all sure to be hotly-contested. 

Sport Tasman community sport manager Mel Greenwood, a member of the organizing committee alongside representatives from the Blenheim Round Table and the Marlborough App, said the group were excited by the quality and quantity of the nominees this year.

“We have a wide cross-section of athletes, across a variety of sports, who have represented this province with distinction over the past 12 months.”

“The fact that they have been nominated to attend the awards shows the esteem in which they are held by their sporting bodies, plus their peers, and underlines their commitment,” she added.

In addition to the various sectional awards, which lead into the evening’s the main event, the naming of the Marlborough Sportsperson of the Year, the Craigs Investment Partners Marlborough Medal will be presented to a person who has been involved in a number of roles with their sport over many years and is regarded as an icon of the Marlborough sporting community.

Guest speaker at the awards is international pole vaulting star Eliza McCartney, a bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics, while Sky Sport commentator Tony Johnson will handle the MC’s duties. There are still some tickets available for the awards evening but they are selling quickly. 

Inquiries to Mel at Sport Tasman, 03-577 8855, ext 2. Tickets on sale at www.marlboroughsportsawards.org.nz

The 2018 Marlborough Sports Award nominees are:

Redwood Trust Junior Sportsman of the Year

Alex Dawson (athletics)

Tom Marshall (squash)

Monu Moli (rugby)

House of Travel Junior Sportswoman of the Year

Erin Green (inline speed skating)

Caitlin King (hockey)

Jade Otway (tennis)

Emily Overend (sailing)

Lucy Sheat (athletics)

Vanessa Wood-Lin (table tennis)

Scenic Hotel Group Sportsman of the Year

Jason Christie (road cycling)

Regan Cowe (smallbore shooting)

John Derry (jet boat racing)

Mark Grammer (triathlon)

Josh Harrison (touch)

Marcelo Lopes (MMA)

Robbie Manson (rowing)

Andrew Nation (hockey)

Ben Wheeler (cricket)

Ian Woolley (ploughing)

MoreFM Sportswoman of the Year

Sandra Bunt (lawn bowls)

Georgia Catterick (road cycling)

Melissa Galloway (dressage)

Ella Greenslade (rowing)

Hayley Hutana (rugby)

Gase Sanita (MMA)

Anna Tempero (gymnastics)

Cara Wiapo (netball)

WK Advisors and Accountants Team of the Year

Rangers AFC (football)

Tasman women (hockey)

Red Devils (rugby)

Jake Morris and Toby Gregory (sailing)

Marlborough smallbore rifle team (shooting)

Written by Peter Jones, Sport Tasman

Article added: Wednesday 07 November 2018