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SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

Our NZ Champion Swimmers - 2011

Charlotte Anderson (left) and Caitlin Rennell (right)

Villa Maria College students made a real splash at this year's National Secondary Schools' Swimming Championships in Hamilton.

Caitlin Rennell (Year 11) became the National Champion for:
100m Butterfly
50m Butterfly and
200m Butterfly
Charlotte Anderson (Year 11) became the National Champion for:
200m Breaststroke

Each year Villa Maria College celebrates numerous South Island, National and International sporting successes attained by students and College teams.

Each year, the College recognises the top sporting achievers through the College Sports Awards which are held in October of each year. View the most recent results top right of this page.

The College has nurtured many NZ sporting stars, including Commonwealth Games swimming star of the 1970's Jaynie Hudgell (nee Parkhouse) and Silver Ferns Bernice Mene and Anna Galvan (nee Veronese). For more information about our Graduate sports achievers follow the link top right of this page.

More recent National & International Individual Achievers

	First XI Football The 2011 First XI had a very successful year winning the Gary Sowden South Island Secondary Schools' Tournament and the Christchurch Premier League.
	Villa Maria Cycling Club We triumphed once again at the 2011 South Island Schools' Championships, winning the Hayden Godfrey Challenge Trophy for the fourth consecutive year!
	Beth Wyatt New Zealand Under 18 Basketball Rep 2011

	Courtney McGregor Courtney is a leading artistic gymnast for her age in the South Island and New Zealand. 2011 Courtney competed for her Christchurch Club at the Victoria State Champs in Melbourne. She was competing at level IDP10. (There are only 2 higher levels, Junior and Senior International). She was part of the team that won Gold. Individually she received a Silver on Vault and Bronze on Floor. While there she also trialled for the New Zealand Youth Commonwealth Team. She achieved the qualifying score. They only take 3 gymnasts, Courtney is first reserve.

	Amelia Coleman 2011 Canterbury Secondary Schools' Gymnastics Competition placed 2nd in the International grade of the Rhythmic section and 1st in the Junior section. Placed 1st in the Hoop and Ribbon and 2nd in the Ball section. 2011 The New Zealand Junior International Rhythmic Gymnast. In addition to her title, Amelia was also awarded the Rhythmic Gymnast of the Competition and the Heather Creagh Trophy, which is usually reserved for senior gymnasts.

	Haley Mercer and Olivia Wieblitz Haley Mercer - 2010 NZ Under 19 Girls' Cycling Team to compete in the DBR Australia Junior and Women's Canberra Tour. Olivia Wieblitz - U19 Development team and Olivia U19 Track Cycling Team

	Grace Prendergast 2010 member of the NZ Junior Rowing Team to compete at the World Junior Rowing Championships in the Czech Republic. GOLD medal at Junior World Championships

	Rachel McCann 2010 NZ Under 17 Hockey Team to compete at the Youth Olympics in Singapore. The team WON BRONZE! 2009 NZ Junior (U18) Hockey Team

	Cecilia Tufuga 2010 NZ Artistic Gymnastics team to the World Games in Hawaii.

	Amelia Coleman 2010 NZ Rhythmic Gymnastics Team

	Kate Hanning 2010 NZ Rhythmic Gymnastics Team

Team Achievers

Villa Maria College teams have also enjoyed many South Island and National Secondary School successes including more recent accolades:


		Villa Maria College Netball A Team 2008 NZSS Netball Champions 2008 SISS Netball trophy for highest goal average 2008 SISS Netball Champions (also held by Villa 1986 - 1988 and 1990 - 1992) 2008 Sport Canterbury - Overall Outstanding Winter Junior Team 2009 Sir Richard Hadlee Canterbury Sports Awards - Most Outstanding Junior Sports Team To read more about College netball click here.

		2011 SISS Cycling Hayden Godfrey Challenge Cup School with the most points overall.

ZONTA SPORTS AWARDS

Zonta International is a global organisation of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy, who strive to provide service globally and locally.

The Zonta Sports Awards were established in 1990 and celebrate the sporting successes of young men and women at secondary schools throughout Canterbury and the West Coast.

Awards are made in seven categories and judged by a panel of five eminent sportspeople. The winners are announced in late October at a prestigious dinner. Some previous Zonta Sports Awards winners are already world champions. Many have represented New Zealand in their sporting codes.

2008 Senior A Netball team
2009 Category Five - Most Outstanding Team of Young Sports Women.
The criteria period for these Awards is 1 Sept 08 to 31 Aug 09, so this win incorporated the team's outstanding wins at the South Island Secondary Schools' Champs in 2008 and winning the coveted New Zealand Secondary Schools' title.

Katie Rasmussen (Year 12)
2009 Category Two - Contribution to Sports Administration by a Young Woman in a position of umpire, referee, coach or tutor. In 2009 Katie coached a netball team and gained her Centre badge for Christchurch Netball so as well as her team umpiring commitments, she also umpired additional games every Saturday and on Fridays often reffed up to 3 games of basketball in the College gymnasium. This is a fitting award for her commitment to sport at Villa.