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Junior Sports Star of the Year for 2016 |
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Runner Up: Ellie Bowyer (Athletics)
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Junior Monthly Award Winners for 2016 |
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January Bella McLoughlin Athletics |
February Jacob Nolan Athletics |
March Ellie Bowyer Athletics |
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At the Australian Junior Athletics Championships held in Perth, Bella won gold in the Under 14 Women's Hammer (setting a new Australia Record with a throw of 42.83m), gold in the Under 15 Hammer, silver in the Under 14 Shotput and bronze in the Under 14 Discus. |
Jacob won a gold medal in the Under 15 Men's Triple Jump with a PB of 12.50m and a bronze in the Under 15 Long Jump with a PB of 6.05m at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships held in Perth. |
Ellie also travelled to Perth to compete at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships where she won a gold medal in the Under 18 Women’s Javelin, a Silver in the Under 20 Women’s Javelin and a bronze in the Under 18 Women’s Discus. |
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April Jacob Whale Swimming |
May Evan McLean Water Polo |
June Cameron Shields Motor Sport |
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At the Australian Age Swimming Championships held in Adelaide in April, Jacob won a gold medal in the 200m butterfly, silver in the 100m butterfly and bronze in the 50m & 100m freestyle. From his performance at these championships he has been selected in the Australian Junior Pan Pacs team to compete in Hawaii in August. |
Evan has been selected in the Australian Junior Water Polo team to compete at the European Junior Water Polo Championships in Serbia during July & August. |
Cameron is the youngest driver in history to compete in the Australian Formula 3 National Championships. In Round 1 at Sandown, Victoria he finished 3rd overall and in Round 2 at Phillip Island he came 1st in the National Class. |
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July Chloe Randall Cross Country |
August Fraser Stewart Swimming |
September Darcy Habgood Golf |
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Chloe won the gold medal in the Girls 12 years 3km Cross Country run at the National Cross Country Championships held in Canberra in August. |
Fraser represented Queensland at the National Schools Swimming Championships held in Darwin in September where he won gold in the 16 Years 200m Breaststroke, silver in the 100m Breastroke and 200m Individual Medley and bronze in the 50m Breaststroke & 400m Individual Medley. |
Darcy captained the Queensland Team at the School Sport Australia 17 years and Under National Golf Championships held in Adelaide in August. The Queenslanders won the Team Matchplay and from her performance at these Championships Darcy was selected as the Number 2 player in the Australian Merit Team. |
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October Kiara Taylor Touch and Rugby 7s |
November Joshua Smith Swimming |
December Lily Burns Athletics |
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In 2016, from her performance in Touch and Rugby 7's, Kiara was selected as a member of the Queensland U/19 Women’s Touch team, the Queensland U/18 Rugby 7’s team, the Queensland Reds Open Rugby 7’s Academy Squad and the Australian U/18 Women’s Rugby 7’s team. |
At the Australian Age Swimming Championships held at Adelaide in March, Joshua won silver medals in the 100m & 200m breaststroke. In October at the National School Aged Swimming Championships Joshua won the gold medal in the 50m & 100m breaststroke, and bronze in the 200m breaststroke. |
Lily won the gold medal in the 14 years Women’s 400m, and a bronze in the 200m, at the Queensland Secondary Schools Athletics Championships held at Brisbane in October. In December she was a member of the Queensland U/16 Women’s Medley Relay team which won the silver medal at the Australian Athletics Championships held at Canberra. |
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Sports Darling Downs Bursary Cameron Shields Motor Sport |
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At just 15 years of age Cameron is the youngest driver in Australian Formula 3 history to compete in this sport. Even more astounding is that, with two rounds remaining, he had wrapped up the Formula 3 2016 National Class Championship with an unbeatable lead. |
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