Macleans College students recognised in Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards

Posted on December 03, 2024

Two Macleans College students were awarded for their outstanding achievements in sport at the College Sport Auckland Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards held last week at Eden Park.

Students who were finalists included Olivia Wilkinson (Te Kanawa House) and Cerys O’Loughlin (Upham) in gymsports, Rosie Yang (Kupe) and Josephine Zhao (Mansfield) in badminton, Dwayne Li (Batten) for Olympic achievement, Ben Oxford (Kupe) in distance running and Zoe Benson (Te Kanawa) in football.

Congratulations to Dwayne Li for being recognised with the Olympic Achievement award. Dwayne won a bronze medal in figure skating at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Congratulations also to Zoe Benson who won the Football award. Zoe was also a finalist in the overall Sportswoman of the Year category. Zoe is a member of the New Zealand Under 20 football team.

Young sportsperson dwayne li — Dwayne Li - Olympic Achievement award.

Young sportsperson zoe benson — Zoe Benson - Football award.

Young sportsperson olivia wilkinson — Olivia Wilkinson - finalist in gymsports.

Young sportsperson cerys oloughlin — Cerys O’Loughlin - finalist in gymsports.

Young sportsperson rosie yang — Rosie Yang - finalist in badminton.

Young sportsperson josephine zhao — Josephine Zhao - finalist in badminton.

Young sportsperson ben oxford — Ben Oxford - finalist in distance running.