Congratulations Amy S and Natalie S (Year 12 2019)
On Monday 3 February both Amy S and Natalie S were acknowledged for their outstanding achievements in Catholic school sport at the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Sports Awards evening held at St Mary’s College, Wollongong. The sports awards night recognises students who have excelled in their chosen sport during 2019. Both Amy and Natalie received Blue Awards for their outstanding achievements in Netball. This is a fantastic achievement for both girls.
To top off the night, Amy was also awarded the Most Outstanding Female Athlete for 2019. Receiving this award came as a big surprise to Amy, but anyone who knows her and what she has achieved on the sporting field, knows that the award was thoroughly deserved.
Below are some of the extracts from the citation that was read out on the night in regard to Amy’s achievements.
- Amy has been an outstanding representative of St Patrick’s College since Year 7. She has represented the school in multiple sports, has been the College’s Overall Sportswoman of the Year on on a number of occasions and was the 2019 College Sports Captain. She has had six years of Wollongong Diocesan representation which has included Athletics, Cross Country and Touch.
- Amy has been a NSW Combined Catholic Colleges representative in Netball, AFL and Cross Country for over three years.
- At the NSW All Schools level, Amy has been a regular AFL and Netball team member, representing AFL at this level on three occasions.
- Amy achieved the rare distinction of being named in two Australian teams for two different sports in the one year - AFL and Netball. Of note, is the fact that Amy demonstrated a great deal of natural sporting ability to pick up AFL as a rookie and within six months be selected in the Australian Schools AFL Team.
- Amy continues to excel in sport outside of school by being named vice-captain of the NSW Under 17s Netball Team, being selected in the Under 17s Australian Development squad, making her debut in the Australian Netball League with the Canberra Giants who feed the GWS Giants and most recently, being named in the NSW under 19s netball team to compete at the 2020 National Championships in Tasmania.
- Amy achieves goals with determination and good spirit leading by example, assisting team mates and is a wonderful role model for younger students. She is highly regarded and well respected by both her teachers and peers and is to be commended for her dedication to her school life and sporting pursuits.
Scott Ashcroft - Sports and Activities Coordinator
