Academy athletes of the year and rising stars

The Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS) presented it 2024 Athlete of the Year and Rising Star awards on Wednesday, September 25 in a ceremony at Mingara.

It was a memorable evening to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the academy’s talented athletes and to recognise their hard work, dedication and commitment across various sports programs.

These standout athletes will be invited to a formal awards evening in November where CCAS will announce its perpetual award winners, honouring the best of the best in the academy.

The 2024 Athlete of the Year and Rising Star award winners are:

AFL, supported by Gosford RSL – Athlete of the Year, Addison Gale; Rising Stars, Jedda Webb and Flynn Shakleton;

Athletics, supported by Mingara – Athlete of the Year, Linkin Haddad; Rising Star, Zahli Fisher;

Basketball, supported by Central Coast Granite, Basketball NSW and Central Coast Adventist School – Athlete of the Year, Oscar McMahon and Elley Hawken; Rising Stars, Logan Tupaea, Malia Carpenter and Charlotte Dobson;

Future Stars, supported by Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific – Athlete of the Year, Lalie Conway; Rising Star, Kai Field;

Golf, supported by Jack Newton Junior Golf, Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club and Callaway – Athlete of the Year, Shaylan Bennett; Rising Star, Ava Prince;

Hockey, supported by UAA, Hockey NSW and Central Coast Hockey – Athlete of the Year, Ashton Patterson; Rising Stars, Luke Chandler and Olivia Booth;

Indigenous Program, supported by UAA and Steadfast – Rising Star, Taylah Lockley;

Sprint Kayak – Athlete of the Year, Julian Glew; Rising Star, Jasper Hunter;

Netball, supported by Greater Bank, Netball NSW and Central Coast Grammar School – Athlete of the Year, Jemma Wooden; Rising Stars, Tyla Channells and Addison Kowaliw;

Netball Umpires, supported by Greater Bank, Netball NSW and Central Coast Grammar School – Athlete of the Year, Eloise Beckman; Rising Stars, Anna Benazzi-Keir and Matilda Willis;

Para-sports Program, supported by Paralympics Australia – Athletes of the Year, Declan Budd and Jayden Jackson; Rising Star, Aaliyah Currie;

Surf Life Saving, supported by Surf Life Saving NSW – Rising Star, Tahlia Goy;

Swimming, supported by Mingara and The University of Newcastle – Rising Star, Evangelina Karabaeva;

Tennis, supported by Tennis NSW – Athlete of the Year, Aydin Hope;

Triathlon, supported by Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific and Triathlon NSW – Athletes of the Year, Bryson Norris and Emily Rice; Rising Stars, Jack Gray and Kayla Hart.