2008 Nominations
Select a category to see the nominations for the 2008 Canterbury Sportsman of the Year Awards.
Finalists for 2008 have been highlighted below. Winners will be announced at the presentation dinner on Friday the 31st of October.
| Sportsman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Foster | Surf Life Saving | Surf Life Saving Canterbury |
| Dexter Dunn | Harness Racing | Harness Racing NZ |
| Kruger van Wyk | Cricket | Canterbury Cricket |
| Hayden Godfrey | Cycling | CNZ Canterbury |
| Daniel Carter | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Hayden Shaw | Hockey | Canterbury Hockey |
| Gary Lawson | Bowls | Bowls Canterbury |
| Sportswoman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Julia Toomey | Surf Life Saving | Surf Life Saving Canterbury |
| Haidee Tiffen | Cricket | Canterbury Cricket |
| Melissa Ruscoe | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Parafed Canterbury |
| Julie Seymour | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| Ellen Barry | Tennis | Canterbury Tennis |
| Andrea Hewitt | Triathlon | Canterbury Triathlon club |
| Jo Edwards | Bowls | Bowls Canterbury |
| Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waimairi Open Men's Canoe Team | Surf Life Saving | Surf Life Saving Canterbury |
| State Canterbury Wizards | Cricket | Canterbury Cricket |
| Women's Artistic Level 7 Gymnastics Team | Gymnastics | ChCh School of Gymnastics |
| Crusaders | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Canterbury Under 21 Men's Hockey Team | Hockey | Canterbury Hockey |
| Canterbury Under 21 Netball Team | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| Canterbury Men's Team | Tennis | Canterbury Tennis |
| Disabled Sportsperson or Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Canterbury Swimming & Parafed Canterbury |
| Tyler Belcher | Wheelchair Tennis | Parafed Canterbury |
| NZ Junior Tennis Team | Wheelchair Tennis | Parafed Canterbury |
| Junior Male | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guy Archibald | Athletics - Javelin | Christ's College |
| Cory Anderson | Cricket | CBHS and Canterbury Cricket |
| Dexter Dunn | Harness Racing | Harness Racing NZ |
| Isaac Leota | Swimming | Canterbury Swimming |
| Elliot Dixon | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Isaac Staples | Hockey | Canterbury Hockey |
| Tyler Belcher | Wheelchair Tennis | Parafed Canterbury |
| James Meredith | Tennis | Canterbury Tennis |
| Michael O'Keeffe | Football | Mainland Football |
| Junior Female | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pania Watson | Surf Life Saving | Surf Life Saving Canterbury |
| Georgina Allison | Athletics | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Anna Dawson | Rowing | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Sophie Spiers | Rowing | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Sophie Devine | Cricket and Hockey | Canterbury Cricket and Canterbury Hockey |
| Amaka Gessler | Swimming | Canterbury Swimming |
| Kathryn Lewis | Gymnastics | ChCh School of Gymnastics |
| Olivia Coady | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Abby Shaw | Swimming | St Margaret's College |
| Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Parafed Canterbury |
| Ellen Halpenny | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| Kimberley Robson | Rhythmic Gymnastics | Olympia Gymnastic Sports |
| Megan Shea | Football | Mainland Football |
| Junior Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waimairi Canoe Team | Surf Life Saving | Surf Life Saving Canterbury |
| CBHS 2007 1sXI | Cricket | CBHS |
| Rangi Ruru Girls U18 8 | Rowing | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Rangi Ruru Girls U18 4 | Rowing | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Rangi Ruru Girls U18 Quad | Rowing | Rangi Ruru Girls School |
| Canterbury U17 Men's Team | Cricket | Canterbury Cricket |
| St Bede's College 1st XV | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Canterbury U18 Girls Hockey Team | Hockey | Canterbury Hockey |
| NZ Junior Tennis Team | Wheelchair Tennis | Parafed Canterbury |
| Villa Maria Netball Team | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| Canterbury 16's Boys & Girls Team | Tennis | Canterbury Tennis |
| Mainland Football U16 Girls | Football | Mainland Football |
| Coach | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dean Isherwood | Surf Life Saving | Surf Life Saving Canterbury |
| Gary Hay | Rowing | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Dale Maher | Rowing | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Dave Nosworthy | Cricket | Canterbury Cricket |
| Iosif Ferencz (Jozsef) | Gymnastics | ChCh School of Gymnastics |
| Roly Crichton | Swimming | Swimming Canterbury |
| Robbie Deans & Mark Hammett | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Daniel Inns | Hockey | Canterbury Hockey |
| Andrew Trotter-Jarvie | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| Glenn Wilson | Tennis | Canterbury Tennis |
| Referee or Umpire | ||
|---|---|---|
| David Price | Surf Life Saving | Surf Life Saving Canterbury |
| Gary Baxter | Cricket | Canterbury Cricket |
| Lesley Huckins | Swimming | Canterbury Swimming |
| Vinny Munro | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Nigel Iggo | Hockey | Canterbury Hockey |
| Mandy Nottingham | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| James Thian | Football | Mainland Football |
| Voluntary Administrator | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paul Case | Cricket | Canterbury Cricket |
| Marlene Morrison | Swimming | Canterbury Swimming |
| Ivan Bolton | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Chris Edwards | Hockey | Canterbury Hockey |
| Margaret Marsh | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| Antoinette Taggart | Tennis | Canterbury Tennis |
| Shane Goldfinch | Football | Mainland Football |
| Professional Administrator | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lyn Miles | Various Sports | Canterbury Primary Schools Sports Assn |
| Trudy Anderson | Cricket | Canterbury Cricket |
| Hamish Riach | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Edward Rennell | Harness Racing | Harness Racing NZ |
| Andrew Hercus | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| Mike Coggan | Football | Mainland Football |
| Sports Personality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Julia Toomey | Surf Life Saving | Surf Life Saving Canterbury |
| Malcolm Ellis | Various Sports | Canterbury Cricket |
| Robbie Deans | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Lesley Murdoch | Hockey | Canterbury Hockey |
| Julie Seymour | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| Ryan Nelsen | Football | Mainland Football |
| Gary Lawson | Bowls | Bowls Canterbury |
| Event / Promotion | ||
|---|---|---|
| All Blacks v England Rugby Test | Rugby | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Skope Tactix Inaugural Season (home games) | Netball | Canterbury Netball |
| ITF World Super-Seniors Championships | Tennis | Canterbury Tennis |
| 2008 World Bowls Championships | Bowls | Bowls Canterbury |