On Monday 13th October, students and staff were joined by representatives of various sporting bodies and celebrated what has been another outstanding year for the program and Hallam Senior College.

The evening recognised the substantial achievements of Hallam’s student-athletes, the hard working members of staff and the other valuable supporters of the Academy.

Special guest for the night was Andrew Blowers, ex All Blacks and now Melbourne Storm Associate, who delighted guests by sharing some experiences from his childhood and insight into what makes a successful athlete. His number one piece of advice to all budding sports stars was to “Never let fear get in the way of achieving your goals”.

The night was made even more successful by the in house catering of Hallam’s VET Hospitality students who demonstrated their outstanding skills and cooking talents to all the guests before the event.

Well Done to Ben Halfpenny and Lauren Hojnacki for receiving the prestigious Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year and congratulations to all students who received the following sporting accolades for 2014.  

Sportsperson of the Year Award


For Commitment & Performance (Male & Female): Ben Halfpenny and Lauren Hojnacki

School Sport Victoria

Outstanding Achievement Award: Paul Ah Kuoi

Football (Soccer)


Male Footballer of the Year: Harry Webber
Female Footballer of the Year: Tiygen Batak
Intermediate Footballer of the Year: Ryan Maokhamphiou
Coaches Awards – Senior Boys: Nicholas Tsalazidis & Zakaria Forsythe
Coaches Awards – Senior Girls: Basira Mozafari

Coaches Awards – Intermediate Boys: Kenny Nuhanovic

Rugby League


The ‘Melbourne Storm Development’ Cup – Best and Fairest: Angelo Leaupepe
The ‘Victorian Rugby League Cup’ Best and Fairest – Intermediate Male: Joshua Paaka
Coaches Award – Senior: Jared Dwyer
Coaches Award – Intermediate: James Brooks

Cricket


Cricketer of the Year – Female: Sherridan Murphy

Basketball


Dandenong Rangers Trophy for Best and Fairest – Male: Mackai Holland
Dandenong Rangers Trophy for Best and Fairest – Female: Tara Bruno
Hallam Senior College Development Cup for Best and Fairest – Intermediate Male: Nathan Malloy
Hallam Senior College Development Cup for Best and Fairest – Intermediate Female: Alisa Hayden
Coaches Award – Senior Boys: Zachary Milon
Coaches Award – Senior Girls: Zinzi Mkhize

Coaches Award- Intermediate Boys: Dylan Larkin

Australian Rules Football


The ‘Darren Flanigan’ Cup for Best and Fairest – Male: Troy Toussaint
Best and Fairest – Female: Karly Tapner

The ‘Tom Gillies Award’ for Best and Fairest – Intermediate Male: Jordan Stewart
Coaches Awards – Senior Boys: Jackson Bianco
Coaches Awards – Senior Girls: Tiffany Brodie
Coaches Awards – Intermediate Boys: Robbie McMillan