A talented group of rowers lined up for honours at the Aramoho Whanganui Rowing Club prizegiving
Aramoho Whanganui Rowing Club president Bruce Osborne was not surprised that even a global pandemic could not take the shine off the level of talent to emerge through the annual prizegiving process.
"It never ceases to amaze me the talent we uncover at this time of year and the list of category winners from last season is filled with worthy recipients," Osborne said.
**His own President's Trophy is perhaps the most coveted of all to claim and this year went to Whanganui High School student Perris Adam. **
Each year the trophy is presented to a competitive oarsman or oarswoman who has sound rowing ability, but additionally has outstanding club and team spirit.
Adam met all those requirements and more.
"Perris is an outstanding girl and is the secondary school's rowing representative on the AWRC committee. She is a clear thinker who is quiet, intelligent and a top rowing talent well worthy of this trophy," Osborne said.
"Another award winner of note was Darrell Monk who was presented the Amalgamation Trophy. This is awarded to the club administrator, supporter or active rower who has made the most outstanding contribution to the day to day running of the club throughout the season. Darrell won this hands down.
"There is nowhere he hasn't helped out from the kitchen to driving teams to regattas and his input as chairman of the Whanganui High School parents' committee."
Old hands Luke Watts and Tom Monaghan, who have taken over coaching the senior WHS boys squad, were again in the mix for their own considerable prowess on the water.
Along with the Thomson brothers Guy and Jonty, Watts and Monaghan were awarded the Display Associates Trophy as the crew who showed the most dedication, club spirit and sportsmanship while gaining results in their endeavours. Those endeavours included the North Island title in the men's coxless four.
Watts was again winner of the Jones Family Trophy as the most outstanding sculler who performed consistently gaining credible results, while Monaghan took the Gichard Family trophy presented to the most outstanding senior oarsperson (non secondary school) who displayed quality technique and crew/club spirit.
Category winners were:
Kerri Gowler Higher Honours Cup
Presented to the most outstanding Nga Tawa oarswoman: Kat Fleming
WHS Rowers Supporters Cup Presented to the most outstanding WHS oarswoman who displays quality technique and ability: Mikayla Manville
Jack Brock Memorial Cup
Outstanding secondary school oarsman who displays quality, technique and crew spirit: Callum Ross
Spriggens Cup
Most outstanding coxswain: Campbell Monk
Rush Family Trophy
Most outstanding secondary school crew:
WHS Girls U16 coxed quad sculls, Georgina Ross, Messina Sua, Perris Adam, Nikita McCarten, cox — Sara Thomas
Display Associates Trophy
Presented to the crew male or female who show the most dedication, club spirit and sportsmanship while gaining results in their endeavours.
Men's senior coxless four, Luke Watts, Tom Monaghan, **Guy Thomson, Jonty Thomson
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Wright Family Trophy
Presented to the most outstanding oarswoman who displays quality technique and crew spirit: Nikita McCarten
Rob Mallasch Trophy
Presented to the most outstanding Masters rower who contributes to AWRC and Masters rowing on and off water: Colin Wright
Jones Family Trophy
Most outstanding sculler male or female who performs consistently gaining credible results: Luke Watts
Gichard Family Trophy
Presented to the most outstanding senior oarsperson (non secondary school) who displays quality technique and crew/club spirit: Tom Monaghan
Improved Novice
Presented to the most technically improved novice: Victoria Soutar
Oscar Trophy
Presented to the most outstanding novice rower on and off the water: Awen Emmett
Amalgamation Trophy
Presented to the club administrator, supporter or active rower who has made the most outstanding contribution to the day to day running of the club throughout the season: Darrell Monk
President's Trophy
Presented to a competitive oarsman or oarswoman who has sound rowing ability but additionally has outstanding club and team spirit: Perris Adam
Iain Hyndman
Whanganui Chronicle 3/7/20
