Last Friday the inaugural Tauranga Hockey Association awards evening was held at Club Mount Maunganui.
Award Winners: Caroline Bigham won the 2016 Administrator of the Year award at the Hockey New Zealand awards dinner in May this year. Kelly Hudson received her golden whistle for umpiring her 100th international game during theIndian series this year. She was also named Hockey New Zealand's 2016 Female Umpire of the Year. Rose Keddell played her 150th test match for the Black Sticks during the Festival of Hockey in Hawke's Bay in April this year Samantha Charlton played her 200th test match for the Black Sticks just three weeks ago against Papua New Guinea at the Oceania Cup tournament in Australia. Gemma McCaw announced her international retirement after the Ford NHL tournament. McCaw played 246 internationals for the Black Sticks after making her debut in 2008. She scored 71 goals for her country and attended three Olympic Games.
Player Awards Tauranga Women's Player of the Year - Kate Savory - CMS Mount Maunganui Tauranga Men's Player of the Year - Cory Bruin - Bayleys Otumoetai Tauranga Junior Women's Player of the Year - Bethany Millar - Tauranga Girls' College & CMS Mount Maunganui Tauranga Junior Men's Player of the Year - William Gourley - Tauranga Boys' College International Player of the Year - Samantha Charlton
Intercity Grade Tauranga Women's Intercity Team of the Year - CMS Mount Maunganui Tauranga Men's Intercity Team of the Year - Bayleys Otumoetai Tauranga Women's Club Intercity Player of the Year - Dani Maunder - Otumoetai Tauranga Men's Club Intercity Player of the Year - Cory Bruin - Bayleys Otumoetai
Senior Reserve Grade Merryweather Cup winners of round 1 Women's Competition - Otumoetai Gold McCrae Barry Cup winners of round 2 Women's Competition - Otumoetai Gold Kiwifruit Cup winners of round 1 Men's Competition - Tauranga Boys College First XI Kent Cup winners of round 2 Men's Competition - Shared - Mount Studs and Mount Mavericks
Coaching Awards Small Sticks Female Coach of the Year - Megan Richards Small Sticks Male Coach of the Year - Jitu Patel Secondary School Female Coach of the Year - Juliet Dunlop-Fraser Secondary School Male Coach of the Year - Steve Graham Female Coach of the Year - Amanda Meys Male Coach of the Year - Mark Leach
Umpiring Awards Female Umpire of the Year - Brooke Johnson Male Umpire of the Year - Terry Furmage Junior Female Umpire of the Year - Zoe McCaul Junior Male Umpire of the Year - Daniel O'Connor Service to Umpiring - Phil Gillanders
Volunteer of the Year - Monique Eades Roy Osman Trophy (contribution to Masters Hockey) - Janine Williamson
