Thursday, October 22, 2009
Netball recieves three nominations for AIS Awards
By Netball Australia / AIS
Netball’s future is looking bright with a star young gun, the Australian 21/U coach and the netball program nominated for an Australian Institute of Sport Award.
Netball has been nominated in three categories with Amy Steel up for Junior Athlete of the Year, Simone McKinnis for Coach of the Year and Netball selected for Program of the Year.
The Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, announced the finalists for the coveted Australian Institute of Sport Awards yesterday.
“The AIS is all about achieving excellence and each of this year’s finalists exemplified this with their performances in the past year,” Ms Ellis said.
“The AIS continues to be a world leader working with sports to develop talent and the sporting calibre on show in 2009 is building on this high standard.”
The AIS Junior Athlete of the Year Award finalists are netballer Amy Steel, track and road cyclist Jack Bobridge, basketballer Liz Cambage, slalom canoeist Jessica Fox, winter athlete Nathan Johnstone and tennis player Olivia Rogowska.
 Amy Steel “There is an amazing new generation of sporting talent coming through the ranks, pointing to great things to come for Australia on the adult stage,” Ms Ellis said. “I congratulate these athletes and coaches on their success and wish them well as they gear up for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games next year and London in 2012.” The 2009 AIS Award winners will be announced on Thursday 12 November at the AIS Arena in Canberra.
AIS Awards Finalists
Junior Athlete of the Year
· Jack Bobridge - Track Endurance/Road Cycling
· Elizabeth Cambage - Basketball
· Jessica Fox - Canoe Slalom
· Nathan Johnstone - Winter Sport
· Olivia Rogowska - Tennis
· Amy Steel - Netball
Coach of the Year
· Emmett Lazich - Sailing
· Ian McKenzie - Men’s Track Endurance Cycling
· Simone McKinnis - Netball
· Jimmy Owens - Sprint Canoe
· Vince Raleigh - Swimming
· Craig Walton - Triathlon
Program of the Year
· AIS Netball
· AIS Sprint Canoe
· AIS Track Endurance /Road Cycling
Athlete of the Year
· Emma Moffatt - Triathlon
· Brenton Rickard - Swimming
· Ken Wallace - Flatwater Canoe
Team of the Year
· Luke Morrison/David Smith - Sprint Canoe
· Nathan Outteridge/Iain Jensen - Sailing
· Becchara Palmer/Louise Bawden - Beach Volleyball
· Team Jayco/AIS – Cycling
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