2011-2012 Scholarship Winners
Meg Bailey - Swimming
Meg was selected this year in the NSWIS Emerging Talent Squad and in the Australian Flipper Squad. She won 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 2011 Australian Age Championships. At the 2011 NSW Country Short Course Championships Meg was named as the Female Swimmer of the Meet after winning 7 gold and 4 silver medals.
Liam Gander - Athletics (Sprints)
Liam was selected this year in the Australian Mens 4x100 Relay Team for the World Track & Field Championships. At the 2011 Australian Championships he placed 4th in the 100 metres and 5th in the 200 metres. In 2010 Liam was the Oceania 100 metres champion. His personal bests are 10.41 seconds for 100 metres and 21.12 seconds for 200 metres.
Benn Harradine - Athletics (Discus)
Benn has been the Australian Champion in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and is currently the Australian Record Holder with 66.45 metres. He won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and at the World Championships in 2011 placed fifth.
Simon Orchard - Hockey
Simon has been a member of the Australian Men’s Hockey Squad (Kookaburras) since 2008. The team won the Commonwealth Games gold medal and World Cup gold medal in 2010. Simon was named the 2010-2011 was the “Kookaburra of the Year”.
Nathan Outteridge - Sailing
This is Nathan’s ninth year as a Greater Building Society Scholarship Winner. In 2011 he won all four major world 49ers (Olympic Class) events held and won the European and world moth class championships. He is one of five sailors nominated as a finalist in the 2011 “World Sailor of the Year’’.
Nathan Power -Water Polo
In 2011 Nathan was the Australian Junior (under 18) captain and Australian Schoolboys Captain. He was also named the Most Valuable Player at the National Under 18 Championships in 2011. Nathan has played in the Hunter Hurricanes National League Men’s Team in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and has been a NSW Senior Country Representative since 2009.
Aaron Royle -Triathlon
During this year Aaron has been competing successfully on the tough European Circuit. He was selected to represent Australia at this year’s World Cup Championships in Edmonton. Aaron finished 2nd in this year’s Oceania Men’s Championships in Wellington, New Zealand and was selected to represent Australia at this year’s World Under 23 Championships in Beijing where he finished 14th (highest placed Australian).
Liam Speers -Athletics (Discus)
This year Liam represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in Germany. At the 2011 NSW Championships he won the open discus and also broke the NSW Open Discus Record. At the NSW Country Championships he was the Junior Champion in discus, javelin and shot put. Liam was also the 2011 National Junior Discus Champion.
Ty Swadling - Trampoline
At the 2011 Australian Championships Ty won the gold medal in the open men’s individual trampoline and placed second in the open men’s synchronized trampoline. For the Australian Championships Ty was named as the NSW State Team Captain. He has attended two World Cup Events during 2011 in China and Bulgaria. Ty has been selected to represent Australia at the 2011 World Championships in England and has been named as one of only two male trampolinists on the 2012 London Olympic Shadow Team.
Laura Whaler - Athletics (Sprints)
Laura was selected in the 2011 Australian 4 x 100 metres relay team to compete in the World Championships in Korea. At the 2010 Australian Championships she was a silver medalist in both the 100 metres and 200 metres events. Her personal best times are 11.46 seconds for 100 metres and 23.45 seconds for 200 metres. Laura is currently ranked 4th Australian in both 100 metres and 200 metres.
