Clay target shooting is not the sport that comes to mind immediately when considering who would win the Tauranga Boys' College Sportsman of the Year award, but the sport hit the jackpot when New Zealand champion Brody Clark took out the top prize at the school's Titans Sports Awards dinner on Friday night.
Clark has swept all before him in 2012, winning the High Over All award in the Super 8 competition, before he took out the South Island title and then shot a perfect score of 90/90 to become the high gun New Zealand secondary schools champion.
The school's elite athletes were feted at the dinner in what has been another vintage year, with 44 boys representing New Zealand and 13 top five finishes in team sports at national level. The junior volleyball, surfing and squash teams were crowned national champions.
The most prestigious awards were spread around a variety of sports.
Alex Oakley won the Best Allrounder Award for his outstanding efforts in squash and cricket. He was selected in the New Zealand secondary schools squash team, the New Zealand under-17 cricket team and his wicketkeeping skills saw him picked for the Bay of Plenty men's cricket team.