ASB Young Sportsperson of the Year: Finalists 2015

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The finalists for the November 28 event marking 25 years of the ASB Young Sportsperson of the Year are confirmed.

No fewer than 30 sports are represented, plus the allrounder and athlete with a disability categories, encompassing the Auckland region from Mahurangi College in the north to Pukekohe High School in the south.

There are at least 55 student athletes who were also nominated last year, while 2013 girls' supreme winner Gabrielle Fa'amausili wins her third swimming nomination, now in Year 12 at Avondale College.

At least 12 of the finalists have featured in the College Sport pages as profiled athletes this year, while a further eight went under the spotlight last year.

Mt Albert Grammar and St Kentigern have the biggest representation with 17 athletes each, followed by Westlake BHS with 11 and Auckland Grammar and Epsom Girls' Grammar with nine each. The judges have the unenviable task of sifting through the talent and achievements to pick their winners.

Allrounder: Caitlin Pritchard (MAGS), Christina Oscar, Sydney Fraser (St Kentigern), Tonya Botherway (Mahurangi), Sheldon Tovio (Sacred Heart)

Athlete with a disability: Harry Crawford (King's)

Athletics: Maddison Wesche (Lynfield), Natasha Eady (King's), Symone Tafuna'i (MAGS), Guy Kilmister (Auckland Grammar), Liam Speer (Massey), Niven Longopoa (MAGS)

Badminton: Selena Wu (Westlake GHS), Sally Fu (Macleans), Daxxon Vong (Avondale), Oscar Guo (Westlake BHS)

Basketball: Katelin Noyer, Tiarna Clarke, Zara Jillings (Westlake GHS), Matthew Freeman (Westlake BHS), Samuel Waardenburg, Tai Wynyard (Rangitoto)

Cricket: Aniket Parikh (MAGS), Finnley Allen (St Kentigern), William O'Donnell (Westlake BHS), Bella Armstrong (EGGS), Natasha van Tilburg (Avondale), Yaz Kareem (Diocesan)

Cycling: Bryony Botha, Hannah Gumbley (Rangitoto), Georgia Danford (St Cuthbert's), Harry Waine, Oscar Elworthy (Takapuna Grammar), James Fouche (St Kentigern)

Distance running: Grace Wood, Hannah English, Isabella Richards (St Kentigern), Conal Wilson (Auckland Grammar), Dan Hoy (Westlake BHS), James Uhlenberg (Sacred Heart)

Football: Connor Probert, Dylan Bull (Sacred Heart), Dane Schnell (St Kentigern), Daisey Cleverley (Western Springs), Deven Jackson, Grace Jale (MAGS)

Golf: Bridget Connolly (Takapuna Grammar), Elanor Grimwood (Northcote), Siyi Keh (Botany Downs), Jake Meenhorst, Kevin Koong (Massey)

Gymsports: Alexa Kennedy (Rosehill), Hannah Metzger (EGGS), Olivia Gillott, Harvey Humber (Pukekohe), Samuel Pallas, Sean Wilson (St Peter's)

Hockey: Ella Hyatt-Brown (Carmel), Kayla Reed (Rangitoto), Maddison Dowe (Diocesan), Zander Fraser (King's), Benjamin Edwards, Mitchell Ottow (Westlake BHS)

Lacrosse: Georgia Carter (MAGS), Nina Tollemache (Avondale), Victoria Crisford (EGGS)

Lawn bowls: Mackenzie Blucher (St Dominic's), Aiden Takarua (St Peter's)

Mountain biking: Jemma Manchester, Kayla Russell (Howick), Alex Beaven (Parnell), Jack Fisher (Auckland Grammar), James Kirkham (MAGS)

Multisport: Ainsley Thorpe (Howick), Katherine Badham (Takapuna Grammar), Rose Dillon (Diocesan), Dan Hoy (Westlake BHS), Leo Roper (Macleans), Liam Ward (St Kentigern)

Netball: Amorangi Malesala (St Kentigern), Maia Wilson, Holly Fowler (MAGS)

Orienteering: Alice Tilley (Diocesan), Heidi Stolberger (Avondale), Kayla Fairbairn (St Cuthbert's), Cameron de L'Isle (Long Bay), Max Griffiths (Takapuna Grammar), Tommy Hayes (Auckland Grammar)

Rowing: Amber Fordham (Westlake GHS), Charlotte Spence (EGGS), Ella Simanu (Diocesan), Fergus McSwiney, Jonathan Winter (MAGS), Isaac Everitt (Glendowie)

Rugby league: Josh Uta (Manurewa), Auzzie Tuwhangai (MAGS), Phoenix Hunt (Otahuhu)

Rugby union: Caleb Clarke (MAGS), Dalton Papali'i (St Kentigern), TJ (To'o) Vaega (Kelston BHS), Wiseguy Faiane (Auckland Grammar), Moana Fineaso-Levi, Olivia Poloniati (Southern Cross), Tiale Fa'avae (EGGS)

Softball: Cole Evans, Seth Bourgeois (MAGS), Joseph Kohlhase (St Peter's), Brooke Whiteman (EGGS), Grace McGillivray (Green Bay), Maddison Roy (One Tree Hill)

Squash: Eleanor Epke (EGGS), Lauren Crowhurst (Long Bay), Rafa Yam (Westlake BHS), Sam Sayes (Auckland Grammar)

Swimming: Annabelle Paterson (Diocesan), Gabrielle Fa'amausili (Avondale), Yeonsu Lee (Westlake GHS), Koene Smit (Rangitoto), Mario Koenigsperger (Sacred Heart), Ryan Curtis (Auckland Grammar)

Table tennis: Nai Xin Jiang (Macleans), Ruofei Rao (EGGS), Dean Shu (Auckland Grammar), Victor Ma (Westlake BHS)

Tennis: Rosie Cheng, Stella Cliffe (Westlake GHS), Shaylee Syme, Connor Williamson, Reid Burrows (St Kentigern), Joshua Pereira (Sancta Maria)

Touch: Kayla Reed (Rangitoto), Mererangi Paul (St Kentigern), Tysha Ikenso (Sancta Maria), Moses Puru (King's), Bronsan Meleisea (St Kentigern), Kristopher Middleton (Mahurangi)

Underwater hockey: Annabelle Fletcher-Jones, Farrah Brill-Holland (Howick), Zoe Jarvis (EGGS), Caleb Logan (Howick), Forrest Axford (Mahurangi), Clark Samuel (Glendowie)

Volleyball: Gloria Aiono (Mangere), Imogen Francis (Westlake GHS), Rachael Gunn (Rangitoto), Dallas Tagaloasa (One Tree Hill), Liam Anderson (Rangitoto), Tala Potifara (Manurewa)

Water polo: Emily Nicholson (Westlake GHS), Liana Dance (Kristin), Sarah Doyle (Carmel), Andrew French, Ryan Pike (Sacred Heart), Nick Stankovich (Auckland Grammar)

Wrestling: Brahm Richards, Matthew Oxenham (Rutherford)

Yachting: Annabel Cave, Charlotte Porter (Diocesan), Chelsea Rees (MAGS), Jackson Keon (Kristin), Josh Handa, Thomas Fyfe (Westlake BHS)

International achievement award: Laura Inkster (St Kentigern)

Puma Sports Educator of the Year award: Charlie Meredith (Westlake BHS)

Service to secondary school sport: Alan Kerr, Jo Yates (Rangitoto), Tony Buckingham (Westlake BHS), Lance Watene (St Kentigern)