2024 NZ Junior Age Group Champions

Congratulations to Aria Bannister in making it the trifecta by winning the NZ Under 17 title at the NZ Age Groups Champs being held at the North Shore Club over the weekend.  Aria who had already added the South & North Island titles to her repertoire won the title from Canterbury's Victoria Moran in four.  Special mention of Levi (U13) & Violet Casey (U11) from Cromwell making their respective age-group finals. 
Age Group winners were:
Boy's Under 19 -  Oliver Dunbar (Wellington - 1st);  Freddie Jameson (Northland - 2nd)
Girl's  Under 19 - Anabel Romero Gemmell (Central - 1st); Maiden-Lee Coe (Wellington -2nd) 
Boy's Under 17 -Brodie Bennett (Central -1st);  Thor Darlington (Central -2nd) 
Girl's Under 17 - Aria Bannister (Otago -1st);  Victoria Moran (Canterbury - 2nd)
Boy's Under 15 - Vihan Chathury (BOP - 1st);  Dominic Lim (Canterbury - 2nd)
Girl's Under 15 -  Amalia Ricketts ( Northland - 1st);  Casey Ellery (Canterbury - 2nd)
Boy's Under 13 - Jude Lim (Canterbury - 1st);  Levi Casey (Otago - 2nd) 
Girl's Under 13 - Yusra Rashid (Auckland - 1st);  Animaia Payne (BOP - 2nd)
Boy's Under 11 - Elijah Delaney (Auckland - 1st); Angus Drummond (Eastern - 2nd)
Girl's Under 11 - Addison Rouse (Waikato - 1st);  Violet Casey (Otago - 2nd)    
Best of luck to the joint  Southern Girl's team contesting the NZ  Junior Age Group Teams Event which followed the individual championships. The Southern Team made up of Southland & Otago players is -
Aria Bannister (Otago), Grace Brenssell (Otago),  Yasmin McLean (Southland) & Lakisha & Mia Mennell (Southland)                     Manager Coach  - Tanya Colyer (Southland)