Bond wins sportsperson of the year again

Massey student-athlete Hamish Bond has been named sportsperson of the year for the second year running at the New Zealand University Blues Awards.

The sportsperson of the year award is considered to be “the best of the best” and chosen from the list of Blues recipients by the NZU Blues panel.

One of New Zealand’s most prestigious and long standing awards, the New Zealand University Blues are awarded by University Sport New Zealand and are based on the traditional Blue of Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England.

Recipients are university students recognised for their performance in representing New Zealand in their chosen sport while successfully progressing in their academic studies.

Of the 69 Blues, 26 were awarded to Massey University students, including:

Boxing: Angus Donaldson
Canoe Polo: Erin Bolton, Julie Bolton, Carl Duncan, Olivia Spencer-Bower
Cricket: Kate Broadmore
Cycling: Rushlee Buchanan, Lauren Ellis, Jamie Nielsen
Football: Anna Green
Hockey: Simon Child, Elizabeth Gunson, Richard Petherick, Kayla Sharland, Nick Wilson
Rowing: Louise Ayling, Hamish Bond, Storm Uru, Emma Twigg
Sprint Kayak: Scott Bicknell
Swimming: Amaka Gessler, Natasha Hind, Penelope Marshall, Hayley Palmer, Glenn Snyders
Waterskiing: Kelly O’Donnell