Mountfort won 3 categories at the Manurewa Junior Sports Awards last night! A massive achievement not only for our talented players but also for our club.
Congratulations to:
So deserved everyone!! We are all so proud!
For more information about our amazing player's 2019 achievements, scroll down!
Junior Team of the Year Mountfort Park Water Polo U14 Girls Toki Team
The Mountfort Park Water polo club under 14 Girls Toki Team received a gold medal in the Division 1 section at the 2019 New Zealand Water polo Under 14 National championship. This has made history, as it is the first national championship title for the Mountfort Park Water Polo Club. Within this gold medal-winning team they also had the Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Goalie for the tournament. The team also received a bronze medal in the Under 14 Auckland Water polo league for 2019.
Team members:
U19 Sportswoman of the Year - Jessica Ingram
Jessica was a member of the New Zealand Youth Women's Water polo team that competed in the Pythia Cup in Greece in 2019, and the New Zealand School Girls Water Polo team who competed in a test series against Australia. Jessica has played in the National Water polo league and was a pivotal player in the team placing second. She has also been a key player for her school's Premier water polo team who placed second at Nationals and the U18’s team in the Auckland League who placed third. Jessica has been awarded the Mountfort Park Water polo Club Female Goalie of the year award for 2019 and has been commended for her goalie coaching and valuable contribution to the club.
U19 Sportsman of the Year - Campbell Hulbert
In 2019, Campbell was a starting player for the New Zealand Water Polo Schoolboys team who won the Trans-Tasman test, and a starting player for the NZ Under 18 team who won gold at the New South Wales Interstate champs. Campbell was selected in the New Zealand Youth Men’s training squad working towards the World Youth Men’s tournament. Campbell was awarded Most Valuable Player for his school Water Polo Team who were champs of the North Island Secondary Schools Competition and the Division 1 New Zealand Secondary School competition. Campbell is also a member of the Mountfort Park Water polo Clubs Senior Men’s team who compete in the first division, and the club's Under 18 team who placed third in the Auckland League. Campbell received the Under 18 Most Promising Player Award, Most Valuable Player for the Under 18 boys A team, and the Senior Men's Most Valuable Player award.