Board gives $2900 to Youth Ambassador awardees Saddle Hill Community Board

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Publication title: Star, The

The Youth Ambassador Award recipients are

Elise Carline ($750)

Elise is a 17-year-old Queen’s High School basketballer who has been selected for the Otago Under 20 Rep Team and is an Otago Sports Academy member. She has been invited to attend the Steven Adams Invitational US Tour later this month and has also been invited to attend trials for the Junior Tall Ferns Team, travelling to China for the Asia Cup in June.

Charlotte Aburn ($750)

St Hilda’s Collegiate pupil Charlotte, 15, won gold at the Surf Lifesaving 2023 Nationals in the surf race under-15 category and again won gold this year at the Surf Lifesaving 2024 Nationals in the run swim run and board under-17 categories. She is also an accomplished swimmer, winning gold in the 400m and 200m Otago Long Course and South Island Long Course competitions.

Jonathan Tucker ($500)

An Otago Boys High School Year 13 sports prefect, Jonathan, 17, is heading to Sydney this month with the Under-19 New Zealand Secondary Schools Football team. As well as being a goalkeeper he is a goalkeeper coach for the year 9 and 10 junior football teams at the school.

Dan Kelleher ($300)

Kings High School pupil Dan, 15, is a keen triathlete, and is active in the Dunedin Triathlon Club, Cycling Otago and Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club. He is aiming to compete at the National Triathlon...