HAS Celebrate First Half of 22'
17th June 2022
By Bianca Smith

(Image: Marnie Robinson - Aussie Rules Football)
The Hunter Academy of Sport (HAS) has started off the first half of 2022 with a bang, with many past and present athletes moving up the talented athlete pathway. See below just a few of the notable achievements we have celebrated the past few months:
2022 HAS Best & Fairest Award Winners
Aussie Rules Football
Marnie Robinson – selected in the NAB AFLW Futures Program
Asha Turner-Funk – selected in the NAB AFLW Draft Combine
Coaches
Ben Brown and Conor Smith (Hockey), Anthony Webb and Darren Bird (Strength and Conditioning), Troy Martini, Craig Hewat and Brett Godfrey (Aussie Rules Football) and Kristy Charlton and Dani Tansu (Volleyball) – attended 2022 RAS Coaches Conference
Football
Former athlete (cricket) Hannah Southwell signed with NRLW Newcastle Knights for 2022
Golf
Colby Wilkinson & Lachlan Venables were part of winning ‘North’ team at RAS North vs South Cup
Hockey
Ellie Baldwin, Hunter Baldwin, Sylvia Knott, Matilda Woolnough, Rohan Henderson, Edward hunt, Henry Hunt, Lachlan Lidbury, Jayden Manusu, Dane Simpson, Kurt walkers – selected in AAP
Lukas Gremm, Ryan Woolnough – selected in the National Futures Squad
Netball
Hope White – selected in Australian U17 Squad
Hope White, Brooke Rooney – selected in the Netball NSW U17 squad
Triathlon
Liam Dixon – selected in the 2022 Aus Junior World Champions Tour
Monty Dixon – selected as a 2022 Reserve Junior World Champions Tour
Maddy Platt, Grady Platt, Cooper Lee, Emily Fortunaso-Klocker, Liam Dixon, Monty Dixon – selected in NSW All-Schools Tri Team
Softball
Grace Wrixon – selected in the Aussie Spirit Development team for the 2022 Canada Cup