Finalists for Canterbury Sports Awards Announced

The ORIX NZ 2019 Canterbury Sports Awards iconic celebration of sporting achievements, honours our region's outstanding athletes, coaches, officials and administrators.  This year Canterbury Golf nominated Juliana Hung for Junior Sportswomen of the Year and the Flexi Lease Canterbury Women's Team for Canterbury Team of the Year for achievements from 2018.

Juliana Hung had a great 2018 with highlights including representing New Zealand at the Queen Sirikit Cup and winning the NZ Stroke Play title which has recognised Juliana as one of five finalist in the Canterbury Young Sportswoman of the Year category.

Juliana 2018 achievements include:

• Represented New Zealand at the Women's Queen Sirikit Cup, Asia Pacific Amateur, The Junior Open in Scotland, the Junior World Cup in Japan and at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.
• Represented Canterbury at the NZ Toro Interprovincials and in the Canterbury U19 Team at the Girls Interprovincial.
• New Zealand Stroke Play Champion
• South Island U19 Champion
• Canterbury Stroke Play Champion
• Aorangi Stroke Play Champion
• Winner of the Lydia Ko Scholarship
• Member of the NZ Golf Academy

Whilst the Flexi Lease Canterbury Women's Team was not selected as a finalists for the Canterbury Team of the Year they are recognised as a nominee for this award after finishing runners up at the NZ Interprovincials.

Click here to view the finalists of the Canterbury Sport Awards.

The winners will be announced at the Canterbury Sports Awards Dinner being held this Friday 29 March.