BARRACUDAS WOMEN WIN AWPI AWARDS AND NAMED TO AUS SQUADS
(May 18, 09) Following the completion of the NWPL Finals Series in Sydney and the inaugural AWPI Hall of Fame dinner held at the same time, a number of Barracudas players have been given the top nod. Firstly at the AWPI Awards Function Barracudas Kate Gynther and Jamie Lee Lewis were recognised. Kate, an Aussie Stinger and Olympic bronze medallist Kate Gynther was named the athlete of the year. Gynther (26), is one of the world’s leading shooters amassing a cupboard full of medals at the elite level, including a World Cup gold from 2006. Hearing-impaired Barracuda Jamie Lee Lewis, daughter of rugby league great Wally Lewis, was named player of the year with a disability for her outstanding accomplishments in the sport.
Secondly, AWPI announced a series of women's squads including the Senior AIS Training Squad, the U18 Squad and U20 Junior Squad. An amazing 11 Barracudas players were amongst those earning spots Specifically:
AIS Senior Squad: Melissa Rippon, Jane Moran, Hannah Robinson, Kate Gynther
AIS Senior Training Squad: Melissa Rippon, Jane Moran, Nanda Stoltz, Hannah Robinson, Kate Gynther
AUS U20 Junior Squad: Kelsey Wakefield, Hannah Robinson, Bronte Colenso, Steph Thomas, Jamie Lee Lewis, Gabby Wikman, Nanda Stoltz, Olivia King
AUS U18 Youth Squad to tour NZ: Kelsey Wakefield, Steph Thomas