Tottenham athlete Brent Todd has been named the 2009 Far West Academy of Sport Athlete of the Year.
FWAS executive officer Kathy Barber said Brent, who turned 17 on Monday, was an athlete with a disability who competed at a national level in athletics.
“The academy is honoured to support Brent through the Lone Star program which assists individual athletes from the Far West region who are competing at an elite level in their chosen sport,” she said.
Brent’s major achievements this year include Australian Junior Athletics Championships with second in javelin and fifth in both discus and shot put.
At the Australian Youth Paralympic Games he was first in both javelin and shot put, second in both discus and long jump, and fourth in both high jump and 100m sprint.
The award presentation was held on Sunday at the Warren Sports Complex as part of the FWAS talent squad education weekend. Attendees included staff and athletes from the Country Rugby League Academy Program, netball,football, golf and Lone Star Programs, along with special guests from Warren Shire Council, Netball NSW, Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation and Communities NSW Sport and Recreation division.
Each squad announced their 2009 Athlete of the Year, selected by the FWAS coaching staff: netball Tayla Martin (Nyngan), rugby league Jarrod Linton Harland (Coonamble), tennis Damien Lewis (Nyngan), golf Brad Connelly (Warren) and bowls Claire Bennell (Coonabarabran).
All of the 2009 Athlete of the Month award winners were acknowledged with special plaques presented by Communities NSW Sport and Recreation representative Rebecca Neale: January- Corrine Towney (Coonabarabran) Netball- Australian School Girls Indigenous. February- Brent Todd (Tottenham) Athletics. March- Wade Potter (Cobar) Cricket- Emerging Blues Program. April- Clair Bennell (Coonabarabran) Bowls- NSW U/18 Junior Squad. May- Jacob Neil (Nyngan) Captain of the Group XI U/16s team. June- Imogen Morrissey (Coonabarabran) Tennis- 16 girls winner Tottenham. July- Jeb Bishop (Cobar) Golf- NSW Sand Greens Nett winner. August- Brad Connelly (Warren) Golf- NSW CHS Sand Greens Nett winner.
September- Oliver Hoare (Nyngan) Tennis- NSWCHS Western Regional Team.
The academy also presented acknowledgment awards to Warren Shire Council for its support of the FWAS in Warren and to Rick Black from Brewarrina, for his support of the Brewarrina athletes in FWAS squads and regional events conducted by the FWAS throughout the region. Warren Mayor Rex Wilson spoke about Warren sporting facilities and said the council was honoured to have the academy based in its shire.
As well as the award presentation the talent squad education weekend featured several training activities that saw some 100 athletes work with their squad coaches and special guest presenters. Barb Thomas from Curves in Forbes presented nutrition lectures, Scott Campbell from Tamworth assisted in sports testing and elite athletics coach Ernie Sluiter worked with the squads on running technique and drills. The 2010 netball squad trials were also conducted over the weekend in Warren.
Despite the incredibly hot weather the academy education camp was a great success. The academy would like to thank all presenters, coaches, catering staff and athletes who made the weekend so successful.
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