Senior Sports Personality of the Year

Open to anyone who has achieved a high standard in any sport, participating at national and/or international events. Limited to Wairarapa residents or representatives of Wairarapa Teams.

Dane Lett

HOCKEY Liam Lamb

ATHLETICS Seth Rance

CRICKET Stefan Hook

CRICKET

Dane represented New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics as a member of the Black Sticks hockey team. He also played in a Trans-Tasman series and Hockey Pro-League matches against Australia. Dane was co-captain of the South team that won the inaugural NorthSouth series in Hamilton. In November 2021, Dane was named MVP as part of the Wellington team that won the inaugural Otautahi Cup played against Canterbury and Otago. In February Dane was reselected in the national squad to prepare for the Trans-Tasman series, Commonwealth Games, and Pro-League. Liam ran the fourth fastest time for a 19-year-old for 1500m in New Zealand’s history, only half a second slower than Nick Willis did at the same age. Liam’s time was 3.42.23 ranking him in the top echelon within New Zealand, and quali ed him for the World Student Games but due to covid-19 the event was postponed. Subsequently Athletics NZ decided that they would not send a team. Since then Liam has run PBs over 400m, 800m and 1000m, and became the fastest Wairarapa person to run a mile in Wairarapa. Seth played a key role for Central Districts throughout the domestic cricket season. He was the top wicket taker for the Central Stags in the List A [One Day] Ford Trophy with 12 wickets with a best of 4-25, and in the T20 Super Smash he claimed 15 wickets, with a best haul of 5-19. Seth also achieved the feat of taking 100 wickets in all three formats of the game, since his debut in 2009. Stefan became the highest wicket taker of all time for Wairarapa in Hawke Cup cricket, in another stellar season with the ball. He nished the season with 148 wickets for the province, at an average of 19, surpassing the previous record which had stood for over 30 years. Stefan was top wicket taker for Wairarapa during their Furlong Cup campaign with 23 wickets, including one ten-wicket bag, 11-118 against Horowhenua-Kapiti. Stefan was also a regular member of the Central Districts A.