2018 NSWIS Scholarships Announced

Published Sun 24 Jun 2018

The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) has announced 47 Australian ski and snowboard athletes in their Winter Sports Squad for the 2018-19 season this week.

The Winter Sports Squad Program aims to support Australian winter sport athletes to become world’s best through world-class coaching, training, facilities and support services to achieve excellence and success at international level.

SSA and the OWIA have a long established program partnership with NSWIS, who are the primary Institute partner for the majority of the Winter Sport Winning Edge Tier 1 foundation sports. Together with SSA and OWIA, NSWIS delivers athlete servicing, coordination and program opportunities for winter sport athletes in Mogul Skiing, Snowboard Cross, Ski Cross, Park and Pipe and individual opportunities to athletes in Alpine Skiing and Cross Country Skiing.

Squad selections are based on athletes’ performance at nominated events in the previous season, their fitness and athletic ability, technical competence, potential to improve and their competitive ability.

Freestyle Moguls

Britteny Cox
Matthew Graham
Brodie Summers
Jakara Anthony
James Matheson
Sophie Ash
Claudia Gueli
Madii Himbury
Taylah-Paige O'Neill
Maddison Everingham
Ben Matsumoto
Georgia Stewart
Cooper Woods-Topalovic

Park & Pipe

Emily Arthur
Kent Callister
Tess Coady
Jess Rich
Matthew Cox
Abi Harrigan
Cameron Waddell
Mable Ashburn
Valentino Guseli
Zahra Kell
Jesse Parkinson
Mia Rennie
Joshua Robertson-Hahn
Josh Vagne

Snowboard Cross

Belle Brockhoff
Jarryd Hughes
Alex Pullin
Adam Lambert
Cameron Bolton
Adam Dickson
Josh Miller
Emily Boyce
Henry Collins
Carter Mills
Angus Pennington

Para Alpine

Mel Perrine
Victoria Pendergast
Patrick Jenson
Sam Tait

Para Snowboard

Joany Badenhorst
Ben Tudhope

Individual Scholarships

Sami Kennedy-Sim - Ski Cross
Greta Small - Alpine Skiing
Barbara Jezersek - Cross Country Skiing