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2025 NSW Masters Award Nominees
Published Sun 08 Feb 2026
We are pleased to announce the nominees for the 2025 NSW Masters Awards.
Congratulations to all NSW Masters athletes who have been nominated this year. Your dedication, commitment, and exceptional competitive spirit throughout 2025 continue to inspire our athletics community. From personal bests and record-breaking performances to consistent participation and support of fellow competitors, these nominations recognise not only performance, but the passion and effort that make Masters Athletics so special.
The standard of competition across the year has been outstanding, and it is wonderful to see so many athletes striving for excellence while continuing to foster the positive and supportive environment that defines NSW Masters Athletics.
Award presentations will take place during the lunch break at the NSW Masters State Championships, held at Campbelltown on Saturday 21st February. We look forward to celebrating the achievements of our nominees and sharing this special moment with the Masters community.
Congratulations once again to all nominees, and thank you to every NSW Masters athlete for contributing to another fantastic year of competition.
Sprint/Hurdles
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Female Monique Perry Janelle Delaney Maryann Hearn Christine De Vries |
Male Kenneth Vuong Stephen Hindmarsh Ashley McMahon Rob Bongiorno |
Middle Distance/Steeple
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Female Krista Kovacs Karen Blay Deborah Drennan Rosemary Roediger |
Male Jay Stone Mark Scott Chris Todd James Mason |
Distance
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Female Karen Blay Margaret Kenny Rosemary Roediger Em O’Sullivan |
Male James Mason Paul Arthur Jose Carvalho Donald Mathewson |
Walks
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Female Antoinette Woodward Anne Boyd Anne Weekes Michele Mison |
Male
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Throws
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Female Gabriele Watts Jill Taylor Antoinette Baron Mary Thomas |
Male Jamie Muscat Gavin Murray Kenneth Stubbs Vince Basile |
Jumps
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Female Nicki Drinkwater Lenore Lambert Baerbel Koribalski Christine Shaw |
Male Nicholas Pawsey Andrew Davis Daryl Ellis Matthew Woodhouse |
Multi Events
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Female Nicki Drinkwater Lenore Lambert Rachael Gruschka Gabriele Watts Antoinette Baron |
Male Craig Baker Jamie Muscat Gavin Murray Kenneth Stubbs Vince Basile |
Relays
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Female W55 Relay 4x200m WMA Indoor WR (Richelle Ingram, Lenore Lambert, Janelle Delaney, Julie Brims) W30 Relay 4x100m Sydney Track Classic AR (Christine Wearne, Kelly Andrew, Kaisha Edwards, Tinarra Wickey) W65 Relay 4x200m NSW Masters State Championships AR (Sukie Southern, Christine Shaw, Margaret Walker, Shona Papalia) |
Male M30 Relay 4x100m AMA Championships, Adelaide (Kenneth Vuong, Reece Gibbins, Tim Bradford, Shakti Rathore) M45 Relay 4x100m Sydney Track Classic SR (Ashley McMahon, Ryan Dowling, David Diep, Steven Blacker) M65 Relay 4x100m Sydney Track Classic SR (Daryl Ellis, Wayne Marriott, Anthony Brown, Trevor Young) |
Young Master
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30 David Waller Kenneth Vuong Sarah de Vries |
35 Christine Wearne Jacob Kruger Kari Bergsson |
40 Erin Smart Rachael Gruschka Stephen Hindmarsh Timothy Higgins |
Newcomer of the Year
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Nicole Solyali Rachael Gruschka Lindsay Crump |
Points/Selection Awards
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Outstanding Male Outstanding Female Spirit of Masters Peter Crombie Trophy J&J Trophy Best Throws Pentathlon |