Dawson Finalist in Sport BOP Awards

Sport Bay of Plenty in conjunction with the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is proud to announce the finalists for the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic 2009 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards which is being held on Friday 27th November at Baypark, Mount Maunganui from 6.00 pm.

Over 150 nominations from a wide range of sporting organizations and Secondary Schools were received from throughout the region. The judges found it very challenging to identify the finalists for the awards as they were all of a very high calibre. Congratulations to all those nominated and good luck to the finalists.

Michael Dawson-Finalist Sportsman of the Year

Michael Dawson, Sam Sutton, Jared Meehan-Finalist Team of the Year

Bay of Plenty Times article

Dawson takes Silver at the Extreme World Champs Austria

By adidas Sickline

In a tight and thrilling final on the legendary Wellerbrücke course German kayaker Alexander Grimm 2008 Olympic Champion in Beijing, adds another gold to his collection today at the adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship in Austria’s beautiful Ötztal. Grimm finished 68 hundredths of a second ahead of New Zealand’s Mike Dawson and 78 hundredths ahead ofJakobus Stenglein from Germany. Over 100 top kayakers from twenty-two countries, among them Olympic Champions and World Champions in canoe slalom, had travelled to Austria to compete for world championship honours on one of the most difficult whitewater sections on the planet.

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