For over ten years Polytechnic students have come together for an afternoon of fun, companionship and competition to celebrate the life of former student Marty Teo in the affectionately named Marty’s Touch Tournament.
Thousands of hopeful athletes dream of qualifying for this year’s London Olympics, but Polytechnic student Joseph Millar is trying his best not to think about it.
Around 50 family, friends and supporters attended Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s High Performance Sports Academy Scholarship award ceremony on Thursday honouring some of the Bay’s elite young athletes.
Former Bay of Plenty Polytechnic High Performance Sports Scholarship Winner Joseph Millar is on track for his plan to qualify for the London Olympics with his two big wins over the weekend at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships.
Amongst the 3,000 plus students who had their first day at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic on Monday are eight sportsmen and women fast climbing the ladder of success.
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic student Jordan Hills is the winner of this year’s The Edge FM’s Men at Work calendar competition and will hereon be known as Mr March.
Proving he’s still man of the moment, Rugby Seven’s coach Gordon Tietjens took out the Supreme Award at Friday’s Bay of Plenty Polytechnic 2011 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards.
