18 Sport Scholarships to USA from Canterbury alone in 2016

Think only one or two people get sporting scholarships to the United States? Think again! This is a huge shout out to the 18 students from the Canterbury Region alone that have picked up sporting scholarships to help them either academically, with sport development or just to use their talent to enjoy an OE.

​The class of 2016 have all been placed into Universities with the help of Jess (a former NZ PE Teacher) from USA Sport Connect. If you want to use your sport skills to open some doors in the future .... best you get in touch. CLICK HERE to get the ball rolling or if you want to know what sports Universities are looking for CLICK HERE.

The Class of 2016
Alice Batt - St Margaret's College - Hockey - Northeastern University
Ben Stroud - St Bede's College/Scots College - Soccer - Missouri State University
Connor Heap - Christ's College - Tennis - University of California-Berkeley
Emma Alderton - St Margaret's College - Hockey - Stanford University
Gabby Edmondson - Christchurch Girls' High School/Missouri State West Plains - Volleyball - Western Carolina University
Johanna Hamblett - Burnside High School - Soccer - Mississippi State University 
Jordan Rahurahu - St Thomas of Canterbury College - Swimming - Fairfield University
Louis Evans - Christchurch Boys' High School/Scots College - Soccer - Davidson College
Madison Earle - St Margaret's College - Hockey - Harvard University
Michael McAuley - St Bede's College/University of Canterbury - Golf - University of San Francisco
Michal Matson - St Andrew's College - Tennis - Seton Hall University 
Nicky Pio - Burnside High School - Volleyball - Polk State
Nicole Hamilton-Cross - Darfield High School - Golf - Western Illinois University
Olivia Mendonca - St Margarets College - Rowing - Duke University
Petra Manderson - Burnside High School - Volleyball - Hillsborough Community College
Rebecca Gillett - Papanui High School - Soccer - Southeastern Louisiana University 
Sam Martel - St Andrew's College - Rowing - Northeastern University
Taylah Eder - St Margaret's College - Rowing - University of Tulsa

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