Congratulations to the following nominees

The 2026 Black and Gold Awards Night supported by the Wellington College Foundation will take place on Thursday 22nd October in the Alan Gibbs Centre. This event is one of the highlights of the Wellington College calendar, recognising excellence in sport and the arts.

It has been an extremely successful year all round with numerous international selections and national performances. Not all names put forward qualified to be included in the nomination list. This confirmed list is shown below with finalists and winners being named on the night.

Nominees and parents will receive an invitation to the evening, with tickets costing $20 per person to cover light refreshments on the night. There will be no charge for those students performing on the night.

Tickets can be purchased on the link below:

Black and Gold Awards Tickets

Congratulations to the 2026 nominees:

Junior Sportsman

Charlie Dickison (yr 11) Swimming

Eamon Gannon (yr 11) Squash

Rocky Gardiyawasam (yr 10) Athletics

Aragon Ihaia (yr 11) Floorball

Oskar Li (yr 11) Badminton

Justin-Li Moroney (yr 11) Tennis

Sachin Parag (yr 11) Hockey, Floorball

Loki Sparksman (yr 11) Rowing

Connor Sternagel-Silao (yr 11) Floorball, Athletics

Nova Tupa’i (yr 10) Athletics, Rugby

Jay Wankhade (yr 10) Cricket, Indoor Cricket

Jeremy Zhang (yr 9) Badminton, Cross Country

Junior Arts Person

Rico Adams-Falkner (yr 11) Te Haeata Awatea, Junior Drama

Binara Amaratunga (yr 11) Music

Duncan Blennerhassett (yr 11) Music

Ahaan Halwai (yr 10) Music, Drama, Debating

Jack Hurst (yr 11) Drama

Charlie Kerse (yr 11) Music

Jonah Liu (yr 11) Music

Timothy Prebble (yr 10) Drama, Debating

James Parker (y 11) Music

Lachlan Ryan (yr 11) Theatre Tech

Loki Sparksman (yr 11) Music

Luke Steele (yr 10) Drama, Music, Debating

Senior Sportsman

Leo Bridgman (yr 12) Cricket, Indoor Cricket

Declan Broadfoot (yr 12) Swimming

Jin Chen (yr 12) Swimming

Will Davies (yr 13) Gymnastics

Jacob Eade (yr 13) Hockey, Indoor Hockey, Floorball

George Gray (yr 13) Athletics, Cricket

Joe Hopkinson (yr 13) Powerlifting

Laifone Kamoto (yr 13) Rugby

Alex MacBeth (yr 12) Athletics Cross Country

Preston Maxwell (yr 12) Para Swimming

Archie Murphy (yr 12) Water Polo

Thomas Nischalke (yr 13) Football

Jack Stirling (yr 13) Underwater Hockey

Hudson Todd (yr 13) Hockey, Floorball, Indoor Hockey

Julius Toimata (yr 13) Rugby

Tom Wilkinson (yr 12) Football, Cricket, Indoor Cricket

Senior Arts Person

Miles Beaglehole (yr 13) Drama, Music, Debating, Ethics

Thomas Dean (yr 12) Debating, Ethics

Johnson Ding (yr 13) Music

William Ding (yr 12) Music

Gus Duffy (yr 13) Drama

Advait Mathew (yr 13) Drama

Moss McSweeney (yr 13) Drama

Lui Meo (yr 13) Drama

Mahi Meo (yr 13) Drama

Robert Naulls (yr12) Theatre Tech

Arlo Pryor (yr 13) Music, Drama

Tom Simpson (yr 13) Drama

Luca Tesoriero (yr 12) Drama

Sports Teams

Athletics Junior 4 x 100 Relay Team

Senior A Badminton

Senior A Basketball

1st XI Cricket (2025)

Senior Cross Country

Senior A Floorball

1st XI Football

1st XI Hockey

WC Swim Team

WC Tennis Team

Senior A Underwater Hockey

Cultural Group

Amadeus Cast and Crew

Prem A Debating

Junior Drama

Ngā Korimako

24hr Play Challenge Team

Pasifika Performance Group

Sheilah Winn/SGCNZ

Theatre Tech Crew

The following awards will also be presented:

The College Mothers Award for Contribution to sport and the arts.

The Lamepa o le Laumua Award recognising the Pasifika student excelling in both sport and the arts.

The Te Toki Poutangata Award given to the Māori student who has made the most significant contribution to sport and the arts.