Amy-Coulstn 
Nominated by: Melissa,her mother
Sport of Interest:Athletics
D.O.B: 8/03/1999

Amy is very involved in several sports, she plays A grade netball, oztag and athletics. Last year at the Queensland School State Athletics Championships she came 1st in high jump and 10th in discus. In the lead up to that she broke the South Coast Regional High Jump record and competed in 5 events 100m, 200m, long jump, discus and high jump at Regionals representing the Gold Coast South District. She also broke the gold coast catholic schools record in high jump last year. She then went on to represent Qld at the Nationals in Sydney, where she came 6th competing against girls that have been doing the fosbury flop for many years, yet she had just started learning it only months before. She also placed 2nd in high jump at last years little athletics state championships and has just qualified to compete in high jump, shot put and discus at this years little a’s championships in Townsville in a few weeks.
 

Harry is a bit of an all-rounder. He’s the only person to have completed every single running event at the Gold Coast Marathon.
* Junior Dashes x2
* 5 km race
* 10 km race
* Half Marathon (at 14 yo)
* Full Marathon (at 15 yo)

He’s a 3 times finisher of the grueling 96 km Kokoda Challenge on the Gold Coast. This year he was a member of the Kokoda Challenge school team (Elanora’s Hogan’s Heroes) that broke the school team record and won the school’s event. Harry cycled 1,000 kms across Australia to support his oldest brother’s ride across Australia for charity.

He’s also a keen volleyball player, captaining his school team to 4th at the recent Queensland Schools Volleyball Cup held in Toowoomba. He’s also the captain of a social team that plays against adults - the team were grand finalists this year.

Harry plays soccer for his local Palm Beach soccer team (has for 10 years) and is the current Elanora High Junior Sportsperson of the Year.

Peter Wischusen
Nominated by: Emily (Big Sister)
Sport of Interest: AFL
Peter has been playing AFL for the Mudgeeraba Saints for over five years and this year is the captain of the under 11’s team. He has a passion for the game, all you have to do is see the posters plastered on the walls of his bedroom and when he’s not playing he’s watching it on tv. Mum doesn’t understand how he can get up before 6am on the weekend to play footy but can’t get up before 7am to go to school. All I can say is he is a very dedicated eleven year old!

Last year, Holly competed in her first triathlon and was selected to represent South Coast a few months later. Since 2007, Holly has represented South Coast in girls cricket. She took up rowing at the beginning of last year and won 1st place in the double with her partner at the South Queensland championships by 0.6 of a second and went on to place 8th overall at state level in the double, and placed 4th in the semi’s at states in the single skull.

I am so proud of her that she has managed to keep up her sport and academics and music at the same time!

Jake Burnell

Nominated by: Debby, his mum
Sport of Interest: Swimming

I think Jake should be Hot Tomato’s Junior Sports Star of the Year because: he is a hard worker and has had some outstanding results lately like: making it to state long course championships for the 100 metre freestyle which he does in 1min 15 seconds and also made state for the short course championships for the 50 metre freestyle which he does a 32.

His most recent achievement was last week he competed in the Gold Coast regional’s in the 200m individual medley. He has been trying to get to regional’s for years and finally made it after going through his school carnival and district. He also participates in Tugun nippers and Tugun jets soccer.

His moto before he goes into anything is: Don’t think of what could’ve been think of what will be.

Connor Dowling

Nominated by: Jodie, his mum
Sport of Interest: Soccer

I play first half in goals as I’m not scared of the ball and don’t let too many balls go in. I also get my fair share of goals or help my team mates line them up. I hope to play for the Soccoroos one day or Gold Coast United.

I do gymnastics twice a week I do a total of three and half hours a week. When i first started at TSS I was in level two but I have great upper body strength so I got to go up to level 3 for one of my classes. Next year I will start competing.