2011 Scholarship Holders

Keelan Bridge Swimming and Surf Life Saving AGE: 17 LIVES AT: Lisarow SCHOOL: CC Grammar School	Keenan is returning for a second time to the Foundation. He won numerous Gold Medals for the New South Wales Lifesaving team at the National Pool Rescue Championships at Homebush in Sydney. He also toured New Zealand with the Australian Under 21 Surf Lifesaving team. He backed that up by winning Medals at The Australian Titles on the Golf Coast in April. At the Australian Still Water Titles in Adelaide he finished top 10 in the backstroke events.
Chloe Costello Tennis AGE: 16 LIVES AT: Forrester's Beach SCHOOL: Terrigal High School	Chloe has been with the Donnica Clarke Foundation since its inception. Once again, over the last twelve months, she has a National Tennis title to her name, and just as importantly, she has been a wonderful ambassador for the Foundation. Like many of the Foundation Scholarship Holders, she also excels academically and has been Dux in her grade.
Matthew Dawson Hockey AGE: 17 LIVES AT: Killarney Vale SCHOOL: St. Edwards Gosford	Matt has been a Scholarship Holder since 2009 and has captained his State on numerous occasions at various age groups and has been named Most Valuable Player at the Australian National Championships. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboy's Hockey team to tour South Africa this year, but has decided to miss that tour so that he can represent NSW at Under 21 level which is a wonerful honour for an athlete of 17 years of age.
Wade Eames Water Polo AGE: 19 LIVES AT: Bensville SCHOOL: University of NSW	During the past twelve months, Wase has been selected for the Australian Water Polo Senior squad and represented Australia at the Senior FINA World Championships in Japan and China in July 2010. He was also selected for the Australian Barbarians that competed in the Tom Hoad Cup in December 2010. That competition is the most prestigious Water Polo event in the Southern Hemisphere.
Thomas Elliott Swimming AGE: 16 LIVES AT: Wamberal SCHOOL: Gosford High School	Tomas is a second year Scholarship Holder and in the last twelve months has has won five Gold medlas in the NSW Championships. He also won two Gold Medals in the 2010 Australian National Championships held in Adleaide, where he was a winner of a Bronze Medal in the 100 metres breaststroke event.
Matthew Graham Mogul Snow Skiing AGE: 17 LIVES AT: Narara SCHOOL: C C Grammar School	In January 2010 Matthew made his World Cup debut at Deer Valley in Utah. He scored an incredible 21.69 and was in the top 20 with only 15 skiers remaining to compete. His final placing was 27th, only 1.5 points away from making the finals (top16)but he had just met the International Olympic Committee's individual qualifying mark for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He missed out this time as Australia was only awarded two places in the Games.
Rachelle King Swimming, Surf Sports AGE: 18 LIVES AT: Forresters Beach SCHOOL: Just completed HSC 2010	Rachelle has returned for a second year at the Foundation. She excels in several water sports and was a member of the High Performance Surf Life Saving team that toured New Zealand. In that country's Pool Rescue Championship she won five Gold Medals, one Silver and one Bronze. She was named Female Competitior of the Meet. In the similar Australian Championships she won two Gold, one Silver and One Bronze.
Robert McIntyre Wildwater Racing AGE: 18 LIVES AT: Bensville WORK: Landscaper	Robert had a great 2010! He won all three Open Men's events at the Australian Wildwater Championship and also won the Australian School's Wildwater Rapid Sprint Championship. As a result of his successes he was selected to represent Australia at the Senior Wildwater Rapid Sprint Championships at Augsburg in Germany, and other World Cup races in Slovenia during June 2011. His aim over the coming year is finish in the top 25 in the world!
Riley Mckay Barefoot Water Skiing AGE: 12 LIVES AT: Noraville SCHOOL: MacKillop Catholic College	Riley started water skiing when she was five years old! At the age of seven she was selected for the NSW State team and competed at the National Titles. By the age of nine she was selected to represent Australia in the Under 17 section of the World Championships in New Zealand, and made it into the top twenty girls in the world! At the age of eleven she became the Australian Sub Junior Champion and represented her country in the World Championships in Germany, where she helped the Australian Junior Team wn a Silver Medal.
Sam Mckeown- Paterson Swimming AGE: 15 LIVES AT: Saratoga SCHOOL: Kincumber High School	Sam is in his second year as a Donnica Clarke Foundation Scholarship Holder and his passion has changed to Open Water Swimming. During the 2010 swimming season he was selected in the NSW Winter Swim Team in the 400 and 1500 metre freestyle. He was third in both distances at the national Championships in the 14/15 year age groups. He swam at the NSW Country Titles in February last ytear and broke the existing records in the 200, 400 and 1500 metre freestyle events.
Amy Nurthen Surf Life Saving AGE: 19 LIVES AT: Bateau Bay WORK: Mingara	Amy is returning for a second year with the Foundation, and has just completed her best year of her career. In the Nutri-Grain Ironwoman series she finished fourth on the Sunshine Coast, but had the biggest win of her young life in the toughest conditions she had ever faced at the infamous Portsea in Victoria. She then won numerous Australian Titles in the Under 19 category including the prestigious Ironwoman event.
Alex Silcock Tennis AGE: 17 LIVES AT: West Gosford SCHOOL: Gosford High School	Alex Silcock is a new addition to the Foundation and joins Chloe Costello representing the sport of Tennis. He began playing at the age of five and realised he had a special talent for the sport, and decided to commit all his energies to improving his game. He already holds an Australian record by winning consecutive National School titles and is aiming to win a third this year in Bendigo, Victoria.
Lachlan Staples Swimming AGE: 20 LIVES AT: Kincumber WORK: Lifeguard	Lachlan is a founder Scholarship Holder having been selected in the first year of the Foundation. 2010 was an "up and down year" for him with many good performances, but also a set back, when he broke his hand in July when doing training on his bicycle. At the Australian Open, which also served as the Commonwealth Games Trials, he was placed fifth in the 200 metre butterfly in a very close finish, and also made the finals in the 50 and 100 metres.
Mitchell Tysoe Athletics AGE: 18 LIVES AT: Springfield WORK: Apprentice in family business	Mitchell has returned to the Foundation for a second year and ended 2010 in the top six in the World Juniors as a 110 metre hurdler. At the World Junior Championships held in Canada, he finished sixth in the 110 metres final running a NSW record time of 13.72 seconds. At the World Youth CHampionships in Italy, he finished ninth in the final. At the Pacific School Games he won the 110 metres hurdles in a Games record time and was second in the 100 metre sprint.

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