CQUni Taipans Academy honours high achievers
Published on 14 March, 2013
The CQUniversity Taipans Academy this week recognised its 14 athletes upon completion of the 2012/13 program at its annual awards dinner.
The athletes were joined by coaching staff, parents, media, sponsors and a VIP guest, Skytrans Cairns Taipans rookie guard Cameron Gliddon.
CQUniversity Cairns' Jodie Savina with the CQUniversity Cairns Taipans Academy team.
The Academy returned in 2012 after a three-year hiatus, thanks to the support of naming rights sponsor, CQUniversity.
In recognition of the program's renewal and the achievements of academy graduates, the three major awards were renamed to:
CQUni Most Improved Player (for demonstrating the most significant improvement in the Academy program): JUSTIN SOLEIMANI
Aaron Fearne Award (presented to the athlete that best exemplifies the Taipans culture): AARON BIN TAHAL
Aron Baynes Award (presented to the most outstanding athlete in the Academy program): SHAUN BRUCE
Congratulations to all of the 2012/13 CQUniversity Taipans Academy athletes: Orange Group (1st Tier): Matthew Adekponya; James Mitchell; Justin Soleimani; Matthew Andronicos; Shaun Bruce. Blue Group (2nd Tier): Aaron Bin Tahal; Jason Osborne; Beau Hollingsworth; Daniel Majer; Matthew Jellatt; Billy Hopkins; Denzel Kennedy; Jaylan Bin Tahal; Aaron Farmer.