Libby Drummond
Libby Drummond
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
That is why 17-year-old Libby Drummond is immersing herself in as many things as she can — particularly sport.
"Every opportunity that is thrown at me, I like to pick up and give it a go because you never know what might come out of it.
"I don’t want to look back on my life and regret a missed opportunity."
The St Hilda’s Collegiate head girl has won a number of medals at South Island Secondary Schools and Maadi Cup rowing competitions, she has been an Otago under-18 touch rugby representative, a Dunedin netball representative, and she is particularly keen on rugby.
She has played rugby for the school’s 1st XV rugby team since 2017 and is currently the team captain, she was a member of the team that won the Dunedin Secondary Girls Grade Rugby Championship from 2018-20 and the Highlander Competition in 2019, she was an Otago women’s rugby under-18 representative in 2018 and 2019, an Otago rugby sevens representative in 2019, and presently plays for the Alhambra Union premier women’s rugby team.
Alongside sporting commitments, somehow she fits in school work and commitments to multiple school clubs and committees.
She is passionate about uplifting the wellbeing of the school, connecting
with pupils, staff and the community
by working collaboratively with the prefects to uphold a positive culture within the school.
"I feel privileged to be in my leadership role and being able to give back to the school."
Next year, she plans to study marine biology at university.
Achievements: Head prefect (2021); formal committee (2020); sports blue for rugby and rowing (2019); sports excellence in rowing (2018); bronze medal Maadi Cup U15 octuple (2018); Maadi Cup bronze medal U15 double scull (2019); silver medal South Island Secondary Schools Rowing Championships U15 double scull (2019); most promising junior rower (2019); senior A touch team (2020); Otago U18 touch rep (2020); MIP Otago U18 women’s touch (2020); Dunedin U15 netball rep (2018), best team contribution award (2018); senior 1 netball captain (2020); junior netball coach (2019, 2020); 1st XV rugby (2017-2021); 1st XV and rugby 7s co-captain (2019, 2020), captain (2021); 1st XV rugby MVP (2020); Dunedin Secondary Girls grade rugby champions (2018-2020); Highlander Competition winners (2019); Alhambra Union premier women’s rugby team (2021); Otago women’s rugby U18 rep (2018, 2019); South Island Rugby Tournament team (2018); Otago rugby 7s rep (2019); peer mentor (2020, 2021); Zonta club (2020, 2021); volunteer club (2021); Wellbeing club (2020, 2021); Young Farmers group secretary (2020-21); Making a Difference Leadership Summit (2019); year 10 leadership committee (2018); Tolcarne Council (2017); Tolcarne boarding leader (2020); Tolcarne Boarding House contribution award (2018, 2020).
Role model: Mum and Dad.
Hopes for the future: To study marine biology.
Brooke McAlwee
Brooke McAlwee
Brooke McAlwee’s desire for excellence and personal drive has seen her receive recognition for her performance on both the touch field and hockey turf.
The 17-year-old St Hilda’s Collegiate sports prefect say
She was a member of the Te Waipounamu (South Island) open women’s touch squad in 2019 and 2020, she was named the team’s rising star in 2020, she was a member of the Otago under-18 touch team which won the 2020 national championships, she was captain and MVP of the team in 2021 as well as being named Otago touch junior female player of the year, and she was a member of the Otago open women’s touch team in 2019 and 2020.
She has been selected for the 2020 New Zealand under-18 Youth World Cup squad, the 2021 New Zealand Open Women’s Touch Blacks, the 2021 New Zealand open women’s touch Homegrown Series, and was recently named in the New Zealand under-20 women’s touch squad.
In the off-season, Brooke turns her hand to high-level hockey.
She was captain of the Southern hockey under-18 development team in 2019, a member of the Otago under-18 team in 2020, and she has been a member of the Otago Hockey High Performance Summer Programme and Taieri Premier women’s hockey team for the past two years.
While balancing a busy sporting schedule, Brooke has also excelled academically, achieving NCEA level 2 with excellence.
Next year, Brooke says that she will continue to attend Open Women’s Touch Blacks camps in the hope of representing her country in 2022.
Hockey will continue to be her focus throughout the winter season.
She plans to study nursing and hopes to work in paediatrics.
Achievements: Sports prefect (2021); NCEA level 1 with merit, level 2 with excellence; academic blues (2020); senior A touch team (2017-21), captain (2021); Te Waipounamu open women’s touch squad (2019, 2020); Te Waipounamu open women’s rising star (2020); Otago touch U16 captain and MVP (2019); Otago touch U18 national champions (2020); Otago touch U18 captain and MVP (2021); Otago touch junior female player of the year (2021); Otago open women’s touch squad (2019, 2020); NZ U16 talent ID camp (2019); NZ U18 Youth World Cup squad (2020); NZ U20 women’s touch squad (2021); NZ women’s touch squad Homegrown Series (2021); senior A hockey (2017-21), captain (2020, 2021) and MVP (2020); Southern hockey U18 development captain (2019); Otago U18 hockey (2020); Otago Hockey High Performance Summer Programme (2020-21); Taieri premier women’s hockey (2020, 2021); Taieri hockey junior female player of the year (2020); Dunedin representative netball (2017, 2018); St Hilda’s junior sportswoman of the year (2018); sports blue for hockey and touch; peer mentor (2020); junior hockey coach (2019-21); Year 7&8 touch coach (2017-20); Wellbeing Club (2020-21); contribution to touch award (2019-20); assistance in sports coaching cup (2020); formal committee (2020); service blues (2020).
Role model: Mum and Dad.
Hopes for the future: To study nursing.
