Introducing the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards Junior Sportsperson of the Year – our very own Shakira Mirfin!
A member of the New Zealand quadruple sculls crew which won gold at the world junior rowing championships in Tokyo last August, Shakira also won the women’s senior single at the national rowing championships and was building for another strong season with wins in the South Island under 18 single and double, with Sarah Stewart when the season was suddenly bought to a halt with the pandemic.
It’s been a very good week for Shakira having earlier won Academy Southland’s Mike Piper Trophy on Monday.
Congratulations Shakira – the SGHS school community is in awe of your achievements.