BSA Awards Evening

Special guests Madi Browne and Blake Edwards will be joining us to share their experiences as elite athletes.

Madi Browne is a former elite Netballer with a combined 239 appearances representing Australia, Melbourne, West Coast Fever, and Collingwood. She has an incredible achievements list as an athlete
including winning the:

~ Liz Ellis Diamond award on 2 occasions
~ Australian International Player of the Year on 2 occasions
~ Best New Talent and Rookie of the Year
~ Australian U/21 Player of the Year
~ U/21 World Championships
~ West Coast Fever MVP
~ Constellation Cup Titles on 4 occasions
~ ANZ Championship Player of the Year
~ Melbourne Vixens MVP on 2 occasions
~ ANZ Championship All Star Wing Attack on 2 occasions
~ Commonwealth Games Gold Medal
~ Melbourne Vixen Premiership
~ ANZ Championship MVP
~ Commonwealth Games Silver Medal

Blake Edwards began playing water polo at age 12 because of his father, former Aussie Shark Robert Edwards. In 2009, a fresh-faced Blake made his junior international debut at the FINA World Junior Championships. By the time he had turned 18 in 2010, Blake made his senior debut for the Aussie Sharks.

Major achievements include the following:

~ 2024 Paris Olympics, eighth place
~ 2024 Australian Waterpolo League champions
~ 2022 Australian Waterpolo League All Star Team
~ Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
~ 2020 World League Intercontinental Cup - Highest Goal Scorer
~ 3x NCAA All-Tournament First Team (USA)
~ 2019 FINA World League Super Final bronze medalist
~ 2018 FINA World Cup silver medalist
~ 2016 Peter J Cutino Award finalist (USA)
~ 2015 World University Games seventh place
~ 2014 FINA World Cup fifth place
~ 2013 World University Games seventh place
~ 2009 FINA World Junior Championships seventh place
~ 2010 FINA Junior World Championships