Jack Feltham and Anne Martin were honoured for their impact on and off the field this year at last Thursday’s New England Sports Awards in Armidale.
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Martin was presented the Contribution to Sport award for her service over many years to touch football, squash soccer, rugby league and the Walcha Jockey Club.
Feltham had an outstanding year in mountain biking and was listed as a finalist in the junior sportsperson of the year award category.
He was beat out by New England Mountain Bikers clubmate Katherine Hosking.
The club was honoured with the overall senior team of the year award.
"It is a great honour for the club to be doing as well as we have been doing,” club vice-president David Harris said.
“We have a really great junior program and it is those juniors that are making us stand out.”
"It is probably thanks to those but also thanks to the adults who put in the time to train and help them.”
The sport continues to grow locally with new tracks built at SportUNE and the club hosting a two national rounds next January.
Harris said the region is becoming the hub for the sport in the country.
"The mountain biking in Armidale is a fantastic thing at the moment. We have just got our Project Kermit and our new trails open and we have been rewarded with a national round,” he said.