Olympian Anthony Hrysanthos (ON 2013) in his role as Water Polo coach. Black and white at the Olympics Tokyo 2021 was a highlight for the Newington Community. We are proud to introduce our Old Newingtonian medallists and competitors who starred at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Shane Rose (ON 1991) – equestrian, Shane has been awarded the Anna Savage Award (presented at the silver medal Tokyo 2021 Australian International 3 Day Event) five times, more than any other Shane has competed in three Olympic Games since leaving recipient, and he is currently the President of Eventing NSW. Newington: Beijing 2008 (Eventing Individual), Rio 2016 (Individual – Nicholas Kay (ON 2010) – men’s basketball, Open) and Tokyo (Team – Open). bronze medal Tokyo 2021 Shane has been an equestrian since the age of five, starting at the Since leaving Newington, Nicholas has had a spectacular US College Forest Hills Pony Club. His first Olympic selection came at the age of career with Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colorado. 23 to compete in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Sadly, on arrival in America, his horse went lame, preventing him from competing with In his four years there, while he studied biology, he helped the the team that won gold. ‘Roadrunners’ to four consecutive NCAA tournaments as well as a runners-up finish in 2013. He finished his time at MSU in 2015 This sport is not only dependent on the athlete’s skill and fitness, it is becoming the second-ranked player in Roadrunners’ history in free also reliant on the skill and fitness of the horse. Shane qualified for the throws made (449), games played (114), and minutes (3969). 2012 Games in London – unfortunately his horse Taurus sustained a shoulder injury leaving Shane unable to compete. Following the end of his college career, Nicholas returned to Australia to play for the Townsville Crocodiles in the NBL averaging 10.8 points In Brazil in 2016, Shane was again selected to compete and was part and 6.7 rebounds in his debut season to be named Rookie of the of the team that took home a bronze medal in the team event. Year. In 2016 he moved to the Illawarra Hawks and then in 2018 to the Perth Wildcats, where he won his first NBL title in 2019 over During his Olympic career, Shane has overcome thyroid cancer, and a Melbourne United. He made the All-NBL First Team that year. broken leg that left him in hospital for three weeks only to return to the sport less than a month after hospital discharge. 54 | Curiosity | News Autumn 2022 |Alumni, Community and Development