WestVic Academy of Sport

Sam Rizzo 2017 / 2018 Athlete of the Year

2017/18 Athletes of the Year

Sam Rizzo and Alanna Peart have been named FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport Male and Female ‘Athletes of the Year’ for 2017/2018 at the Ballarat Sportsmen’s Club monthly presentation dinner.

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Alanna Peart 2017 / 2018 Athlete of the Year

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What is the WVAS?

Westvic Academy of Sport (WVAS) is a not-for-profit, community-based organisation with a voluntary Board of Directors, established to provide “talented Western Victorian athletes with high performance services in order to enhance their chances of State & National representation.

WVAS is based at Federation University, Mt.Helen, and supports athletes & families from Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat & Central Highlands, Maryborough, Daylesford & the Wimmera region of Victoria.

WVAS is one of six (6) Regional Academies in Victoria & sits beneath the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) in the structure of the State’s ‘Talented Athlete Pathway’.