Cabonne Shire’s Youth of the Month for March is Rohan Toole of Canowindra.
Rohan is a 12 years old student of Canowindra High School. He has made significant achievements in his chosen sport of squash, recently being invited to attend two major tournaments in 2009.
Sporting Achievements
* Invited to attend the Australian Junior Open Championships in Rockhampton and the Malaysian Junior Open in 2009.
* Entered the Canowindra Squash Club Primary open tournament at age 6 achieving runner up that year and winning in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
* Member of the Canowindra Men’s Open Competition competing in ‘A’ grade after winning the ‘B’ grade championship.
* In 2006 he was ranked No 3 in NSW.
* In 2007 he was ranked No 1 in NSW.
* Member of the Western Academy Development Squad and has been awarded a travel scholarship with the NSW Dpt of Sport and Recreation.
* His racquets are supplied through sponsorship from Gray Nichols.
* Awarded a NSW Squash scholarship allowing him to train with a professional coach.
Rohan leads a development group of young players once a week at Canowindra as he hopes that there will be enough interest to enable a junior competition to start. His short term goal is to play in as many tournaments as possible and in the long run he wants to play a game on the all-glass courts that overlook the pyramids in Egypt.
We wish him all the best in his future endeavours.