2023 Blues and Golds Award

2023 Blues and Golds Awards winners

Student rural and agricultural volunteer group the Handy Landys' selfless work helping farmers in the Hawke's Bay region following Cyclone Gabrielle earlier this year was recognised through being given a new award, the Supreme Gold Award for Service Excellence - Voluntary Contribution of the Year.

The awards were presented by Lincoln University Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Edwards.

Brooklyn Greer-Atkins and Travis O'Boyle, Tumuaki Takirua of Te Awhoriki took home Gold Supreme Cultural Excellence awards, while SPACE President and Rainbow rights advocate Arabella Dudfield was given her second Supreme Gold Award for Service Excellence for her work on campus.

Blues winner, bare-foot waterskier Chelsea McGuire, was named Sportsperson of the Year after claiming the New Zealand U23 title, while Team of the Year, for the second consecutive time, was the women's 3x3 basketball team, where they placed second at the Oceania Championships to qualify for the 3x3 Basketball World Tertiary Champs in Turkey last November, where they made the quarter finals.

Full List of Awards

Sportsperson of the Year

Charlotte McGuire

Team of the Year

Women's 3X3 basketball team

Manager: Hoani Smith
Coach: Josh Thomson
Team members: Grace McGirr, Kate Herman, Lauryn Hippolite, Rosalia Samia (team sponsor Suzie Mason is also pictured).

Gold Supreme Award Cultural Excellence – Joint Award

Travis O'Boyle and Brooklyn Greer-Atkins

Supreme Award – Service Excellence

Arabella Dudfield

Gold Service Excellence – Voluntary Contribution of the Year

The Handy Landys: Brooke Graham, Caitlin Rhodes, Eibhlin Lynch, Emily Irwin, Fergus Lee, Hamish Goatley, Izy Greville, Jed McCready, Jessica Sime, Kate Willemse, Samuel Back.