9 February 2007 Lincoln University Sports Scholars Arrive

Lincoln University Sports Scholars

Arrival and Orientation of 2007 Scholars

Sunday 11 February, Lincoln University campus

4.00pm: Commerce 1 Lecture Theatre

5.00pm Sunken Lawn by Mrs O's

Forty-eight new Sports Scholars arrive at Lincoln University on Sunday for the start of their academic year. The Scholars represent the codes of Rugby, Cricket, Netball, Hockey and Soccer.

The Scholars, parents and family members, will be welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Roger Field, in the Commerce 1 Lecture Theatre at 4.00pm. A barbecue follows around 5.00pm on the Sunken Lawn near the Student Union Building. Canterbury Flames netballer and former Lincoln University Sports Scholar Jo McCaw will be among the welcoming party.

The new arrivals lift the total number of Sports Scholars at Lincoln University to 109. That number also includes four Golf Scholars all of whom made Senior Canterbury men's and women's teams in 2006. Last year also saw a second All Black named from among the ranks of the Sports Scholars, halfback Andy Ellis.

Lincoln University's Scholarships Manager, Jane Edwards, says the programme, founded in 1999, "continues to get stronger and stronger".

Following the arrival formalities on Sunday, the Scholars begin a week of Orientation activities on Monday 12 February, which includes an afternoon on the Krypton Challenge Course at Burnham Military Camp, from 12.45pm.