10 February 2000 Scholarships Will Help Canterbury Maintain Premier Hockey Status – Lincoln University Sports Scholarship Programme 2000

Canterbury Hockey Association is delighted to join Lincoln University in welcoming the first intake of Hockey Scholars at a New Zealand university.

Hockey is regarded by many as the most successful sport in Canterbury over a long period of time and Canterbury is certainly the number one hockey province in New Zealand. The scholarships will help Canterbury Hockey greatly as it strives to maintain this record.

Equally important, they allow the players concerned to pursue, in addition to their hockey, academic courses which will help prepare them for life after sport.

The association was delighted at the excellent response when the scholarship programme was announced and there was a good spread of applicants from around the country. Some very high calibre applicants were attracted.

The Lincoln University Hockey Scholarship awardees for the 2000 season are – James Bishop (Christchurch), Kerry Bond (Christchurch), Joanne Galletly (Christchurch), Katherine Gillett (Dunedin), Daniel Harrington (Marton), Kelly Hodgkinson (Christchurch), Mark Laurence (Auckland), Jane Maley (Christchurch), Jonathan McAleese (Napier), and Cameron Moore (Christchurch).

Canterbury Hockey is delighted at establishing the Hockey Scholarships through Lincoln University. We mailed all players in New Zealand who attended the U18 and U21 national tournaments in 1999 informing them of the scholarships, and Lincoln University's reputation made the awards highly sought after.

The playing standard of the scholars is very high. For example, Joanne Galletly is a member of the New Zealand Women's Academy team and Kelly Hodgkinson was recently named in the NZ women's U18 team; Mark Laurence and Daniel Harrington are both in the NZ U18 men's team.

Brad Munt, Development Manager, and Mark Duff, Executive Director, Canterbury Hockey Association, Canterbury, New Zealand