Lincoln High School Colours and Merit Awards for Sport To qualify for a Colours or Merit Award a student must: 1. be a member of the top team/group in the year the award is made. 2. be an outstanding performer below are details of what this means for many sports. 3. as a sportsperson demonstrate the school tikanga by being respectful/whakamana, reliable/whakapono, supportive/manaaki and resilient/manawaroa. Athletics Colours Merit Athletics Athletics Athletics (Final) Athletics Athletic Schools Athletic (Semis) Badminton Basketball Cricket Cross Country/Road Race First place at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Placed in the first 8 in the National Secondary. Schools.
Cycling/Mountain biking. Championship or Equestrian First place in a Canterbury Inter-Secondary Schools Equestrian event when competing at the highest grade available. Only individual results are considered. Or Top three placing in a South Island Inter- Secondary Schools Equestrian event when competing at the highest grade available. Only individual results are considered. Second or third placing in a Canterbury Inter- Secondary Schools Equestrian event when competing at the highest grade available. Only individual results are considered. Or Top five placing in a South Island Inter-Secondary Schools Equestrian event when competing at the highest grade available. Only individual results are considered. Football Member of a Canterbury A, Selwyn, South Island and/or New Zealand Representative teams Futsal Coach recommendation Golf Gymnastics 1 st in an individual event at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Gymnastic. Second or third in an individual event at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Gymnastic Member of a Canterbury Ice Hockey New Zealand Representative teams
Hockey New Zealand Representative teams Motocross Top 3 placing in South Island Secondary Schools Motocross Championship Top 5 placing in South Island Secondary Schools Motocross Championship Multisport (Final) Netball Member of a Canterbury A, Canterbury Country, South Island Talented players Squad or New Zealand Representative teams Orienteering Schools Rockclimbing (Final) (Semis)
Rugby Member of the Country age grade team or South Island Secondary Schools team or Selected to trial for Southern Zone trials or New Zealand Secondary Schools team Shooting 1 st at Canterbury Secondary Schools Snow sports (Skiing/Snowboard) 1st placing at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Top 3 placing at the South Island Secondary Schools Championship Softball Member of a Canterbury or New Zealand representative team. Top 10 placing at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Championship Coach recommendation Squash
Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Championship Table Tennis Tennis 1 st in Canterbury Secondary Schools Tennis Competed with success (won 75% of matches) as an individual in Canterbury/South Island Secondary Schools Competition at the top schools level. Touch Volleyball Member of a Canterbury A, South Island Tournament team and/or New Zealand Representative teams. Water Polo