Bolanders shine for Western Cape
2009-04-16
BOLAND ATHLETES made the Western Cape proud during the 2009 SA High Schools Athletics Championships that took place in Durban last week from 6 to 7 April. The Western Cape team, consisting of a combined Boland, WP and South Western Districts Team, won a total of 89 medals during the two day champion-ships. Of the 89 medals won by the Western Cape athletes, more than 50% were won by the Boland athletes. A total of 36 medals (15 gold, 14 silver and 7 bronze) were won, with the Boland winning a further 10 medals for the Western Cape in the relay events. “What was particularly heart warming was the 61% medals that were won by girls from the Boland,” says Pieter Lourens, President of Western Cape Schools Athletics. “The Boland Girls won 22 medals of the total of 36 medals won by the Boland team.” Three Boland records were broken at the championships. Dominique Scott broke the 21-year-old 3000m girls 19 Boland record with a time of 9:45.28. Jan-Louw Kotze broke the 15-year-old Boland discus boys 15 record with a distance of 58,47m and Alida Kruger broke the Boland record in the 5000m walk girls 15 in an excellent time of 26:20.30. Gold medal winners from the Boland were Maryke Brits (90mH girls 15), Kulthoom Gaidien (PV girls 15), Maryke Brits (LJ girls 15), Dominique Scott (1500m girls 17), Zelda Schultz (5000m Walk girls 17), Melissa Hewitt (100m girls 19 and 200m girls 19), Carli Gey van Pittius (100mH girls 19), Lorenzo Adams (400m boys 15), Jan-Louis Kotze (DT boys 15), Mzwandile Qashani (200m boys 17), Albert Korf (PV boys 17), Lionel Abrahams (LJ boys 17), Christiaan Norman (PV boys 19) and Adam van Heerden (SP boys 19). Silver medal winners were Maryke Brits (100m girls 15), Rozaan Joubert (300mH girls 15), Alida Kruger (5000m walk girls 15), Nadia Giliomee (PV girls 15), Dominique Scott (3000m girls 17), Jean-Marie Senekal (400mH girls 17), Danelle Koegelenberg (5000m walk girls 17), Remina Stephan (HJ girls 17), Taahirah Kozain (PV girls 17), Bianca Swanepoel (10000m walk girls 19), Christiaan Mouton (300mH boys 15), Jan-Louis Kotze (SP boys 15), Shaun de Jager (400m boys 19), Luvo Manyonga (TJ boys 19) and Schalk Mostert (SP boys 19). Bronze medal winners were Robyn Paulse (5000m walk girls 15), Inge Kotze (5000m Walk girls 17), Jani Smit (PV girls 17), Johanel Hugo (HJ girls 19), Willem van Schalkwyk (HJ boys 15) and Dirk Lutz (PV boys 15).
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