Athletes break records at interschools meet
GRAAFF-REINET — The 15th Interschools Athletics Meeting between Ho?r Volkskool and Union High School, was held on Wednesday, October 25, with the day being dedicated to a beloved Union teacher, Fanie Bezuidenhout, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on the morning of Thursday, April 6, on his 63rd birthday.
The day of the athletics meet was hot and windy, but that did not stop the Union team taking part in big numbers and breaking quite a few records.
Union received 16 first places, 14 second places and 11 third places.
First places were awarded to the following learners: J Mcnaughton (800m - Girls U.16), N Ngongoma (100m and 200m - Boys U.14), J Duba (100m - Boys U.15), M Carelse (800m - Boys U.15), R Sparks (Discus and 800m - Girls U.17), S du Plessis (800m and 1500m - Girls U.18), I Ndamane (800m and 1500 - Boys U.17), E Mitchell (High Jump - Girls U.14), B Amsterdam (Long Jump - Boys U.15), L Mcnaughton (Javelin - Boys U.16), B Vers (200m - Boys U.15), M Rubidge (High Jump - Boys U.15) and T Haarmans (Long Jump - Boys U.17).
The following Union learners broke records: S du Plessis (800m - Girls U.18: 2:44,65 and in the 500m: 5:50,66), E Mitchell (High jump - Girls U.14: 1,38m) and T Haarmans (Long Jump - Boys U.17: 6,03m). Volkskool-uitslae
‘n Opwindende middag se atletiek is op die spyskaart wanneer die beste atlete van Volkskool en Union mekaar op die baan aandurf.
‘n Wind wat die hoë temperatuur afgekoel het en veral die naellopers gehelp het, het bygedra tot die sukses van die dag.
Die volgende byeenkomsrekords is deur Volkskool se leerders verbeter:
Dogters O.19: Z Speelman (Hoogspring - 1,48m), Seuns O.17: S van Staden (100m - 10,62 sekondes en die 200m - 21,93 sekondes), L van Rooyen (Diskus - 39,89m), Dogters O.17: C Leonard (Gewigstoot - 9,71m), Seuns O.16: D Grootboom (1500m - 4:50,77 sekondes), J Jooste (Hoogspring 1,83 meter en die Verspring - 6,06m), Dogters O.16: C Swartz (100m - 13,10 sekondes, 200m - 26,67 sekondes en Verspring - 4,77m), Dogters O.15: T Lombard (Gewigstoot - 9,90m), Dogters O.14: D Thiart (Hoogspring 1,38m en Gewigstoot - 9,62m).
Die byeenkoms is afgesluit met opwindende aflosse vir die seuns en meisies.
Die beamptes het na die byeenkoms gesellig verkeer in die Volksie Klubhuis.