Schools league takes off
Participants can earn points towards Sports Colours
THE Gauteng Canoe Union School League sprung into action with the first race of the 2020 race year taking place at Florida Lake last Sunday.
The league provides opportunities for school participation, from ages under-8 through to 18 years with regular canoe races throughout the year, including Gauteng Championships and SA Championships and points to be earned towards Junior Sport Colours.
The race distances vary depending on the age groups and whether they are sprint or marathon events.
All participants receive points for all races completed on a sliding scale, which accumulate to be credited at the annual year end prize giving hosted by Gauteng Canoe Union.
Accumulated points are credited to the school represented by all paddlers registered at the school, as well as to the club providing the training/coaching, and to the individual who is also recognised.
The Gauteng Sprint Championships takes place at Germiston Lake on Sunday, February 16 to select the team to represent Gauteng at the SA Sprint
Championships later in the year.
The juniors are also training for the annual South African Interprovincial Interschool Kayak Sprint Championships which takes place in April.
Sasha Bellis, Monet Buchner, Makanaka Dumbu, Lin-lin Liu, Juliana Million, Lara Obadic, Tinaye Muchandigona, Lok-jun Sam, Lauren Taylor, Lelona Zako and Skyla Potgieter are awarded academic junior colours for grade 8 2019.
Marvelous Aderibigbe, Risana Baloyi, Kayla Chinhakwe, Jessica Franklin, Angela Wang, Elena Mandic, Andzani Mthenjane, Hae Soo Kim, Carolyn Laker and Thandeka Makhubu are awarded academic full colours for grade 10 2019.
* Junior colours for academics at St Andrew’s are presented to a girl who achieved 80% or above in nine or more learning areas in grade 8.
**Junior colours for academics are presented to a girl who achieved 80% or above in nine or more learning areas in grade 9, or has accumulated 80% in 18 or more learning areas in grade 8 & 9.
Shannon Berry, Reagile Modiba, Khanyisile Skosana, Alisha Calitz, Kayla Grobler, Chabu Kambafwile, Shannen Kench, Amelia Maistry, Eryn Meiklejohn, Radiyyah Seedat, Melissa Van Der Berg, Donna Yates, Yuxin Zhang, Eva Zuo, Tyla Campbell, Melissa Poynan, Rachel Harrison, Ariya Naidoo and Lebogang Mothiba are awarded academic junior colours for grade 9 2019.
Gomolemo Moloi, Khanyisile Mpinga, Shanae Stevens, Chloe Victor, Kayla Calitz, Aimee Caplan, Emma-nicole Cockbain, Ishika Govan, Sarah Kromhout, Lihle Ndlovu, Gabrielle Padiachy, Michaela Stavrides, Sarah Thurston, Uchechi Umah, Divina Vaswani, Carina Wen, Georgia Wensley, Amy Whyte and Hayley White are awarded academic full colours for grade 11 2019.
*** Full colours for academics at St Andrew’s are presented to a girl who has achieved a minimum of five subject distinctions in her grade 10 year marks.
**** Full colours for academics at St Andrew’s are presented to a girl who has achieved a minimum of five subject distinctions in her grade 11 marks, or has accumulated at least 10 subject distinctions across her grade 10 and 11 year marks.