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12 February 2020
MY SPORT
Overberg athletes set new records
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earners from several high schools in the Overberg took part in the North Zone athletics trials at Hermanus High School on Saturday 8 February, to battle it out for a spot in the South Boland athletics trials, which will take place this Saturday in Grabouw. The learners participated in a variety of track and field events such as hurdles, shot put, discus, long jump, high jump, running and javelin.
School (Zwelihle) and Umzeyo Secondary School (Grabouw).
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The day was a huge success, with 25 new records being set. Hermanus High school performed extremely well, setting 13 of the new records (hree set by Chanté Roux, two set by Celino Peterson and two set by Jumile Lukas) and snagging 61 gold, 44 silver and 22 bronze positions. 1
Some of the schools that participated were Curro Hermanus Independent School, De Rust Futura Academy (Grabouw), Gansbaai Academia, Grabouw High School, Groenberg Secondary School (Grabouw), Hawston Secondary School, Hermanus High School, Qhayiya Secondary
De Rust’s athletes set 4 new records, Grabouw High set 3 new records, and Curro Hermanus, Qhayiya Secondary, Gansbaai Academia, Groenberg and Umzeyo each set 1 new record.
The top athletes at the South Boland athletic trials on Saturday 15 February will be selected for the Boland Athletics High School Championships in the Dal Josaphat Stadium in Paarl from 21 – 22 February. – Taylum Meyer
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1. McKayla Slabbert, a Level 3 first aider at Hermanus High, helps a runner who injured his hip. 2. Jacques Augustyn (left) and Ulrich Visagie (middle) from Gansbaai Academia compete againt Dalen Absolom (right) from De Rust, who set a new record in the U17 boys 100m hurdles. 3. Kerin Helmbold from Curro Hermanus flies ahead to win the U17 girls 100m hurdles. 4. Celino Peterson from Hermanus High set two new records in the U19 boys 100m and 200m. 5. Nadja Jasprica continued the winning streak for Curro Hermanus in the U19 girls 100m hurdles. 6. Aidan Marinus from Hawston Secondary placed second in a close race in the U19 boys 100m. 7. Jack Armando from Gansbaai Academia had a strong lead and came first in the U15 boys 800m. 8. Nadia Pieterse from Gansbaai Academia shows the skill that won her the U17 girls high jump. 9. Soné Thorpe from Hermanus High came first and set a new record for the U17 girls 200m. 10. Keaton Kiewitz from Groenberg Secondary attempts to break the U17 boys high jump record which currently stands at a height of 1.85m. PHOTOS: Taylum Meyer 8 5
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