Walt conquers annual Wik

Elzé Engelbrecht was one of the athletes who competed in the Wik Junior Individual Triathlon

■ Roelof de Jonge

The annual Wik Memorial Triathlon took place on Sunday the 12th of March at Stanford Lake College.

This event is held in tribute to a former Stanfordian staff member, Wik van der Walt and is an honorary gathering of Van der Walt’s friends and family along with athletes and sports lovers of different ages.

As the only Triathlon South Africa sanctioned race in the Limpopo province, the event’s popularity has grown each year since its inception in 2013. It gives beginners and young enthusiasts, families and more seasoned athletes an opportunity to experience a multi-disciplinary event in a fun, scenic environment.

Walt Katzke took a dominant victory in the Wik Stanfordian category in a time of 02:12:15. It was a closely fought battle until the end between Johan Boonzaier and Matthew Wilkinson for the second place.

Boonzaier took the second spot on the podium by the narrowest of margins. His time of 02:35.40 was just enough to finish ahead of Wilkinson, who posted time of 02:35.51.

Sonja Nel was the first female contender to finish in the Wik Stanfordian category. She took the winners laurels in a time of 03:09.49. Juané Fick took the second spot and Angelica Mills was the third female to complete this race.

Tristan Brett was in a class of his own in the Wik Individual Junior division. He took a dominant first place in a time of 01:23.23, about three minutes clear of his closest rival, Samuel McIntosh in 01:26.09. The third place went to Willem Sweep who finished in a time of 01:41.46.

The first female athlete across the line and in an excellent fifth position overall was Isabella Dando, with the stopwatch recording a time of 01:43.58. The second place was occupied by Lianke Fourie who completed this challenge in a time of 01:53.08 ahead of third placed Elzé Engelbrecht who finished in a time of 02:12.04.

Kuno Venter took the winner’s honours in the Individual Open division. His stunning time of 01:26.44 was testimony of his dominant performance. The second and third places though provided for a thrilling finish.

Lia Revelas, the first female compet itor to complete the race, and Stuart Hillary battled until the end for the fi nal steps on the podium. Both of them posted the exact same time, 01:38.50,

Anthony Pretorius was the third best male athlete, and he was classified fourth overall. The next woman contender to reach the end after the winner, Revelas, was Britt Dando. She was classified eighth overall with a time of 01:49.38. Anja Volker was the third woman’s entrant to finish this triathlon and posted a time of 01:51.09.

The 3 Sims won the Team event with Snap, Crackle and Pop claiming second place and in third place was the team of The Wikets.

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