The annual ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ event between the Union Schools and Laer Volkskool was held during the month of October.
In perfect weather conditions, our beautiful school fields were a hive of activity where the athletes were involved in various track and field events, such as long jump, high jump, shot put, sprints, middle-distance running and relays.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
All participants need to be commended on their good sportsmanship throughout the day, which ensured that an enjoyable event could take place. ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด, ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to the athletes representing Union for clinching the overall victory with a score of 863, surpassing Volkskool’s score of 802.
During the meeting 14 ๐ก๐๐ช ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆ were set, of which 7 were by Union athletes. The new records are as follows:
โข Boys u/7 60m: Aiden van der Walt (UNION) – 10.00s (previous record: 10.10s)
โข Boys u/13 1500m: Jarrod Gerber (LVS) – 5:03.65 (previous record: 5:24.56)
โข Boys u/12 1200m: Lukhona Bulembu (UNION) – 4:11.78 (previous record: 4:20.68)
โข Girls u/10 High Jump: Leah Abader (UNION) – 1.07m (previous record: 1.05m)
โข Boys u/7 80m: Kainon Swartz (UNION) – 13.41s (previous record: 13.61s)
โข Girls u/11 80m: Janike van Zyl (LVS) – 11.45s (previous record: 12.11s)
โข Boys u/13 Long Jump: Jordan Maritz (UNION) – 4.89m (previous record: 4.57m)
โข Girls u/11 100m: Janike van Zyl (LVS) – 14.28s (previous record: 14.44s)
โข Boys u/13 800m: Jarrod Gerber (LVS) – 2:25.26 (previous record: 2:37.38)
โข Boys u/10 Long Jump: Jacobus Wolfaardt (LVS) – 4.11m (previous record: 3.84m)
โข Boys u/12 Shot Put: Dante Mills (UNION) – 9.78m (previous record: 9.51m)
โข Boys u/11 High Jump: Kobus Lotter (LVS) – 1.27m (previous record: 1.25m)
โข Boys u/12 Long Jump: JP Lombard (LVS) – 4.94m (previous record: 4.17m)
โข Boys u/13 High Jump: Jordan Maritz (UNION) – 1.42m (previous record: 1.38m)