Category: Athletics

Athletics, Sport Results

Athletics, Sport Results

Athletics, Sport Results

On Tuesday 19 February Union hosted the annual Primary Interschools Athletics Meeting with Laer Volkskool. In perfect weather conditions, our beautiful school fields were a hive of activity where the athletes were involved in a total of 64 events ranging from U7 to U13, involving field and track events. Many of the races were very closely contested making it difficult for the place judges. All participants need to be commended on their good sportsm…anship throughout the day. This ensured that an enjoyable event could take place. Many thanks must go to our neighbours Laer Volkskool for their participation and for competing in good spirit.
During the meeting 14 new records were set, 5 by Union athletes.
Congratulation to the following on setting new records:
Alutha Wesi – Boys u13 200m, 100m
Siphosethu Vena – Girls u13 100m
Daniel Short – Boys u11 High Jump, 100m
The final point’s position was: Union- 1074 and LVS – 774

 

Athletics, Sport Results

 

 

 

Daniel Short achieved 2 bronze medals at the Sara Baartman athletics meeting in Port Elizabeth today. Congratulations Daniel!

Athletics, Sport Results

JUNIOR

On Friday 1 February Daniel Short took part in the Regional Athletics trails at Collie Koeberg Stadium. Lovely sunny weather ensured for a great display of talent and skill. Daniel competed to the best of his ability and held the school’s name high.
Following his excellent performance, Daniel has been selected to compete in the Sarah Baartman athletics meeting, to be held in Port Elizabeth on the 15th of February.
Results:
100m boys …U11 – 1st
80m boys U11 – 2nd

 

 

 

SENIOR

Twelve of Union High School’s athletes competed at the Karoo Athletics meeting, held on Saturday, 2 February, at the Collie Koeberg Athletics Stadium. The participants recorded the following summary of achievements: 6 Gold medals, 1 Silver Medal and 3 Bronze Medals.

The following learners performed well on the day:

First Places

Marche Green, High Jump, Girls u/17
Erin Mitchell, High Jump, Girls u/16
Dylan Petitt, Javelin, Boys u/15
Rosslyn Sparks, Discus, Girls u/19
Matthew Carelse, 400 m and 800 m, Boys u/17

Second Places

Iviwe Ndame, 800 m, Boys u/19

Third Places

Soyama Mbobi, 100 m, Boys u/19
Iviwe Ndamane, 400 m, Boys u/19
Dylan Petitt, Shotput, Boys u/15

Fourth Place

Singalakha Mapekula, 200 m, Girls u/14

The following learners qualified to represent the Karoo Athletics Team at the CACADU Mega District Meeting to be held at the PE Oval on Saturday, 23 February:

Best of luck to all athletes competing during the next round

Athletics, Sport Results

On Tuesday, 15 February, all Arnott and Daly athletes participated in a memorable Interhouse Athletics Meeting. Competition was fierce but fun and participation was even more important.This year’s senior Inter-House athletics day was a celebration of talent, true Union spirit, hard work and a good handful of joy! The student body responded well to Mr Pringle’s plea for participation and a fun-filled day was had by all.

Athletics day is a day where our learners are given the opportunity to partake in various disciplines, and they jumped, threw and ran with gusto!

Team spirit, grit and kindness – that was what the Senior Interhouse Athletics was about.

 

 

Athletics, Sport Results

The 16th Interschools Athletics Meeting against Hoёr Volkskool, was held on Wednesday, 17 October at Hoёr Volkskool. It was a cool, windy afternoon, but that did not stop the Union team of taking part in big numbers and breaking quite a few records.

Union received 17 first places, 24 second places and 26 third places. First places were awarded to the following learners:

O Ngwenya 100 m Boys u15 11,51 s
E Mitchell High Jump Girls u15 1,4 m
M Green High Jump Girls u16 1,4 m
L Theron 200 m Girls u16 29,74 s
J Duba 200 m Boys u16 24,08 s
B Amsterdam Long Jump Boys u16 5,84 m
J McNaughton 800 m Girls u17 2:57,2 s
M Carelse 400 m Boys u17 56,17 s
L McNaughton Shotput Boys u17 11,14 m
R Sparks Discus Girls u19 19,18 m
I Ndamane 400 m Boys u19 54,77 s

Sisipho Arnolds came first in three events:
S Arnolds 100 m Boys u14 12, 2 s
S Arnolds 200 m Boys u14 25,42 s
S Arnolds Long Jump Boys u14 5,24 m

The following learners broke records:
L Finca 400 m Boys u14 1:02,57 minutes
N Ngongama 200 m Boys u15 23,39 s
I Ndamane 800 m Boys u19 2:08,35 minutes

The u19 boys, 100 m race was a nerve wrecking race with Soyama Mbobi in a very close second place.

The Union Team, however, stole the lime light, with winning the final event of the day, the u19 boys 4x 100 m relay. It is a race that will be remembered in the years to come!

All the athletes must be congratulated on their good performance, participation and sportsmanship. There is still just “One team, one Union”….

Athletics, Sport Results

On 13 October, eleven Union High athletes participated in the prestigious Bestmed TAMS Superspar Madibaz Top Ten Athletics Meeting held in Cradock. Various schools as far afield as Upington and Paarl, were represented. This event is attracting more and bigger schools, each year. The Union-team was placed 43th out of 83 teams.

The following learners received medals for outstanding performances:

Marché Green – 3rd place for Girls u/15 High Jump, with a height of 1,4 m
Soyama Mbobi – 3rd place for Men u/19 100 m, with a time of 11,01 seconds

The following learners came fourth:
Erin Mithchell – High Jump, Girls u/15
Rosslyn Sparks – Shot Put, Women u/19 and Javellin, Women u/19

Soyama Mbobi achieved 793 points on the ASA table for his 100 m. The u/19 Men’s race was a highlight, with a photo finish for the first three places.

Well done to all the athletes that travelled early in the morning and had to adapt to a programme running late.