Star-studded tuks team ready to defend their title

Posted on March 16, 2016

A star-studded Tuks team will confidently make their way to Johannesburg for the first leg of the Varsity Athletics meeting on Friday 18 March. Led by the new 100m national record holder, Akani Simbine, it’s possible that the Tuks team is out to set more records tumbling in both field and...

TuksAthletics: Van Zyl Sort-Of Satisfied

Posted on March 13, 2016

LJ Van Zyl (Tuks/HPC) won the 400-hurdles at the Gauteng-North Championships in 50.09 seconds. He was the first to admit that his time was nothing to get excited about but he was satisfied for now. There is still a long season ahead and it is important for him to peak when it really matters.

TuksAthletics: SA Sprinters Spoiling Supporters – Simbine

Posted on March 13, 2016

After winning the 100 metres at the Gauteng North Championships in 10.01 seconds yesterday, Akani Simbine (Tuks/HPC) said jokingly that local athletics fans are being spoiled. He was referring to the fact that his performance was totally overshadowed by Wayde Van Niekerk’s awesome 9.98s...

TuksAthletics: Akani Simbine sets new Record

Posted on March 08, 2016

Akani Simbine (Tuks/HPC) rewrote history with his record-breaking 100m performance at the ASA Night Series Meeting at Pilditch. Simbine’s time was 0.01s faster than the South African record of 9.97s that he previously shared with Henricho Bruintjies.

Beukes is no one hit wonder

Posted on March 06, 2016

Eben Beukes (Tuks) is certainly no one-hit wonder that became abundantly clear on Saturday when he won the pole vault clearing the bar at 5.50 metres during a league meeting at Pilditch.

Manyonga qualifies for Rio

Posted on March 05, 2016

Luvo Manyonga (Tuks) qualified for the Olympic Games this morning when he jumped 8.20 metres in a league meeting at Pilditch.

TuksAthletics: Herman determined to throw a big one so as to go to Rio

Posted on February 09, 2016

An additional five metres and 33 centimetres is what Chad Herman, South African under-23 javelin champion, needs in order to earn his passport to the Olympic Games in Rio.

TuksAthletics: Year Book 2016

Posted on January 25, 2016

On behalf of the University of Pretoria, it is my privilege to welcome you as a member of the TuksAthletics Club for 2016. We are honoured to have so many young and talented athletes, like yourself, joining the Club Where Champions Are Made.