Gold (x 9!) for Tuks at SA's

Posted on March 16, 2009



Tuks’ SA champions are Bianca Janzen (heptathlon, 4324 points), Elizna Naudé (DT, 58.42), René van der Merwe (HJ, 1.80); Caster Semeny (800 m, 2:03.16), Isabel le Roux (200, 23.43), Claudia Viljoen; Carina Horn, Cherese Jones en Le Roux (Tuks A in 4 x 100 realy, 45.54) and Eugenie Wicksel, Alet van Wyk, Amanda Kotze and Estie Woodstock (Tuks A in 4 x 400 relay, 3:35.54), Pieter Smith (400, 45.63) and Khotso Mokoena (LJ, 8.21).

It was a memorable debut for Makoena in Tuks colours since he only joined the club on March 12.
Tuks’ athletes were not only in amongst the gold medals. They also won eight silver and 11 bronze medals.

These medal winners are:

Silver: Men: JG Blignaut (PV, 4.80), Roelie Potgieter (SP, 18.61), Hubert de Beer (HJ, 2.15); Women: Myrette Filmalter (3000 steeple chase, 10:16.81), Wenda Theron (400 h 56.45), Estie Woodstock (400, 52.30), Caster Semenya (1 500, 4;16.43) and Theron, Licinda Liebenberg, Doné Vermaak en Semenya (Tuks B in 4 x 400 relay, 3:38.86).

Bronze: Men: Orazio Cremona (SP, 18.50), Hannes Dreyer (200, 21.10), Wynand Coetzee (DT, 54.04), Women: Honorate Saar (PV, 3.90), Maryke Oberholzer (DT, 45.25), Anika Smith (HJ, 1.80), Licinda Liebenberg (400 h, 58.08), Erika Kleynhans (100, 13.96), Alet van Wyk (400, 53.73), Carina Horn (200, 24.05) and Monja Goosen (VS, 5.79).




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