Posted on March 15, 2024
On Friday, March 15, Tuks made it four out of four by beating Varsity College 75-21 at home in Round 4 of the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield edition. Jean-Pierre Wentzel of Tuks was named Player That Rocks. 212 is how many points Tuks has notched up in total so far; 75 is the most scored in a game this...
Posted on March 14, 2024
The one thing that matters to Marco Venter every time he dons Tuks coveted "Stripes" is to get the team to attack the advantage line. In other words, it is to get the team closer to the try line. When looking at Tuks results in the current Varsity Shield tournament, the bulky eight-man is...
Posted on March 13, 2024
On Saturday, March 9, the Tuks medical student won the women’s 800 metres in a time of 2:01.52, during the Gauteng North Athletics Championships at Pilditch Stadium. Her time was 1.40 seconds faster than her previous best time. Colette Uys, achieved a unique hat trick at the Gauteng North...
Posted on March 13, 2024
Tuks swimmers collected multiple medals at the 13th African Games in Ghana. Caitlin de Lange of TuksSwimming, won seven medals - four individual (2 gold and 2 silver) and three gold in the relays. Another TuksSwimming club member, Catherine van Rensburg won six medals - five individual (4 gold...
Posted on March 12, 2024
The Tuks wrestler is no stranger to competing internationally. Last year, she won silver at the African Beach Games in Tunisia. She was also in action in the semifinals of the Singapore World Series Beach Wrestling Tournament. She has yet to compete internationally on the mats in freestyle...
Posted on March 12, 2024
Winning four races from four starts is a strong statement in athletics, and that's exactly what SW Nel of TuksAthletics, has achieved this season in the 110m hurdles. At the 2024 Gauteng North Athletics Championships held at Pilditch, Nel defended his title with a time of 13.85 seconds, just 0.01...
Posted on March 11, 2024
On Saturday, March 9, Jovan van Vuuren made sure of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by jumping 8.30 metres during the 2024 Gauteng North Championships held at Pilditch Stadium. It is a massive personal best for the UP-Tuks student-athlete. His previous best was 8.16 metres (2022).
Posted on March 10, 2024
The two-time South African heptathlon champion, Shannon Verster, will hope to make it two out of two when she competes at the 13th African Games in Ghana. It would be high time she did so again. The first time she competed internationally was in 2022. The Tuks athlete won silver during the...
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