#TuksHockey: From Paul Roos Gimnasium to being a Tuks student-athlete - that’s Sian Maart’s story

Posted on May 16, 2023

One thing the 19-year-old, Sian Maart, enjoys is "eliminating" opponents during an attack in a hockey game. It might sound like he is going to extremes, but he is not. The reality is that he is passionate about hockey. At the same time, it does not matter which team he plays for as he puts...

#TuksWomensRugby: Tracey Mthunzi looks forward to her sevens rugby debut for Delta Drone Tuks in France

Posted on May 14, 2023

Fearless is an excellent way to describe Tracey Mthunzi when she flies out to France next week to play two tournaments with the Delta Drone TuksWomensRugby Sevens team. She has yet to execute a tackle or sidestep an opponent in an official sevens game. It doesn't faze the former Tuks Varsity...

#UPGraduation2023: Engineering graduate and swimming champ ready to dive into next chapter

Posted on May 10, 2023

UP engineering graduate Chase Onorati says his family has a “contagious sense of dedication and determination”, which likely explains his recent achievements not only in the academic arena, but in the swimming pool too.

#TuksSport: “Getting an opportunity to play for Delta Drone TuksWomensRugby 7s allowed me to reinvent myself as an athlete,” says Marlize De Bruin

Posted on May 08, 2023

Currently, the Springbok Women’s Sevens player, Marlize de Bruin, may be hobbling about, but it is said you can't keep a good woman down. So it won't be surprising if she makes her Bulls Daisies debut sooner than later. The UP-Tuks graduate cannot wait. She has been playing rugby for...

#TuksCheerleading: As a coach, Motshabi Makgotlho, is passionate about guiding cheerleaders to be at their best

Posted on May 06, 2023

There is often that one moment that defines how one's life plays out. For Motshabi Makgotlho, it happened when she watched "Bring it on - All or Nothing". "Watching the energy with which the actors executed their cheerleading stunts got me 'absolutely' hooked. I wanted to do what they did or...

#TuksSwimming: Pieter Coetzé sights are set on medalling at the Acropolis Swim Open in Greece

Posted on May 03, 2023

When South Africa's Sportsman of the Year, Pieter Coetzé, dives in to swim the 100m-freestyle on Friday in Greece the one thing guaranteed is he will give 100%. It is who he is. The 18-year-old says his desire is to win every time he competes. If the Tuks swimmer does not do so, he at least...

#TuksAthletics: Tuks junior athletes medal at the 2023 CAA African U18 and U20 Track & Field Champs in Lusaka

Posted on May 02, 2023

Tuks junior athletes medal at the 2023 CAA African U18 and U20 Track & Field Championships in Lusaka.

#TuksSwimming: Duné Coetzee is still grateful to Tuks coaches for helping her to swim fast

Posted on April 28, 2023

Duné Coetzee's only goal for 2023 as an international swimmer is to be faster tomorrow than she was yesterday. Judging by her results, she is doing precisely that. At the recent 2023 SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha, the Tuks registered swimmer qualified to compete at the 20th...