Posted on June 02, 2023
When Sam Butcher puts oar to water at the SA Kayak Marathon Championships at Cape St. Francis, his goal will be to qualify for the 2023 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Denmark. To do so, the Tuks law student must be on top of his game. South Africa has a proud tradition of marathon...
Posted on May 31, 2023
Whether he is batting in England or South Africa does not matter to Jack Lees. His goal remains the same. It is to score runs and lots if he can have his way. The past weekend playing for Thongsbridge Cricket Club in West Yorkshire, Tuks's Cricketer of the Year scored 125 runs off 106 balls....
Posted on May 29, 2023
A few years back, Wendy Shongwe promised her dad she would take up football again after she finished matric at TuksSport High School and formed part of the TuksAthletics Academy. She kept her word. In 2021, she was back on the field. It did not take long for her natural talent to come to the...
Posted on May 25, 2023
Many will not know this, but water polo is considered to be one of the most challenging sports in the world to play. It is precisely why the TuksWaterpolo women’s captain, Maxine Hannon, is so passionate about playing. She was a part of the South African beach water polo team, who won a...
Posted on May 23, 2023
When Laiken Brisset steps onto an Astroturf to play, many may not take note of the diminutive hockey player, but it only takes a few minutes for opponents to know she is the real deal. The Tuks player seemingly fine-tuned the art of outwitting opponents with fleet-footed footwork and excellent...
Posted on May 20, 2023
It said that in rowing, you always strive for that perfect stroke, that repetition, each being as good as the last. It is precisely why Paige Badenhorst fell in love with the sport. "Rowing is such a complex sport. There is never a moment you can ever claim to be the complete rower. The quest...
Posted on May 19, 2023
The South African 800m champion, Edmund du Plessis, will surely try and prove that you can't keep a good man down when he lines up tomorrow to compete in the upcoming 2023 Germiston Grand Prix Meeting. The Tuks athlete, who only turned 21 two weeks ago, is having a good season. Of the eight...
Posted on May 18, 2023
Having reached the milestone of 100 caps playing for AmaTuks, Frank Mpedi can rightfully claim to have been there, done that and got the t-shirt to prove it, but he is not. To him, there is still that one main objective to accomplish. That is to help AmaTuks qualify to play Premier League...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Posted on May 02, 2023
Tuks junior athletes medal at the 2023 CAA African U18 and U20 Track & Field Championships in Lusaka.
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...
Posted on April 26, 2023
The TuksSwimming head coach, Rocco Meiring, can't be blamed for thinking, "I love it when hard work and dedication pay dividends". During the 2023 SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha, six swimmers he is coaching qualified to compete at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan.
Posted on April 24, 2023
Interestingly the South African judokas competing at the World Champs are all from Tuks. The team is Thomas Breytenbach, Geronay Michaela Whitebooi, Charne Griesel, Donne Breytenbach, Jasmine Martin and Anastasie Nenova. The World Senior Judo Championships will take place from 7 to 14 May 2023...
Posted on April 21, 2023
Six of the 12 swimmers who swam A-qualifying times during the recent SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha are from UP-Tuks. The Tuks swimmers who achieved A qualifying times for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan include:
Posted on April 17, 2023
TuksCricket coaches seemingly have fine-tuned the art of getting young cricketers to become players who can influence the outcome of any game. Results don't lie. So far this season, the team has won the Titans Premier League (50 overs). They shared the spoils in the Titans T20 League with...
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