Posted on June 23, 2023
Judging by her results over the last four years, the MBChB student at UP-Tuks is winning the "battle against time." In 2020, her best time in the two-lap race was 2:13.96. This season, in April, she clocked 2:03.28. It equates to being nearly 10 seconds faster than she was in 2020. Caster...
Posted on June 19, 2023
Bea Meiring proved over the weekend in Singapore during a World Series Beach Wrestling event that with the right mindset, anything can happen. The Tuks wrestler so nearly medalled. It would indeed have been a turn-up for the books if she did. Meiring only took up wrestling towards the end of...
Posted on June 16, 2023
Years ago, kids regularly kicked around a plastic bottle. It might have looked like they were only fooling around. But they were not. There was always a football game that needed to be won. One seven-year-old girl's skills caught the attention of a teacher. Asa Rabalao of TuksFootball Women is...
Posted on June 14, 2023
If Esihle Zondo's name crops up in a conversation about sports, there is a real chance that someone won't know in which sport she is representing South Africa. A logical guess is that she is an athlete or participates in ball sports. But it is incorrect. The Tuks student plays water polo. In...
Posted on June 12, 2023
If there is one thing Amica de Jager loves, it is to test her physical skills against the challenges of swimming in oceans. Off the pool, she is pursuing her MSc in Computer Science at UP-Tuks. Judging by the sports results, the Tuks student-athlete has fine-tuned the art of getting the better...
Posted on June 09, 2023
When Bea Meiring took up wrestling at the end of last year, the idea was to have fun, but things played out differently. This weekend, she will compete at the Singapore Beach Wrestling World Series. The Tuks wrestler has also been named as part of Team South Africa for the 2023 African Beach...
Posted on June 07, 2023
Taylon Bieldt recently set a new South African record when she won the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 12.76 seconds at the 2° Meeting Citta' Di Lucca in Italy. The Tuks alumna’s winning time is 0.05 seconds faster than the South African record set by TuksAthletics alumna...
Posted on June 05, 2023
Eight years ago, Shakira January would have battled to keep her head above water in a swimming pool, but not anymore. A lot has changed. She is now a seasoned international water polo player. In July, the 20-year-old January and Esihle Zondo will represent South Africa in women's water polo at...
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...
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