Absent: Thokz Gumede
About 35 DHS Athletes, accompanied by coaches Charné Gous and Edwin Govender as well as M-i-C, Mr W Goodwin, attended the Durban/Umlazi District Central Circuit Trials which were held at Kings Park Stadium. In slightly cooler than expected weather conditions, the trials commenced slightly behind schedule. However, several items on the athletics programme were discarded: hammer throw, pole vault, steeple chase and the 5000m walk, allowing the delays to be accommodated.
After a hectic day of trials which included 11 heats in the boys U15 100m, the following athletes were selected to attend the next round of District trials. These will take place at the Chatsworth Stadium on Tuesday, 20 February. The selected athletes achieved overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd places, thus justifying and confirming their selections:
U19
1st:
M Gaines 100m
M Gaines Long Jump
M Ganes Triple Jump
S Mbambo 5000m
M Nel Discus
2nd:
M Mbonambi 200m
M Nel Shot Putt
T Fincham Javelin
3rd:
M Mbonambi 100m
M Noncembu 5000m
M Gumede Shot Putt
T Fincham Discus
U17
1st:
S Stenekamp Javelin
2nd
T Winnaar Shot Putt
S Stenekamp Discus
U15
3rd:
K Manukuza Long Jump
I extend my congratulations to the successful athletes as well as my gratitude and appreciation to the aforementioned coaches plus Mr Skevington and Mrs Hardy for their efforts. We wish the athletes well at Chatsworth.
W Goodwin
M-i-C : Athletics
