VIDEO: Hoërskool Randburg athletes shine again

FONTAINEBLEAU – Athletes perform well for school and club at national competition.

The athletes of Hoërskool Randburg Athletics Club can be proud of another successful national competition. Photo: Nicholas Zaal

Results at the South African Athletics Club Championships have again proven why Hoërskool Randburg has some of the top athletes.
Their Hoërskool Randburg Athletics Club sent 10 athletes to the event in Paarl from 7 to 10 April where they won 11 medals between them.

Kayla la Grange won three medals in different distances at the championships. Photo: Supplied

Zonica Lindique even broke the South African U18 shot-put record with her 18.18m throw.

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“I was privileged to be able to watch the athletes perform so well because I worked with the results,” said the school’s marketing manager and head of athletics, Annette Steenekamp.

Zonica Lindique also competed in discus at the championships where she broke the SA U18 shot-put record. Photo: Supplied

“We were one of the smallest schools there but we achieved what would be a challenge to most of the bigger schools. It shows we have the best athletes in the north of Joburg.”

The athletes:

Mignon la Grange – shot-put (silver) and discus
Chané Vermeulen – high jump and 400m
Kayla la Grange – 100m (silver), 200m (silver) and 4 x 100m relay (silver)
Kaili Botje – 100m (gold), 200m (gold) and 4 x 100m relay (bronze)
Willie Lindeque – discus
Mia le Roux – 200m, 400m (bronze) and 4 x 400m relay (silver)
Zonica Lindique – Discus and shot-put (SA U18 record and gold medal)
Lexi Scrooby – 400m hurdles and 4 x 400m relay (silver)
Jolandi de Beer – 200m steeplechase
Kevin Marais – 150m steeplechase.

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