RHS again too good on athletics field

Randfontein High School (RHS) was crowned the champion of the English schools inter-high athletics meeting for an impressive fourth consecutive year. The event was held at Vereeniging Gimnasium on Saturday, 11 February.

Suncrest High School was the host of this year’s event to which RHS, General Smuts High School, Riverside High School and Phoenix High School were invited.

It was a very long day for the athletes and the team managers. They left Randfontein at 4am with their 150 athletes ready for action. In true #RHSian fashion the early morning did not affect their performance.

Sunette Smith, sport coordinator said team managers and athletes alike were determined to bring the trophy home again, and they did. For the fourth consecutive year the RHS athletes were named the champions of this prestigious athletics meeting, bringing home not only the trophy but also 100 medals – 33 gold, 33 silver and 34 bronze.

Some outstanding performances of the day:

• Itumeleng Sesiko won both the 1 500m and 800m events for boys U/19 in style. In the 800m he crossed the finish line approximately 200 metres ahead of the rest of the field while lapping his opponents in the 1 500m event

• Michael Banacini managed a ground-breaking record of 1,6m in the high jump event and was on top in the triple jump event with a distance of 11,36m for boys U/14

• Agisinang Ramarutsi won the high jump event for boys U/19 by attempting a 2m jump

• Keamogetswe Sejoe left his competition behind by finishing the 110m hurdles event for boys U/19 in a time of 15,35 seconds

• Kiano Kweyama ran a fantastic 150m and 800m, winning both events for boys U/14. He won the 800m with a lead of about 150 metres

• Kabelo Mangoale won the 100m sprint event for boys U/16 in a fast time of 11,79 seconds

• Lesego Mokoena ran a brilliant 400m for boys U/17 in a time of 53,40 seconds

All these athletes achieved above 700 Athletics South Africa (ASA) scores.

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