South African Youth and Junior Champs, Day 2

Sprinters Wilhelm van der Vvyfer, Tshegofatso Meshoe, Nombulelo Mkenku and Bevin Smith stole the limelight on the second day (8) of the South Africa Junior and Youth Championships.

 The two day event was used by Athletics South Africa to select teams the World Junior Championships in August as well as Southern Africa regional competitions in May and July.

Looking sharp in the qualifying rounds, Van der Vvyfer blew away the field in the finals to win the boy’s youth 200m in a career best of 20.91. “Besides winning the race my main goal was to break the 21 second mark. That way I will get the recognition I deserve” says the 16 year old sprinter from Stellenbosch.

Little-known Tshegofatso Meshoe captured attention when he won the junior men’s 200m in 21.05. He says he achieved this feat at a coast. “I withdrew from the 400m in which I am quite strong to concentrate on the 200m so that I can make the team to Beijing. I hope I am selected,“ said Meshoe.

In the junior women’s contest Nombulelo Mkenku won the 200m in a career best of 23.94. However it was the barefooted Bevin Smith who again captured more attention winning the girl’s youth 200m in 24.23 seconds.

“I do not want to place myself under pressure so I will take one competition at a time. Hopefully in the year to come I will get a chance to compete at the Olympics,” says Smith.

Meanwhile the junior men’s 400m Hurdles was as expected a thriller with the top four positions determined only at the last hurdle. Juan Bloem (50.78) carried the day. He was followed by Wiekus Jonck (51.00), Louis Peacock (51.21) and Tiaan Jacobs (51.31).

In probably the busiest day of his young career Tshamano Setone progressed through the preliminaries to win the junior men’s 1500m in 3:47.52. He crowned the day by winning the 5000m (14:30.92).

The junior men’s 800m was a thriller with Dirk Gouws edging out Jan Masenmela at the finish line. They both locked 1:49.29.

Other notable winners were junior men’s javelin thrower Robert Oosthuizen (76.20m) and long jumper Keenan Watson (7.74), Junior women’s discuss thrower Simone du Tiot (48.58) and  800m runner Angela Wagner (2:07.00), Andre Olivier (1:49.58) in the youth boys 800m and Corne Fredericks (51.38) in the youth boys 400m Hurdles

Mark Ouma for the IAAF

SELECTED LEADING RESULTS
WJC denotes qualifier for the World Junior Championships
NR denotes National Record
PB denotes Personal Best
NWR denotes no wind reading

JUNIOR MEN

100m (+0.3)
1 Dayne Lackey 10.54 PB/WJC
2 Duncan Mclean 10.55 PB/WJC
3 Le Roux van Tonder PB/10.68 WJC
4 Kagisho Kumbane 10.71 WJC

200m (0.2)
1 Tshegofatso Meshoe 21.05 PB/WJC
2 Kagisho Kumbane 21.18 PB/WJC
3 Willie de Beer 21.41 WJC

400m
1 Alvin Samuels 46.55 PB/WJC
2 Pieter Smith 46.61 PB/ WJC
3 Ruan Grobler 46.78 PB/WJC
4 Willie de Beer 46.91 PB/WJC
5 Tumaelo Rapiri 47.87 WJC

110m Hurdles (0.0)
1 Lehann Fourie 13.74 PB/WJC
2 Louw Smit 14.01 PB/WJC
3 Andre Strom 14.26 WJC

400m Hurdles
1 Juan Bloem 50.78 PB/WJC
2 Wiekus Jonck 51.00 PB/WJC
3 Louis Peacock 51.21 PB/WJC
4 Tiaan Jacobs 51.31 PB/WJC
 
800m
1 Dirk Gouws 1:49.29 WJC
2 Jan Masenmela 1:49.29 WJC
3 Erwin Schmidt 1:49.75 PB/WJC

1500m
1Tshamano Setone 3:47.52 WJC
2 Abram Khumalo 3:49.43
3 Tokelo Putsoenyane 3:50.85

3000m Steeplechase
1 Edwin Molepe 9:09.94 WJC
2 Tsepo Motsehla 9:11.82
3 Dewayne Mouries 9:17.93

5000m
1 Tshamano Setone 14:30.92
2 Esau Nkosi 14.40.27
3 Thuso Phatswana 14:41.86

10000m
1 Sipo Phala 31:38.26
2 Shiyabonga Nkonde 31:52.69
3 Gladwin Mzazi 32:10.86

10km Race Walk
1 Werner Appel 46:18:56
2 Lorenzo Blaauw 53:04:17
3 Jason September 55:13:38

Long Jump
1 Keenan Watson 7.74 (+0.1) WJC
2 Ethan Alexander 7.52 (+0.4)
3 Anton Harmse  7.30 (+0.1)

Triple Jump
1 Ethan Alexander 14.47 (NWR)
2 Sifiso Mchunu 14.45 (NWR)
3 Divan Stoop 14.41 (-0.9)

High Jump
1 Michael de Beer 2.10
2 Bevan Hendon 2.05
3 Sean Stone 2.05

Pole Vault
1 J.G Blignaut 4.70
2 Francois Germishuys 4.70
3 Gustav Munro 4.70

Javelin
1 Robert Oosthuizen 76.20 WJC
2 Noel Meyer 68.69 WJC
3 Fernie Kitshoff 66.84 WJC

Discus
1 Jan-Petrus Hoffman 52.99
2 Jaco Jonker 52.30
3 Pieter van Deventer 50.40

Shot Put
1 Jan-Petrus Hoffman 20.14 PB/WJC
2Nico Grobler 18.33 WJC
3 Kalo Engelbrecht

Hammer Throw
1 Clinton Williams 63.18
2 Hendrich Gonzales 61.02
3 Douw Steenkamp 60.88

Decathlon
1 Xandre Bosse 4751 points
2 Cobus Theron 4232 points

4x100m
1 Gauteng North ‘A’ 41.36
2 Eastern Province 41.76
3 Boland 41.86

4x400m
1 Free State ‘B’ 3:20.73
2 Vaal Triangle 3:20.96
3 Eastern Province 3:22.68

JUNIOR WOMEN

100m (+0.5)
1 Nombulelo Mkenku 11.91 WJC
2 Wenda Theron 11.96 WJC
3 Christie Coetzee 12.18

200m (+0.1)
1 Nombulelo Mkenku 23.94 PB/WJC
2 Wenda Theron 24.14 PB/WJC
3 Arista Hefer 24.59 WJC

400m
1 Arist Hefer 55.06
2 Kkarien Marais 57.49
3 Che Kempff 58.40

100m Hurdles (0.0)
1 Erika Kleinhans 14.19 WJC
2 Marike Walters 14.28
3 Mariska van Driel 14.35

400m Hurdles
1 Erika Kleinhans 1:02.10
2 Carla Hugo 1:02.39
3 Janine Visser 1:02.65 

800m
1 Angela Wagner 2:07.00 WJC
2 Anet Coetzee 2:12.16
3 Gemay van Heerden 2:13.88

1500m
1 Noria Sibanda 4:40.78
2 Thandi Malindi 4:42.63
3 Patience Khumalo 4:45.23

3000m
1 Pulane Mosome 10:05.93
2 Nanet Grobbelaar 10:07.06
3 Patience Khumalo 10:08:45

3000m Steeplechase
1 Destiny Titus 10:59.52 WJC
2 Pilane Mosome 11:02.17
3 Masello Moekoa 11:18.11

5000m
1 Lenah Mokwe 17:45.48
2 Cecilia Ndaweni 17:47.24
3 Nomfundiseko Magubu 20:07.82

10km Race Walk
1 Natasha Cohen 58:39:96
2 Michelle Hopkins 58:44:96
3 Amorette van Daalen 59:16:82

Long Jump
1 Leandi Maritz 5.80 (0.0)
2 Rochelle van der Merwe 5.70 (+0.1)
3 Chiristie Coetzee 5.68 (+0.5)

Triple Jump
1 Eliz-Mari Prinsloo 11.89 (+0.3)
2 Rochelle van der Merwe 11.83 (-0.1)
3 Marike Steyn 11.74 (-1.3)

High Jump
1 Tillanie Neethling 1.70
2 Tertia Stander 1.70
3 Rozanne du Toit 1.70

Pole Vault
1 Leanne Viviers 3.60
2 Deone Joubert 3.45

Javelin
1 Anzel van der Schuff 47.03 WJC 
2 Gerlize de Klerk 46.85
3 Lizelle Jacobs 43.60

Discus
1 Simone du Tiot 48.58 WJC
2 Henriette Loggenberg 44.21
3 Ursula Fourie 40.42

Shot Put
1 Marli Knoetze 16.84 WJC
2 Simone du Toit 16.26 WJC
3 Bianca van Rooyen 13.32

Hammer Throw
1 Jolene van Zyl 48.47
2 Karin le Roux 46.78
3  Mandi Stassen 39.09

4x100m
1 Boland 47.22
2 Gauteng North ‘A’ 47.67
3 North West North 49.16

4x400m
1 Central Gauteng 3:54.32
2 Gauteng North 3:57.67
3 Free State 4:07.71

YOUTH BOYS

100m (0.0)
1 Wilhelm van der Vyfer 10.58 WJC
2 Quinton Dormehl 10.62 WJC
3 Johannes Mosala 10.85

200m (+0.3)
1 Wilhelm van der Vvyfer 20.91 PB/WJC
2 Quinton Dormehl 21.83
3 Shenzhan Gordon 21.88

400m
1 Heinrich Maartens 47.91 WJC
2 William Nkuna 48.13
3 Themba Madima 48.37

110m Hurdles (0.0)
1Herklas Gordon 13.63
2 James Jager 13.93
3 Cornel Fredericks 13.97

400m Hurdles
1 Corne Fredericks 51.38 WJC
2 Philani Nkosi 52.14 WJC
3 Ruan Ferreira 53.42

800m
1 Andre Olivier 1:49.58 WJC
2 Dunisani Hlaselo 1:50.34 WJC
3 William Nkuna 1:50.74 WJC

1500m
1 Dunisani Hlaselo 3:51.18
2 Windy Jonas 3:55.41
3 Enoch Malyandi 3:55.78

3000m
1 Xolisa Tyhali 8:35.40
2 F Sehole 8:37.15
3 Willem Darries 8:40.00

2000m Steeplechase
1 Virginia Ngudlamane 5:57.94
2 Eric Martins 6:06.19
3 Thulani Vilkazi 6:08.25

10km Race Walk
1 Christo Booysen 52:31:86
2 Dewald Bekker 53:40:84
3 Xolisile Gingqini 55:49.58

Long Jump
1 Jason Karolisin 7.50 (+0.9)
2 Julian Karolus 7.18 (+0.2)
3 Riaan Arends 7.02 (+)

Triple Jump
1 Arends Riaan 14.91 (NWR)
2 Neo Marie 14.55 (NWR)
3 Wwhelan Fortuin 14.39 (NWR)

High Jump
1 Rudi van wyk 2.03
2 JP van der Schyff 1.98
3 Willem Voigt 1.95

Pole Vault
1 Cheyne Rhame 4.50
2 Eben Beukes 4.20
3 Gerhard du Plessis 4.20

Javelin
1 Charlie Muller 70.05 WJC
2 Bernard Crous 69.44 WJC
3 Jean Robertse 61.44

Discus
1 Victor Hosan 55.85
2 Ryno van Winkel 51.10
3 Orazio Cremona 51.08

Shot Put
1 Orazio Cremona 18.30
2 Theo van Schalkwyk 18.15
3 Jason Smith 17.80

Hammer Throw
1 Nicholas van Zyl 59.81
2 Jason Smith 53.98
3 Nandus Schultz 52.83

Octathlon
1 Robert Ebersohn 5397
2 Blake Mcuur 5219 points
3 Gert Swanepoel 4579 points

4x100m
1 Vaal Triangle 43.14
2 Border ‘B’ 44.01
3 North West North 44.44

Medley Relay (100m, 2000m, 3000m, 400)
1 Gauteng North ‘A’ 1:55.20
2 Vaal Triangle ‘A’ 1:56.85
3 KwaZulu-Natal 1:57.96

YOUTH GIRLS

100m (0.0)
1 Bevin Smith 11.85 PB/WJC
2 Claudine Janse van Rensburg 11.94 PB/WJC
3 Anre Zandberg 12.06

200m (0.7)
1 Bevin Smith 24.24 PB/WJC
2 Celeste Rietels 24.57 PB/WJC
3 Andre Zandberg 24.66

400m
1 Cherilee Jansen 56.71
2 Sphelele Luthuli 56.99
3 Erika de Jongh 57.10

100m Hurdles (0.0)
1 Claudia Viljoen 13.87
2 Anneri Ebersohn 14.20
3 Daya O’Reilly 14.31

400m Hurdles
1 Anneri Ebersohn 1:00.34
2 Marli Spies 1:01.67
3 Marisca van Rensburg 1:02.49

800m
1Christielee Jansen 2:10.48
2 Nandi Meyer 2:10.82
3 Anelda Pypers 2:11.89

1500m
1 Roline Machabaphala 4:35.07
2 Abonile Lerotholi 4:36.88
3 Precious Mnisi 4:39.99

3000m
1 Praxedes Dim 9:51.44
2 Jane Tuga 9:52.59
3 Destiny Titus 10:05.93

5Km Race Walk
1 Jo-Ann Williams 29:06:77
2 Pauline Hlabane 29:13.23
3 A Maree 9:25.47

Long Jump
1Claudine Janse van Rensburg 5.79 (+1.2)
2 Jandri Fourie 5.62 (+1.2)
3 Marni Stevens 5.57 (+0.3)

Triple Jump
1 Michelle Cornelius 11.61 (NWR)
2 Inkie Tulleken 11.55 (NWR)
3 Maurella Maart 11.27 (NWR)

High Jump
1 Marcoleen  Pretorius 1.76
2 Marike Prinsloo 1.75
3 Kyleigh Wilke 1.70

Pole Vault
1 Nicola Loots 3.30
2 Janita Stander 3.20
3 Solize Vosloo 3.00

Javelin
1 Leanka Steyn 46.04
2 Tazmin Brits 45.46
3 Rentia Fourie 44.98

Discus
1 Maryke Oberhozer 43.27
2 Lindie Liebenburg 41.23
3 Jo-Anne Heidenrich 41.20

Shot Put
1 Barnard Line 12.75
2 Mostert Elzaan 12.03
3 Liebenburg Lindie 11.96

Hammer Throw
1 Marizette Badenhorst 44.87
2 Dominique Johnston 41.82
3 Carien van Aardt 37.92

Heptathlon
1 Bianca Erwee 4436 points
2 Carmen Williams 4280 points
3 Hannelie Kotze 3858 points

4x100m
1 Gauteng North ‘A’ 47.43
2 Central Gauteng ‘A’ 49.01
3 North West North 49.12

4x400m
1 Gauteng North ‘A’ 2:14.30
2 Central Gauteng ‘B’ 2:17.06
3 Free State 2:18.27