WBHS_School_Magazine_1966 LR 01

Tbe tendency in the past has been to tnink of
athletics as consisting of the annual meeting and
perhaps one or two hectic weeks of trainjng
beforehand. To reach any standard at aH we
must rid ourselves of this misconception. The
4th term should be regarded as the start of the
athletic season whjch finishes at the end of the 1st
term of the following year. The cross-country,
at the end of the 3rd term, should be used as
conditioning for the coming track season. Beside;
this, regular competition is necessary, and so jt
was tbat teams were entered jn five different
competitions this season. The younger age groups,
particularly, showed much promise; the Under 13
and Under 15 relay teams both won their events
at the W.P. Junior Championsrups at Paarl.
WEST GERMAN SCHOOLS TOURING TEAM: At
time of writing, this team was due to compete in
a triangular meeting at Green Point. The other
teams are from W.P.S.A.U. and Boland - S.W.D.
Congratulations to A. Craxton on being nominated
for the trials for this meeting and also to
O. Asher, B. Schneider and M. Oosthuizen, who
have been selected to take part in extra events at
the meeting.
Annual Championships:
Our own track at the Hawthornden fields was
unfortunately not ready, nor were there any
changing and toilet facilities. The Garrison
autborities kindly made their track available
again and the meeting was held in fine weather
on Friday, II th March. It was scheduled to
finish at 2.30 p.m. to allow the cadet band to
attend the Tercentenary celebrations at the Castle.
A wards of certificates and trophjes were made
at a later date at school.
DETAILED
RESULTS
Open
100 yards: 1. A. Long (W) ; 2. 1. Scot (W) ; 3. L.
Traub (R). Time: 11.2.
220 yards: I. A. Long (W); 2. 1. Scott (W); 2.
A. Blotnick (W). Time: 24.6.
110yards (hurdles): 1. A. Craxton (VR); 2. V.
Watson-Smith (R); 3. W. Burke (OW). Time:
15.3.
440 yards: 1. A. Long (W); 2. C. Kemp (VR);
3. 1. Scott (W). Time: 54.6.
880 yards: 1. A. Stanley (W); 2. A. Blotnick
(W); 3. K. Kesner (R). Time: 2: 9.9.
1 Mile: I. A. Stanley (W); 2. C. Kemp (VR);
3. K. Kesner (R). Time: 5: 1.5.
Shot Put: 1. A. Craxton (VR) ; 2. M. Cann (W) ;
3. O. Bairstow (VR). Oist.: 36ft. tin.
High Jump: 1. A. Craxton (VR) ; 2. O. Bairstow
(VR); 3. O. Williams (VR). Height: 5ft. 5tin.
Long Jump: l. A. Craxton (VR); 2. O. Bairstow
(VR); 3. T. Scott (W). Length: 19ft. lain.
Relay: I. Wellington; 2. Van Riebeeck; 3.
Rhodes. Time: 47.7.
Under 16
100 yards: I. O. Asher (W); 2. H. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. B. de Vries (OW). Time: 11.3.
220 yard~: J. O. Asher (W); 2. H. Oosthuizen
(w); 3. J. Cawood (OW). Time: 25.3.
110 yards (hurdles): I. M. Snyman (OW); 2. L.
Oosthuizen (VR); 3. J. Cawood (OW). Time:
16.0.
440 yards: I. O. Asher (W); 2. K. Long (W);
3. A. Armstrong (W). Time: 55.0.
880 yards: 1. K. Long (W) ; 2. A. Cook (W); 3.
G. Connolly (OW). Time: 2: 17.6.
Shot Put: 1. G. Connolly (OW); 2. L. Oosthuizen
(VR); 3. M. Oewar (R). Oist.: 3lft.l1tin.
High Jump: J. H. Green (VR); 2. O. Calder
(DW); 3. R. Cummings (VR). Height: 5ft. Itin.
Long Jump: I. H. Green (VR); 2. H. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. C. Smedley (R). Length: 17ft. Oin.
Relay: I. Wellington; 2. Oe Waal; 3. Rhodes.
Time: 40.1.
Under 14
100 yards: 1. B. Schneider (R) ; 2. M. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. T. Coetzee (OW). Time: 11.9.
220 yards: I. B. Schneider (R) ; 2. M. Oosthuizen
(W); 3. F. Kalis (R). Time: 26.4.
75 yards (hurdles): I. M. Oosthuizen (W); 2. B_
Schneider (R); 3. R. Tatham (R). Time: 16.4.
High Jump: 1. P. Anderton (VR); 2. 1. Rosenberg
(VR); 3. T. Coetzee (OW). Height: 4ft-
6tin.
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