Sports Reports 2012 Magazine
ATHLETICS
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hroughout the year of 2012’s athletics season there have been many challenges faced and all the athletes within our athletics first team have achieved an overall sense of progress and development. At the start of the season and early in the 1st term our athletes were hard at work to gain fitness and improve their techniques, to be ready to achieve our goals of being placed in the top 3 at the Athletics Meets. The first meet was the Prince Edward Sprints Challenge in February with the Interhouse Athletics following in the days after. As it was so early in the season most of our athletes were not at their peak fitness but the boys gave of their best and we placed 5th out of 10 schools . I can honestly say this result was not pleasing and did not reflect what the Athletics team was truly capable of but this motivated us to work harder towards a better result at the following meetings. Straight after the Prince Edwards Sprints the Interhouse Athletics commenced which was a huge success as the weather was favourable and the track was in great condition for the runners. The boys competed with their fellow students and some very impressive performances were shown by our athletes. The competition ended with Chimanimani being victorious. The second meet was the St. George’s Invitational, our team displaying great competitive spirit in events but owing to some bad luck with disqualifications and injuries we once again did not quite achieve our goals of victory. We finished 4th, still not what the team was working so hard for but still it was an improvement. Our third and final meet of the season was at the Lomagundi Invitational. Our athletes gave their all and performed to the best of their ability with great determination and heart. We finished 3rd out of 9 schools, beaten narrowly by Peterhouse. Whilst this may not be a 1st place victory I do feel that throughout the season we demonstrated the true sense of progress and improvement by finishing the season on a much stronger note than we started, showing that our first team is a strong competitor and a force to be reckoned with. There is most certainly a lesson to be learnt from all of this which is when a team stands united as one and each member gives his best through hard work , commitment , determination and a fighting spirit , these factors come together to show a team’s true potential. I am proud of what the team achieved this year and have very high expectations of what the future holds for the Athletes of 2013 as our younger generations display great talent and potential. We thank our Head Coaches Mr. Milner and Mr. Chiduku for their hard work and tireless efforts.
Sports Reports
2012 Report
Athletics
Gideon Du Plessis Athletics Captain 2012
Back Row
P. Gumbo, N. Mbiba, B. Passaportis, Z. Mayeka, M. Stavrou, C. O’Riordan, Z. Ismail, B. Michell, C. Brittlebank, C. Sinclair, T. Chadwick, K. Hopper, A. Nyamuda
Middle Row
S. Coles, R. Gona, T. Kwaramba, S. Matunhira, E. Sikala, T. Chinyani, Mr. N. Milner, Mr. A. Odendaal, G. du Plessis (Captain), T. Tapera, M. Wright, A. Macleod, T. Bandason
Front Row
J. Nyabadza, J. Harrison, S. Bellini-Martin, M. Hulbert, D. Annandale, T. Beattie, T. Mahofa, K. Mubayiwa, M. Moyo, T. Makamure, M. Hlatshwayo, A. Rwodzi, M. Eeson
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