The annual Prestige Athletics Meeting took place at Daljosaphat Stadium today, and Paarl Boys High and Girls High were crowned winners!
The fact that covid-19 only allowed the matrics to attend the meeting, this did not deter the schools to bring on the ‘gees’.
The meeting is girls and boys combination of teams from 5 schools. Paarl Boys and Paarl Girls’ High combine as one team, Paarl Gimnasium High(both girls and boys), and Stellenbosch duo Bloemhof High and Paul Roos High team up !
The scores for the day:
First place: Boys High/Girls High 950 points
Second place: Paarl Gimnasium 828 points
Third place: Bloemhof/Paul Roos 733
Several athletes delivered outstanding performances. Below are the individual and team awards
Pole Vault:
Best Junior Girl: Carina Wagner (Gim)
Best Senior Girl: Anais van Wyk (HMS)
Best Junior Boy: Jaden van der Linde (Gim)
Best Senior Boy: Handré Nel (PRG)
Overall winner: Gim
Individual Awards:
Best Junior Track Athlete Boys: Divan Lamprechts (PRG)
Best Junior Track Athlete Girls: Lida Engelbrecht (BHof)
Best Senior Track Athlete Boys: Clement Nel (Gim)
Best Senior Track Athlete Girls: Barbara de Kock (HMS)
Best Junior Field Athlete Girls: Marianne Malan (HMS)
Best Junior Field Athlete Boys: Ethan Venter (HJS)
Best Senior Field Athlete Boys Joshua Acker (PRG)
Best Senior Field Athlete Girls: Uanita Engelbrecht (Gim)
Team Awards
BESTo.14 TEAM (PRG & BHof)
BEST o.15 TEAM (HJS & HMS)
BEST o.17 TEAM (HJS & HMS)
BEST o.19 TEAM (HJS & HMS)
Massive congratulations to Paarl Boys and Girls High Schools, as well as other schools, teachers and coaches!