Marizette Badenhorst (RSA) - Youth Hammer Record (© Mark Ouma)
Sprinters Nombulelo Mkenku and Kagiso Kumbane were impressive winners as Marizette Badenhorst set a national youth hammer record on the first day of the South Africa Youth and Junior Championships at the Pilditch Stadium (13).
Athletics South Africa’s is using the two-day event to select teams for the World Youth Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic in July and the Africa Junior Championships in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in August.
Mkenku was a runner away winner in the junior women’s 100m in a time of 11.54 seconds. “My inspiration comes from clinching a silver medal at the South Africa Senior Championships last month. I know the best will come at the Africa championships,” says Mkenku.
She was runner up to the former Africa 100m champion Geraldine Pillay at the senior championships. Now her sights are set on making an impact at the Africa Junior championships in Burkina Faso.
Meanwhile Kagiso Kumbane won the junior men’s 100m in a career best of 10.42 seconds. “This victory has come as a great relief. For five years I have been runner up at the national youth or junior championships. Since this is my last year as a junior I want to go out in style by winning the 200m title as well,” says a confident Kumbane.
Perhaps the youths 100m will be the championship’s most successful event. Despite progressing through two preliminary rounds, all ten finalists in the youth men’s and eight in the youth women’s achieved the qualifier for Ostrava. In the youth men’s contest Patrick Vosloo(10.67) carried the day. Newcomer Alyssa Connley (11.94) piped defending champion Bevan Smith (11.95) at the finish line.
Elsewhere, the Marizette Badenhorst retained her national youth women’s hammer title with a national record of 47.40. However she was clearly not satisfied. “Two weeks ago I threw over 48 metres. Since there was no doping test carried out, the record cannot be ratified. So I want to get another chance to throw over 49 metres,” Badenhorst declared.
Junior men’s shot putter Jan JP Hoffman (19.59) and junior women’s discus thrower Simone du Toit (48.34) were comfortable winners in their events. Keenan Watson retained his junior men’s Long Jump title with leap of 7.81m
Other notable performances came in the youth 3000m where Sityhilo Diko (8:34.35) won a tightly contest youth men’s 3000m where the top eight qualified for Ostrava. Similarly, Marli Spies 13.96 won the youth girls hurdles in which five achieved the Ostrava qualifier. Stephan Brink (19.05) lead in the shot put in which four qualified for Ostrava, long jumper Stefan Brits (7.27) qualified with a leap of 7.27m.
Mark Ouma for the IAAF
FULL SELECTED RESULTS
WYC denotes qualifier for IAAF World Youth Championships,
AFR denotes Africa record,
NR denotes National record,
PB denotes Personal Best
NWR denotes no win reading,
Note: All Athletes are South Africans.
YOUTH
Boys
100m A (+0.8)
1 Patrick Vosloo 10.67 WYC
2 M Galaiskwe 10.86 WYC
3 Heinrich Fortuin 10.93 WYC
110m Hurdles (-1.1)
1 Abednego Mamuschi 14.11
2 Ettiene Grobler 14.32
3 Kobus Moolman 14.37
3000m
1 Sityhilo Diko 8:34.35 WYC
2 Vuyisela Tshoba 8:35.33 WYC
3 Senzo Knosi 8:36.05 WYC
Long Jump
1 Stefan Brits 7.27 WYC
2 Gladwin Smith 6.87
3 Reneilwe Aphane 6.85
Shot Put
1 Stephan Brink 19.05 WYC
2 Ryno van Winkel 18 WYC.53
3 Jason Smith 18.50 WYC
Hammer
1 Micqel le Roux 62.04 WYC
2 Spyker Serfontein 50.55
3 Eghard Basson 50.07
YOUTH
Girls
100m (-0.8)
1 Alyssa Connley 11.94 WYC
2 Bevan Smith 11.95 WYC
3 Cleeste Rietels 12.12 WYC
100m Hurdles
1 Marli Spies 13.96 WYC
2 Ansulet Potgieter 14.20 WYC
3 Doyna O’Reilly 14.20 WYC
3000m
1 Maxine Heine-Eacker 10:05.84
2 Bonvana Lusanda 10:07.66
3 Selina Mofokeng 10:11.25
5000m
1 Praxedis Dim 17:39.24
2 Portia Ngwenya 17:49.13
3 Kenilwe Molefe 19:00.95
5km Walk (Track)
1 Corli Swart 28:02.24
2 Inge Kotze 28:05.81
3 Suzanne Liebenberg 28:12.51
Long Jump
1 Celeste Rietels 5.85 (+0.3)
2 Nicholeen McLaren 5.80 (NWR)
3 Danielle Fourie 5.67 (NWR)
Javelin
1 Tazman Brits 51.70 WYC
2 Leanka Steyn 48.64 WYC
3 Rencia Fourie 46.40 WYC
Shot Put
1 Elzaan Mostert 13.16 WYC
2 Lindie Liebenburg 12.25
3 Nanke Supra 11.94
Hammer
1 Marizette Badenhorst 47.40 NR/WYC
2 Nadia Botha 44.63
3 Anneke Louw 41.45
JUNIOR
Boys
100m A (-0.2)
1 Kagiso Kumbane 10.42 PB
2 Duncan McLean 10.51
3 Gavin Sadler 10.57
110m Hurdles (-1.2)
1 Andre Stom 13.80
2 Louw Smit 13.93
3 James Jagers 14.21
10000m
1 Siyabonga Nkonde 31:36.12
2 Tom Lusaseni 32:19.72
3 Mzwandile Mhlendleni 32:20.00
Long Jump
1 Keenan Watson 7.81 (+1.2)
2 Ethan Alexander 7.67 (NWR)
3 Jason Karolisin 7.34 (NWR)
Pole Vault
1 Jan-Hendrik Blignaute 4.50
2 Jeff Puttergill 4.40
3 Eric Evans 4.00
Shot Put
1 Jan JP Hoffman 19.59
2 Ozario Cremora 18.21
3 Nico Grobler 17.98
Hammer
1 Clinton Williams 66.20
2 Jadye Wiggins 61.11
3 Jacques Senekal 57.15
JUNIOR
Girls
100m (-0.2)
1 Nombulelo Mkenku 11.54
2 Christy Coetzee 12.03
3 Lorinda van Loggerenberg 12.28
400m
1 Eugienie Wicksell 55.42
2 Monique Maree 56.08
3 Karyn Dreyer 56.40
100m Hurdles
1 Claudia Viljoen 13.79
2 Wenda Theron 13.88
3 Elmeinette Beckman 14.13
3000m
1 Noria Sibanda 10:12.01
2 Jane Tuge 10:17.84
3 Tshitshaamba Ravhandalala 10:45.78
10km Walk (Track)
1 Michelle Hopkins 57:06.65
2 Jo-Ann Williams 1:01:08.33
3 Karla de Klerk 1:04:10:16
Long Jump
1 Christy Coetzee 6.11
2 Bianca Erasmus 5.76
3 Marni Stevens 5.69
High Jump
1 Marcoleen Pretorius 1.83
2 tertia Stander 1.75
3 Jaqnette Siebert 1.65
Pole Vault
1 Leanne Viviers 3.60
2 Talitha Lombaard 3.20
3 Yolandi Stemmet 3.00
Javelin
1 Gerlize de Klerk 52.22
2 Karin Furstenburg 43.86
3 Elana Labuschagne 43.80
Shot Put
1 Simone du Toit 48.34
2 Henriette Loggerenberg 43.04
3 Jo-Anne Heydenrich 41.51
Hammer
1 Jolene van Zyl 40:38
2 Nadia Barnardo 38.84
3 Carin van Aardt 38.70
