SOWLE Centre learners impress at nationals
The Centre was represented by seven learners and they came back with a total of 19 medals.
After his exploits at the provincial championships in March, SOWLE Centre’s Matthew van Heerden added four more gold medals to his growing collecting during the recent SA Sports Association for the Intellectually Impaired (SASAII) championships in Gqeberha.
Van Heerden clinched gold in the long jump, 100m sprint, javelin and discus. This follows the four gold he won in the Gauteng championships at Pilditch Stadium in March.
He added a silver in the futsal after Gauteng placed second to make it five medals in the competition.
The seven learners representing the centre came back with 19 medals, adding to the combined 13 received at the provincials in March.
Jessica Riley won gold in the U17 girls’ long jump and discus with a personal milestone. She added two silvers in the shot put and an 800m walk.
Matthew Hansrod clinched a gold in the 1 500m walk, silver in discus and bronze in shotput before adding a silver as part of the Gauteng futsal team.
Nodumiso Khumalo won the discus with a new PB, and in the long jump before adding a silver in the shotput to her collection.
Marinè Veltman and Phila Magubane impressed in their first national championships with Veltman clinching U25 women’s 800m in a new PB before adding a silver in the discus. Magubane received a silver in the U13 boys’ discus.
The school now boasts five national champions in different age groups and disciplines.
“All staff, parents, management and fans of SOWLE Centre are ecstatic about their results and could not be more proud of their learners, which also serves as a source of inspiration for the younger learners in the school,” said the school’s administrator Jacqui Coetzer.
Coetzer thanked Coach Jean Delport for helping the learners achieve their results.
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