Talented middle-distance runner Bronwyn Nel capped her cross-country season – and time on home soil – with a commanding victory in her final race before jetting off to the United States to begin her studies at Indiana Institute of Technology.
Nel ran three laps of the course at Charl Baard Stadium in Brakpan on July 26 in 23:44 to win the junior women’s 6km race, crossing the line ahead of her Benoni Harriers teammate, Kiana Pepler.
Pepler clocked 25:19 for second place but the day belonged to Nel, whose impressive performance since the beginning of the year continued. She will now turn her attention to the Indiana Tech Warriors for their cross-country season opener at the Flyer Early Bird Invite on September 5.
The Harriers athletes held their own during the league meeting.
Emma Hickley clocked a podium in the U15 girls’ 4km. After a hard grind for two laps of the 2km course, she crossed the line in third place in 16:51.
Kaitlyn Mackay was fifth in the U16 girls’ 15km in 17:15 and Mary-Jane Nel clocked 17:30 for sixth in the same race.
Gareth Jones clocked 15:54 in the U14 boys’ 4km and Jonathan and Alexander Whitehead finished the U15 boys’ 4km in 16:14. Ockert Winter clocked 23:04 in the U16 and U17 boys’ 6km.
Divan Klein was 10th in the U16 boys’ 6km. He crossed the line in 22:47.
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