Stanford Lake College host The Wik Triathlon
The Wik was started to commemorate Wik van der Walt who was a staff member at Stanford Lake College.
Unfortunately Wik passed away in 2012 while he was competing in a mountain bike race. He was a member of the dad Centre (outdoor centre) staff and very passionate about the environment and adventure.
This year 320 athletes participated in the event, 80 more than last year. Aidan du Preez was the Stanfordian that was awarded The Wik trophy
The Wik memorial off road triathlon results 2015: Stanfordian Challenge: (1km swim, 24km mountain bike and 10km trail run)
Female: 1. Melanie Mellville 2:24:40 2. Monica Roode 2:36:20 3. Janine Pretorius 2:47:27
Male: 1. Tiaan Rossouw 2:01:21 2. Leon Roode 2:05:40 3. Bernard Bronkhorst 2:19:03
‘The Wik’ (500m swim, 15km mountain bike and 5km trail run)
Junior Women: 1. Tamara Van Der Kun 1:42:50 2. Sarah Pogrund (SLC) 1:44:17 3. Katherine Spenser 1:47:45
Junior Men: (All 3 are students in Stanford Lake College) 1. Aidan du Preez (SLC) 1:18: 37 (new record) and overall winner 2. Lachlan Truesdale (SLC) 1:20:11 2nd place overall 3. David Morris (SLC) 1:27:07
The first and second place juniors were also first and second overall placings for the Wik in all the categories. Senior Women: 1. Ashley Murray 1:27:32 2. Roelien Britz 1:31:28 3. Linda De Nysschen 1:33:20
Senior Men: 1. Dario da Silva (SLC alumni) 1:20: 25 2. Kuno Venter 1:22:29 3. Reuben Beggs 1:24:24.
