The 2018 SA National Junior Age Group Championships get underway in Durban
In the U12 category, Liam Coetzee (12) claimed the first gold medal in 4:37.08 ahead of Namibia’s Jose Canjulo in 4:39.03 and Pretoria’s Elijah Dredge in 4:42.75, while on the ladies’ side it was Dieu Dene van Jaarsveld (12) who won the top spot in 4:47.21, followed by Mischa King in 4:47.79 and Lisbe Booyse in 4:50.26.
Leshen Pillay, Ryan Zasas and Joshua Hinckley made up the 13 age group medal podium in 4:25.27, 4:27.15 and 4:31.39, while Hannah Robertson, Chloe le Roux and Lise Coetzee bagged the gold, silver and bronze medals in the ladies’ category in 4:28.45, 4:31.20 and 4:35.64, respectively.
In the 14 year-old age group category, Ethan du Preez clocked 4:07.77 to win the gold ahead of Zander Landman in 4:10.78 and Luca Holtzhausen in 4:11.14, with Sune Liebenberg winning the ladies’ age group event in 4:29.13, followed by Kirsten de Goede 4:30.98 and Trinity Hearne in 4:34.73.
Ruan Breytenbach claimed the 15 year-old age group title with a time of 4:01.78, over 7secs ahead of Dylan Wright 4:08.11 and Righardt Muller in 4:08.20, with Dune Coetzee, Rebecca Meder and Tori Oliver making up the ladies medal podium in 4:16.38, 4:19.15 and 4:30.69, respectively.
The title in the 16 year-old event was claimed by James Freeman in 3:58.26 ahead of Luan Grobbelaar in 4:05.66 and Andrew Ross in 4:05.75, while Christin Mundell won the ladies’ side in 4:21.83, followed by Janie Coetzee (4:22.94) and Jordan-Jenna Rolfe (4:27.19).
In the last category events of the evening finals, the 17-18 age group, Jarryd Baxter (18) bagged the gold in 3:56.42, while the silver went to Calvin Coetzee (17) in 4:02.06 and the bronze to Luke Erwee (17) in 4:02.13, with Abi Meder (17) taking home the gold for the ladies in 4:22.33, followed by Michee van Rooyen (17) in 4:26.57 and Charlise Oberholzer (18) in 4:27.18.
The SA National Junior Age Group Championships will continue tomorrow with the heats starting at 08h30 and the finals beginning at 17h00, daily.
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