Myburgh, Lathouwers steal the spotlight in Secunda
Saturday 26 January 2008
Secunda, South Africa - South Africans Alwyn Myburgh and Christine Ras, together with Dutchman Robert Lathouwers stole the limelight and got their seasons off to a promising start to the Yellow Pages Series staged in Secunda, South Africa, on Friday (25).
The six leg series constitutes South Africa’s premier track and field competition. It will lead to the Senior National Championships cum Olympic and Africa Championship Trials in March.
Christine Ras (l) winning the 110m Hurdles ahead of Sune Labuschagne © and Elminette Beckmann ® in Secunda
(Mark Ouma)
Myburgh’s early season focus on speed
An aggressive start and the pace set by teenager Siyabulelo Sinqe running in the outside lane combined to give Myburgh the edge to run the fastest 400m of his life. Drawn in lane two Myburgh made rapid progress over his opponents with just Sinqe ahead of him by 250m.
Myburgh was clearly in the lead on the home straight as Sinqe’s earlier bust begun taking a toll. Myburgh cross the finish line first in 46.2.
Fellow hurdler Pieter de Viller (47.2) was runner up ahead of Germany’s Ruwen Faller. Fourth placed Sinqe (47.9) set a personal best.
Orazio Cremora (RSA)
(Mark Ouma)
“We South African always qualified in the 400m Hurdles early in the year,” Myburgh declared. “Later we get beaten at the main competitions of the year because we lack the basic speed. This time I am determined to change all that at the Beijing Olympics. If I get to improve national record along the way so much the better.”
To drive his point home the All Africa Games 400m hurdles silver medallist went on to win the 200m in 20.1 seconds.
[b]Jean du Randt (20.6), Sergio Mullin (20.8) and Sylvester Abrahams (21.0) followed in that order. Unfortunately, this superb performance cannot be recognised as a national record.
Myburgh is in shape to better Morne Nagel’s national 200m record of 20.13. However for unreported reasons on electronic timing system was not used; all track performances at the meet were measured using hand times. [/b]
[HERR DR ARBEIT WILL SEND THE OFFICIAL CULPRITS STRAIGHT TO A DEATH CAMP:eek: ]
Janice Joseph to focus on Long Jump
On the infield All Africa Games champions Janice Joseph sent a signal that she has some serious ambitions this year. In her first meet of the season she leaped to a distance of 6.50m in the Long Jump.
“No Heptathlon for me this year,” said Joseph, the African Champion in the seven-eventer. “I will concentrate on the Long Jump. Once I have qualified for the Olympics, I might do some sprinting just in case we have a chance of putting together a strong relay team for Beijing.”
800m PB for Lathouwers
Success at the meet was not limited to South African athletes. After running a conservative 53 seconds over the first lap, Robert Lathouwers (Netherlands) turned on the heat to claim victory in 800m in a career best of 1:46.7. Samson Ngoepe (1:47.3) and Johan Cronje (1:47.6) gave chase but failed to overcome the Dutchman.
“My warm weather training in Potchefstroom (South Africa) has paid off,” Lathouwers said. “This could be my best season ever.” I have bettered my personals best from 1:47.95. Now I am confident I can run 1:48.5 indoors when I get back to Rotterdam. My aim is to qualify for the World Indoor Championships in Valencia (Spain) in March.”
Elsewhere…
Christine Ras proved she is in the form of her life. She outpaced pre-race favourite Sune Labuschagne in the women’s 100m Hurdles, clocking 13.5 to Labuschagne’s 13.8.
“This is the best shape I have ever been in at this time of the year,” Ras said. My next goal is to lower my electric time personal best of 13.9. Then I will aim at qualifying for the Olympics.”
Other notable performances came from Estie Wittstock who clocked 11.1 and 22.6 in the women’s 100m and 200m respectively, and Dean Wick’s 10.3 in the men’s 100m.
Other winners were Tshamano Setone (8:04.9) in the men’s 3000m and Lebohang Phalula (4:19.7) in the women’s 1500m.
Meanwhile a new generation of South African throwers are staking their place on the senior national stage. 18-year-old Orazio Cremora claimed victory in the men’s Shot Put with a heave of 18.85m and second place in his specialty the Discus Throw (51.67). Simone du Toit prevailed in the women’s Shot Put (16.02) and Discus (44.80).
Mark Ouma for the IAAF
Posted on January 25th, 2008 by Mark Ouma
YELLOW PAGES SERIES MEETING IN SECUNDA SOUTH AFRICA
FULL RESULTS
NOTE
Result include only those who completed their respective event(s)
All track results are manual times.
All Athletes are South African unless otherwise mentioned.
NWR denotes No Wind Reading
PB denotes Personal Best
MEN
100m A (0.8): 1 Dean Wick 10.3; 2 Brendon Clement 10.4; 3 Rudi de Ru 10.5; 4 Ernst Hattingh 10.6; 5 Michael Koch 10.8; 6 Sylvester Abrahams 11.0; 7 Le Roux van Tonder 11.5
100m B (-0.1): 1 Rudi Kuschke 10.2; 2 Frabeice Kalele 10.3; 3 Brian Maphansa 10.5; 4 Herman Schutte 11.0; 5 Danie Bester 11.2; 6 Ndebele Nkosinathi 11.9
100m C (-1.4): 1 Thebogo Makgato 10.3; 2 Bongani Xaba 10.5; 3 Jan van Staden 10.7; 4 Thabiso Mosia 11.0; 5 Yaw Fosu-Amoah 11.5; 6 Khomotso Maila 11.7
200m A (+0.5): 1 Alwyn Myburgh 20.1; 2 Jean du Randt 20.6; 3 Sergio Mullin 20.8; 4 Sylvestor Abrahams 21.0; 5 Ernst Hattingh 21.5; 6 Dean Wick 21.6;
200m B (+0.): 1 Michael Koch 21.0; 2 Rudi Kuschke 21.3; 3 Llewellyn Herbert 21.7; 4 Le Roux van Tonder 21.8; 5 Danie Bester 22.5
200m C (-0.2): 1 Jan van Staden 21.0; 2 Thabiso Mosia 21.5; 3 Chester Magardie 22.5; 4 Dean du Plooy 23.7; 5 Khomotso Malia 24.3
400m A: 1 Alwyn Myburgh 46.2; 2 Pieter de Villiers 47.2; 3 Ruwen Faller (Germany) 47.6; 4 Siyabulelo Sinqe 47.9 PB; 5 Sabelo Bhasoza 48.2; 6 Pieter Smith 48.3; 7 Kurt Couto (Mozambique) 48.5
400m B: 1 Hennie Kotze 47.9; 2 Anton Bouwer 48.4; 3 Neville Raphetane 48.8; 4 Themba Madima 49.1; 5 Victor Gouws 49.2 Ryno Palm 50.8
400m C: 1 Martin Molongwane 48.8; 2 Daniel Harrison 49.3; 3 Thabang Nakalela 50.1; 4 Maxwell Mathabatha 51.1; 5 Dawid van Staden 52.9
110m Hurdles (-0.4): 1 Ruan de Vries 13.5; 2 Gustav Kukkuk 13.7; 3 Janko Kotze 13.9; 4 Riaan Snyman 14.2; 5 Divan Strydom 14.5
800m A: 1 Robert Lathouwers (Netherlands) 1:46.7 PB; 2 Samson Ngoepe 1:47.3; 3 Johan Cronje 1:47.6; 4 Werner Botha 1:50.0; 5 Warren Hendricks 1:50.1; 6 Dick Gouw 1:50.3; 7 Wouter de Boer (Netherlands) 1:50.5; 8 Charles Jantjies 1:50.7; 9 Mthobisi Baloyi 1:52.8; 10 Johan Pretorius 1;53.2; 11 Samuel Sepeng 1:53.2; 12 Adriaan van Wyk 1:57.2
800m B: 1 Crispin Mutasakanyi (Zimbabwe) 1:51.6; 2 Lloyd Bosman 1:52.6; 3 Esau Mbatha 1:52.9; 4 Zwelakhe Seboto 1:53.6; 5 Tebogo Mokoatedi 1:53.7; 6 William Nkuna ( United States) 1:55.1; 7 Johre Botha 1:55.3; 8 Clinton Swanepoel 1:55.8; Alfred Makkushu 1:56.4; 9 David Hlalele 1:58.1; Simon Maputula 2:00.6; Andries Nkoana 2:02.1
3000m A: 1 Tshamano Setone 8:04.9; 2 Stephen Mokoka 8:08.7; 3 Nkosinoxolo Sonqibido 8:11.7; 4 Xolisa Tysali 8:18.20; 5 Cansas Nhlapo 8:19.7; 6 Motsamai Motone 8:20.2; 7 Reuben Ramolefi 8:22.5; 8 Siyabonga Nkonde 8:24.5; 9 Ettienne Plaatjie 8:30.4; 10 Samuel Segoaba 8:35.4; 11 Frik Guys 8:36.1; 12 Lucky Miya 8:41.3; 13 Lucas Jani 8:46.4; 14 Andre Olivier 8:47.7; 15 Thuso Phaswana 8:47.9; 16 Sydney Ngwenya 8:48.1; 17 Senzo Nkosi 8:51.7; Dewayne Mouries 8:53.4
3000m B: 1 Enoch Manyandi 8:13.8; 2 Matthews Seego 8:18.7; 3 Elroy Gelant 8:20.1; 4 Sibusiso Nzima 8:29.2; 5 Abraham Khumalo 8:36.2; 6 Pharson Mgagane 8:40.3; 7 Khetang Mahapa 8:42.7; 8 Steve Nqola 8:45.2; 9 William Motshosala 8:46.5; 10 Lesiba Peu 8:48.00; 11 Desmond Mokgabu 8:49.3; 12 Khuthaso Mokone 8:50.0; 13 Pat Mtsweni 8:50.5; 14 Joshua Mwarangu (Kenya) 8:55.5; 15 Sithyilo Diko 8:57.7; 16 Thoriso Ratsela 9:01.1; 17 Alfred Pale 9:01.8; 18 Wilem Daries 9:04.5; 19 Tlou Peu 9:09.1; 20 Edwin Molepo 9:11.6; 21 Sylevester Lethulatshipi 9:13.0; 22 Esau Nkosi 9:14.0; 23 Joseph Machaba 9:15.2; 24 Tom Lusaseni 9:25.6; 25 Solomon Kekana 9:58.4
Triple Jump: 1 Tumelo Thagane 15.87 (-0.1); 2 Roger Haitengi 15.63 (NWR); 3 Boipelo Mothlahlego 15.02 (NWR); 4 Charles le Roux 14.85 (NWR); 5 Xolani Mahlangu 14.05 (NWR); 6 Alex Terblanche 14.02 (NWR)
Discus: 1Hannes Hopley 59.29; 2 Orazio Cremora 51.64; 3 Stefan Joubert 50.62; 4 Francois Slabbert 49.62; 5 James Sinclair 46.87; 6 Jan ‘JP’ Hoffman 46.33; 7 Stefan Brink 41.01; 8 Morne van der Merwe 39.83; 9 Robert Slabbert 39.69
Shot Put: 1 Orazio Cremora 18.85; 2 Rolie Potgieter 18.33; 3 Stefan Brink 17.31; 4 Donovan Snyman 16.78; 5 Jan ‘JP’ Hoffman 16.77; 6 Jaco Engelbrecht 16.15; 7 Kosie Barnard 15.71; 8 Nico Grobler 15.55; 9 Francois Slabbert 13.35; 10 Robert Slabbert 13.04
[b]WOMEN
100m A (-0.4): 1 Estie Wittstock 11.1;[/b] 2 Constance Mkenku 11.3; Thandi Vilakazi 11.6; 4 Christy Coetzee 11.8; 5 Isabelle le Roux 11.9; 6 Melissa le Roux 12.3; 7 Michelle Andrews 12.5; 8 Claudia Janse van Rensburgh 12.7
100m B (-0.9): 1 Cindy Peters 11.7; 2 Bernice Masava 11.9; 3 Claudia Viljoen 12.2; 4 Notobeka Gumede 12.4; 5 Romy Oosthuizen 12.6; 6 Charlene Cronje 12.8; 7 Beulah van As 13.1; 8 Lynette Pretorius 13.4
200m A (+1.5): 1 Estie Wittstock 22.6; 2 Rachel Nachula (Zambia) 23.00; 3 Michelle Andrew 23.6; 4 Constance Mkenku 24.7; 5 Amanda Kotze 24.9; 6 Thandi Vilakazi 25.1
200m B (-0.3): 1 Isabel le Roux 23.00; 2 Melissa le Roux 24.5; 3 Karyn Dreyer 24.9; 4 Erika Kleynhans 25.4
100m Hurdles (-2.6):1 Christine Ras 13.5; 2 Sune Labuschagne 13.8; 3 Elminette Beckmann 14.1; 4 Erika Kleynhans 14.3; 5 Claudia Viljoen 14.8; Jana Theron 14.9
1500m: 1 Lebohang Phalula 4:19.7; 2 Marlene Breytenbach 4:20.0; 3 Lebo Phalula 4:23.5; 4 Viola Raseboya 4:26.4; 5 Mapaseka Makhanya 4:36.6; 6 Cornelia Joubert 4:37.2; 7 Lisa Maritz 4:48.3; 8 Lientjie de Villers 4:49.5; 9 Noria Sibanda 4:51.2; 10 Precious Mnisi 4:59.4
3000m: 1 Rene Kalmer 9:37.2; 2 Tebogo Mashela 9:53.2; 3 Catherine Nkosi 10:00.4; Patience Khumalo 10:03.6; Ann Cave 10:06.6; 7 Nandipha Dywili 10:07.4; 8 Ntombesintu Ntshiliza 10:13.4; 9 Selina Mofokeng 10:19.5; 10 Nicolene van Rooyan 10:23.7; 11 Myrette Filmalter 10:26.8; 12 Nolene Conrad 10:34.5; 13 Mpho Mabuza 35.5; 14 Pulane Mosome 11:03.2; 15 Destiny Titus 11:04.4; 16 Helen Phanyane 11:29.5
Long Jump: 1 Janice Josephs 6.50 (+0.5), 2 Delia Smith 5.83 (NWR); 3 Christy Coetzee 5.80 (NWR), 4 Ria Humphries 5.79 (NWR); 5 Nicholeen Mclaren 5.75(NWR); 6 Janene Webber 5.48 (NWR); 7 Danelle Fourie 5.37 (NWR); 8 Carla Marais 5.35 (NWR); 9 Claudine Janse van Rensburg 5.26 (NWR; 10 Leandi Maritz 5.14 (NWR); 11 Marnie Stevens 5.13 (NWR); 12 Matsi Dikotla 4.94(NWR)
Discus: 1 Simone du Toit 44.80; 2 Henriette Loggenberg 41.28; 3 Charlotte Moolman 37.70; 4 Amore Kotze 37.24
Shot Put: 1 Simone du Toit 16.02; 2 Bianca van Rooyan 12.56
Mark Ouma
Secunda
South Africa
Friday 25 January 2008