Athletes who deserve special mention because of the high standard achieved are: M. Rattray U15 Triple Jump 12,58m E. Latt U15 80m Hurdles 12,1 sec. B. Craig U16 1500m 4m 10 sec. G. Hall U16 Shot Putt 13m E. Hohls Open Long Jump 6,85m Triple Jump 13,61m P. Markram Open 5000m 16m 0,2 sec. 3000m 9 min 11 sec R. van Loo Open 300m Hurdles 40,2 sec. 400m 49,5 sec. 200m 22,2 sec. Mr Oliver Pearce, an Old Boy and once also an outstanding athlete, presented the trophies. DURBAN AND DISTRICT A'LEAGUE This meeting was held on the Saturday before our sports. Weather conditions were poor and hampered performances so that times and distances were not good. Kearsney was placed in almost every event and in many cases we gained two in the first 3 placed. In the 6 relay races Kearsney won 3, were second in 2 and third in 1. It was a most exciting meeting with Kearsney, Northlands and D.H.S. separated by 13 points before the start of the final relay races. The final points were Kearsney 253 Northlands 231 D.H.S. 220 George Campbell 160 Westville 145 Glenwood 141 From this meeting 20 Kearsney boys were invited to participate in a Prestige Meeting which was scheduled for a Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, these boys could not take part because the date was changed at the last minute and coincided with our interhouse competition. NATAL A number of boys took part in the Natal Junior Athletic Championships held in Pietermaritzburg in March. At this meeting E. Hohls, P. Markram and R. van Loo were selected to represent Natal Junior Team in the S.A. Championships, while R. van Loo was presented with the cup for the Best Performance of the Day. At the S.A. Championships E. Hohls got 6th place in the U19 Triple Jump; P. Markram came 6th in the 1500m U17 in a good time of4 min 6 sec and R. van Loo in the U19400m came 5th. Since then van Loo has been a member of a Natal Men's team which took part in a Trek League competition in Cape Town where he came 1st in the 400m with the out standing time of 48,1 sec. Two weeks later in Durban he ran a 48,0 sec 400m to clip 0,7 sec off the Natal U19 record and therefore equal the men's record. He has a 21,4 sec 200m time to his credit. Both are exceptional performances for a 17 year old boy. A Kearsney U19 4 x 100 relay team of E. Hohls, M. Oliver, M. Selby and R. van Loo established a new Natal record of43,8 sec;an improvement of 1,5 sec. It is becoming increasingly evident that stamina plays the vital role in transforming a good athlete into an outstanding athlete. Regardless of whether he is a sprinter or a middle distance runner stamina is of utmost importance. Many boys make the mistake of training for increased speed to provide the improvement instead of training for stamina. It is only because of emphasis on stamina training that Markram could clip 22 sec off the 3000m record;that Craig could take 8 sec off Markram's 1500m record;and that van Loo could improve by 2 sec. over 400m. To the budding athlete wishing to make the most of his inherent potential I would say — Run plenty of cross-country through out the year. This will tone up the muscles, improve the cardio-vascular system; strengthen the-heart and give confidence. Why not try it? Van Loo has released potential he never dreamt he possessed;so might you! Finally, I wish to thank those who helped me in the training of the boys and in the administration side. This includes those members of staff who gave up free time to help; 22
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