- t'S IfH m m ' I ii 3^^ 1 u tc tM m mm mi m m •ST V..' ay W ;-^- If. fc SSSSi itii Athletics: Captain ■ R. Cazaiet. Athletics 1983 SCHOOL CAPTAIN; R. Cazaiet HOUSE CAPTAINS: Finningley: S. Craig Gillingham: G. Bennett Pembroke: R. Hein AWARDS: Colours: R.Cazaiet,C.du Tolt, B. Hulett. Honours: R. Hein. SCHOOL SPORTS The competition was keen and Finningley emerged the eventual victors, also winning the inter-house standards' cup. We were fortunate in having good weather for what was a thoroughly enjoyable day. Best Athlete U13 C. Hanbury-King U14 L. Bennett U15 S.Summerfield U16 C.duToit Open B. Hulett Runner-up P. Ethelston A. Van Noordwyk C. Makin A. Hattingh R. Cazaiet R. Hein set a new record of 13,8 sec. in the Open 100m hurdles and received the Haley Trophy for hurdles. C. du Toit set records in the U16 100m hurdles with a time of 14,1 sec. and in the high jump with a height of 1,81m. He received the Hall Trophy for the best record and the Jolliffe Cup for the best field event of the day. G. Bennett,who did not qualify as a runner-up, received the Jubilee Trophy for the high standard he has maintained. Pembroke gave us a display of "sheer strength" by winning the inter-house tug of war! INTER-SCHOOL MEETINGS The A section of the Durban and Districts League was can celled last year due to some disagreement over age-groups, but took place again this year. Although the athletes tried hard and gave of their best we only just managed to beat Pinetown and came 7th overall. A combined Kearsney-St. Mary's team was beaten by one point by Pinetown Girls and boys team in a week-day meeting. The highlight was undoubtedly the Triangular, held at Kearsney this year. We fared much better than last year, being beaten into third place by VA points by Michaelhouse. The spirit and encou ragement given the athletes by the school was fantastic and the memory of the whole school lining the final straight for the end of the open medley relay, will remain with me always. A number of boyswere invited to participate in a prestige meeting but only R. Hein was able to win his event, which he did in grand style. His time of 55,7 sec. for the 400m hurdles is a new Durban and District record, a new Natal U19 record and equals the Natal schools record. He has maintained a high standard of athletics and is an example of what one can achieve through hard work. The honours award was wel l deserved. Well done Raymond! I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Mrs Lees, who is in charge of athletics, and to all the Staff who took the time to train us and help in organising standards,etc. Their help was invaluable. The House Captains and their assistants deserve to be congratulated on their efficient and dedicated approach to getting their houses motivated. Thank you. To those athletes that remain next year I wish the very best of luck and hope you have a successful season. There are a number of you who have the potential to be very good if you are determined to work hard at it. Sebastian Coe says in his book "Running Free", "anybody should attempt to excel at whatever they do, but the measure of their success should not be the public estimation of what they achieve, but how close they come to their own poten tial." Go for the top and good luck! R.CAZALET 47
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