PHOTOS OF FINAL RACE / AND ANNUAL PRIZEGIVING ARE POSTED ON FACEBOOK/GAUTENGCANOEUNION – HERE
GAUTENG CANOE UNION SCHOOL LEAGUE FINAL RESULTS FOR 2018
It has been a phenomenal year with 172 scholars from the ages of U8 to U18 competing in the GCU School league race series 2018 that ran from January 2018 to 4 November 2018. We have had tremendous support from parents, volunteers, GCU, CSA, Gauteng Clubs, NSRI, St Johns Ambulance and Mr Safe-t.
The juniors have been awesome in their commitment to train and race whilst juggling school and other sporting commitments. We have been very blessed. We even had four of the youngsters who are under 12 race in the guppy event and then also race up in a K1.
Overall results:
Trophy winners – Top positions in the race series (minimum of 5 races to qualify for an award):
Under 8 Boys
1st Wian Prinsloo
2nd Joshua Fredericksen
Under 10 Boys
1st Jess Webber
2nd Matthew Wilson
3rd Luke Wilson
Under 12 Boys under 12 Girls
1st Theo Dreyer 1 st Lydette Opperman
2nd Nicholas Faure 2nd Ameerah Hank
3rd Jordan Klopper 3rd Jennifer Stuart
Under 14 Boys Under 14 Girls
1st Adriaan Rodd 1st Helen Jansen van Vuuren
2nd David Brown 2nd Jo-ane Prinsloo
3rd Theo Dreyer* 3rd Sisanda Mthabela
(*U12 who races K1 events)
Under 16 Boys
1st Ruan van Pletzen
2nd Finlay Leask
3rd Connor Erwee
Under 18 Boys under 18 Girls
1st Sean van Pletzen 1 Jaemi Wellisch
2nd Peter Tumiel 2 Alexis Rich
3rd Benjamin Mntonintshi
Trophy awards:
Bill v d Walt trophy (based on points earned in their discipline)
Top paddlers of the year- Guppy Boys THEO DREYER
Top paddlers of the year- Guppy Girls LYDETTE OPPERMAN
Top paddlers of the year- K1 Boys ADRIAN RODD
Top paddlers of the year- K1 Girls HELEN JANSEN VAN VUUREN
Elna McIntosh trophy
Most improved male for the year – guppy NICHOLAS FAURE
Most improved male for the year – K1 Luke Salmon
Kobus Botes trophy
Most improved female for the year – guppy LYDETTE OPPERMAN
Most improved female for the year – k1 HELEN JANSEN VAN VUUREN
Racing commitment trophy to paddlers who did not miss a race:
| JESS WEBBER |
| CHRISTIAN HOFMEYR |
| ETHAN DUNCAN |
| AIDEN HONKE |
| THEO DREYER |
| JORDAN KLOPPER |
| TOME DOS SANTOS |
| ADRIAN RODD |
| HELEN JANSEN VAN VUUREN |
| RUAN VAN PLETZEN |
| EBEN VAN DER WESTHUIZEN |
| SEAN VAN PLETZEN |
| SEAN VAN DER WESTHUIZEN |
Racing commitment trophy to paddlers who only missed one race:
| WIAN PRINSLOO |
| AIDEN SMITS |
| KAI DAVIS |
| LUKE WILSON |
| MATTHEW WILSON |
| ALEXANDER RENOUPREZ |
| JENNIFER STUART |
| LYDETTE OPPERMAN |
| DAVID BROWN |
| JO-ANE PRINSLOO |
| NICOLAS PRINSLOO |
| PETER TUMIEL |
| FINLAY LEASK |
Top Primary schools: St Davids Marist Inanda (Prep), The Ridge, PARYS LAERSKOOL
Top Secondary schools: PARYS HOËRSKOOL, St Davids Marist Inanda (High) and Parktown Girls.
Top Clubs: Dabulamanzi, SCARC and Likkewaan.
Kind regards
Jodie
SL Individual times Final race (2018)
SL Final Primary School standings 2018 (1)