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WPA excel at SA Half Marathon Champs 2009 - TheEd - 08-07-2009

[COLOR="Navy"][SIZE="2"]The Western Province Athletics team to the SA Half Marathon Championships on Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 4 July 2009 won five individual and three team medals. In the process two Western Province records were bettered.

Lindikhaya Mthangayi was the first WP athlete across the line, winning the silver medal in a time of 61:32, bettering the WP record of 61:58 set by Makhosonke Fika in 2001.

The men’s and women’s senior teams both won bronze medals. The men’s team of Mthangayi, Zolani Ntongana (62:23), Avukile Ntongana (64:24) and Anthony Godongwana (65:29) returned the best WP senior result at the SA Half Marathon Championships in a number of years. The women’ team was Bulelwa Mtshagi (79:13); Thozama April (79:15); Nomvuyisi Seti (81:24) and Kirsty Weir (82:42)

Gold medals were won by Olga Howard (89:41) in the women’s 50-59 category and the women’s 40-49 team (Michelle Bartman (81:28), Joanna Thomas (83:39) and Elmarie Coetzee (84:04)).

The team’s other silver medals were won by Michelle Bartman in the women’s 40-49 category, her time also bettering her own WP record; Vladimir Kotov (73:59) in the men’s 50+ category; and Albertus Bok (82:35) in the men’s 60+ category.

The full list of prize winners below

Prizes NEDBANK ASA CHAMPIONSHIPS Date: 2009/07/04
POS NAME SURNAME PROV / CLUB R/ NO LIC NO AGE SEX HMS
Category : Open Men
1 Stephen Mokoka AGN 1 0 24 M 1.01.26
2 Lindikhaya Mthangayi WPA 110 0 30 M 1.01.32
3 Lusapho April EPA 10 0 27 M 1.01.49
Category : Open Ladies
1 Annerien Van schalkwyk AGN 301 0 30 F 1.11.49
2 Rene Kalmer CGA 348 28 F 1.12.25
3 Poppy Mlambo CGA 327 0 28 F 1.14.41
Category : Men 40 - 49
1 Mluleki Nobanda ATRA 197 0 40 M 1.04.48
2 Lindile Tokota ASWD 196 0 41 M 1.08.36
3 Elgin Mokale CGA 208 0 43 M 1.08.46
Category : Ladies 40 - 49
1 Maya Lawrie AKZN 404 0 41 F 1.20.11
2 Michelle Bartman WPA 420 0 45 F 1.21.28
3 Leanne Finlay EPA 415 0 41 F 1.22.19
Category : Men 50 - 59
1 Samuel Mogodi CGA 277 52 M 1.13.28
2 Vladimir Kotov WPA 274 0 51 M 1.13.59
3 Jumario Khuzwayo AMPU 257 0 51 M 1.17.05
Category : Ladies 50 - 59
1 Olga Howard WPA 465 0 50 F 1.29.41
2 Annatjie Botes ASWD 456 0 51 F 1.30.17
3 Margie Saunders EPA 461 0 55 F 1.30.50
Category : Men 60 +
1 Tamsanqa Jusayi EPA 295 0 67 M 1.21.53
2 Albertus Bock WPA 297 0 63 M 1.22.35
3 Don Charles CGA 298 60 M 1.23.18
Category : Ladies 60 +
1 Liz Ruickbie CGA 482 0 62 F 1.33.51
2 Veronica Van niekerk BOLA 287 0 63 F 1.36.13
3 Elaine Greenblatt CGA 481 0 60 F 1.36.23
Category : Junior Men
1 Sithembele Fanekho ATRA 166 0 18 M 1.07.47
2 Asanda Malunga ATRA 167 0 16 M 1.08.43
3 Sakhiwo Gangca EPA 172 0 19 M 1.10.11
Category : Junior Ladies
1 Lusanda Bomvana ATRA 371 0 17 F 1.19.31
2 Thenjiswa Mkukhwane ATRA 372 0 15 F 1.29.29
3 Asiphe Nondaphu ATRA 373 0 15 F 1.30.02[/SIZE]
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