Image: Melandi Fourie, Mianke Theron (Best Track Athlete – Girls), Bontle Matsose, Zinathi Khubeka
JJ van der Merwe kicked off their 2026 athletics season on a high note after delivering an outstanding performance at their first away athletics meeting of the year, where the team emerged as the overall winners of the day.
JJ van der Merwe athletes earned a total of 65 medals at the meeting, consisting of 23 gold, 22 silver and 20 bronze medals. The team also received two trophies, contributing to their overall victory on the day.
Image: Mianke Theron & Siyamthanda Khumalo
A standout performance came from Mianke Theron, who was named Best Track Athlete of the Day and to Siyamthanda Khumalo for being awarded Senior Victor Lodorum.
Participating schools at the meeting included Laerskool Taalfees, Laerskool Witrivier, Laerskool CR Swart, Laerskool Klipfontein, Laerskool Laeveld, Laerskool Bergland and JJ van der Merwe.
What’s Next:
The next athletics meeting will take place on 30 January at JJ van der Merwe’s grounds.
For more information follow the schools's official channels.