Matteo Damilano and Zandri Strydom won the junior men’s and women’s races at the Schools MTB League inter-schools final at Wagpos High School, Brits, at the weekend.
The inter-schools competition took place on day one, which saw schools qualify teams based on their performance in a series of provincial qualification races.
On day two the schools joined provincial forces to crown the best SA school province.
Matteo Damilano won the junior men’s race at the Schools MTB League inter-schools final at Wagpos High School, Brits, at the weekend. Photo: Henk Neuhoff
View more results below.
MTB League results:
Boys team: Paul Roos Gimnasium, Western Cape
Girls team: Menlopark, Gauteng
Mixed team: Garsfontein, Gauteng
Day one results
Junior men
1. Matteo Damilano (Reddam House HS – Bedfordview) 46:03
2. Johan van Zyl (HTS Drostdy) 46:24
3. Travis Stedman (Thomas More College HS) 46:56
4. Tristan Nortje (Outeniqua HS) 46:57
5. Hennie van Wyk (Garsfontein HS) 47:28
Junior women
1. Zandri Strydom (Rob Ferreira HS) 26:07
2. Kira Bohm (Rhenish Girls HS) 27:12
3. Jone van Eeden (Potchefstroom Gimnasium HS) 27:26
4. Monique du Toit (Menlopark HS) 28:00
5. Natalie Long (Transvalia HS) 28:16
U16 men
1. Ian Els (Garsfontein HS) 48:26
2. Aidan Penfold (Paul Roos Gimnasium HS) 48:31
3. Luca Ruwiel (DF Malan HS) 48:32
U16 women
1. Chante Olivier (Sentraal HS) 26:57
2. Bernice van Wyk (Lydenburg HS) 27:34
3. Chloe Bateson (Curro Mt Richmore HS) 28:00
U15 men
1. Bertie Emmett Anderson (Magalies Spesiale HS) 48:47
2. Henning Venter (Paul Roos Gimnasium HS) 49:05
3. Vincent Buter (Parel Vallei HS) 49:07
U15 women
1. Veronique Rossouw (Midstream College HS) 45:05
2. Geane Engelbrecht (Secunda HS) 45:51
3. Nicola du Plessis (Menlopark HS) 46:25
Sub junior boys
1. Alec Coleske (DF Malan HS) 36:43
2. Daniel Hahn (St Pauls College HS) 36:44
3. Luke Craig Kavanagh (Curro Hermanus HS) 37:19
Sub junior girls
1. Lilian Baber (Hatfield Christian HS) 30:19
2. Emily van Heerden (Thomas More College HS) 30:26
3. Olivia Penfold (Rhenish Girls HS) 30:26
Day two results
Junior men
1. Matteo Damilano (Reddam House HS – Bedfordview) 46:13
2. Travis Stedman (Thomas More College HS) 46:20
3. Johan van Zyl (HTS Drostdy) 46:20
4. Tristan Nortje (Outeniqua HS) 46:50
5. Johandre Marx (St Charles College HS) 46:59
Junior women
1. Zandri Strydom (Rob Ferreira HS) 42:10
2. Natalie Long (Transvalia HS) 42:41
3. Jone van Eeden (Potchefstroom Gimnasium HS) 43:05
4. Christelle Coetzer (Louis Trichardt HS) 43:30
5. Monique du Toit (Menlopark HS) 44:06
U16 men
1. Ian Els (Garsfontein HS) 35:54
2. Johan Fourie de Villiers (Transvalia HS) 35:55
3. Herman Fourie (Stanford Lake College HS) 35:55
U16 women
1. Chante Olivier (Sentraal HS) 27:24
2. Bernice van Wyk (Lydenburg HS) 27:45
3. Chloe Bateson (Curro Mt Richmore HS) 28:26
U15 men
1. Bertie Emmett Anderson (Magalies Spesiale HS) 35:34
2. Phillip Naude (Waterkloof HS) 35:42
3. Ruan Jansen van Vuuren (Hatfield Christian HS) 35:43
U15 women
1. Veronique Rossouw (Midstream College HS) 29:32
2. Geane Engelbrecht (Secunda HS) 30:33
3. Caitlin Thompson (Bergsig HS) 30:34
Sub junior boys
1. Alec Coleske (DF Malan HS) 36:44
2. Kevin Lowe (Deutsche Hohere Privat Schule HS) 36:46
3. Luke Craig Kavanagh (Curro Hermanus HS) 36:55
Sub junior girls
1. Lilian Baber (Hatfield Christian HS) 29:29
2. Emily van Heerden (Thomas More College HS) 30:18
3. Kita Uys (Waterkloof HS) 30:34
