Mokgale Mamabolo, a Grade 12 pupil from Stanford Lake College, is currently having an outstanding athletics season. It started with SLC’s Interhouse event at the end of January when Mokgale broke the school’s U19 long jump and 100m record. He was awarded as Senior Victor Ludorum on the day. The following week, at the Independent Schools Athletics Meet, he won the U19 200m and 100m events. He also broke the U19 long jump record for this meet but ended up coming second. He was awarded as Senior Victor Ludorum. At the Frikkie Deysel Athletics meeting hosted by Merensky on the 9 th of February, he won the 100m race, in a time of 10.97sec, the 200m, in a time of 22.30sec (new school record), the 400m, in a time of 51.57 sec (new school record), and came third in the long jump. These performances ensured that he once again won the Senior Victor Ludorum trophy. On Friday 16 th February, Stanford’s athletics team travelled to Louis Trichardt to take part in the High School Louis Trichardt Prestige Athletics meeting where nine local schools participated. Mokgale was once again on top form as he broke two event records; the boys U19 100m in a time of 10.72sec as well as the 200m (21.85sec). He also won the U19 boys 400m race. Mokgale won the trophy for the Best Senior Boy Track athlete as well as winning the Senior Victor Ludorum.

Mokgale Mamabolo

Six Stanford athletes then participated in the Limpopo Athletics Championship held at the University of Limpopo. Mokgale hit the track and what a race it was. After the first heat, the leading time was 10.59 seconds. He had to run 10.70 seconds to qualify. He started well and kept increasing his pace and finished his heat in 1st place. His time of 10.31 seconds makes him the fastest U19 Boy in the province. He will represent Limpopo at the South African Athletics Championship in Paarl from 3 – 6 April.