{"id":87809,"date":"2015-04-28T19:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/87809\/germiston-callies-athletes-conquer-championships\/"},"modified":"2015-04-28T09:45:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T07:45:35","slug":"germiston-callies-athletes-conquer-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/04\/28\/germiston-callies-athletes-conquer-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston Callies&#8217; athletes conquer championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston Callies were well represented in recent competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Kayla Gilbert, Megan Phillips, Julia Lutz, Pedro Aaron and Mpho Tladi, from Callies, all headed to Bloemfontein to take part in the South African Junior Championships, recently.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We were eagerly waiting for the championships, from the minute the athletes qualified to compete, because they gave their all during practise so, they were ready to showcase their talents,&#8221; said coach Stephan\u00e9 Kotz\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lutz and Tladi are coached by Elize Smit, and I coach Gilbert, Aaron and Phillips.&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The athletes&#8217; results are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gilbert &#8211; first place in the women&#8217;s u-23 100m hurdles and first place in the long jump.<\/li>\n<li>Phillips &#8211; second place in the girls&#8217; u-19 100m sprint.<\/li>\n<li>Lutz &#8211; third finisher in the 200m youth girls.<\/li>\n<li>Tladi &#8211; first in the 110m hurdles.<\/li>\n<li>Aaron &#8211; fifth in the youth boys&#8217; long jump.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We are extremely proud of all the athletes, they gave it their best and did exceptionally well,&#8221; said Kotz\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Gilbert also took part in the 2015 Senior South African Championships, on April 17 and 18, in Stellenbosch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gilbert placed second in the 100m hurdles and fourth in long jump on April 17,&#8221; explained Kotz\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She hit a personal best of 6.29m in the long jump and missed third place by an inch, as the third winner made it in 6.31m.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kotz\u00e9 also thanked Silvasons Hardware Building Supplies, in Primrose, as they sponsored Gilbert&#8217;s trip to Stellenbosch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wish Gilbert the best of luck in achieving her goals and dreams as an athlete; may she make all of us and herself proud in all she does,&#8221; said the sales manager of Silvasons Hardware Building Supplies, Trevor da Silva.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may also be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/87678\/young-runners-take-to-the-road\/\">Athletes charge ahead.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/85094\/athletes-head-for-sa-championships\/\">Three golds for Callies.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='59934c3970b70d6b12ab5a8971522131'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impressive results for Callies&#8217; 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