Klerksdorp Record, Potchefstroom - The NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus recently announced its Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.
One has adorned billboards from Cape Town to Potchefstroom Campus, the other is a bit more inconspicuous. But, there is no denying the impacts made Elmeré van den Berg and Jarred Elliot in their respective sporting codes of netball and badminton during 2023.
They were also rightly honoured as the NWU Potchefstroom Campus’ Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year. The lanky Elmeré reached for spectacular heights in her young career by representing the Proteas during the locally held World Cup in addition to excelling in the Spar Protea Diamond Challenge and the Netball Quad Series.
Jarred dominated badminton courts, and his talent shone from the African Championships in Benoni to the World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Both also received Awards of Excellence for carrying the NWU and South Africa’s flag on a senior national level along with Deidré Jordaan (badminton), Jo-Ané van Dyk (javelin), Tamzin Thomas (100m and 4x100m), Waldouw Smit (javelin) as well as Benjamin Richardson (100m and 4x100m).
Klerksdorp’s own Liezel Gouws was awarded the NWU Para-Sports Award after participating in the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France as well as the SASAPD National Championships, whilst race walker Janise Nell went home as Junior Sportswoman of the Year.
