Josie Bebington (Grade 9) and Jess Devine (Grade 11) recently competed in the Highgate Inter-Provincial Biathlon Event in Oudtshoorn. Josie finished 6th in the u15 Girls category, with a Run time of 03:31.88 and a Swim time of 01:15.04, while Jess finished, 5th overall in the u17 Girls category with a Run time of 03:21.87 and a Swim time of 01:15.57. Both girls are ranked the Top Eden Girls Biathlete in their respective age groups i.e. U15 and U17.
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Jessica and her brother James also competed in a local triathlon event. James Devine did the Super Sprint (400m swim; 10km cycle; 2.5km run) and came 4th overall, while Jess did the Sprint Triathlon (800m swim; 20km cycle; 5km run) in 1:18:44 improving her previous time by 3min. She came 1st in the female category and 5th overall and was selected to represent EDEN at the triathlon nationals in Durban.
We are very proud of our biathletes and triathletes and their superb results after tough competition!