Tuesday eleventh March, 2025 10:20 AM|
Nyandarua has assembled a formidable squad of 60 athletes to signify the county on the Central Region Secondary Schools Athletics Championships set for this weekend in Thika, Kiambu County.
The staff, chosen after a extremely aggressive county-level meet in Nyahururu, is set to uphold Nyandarua’s popularity as an athletics powerhouse regardless of missing a normal observe inside its borders.
The competitors is a part of the Term One athletics and ball video games.
The chosen athletics staff will camp at Magumu Secondary School in Kinangop from tomorrow earlier than travelling to Thika on Friday.
In the boys’ 5000 metres, Joshua Nderitu of Hospital Hill gained in 15:16, beating Joseph Ngigi of Githima Secondary (15:19) to second place, whereas Kaheho Secondary School’s Daniel Ndung’u was third in 16:27.
In the women’ 5000 metres, Marieta Wanjiku of Karagoini Secondary was in a category of her personal, simply profitable in 18:13.
Serah Wairimu of Silbwet was second in 19:03, whereas third place went to Margaret Kibe of Kaheti in 19:49.
Ibrahim Kipruto of Irigithathi Secondary School gained the boys’ 1500m in 4:04, forward of teammate Kennedy Kinyanjui (4:10) and Joseph Mureithi of Kahuho Secondary, who clocked 4:21.
The women’ 1500m race was gained by Agnes Chepng’etich of Baari Secondary in 4:57, beating Zippora Wangui of Mutamayo Secondary and Serah Wangui of Silbwet, who completed second and third, respectively.
Rosemary Wanjiru of Mutamayo Secondary clocked 10:55 to win the women’ 3000m.
Grace Kimani of Baari Secondary was second in 10:56, whereas Gathanji Secondary School’s Margaret Machira was third in 11:44.
The boys’ 3000m was gained by Denis Karumba of Silbwet, adopted by George Waweru of Githima, whereas Joseph Wachira of Kahuho completed third.
In the women’ 800m, Leah Muthoni of Baari topped in 2:25, beating Nancy Muthoni, additionally of Baari (2:29), and Elizabeth Njeri of Githioro Secondary, who clocked 2:35.
Wilson Njoroge of Mihuti Secondary gained the boys’ 800m in 2:03, forward of Douglas Mumanyi of Githunguchu Secondary, who clocked 2:04, and John Macharia of Kaheho Secondary, who was timed at 2:06.