Unam tops Tisan Games

WINDHOEK – The University of Namibia (Unam) yet again stamped its authority on sports for tertiary institutions when it won the most medals on offer at the 2007 edition of the Tisan Games in Windhoek at the weekend.

The Tertiary Institutes Sports Association of Namibia (Tisan) Games brought together over 1 000 students from 17 institutions of higher learning. Codes included soccer, netball, basketball, volleyball, track-and-field athletics, tennis and table tennis.Unam won five gold and two bronze medals, dominating in men and women’s basketball, men and women’s volleyball and men’s tennis.It played third fiddle in netball and women’s tennis.The Windhoek College of Education (WCE) scooped gold medals in netball, women’s track and field and men’s table tennis while securing silver medals in men’s volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s table tennis and bronze medals in women’s volleyball, men’s tennis and women’s soccer.The Polytechnic of Namibia finished in third overall position as it completed a hat trick for Windhoek-based institutions.It won gold medals in women’s soccer and women’s table tennis while finishing second in netball, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and men’s table tennis.The Polytechnic also grabbed bronze medals in women’s basketball, men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s track and field.The flag bearer of the northern institutions, the Ongwediva College of Education, won gold in men’s soccer, men’s track and field and silver medals in women’s soccer and women’s track and field.The Standard Bank/Tisan Super Eight Soccer awards were as follows: Men Gold – Ongwediva College of Education Silver – Rundu College of Education Bronze – Windhoek Vocational Training Centre Top Goal Scorer – Muna Katupose (Ongwediva CE, 8 goals) Player of the Tournament – Muna Katupose Women Gold – Polytechnic of Namibia Silver – Ongwediva College of Education Bronze – Windhoek College of Education Top Goal Scorer – Queeny Manga (Polytechnic, 5 goals) Player of the Tournament – Queen Manga.NampaCodes included soccer, netball, basketball, volleyball, track-and-field athletics, tennis and table tennis.Unam won five gold and two bronze medals, dominating in men and women’s basketball, men and women’s volleyball and men’s tennis.It played third fiddle in netball and women’s tennis.The Windhoek College of Education (WCE) scooped gold medals in netball, women’s track and field and men’s table tennis while securing silver medals in men’s volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s table tennis and bronze medals in women’s volleyball, men’s tennis and women’s soccer.The Polytechnic of Namibia finished in third overall position as it completed a hat trick for Windhoek-based institutions.It won gold medals in women’s soccer and women’s table tennis while finishing second in netball, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and men’s table tennis.The Polytechnic also grabbed bronze medals in women’s basketball, men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s track and field.The flag bearer of the northern institutions, the Ongwediva College of Education, won gold in men’s soccer, men’s track and field and silver medals in women’s soccer and women’s track and field.The Standard Bank/Tisan Super Eight Soccer awards were as follows: Men Gold – Ongwediva College of Education Silver – Rundu College of Education Bronze – Windhoek Vocational Training Centre Top Goal Scorer – Muna Katupose (Ongwediva CE, 8 goals) Player of the Tournament – Muna Katupose Women Gold – Polytechnic of Namibia Silver – Ongwediva College of Education Bronze – Windhoek College of Education Top Goal Scorer – Queeny Manga (Polytechnic, 5 goals) Player of the Tournament – Queen Manga.Nampa