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3 schools off to strong starts as X-Country commences
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Posted on Oct 26 2011
By Walter J. Sutherland
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Saipan Community School, Hopwood Junior High School, and Marianas High School dominated their respective divisions in the Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization’s All-School’s X-Country season opener held last Saturday at the CPA Airport Field.
The season is set to pick up on Nov. 5 at the Civic Center Basketball Court; registration takes place at 3pm and the races start at 4pm.
SCS’ Jason Sablan and John Hong finished first and second in the U8 boys 2-kilometer race, while SIS’ Khush Daryanani settled for third place.
Sablan posted a time of 9:04, Hong 9:23, and Daryanani 12:23.
SCS’ Michael Lee and Vincent Tudela topped the 2-km in the boys U10, ahead of third place runner Jeter Jenkins of SIS.
Lee’s mark of 9:23 led the bunch ahead of teammate Tudela’s 9:39, while Jenkins crossed the finish line at 10:02.
Lone girls U10 competitor Joshalyn Flores, of Garapan Elementary School, ran the 2-km course in 9:56.
HJHS’s Djamarch Ong beat out seven other U12 boys runners with a time of 14:26 in the 4-km.
SCS’ Elnathan Wong (15:30) and Carl Dela Cruz (17:00) finished second and third, respectively.
SCS swept the podium in the U12 girls division. Tammy Ackerman led a field of five with a strong time of 15:32, ahead of teammates Seung Yeon Han (20:06) and Shirley Qian (20:42).
HJHS then swept the boys U14 podium in the 4-km race as Berneil Taisacan led a group of seven with a time of 14:27. His teammates Juan DeLeon Guerrero (15:07) and Joshua Mendiola (15:30) finished second and third, respectively.
Notably, lone girls U14 competitor Rumina Litulumar, of HJHS, finished the same course ahead of the boys in 13:18.
MHS was the only school present for the U18 boys division. Of the nine-man team, Michael Mancao, Charles Bautista, and Frank Gu finished in the Top 3. Mancao led the pack with a time of 20:24, Bautisata came in second with a 20:37, and Gu rounded out the third spot with a 23:30.
MHS also dominated the girls U18 field as all eight of its runners finished ahead of a trio of SIS Lady Geckos.
In the end, MHS’ Chris Obaldo, Clarisse Cayabyan, and Shane Fabiana finished 1-2-3 with their respective times of 28:35, 31:01, and 31:23.
