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Koblerville, SIS runners triumph
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- Students in the U7 age group race in the 60m sprint during the opening of the 2018 Public School System/McDonald’s All Schools Track and Field Championships yesterday at the Oleai Sports Complex oval. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
Koblerville Elementary School drew first blood in the 1,500m run, while a Saipan International School runner won the first medal in the same event in the middle school division, as the 2018 Public School System/McDonald’s All Schools Track and Field Championships kicked off yesterday at the Oleai Sports Complex oval.
Koblerville’s Abraham Saralu clocked in at 8:14.46 in the first race of the four-day competition to beat four other participants in the boys U7 finals. Jephda Hong checked in at 8:16.76 to give KES a 1-2 finish, while Agape Christian School’s Reyviel Escarlan rounded out the Top 3 after posting 8:19.23.
In the boys U13 division, SIS’ Rintaro Miyawaki finished ahead of the pack after clocking in at 4:59.61. He was the lone runner in his field to complete the race under the five-minute mark, as runner-up A.J. Ruben of Hopwood Middle School submitted 5:54.34 and third placer Caleb Dai of Agape registered 5:45.50.
In the girls U13, Hopwood’s Coume Kaga recorded 6:22.77 to prevail against two Agape runners—Jenny Lin (7:06.22) and Elvira Zhang (8:29.51).
In other results, SIS and Agape split the top honors in the U9 division. David Ye handed the Geckos a gold medal when he ruled the boys race after posting 6:37.25 and downing Agape’s Joe Lin (7:42.60) and KES’ Wen Long (8:45.31). In the girls race, Agape had a 1-2 finish with Barbara Wang coming in at first after timing in at 7:35.51 and Angeline Quan checking in at 8:17.80. SIS’ Phoenix Gross completed the podium finish after logging 9:39.21.
In the boys U11, WSR won the gold and bronze medals, thanks to Zhi Lin and Imtiaz Nadim, who finished the middle distance race in 6:29.37 and 7:12.86, respectively. KES’ Kobe Imperial was the silver medalist after registering 6:51.23. In the girls contest, Eucon International School got its first medal when Kaithlyn Andrei Chavez defeated five other runners after posting 6:13.28. Brilliant Star School’s Savita Sikkel (6:25.10) and KES’ Megan Elayda (7:23.72) settled for the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Twin wins for MHS
In the high school division, Marianas High School earned two first place finishes.
Ken Song gave the Dolphins its first gold in the division after besting six other runners in the boys U15’s 1,500m run. Song timed in at 5:10.12 and was joined in the podium by SIS’ Kuu Nishimura (5:17.77) and Hopwood’s Shakid Shakib (5:23.34).
MHS won its second gold medal in the same event in the girls U18 after Therize Millare (5:30.36) edged SIS’ Tania Tan (5:33.91) and Anika Snyder (5:43.33). Five other runners raced in the finals.
In the boys U18, Tinian’s Tyler Santos was the top finisher and the only runner to break the five-minute barrier with his 4:55. Agape’s Peter Wang (5:03.14) and Jonathon Xiong (5:04.63) rounded out the Top 3.
In the girls U15, it was an all-Agape show with Elizabeth Xu (7:09.16) earning the gold and Vivian Wu (7:11.23) and Wendy Tang (8:08.59) bringing home the silver and bronze medals.
Meanwhile, the softball and javelin throws and 60m run were the other events set for Day 1 of the All Schools meet and results were unavailable at press time.
