By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE Northern Marianas Athletics will be holding a coaching meeting today in preparation for the 2007 McDonald’s All Schools Track & Field Championships.
The meeting is set for 4 p.m. in Gilbert C. Ada Gym conference room.
Coaches are expected to be brief about the schedule of qualifying trials for the All School meet, which is set for May 12.
Qualifying trials are set to select the top six student-athletes from Saipan and two each from Rota and Tinian who will compete in the All Schools event.
A series of qualifiers will start on April 9 with student-athletes in the 8-and-under, 10-and-under and 12-and-under set to battle for All School meet slots.
From April 9-11, the events will be the 100m, 200m, 1500m and 4x100m relay races and long jump.
Scheduled for the first qualifier on April 9 are students of Dandan Elementary School, Garapan, Kagman, Tanapag, Calvary Christian Academy and Whispering Palms. Koblerbville, Oleai, San Antonio, Saipan Community School, William S. Reyes and Grace Christian Academy will join the trial on April 10, while April 11 is reserved for Seventh Day Adventists, Mt. Carmel School, Saipan International School, San Vicente Elementary School and Gregorio T. Camacho.
From April 16 to 18, the different elementary schools will join the qualifiers in the 400m, 3000m and 800m runs; 4x400m relay, javelin and softball throw.
Participating schools will also have they respective schedule for the qualifiers.
From April 23 to 25, the event to be played are 100m, 100m and 1500m runs and 4x100m relay and long jump, while from April 30 to May 2, the events lined up are 400m, 800m and 4x400m races and softball throw.
The qualifiers for the junior high school and high school will start on April 12.
The events to be played on April 12 are 100m, 200m and 1500m runs and 4x100m relay, discus throw, shotput, 80m and 100m hurdles.
Other events scheduled in the next three qualifiers are 400m, 800m, 1,500m and 3,000m runs, high and long jump, javelin throw and 4x400m relay.
Hopwood, GCA, Whispering Palms, Calvary, SIS, Chacha and SCS will be competing in the junior high school division, while MHS, Southern, Kagman, GCA, MBA and SIS will be battling for the high school berths.
The second qualifier for the junior high and high school is set for April 19, while the last two will be held on April 26 and May 3.