DEV Bachani and Tiana Cabrera ended the year with a bang by topping their respective youth divisions in Run Saipan’s Run From 2021 mile-long road challenge on Friday.
The race started at the World War II tank monument on Beach Road and ended in the Oleai Beach Bar & Grill area also on Beach Road.
In the U18 Boys Division, Dev Bachani of Marianas High School never slowed down, clocking 5:18 to finish first with ease.
In second place was schoolmate Cody Shimizu who cleared the course with a time of 5:29 and was followed by Agape Christian School’s Jason Cao who crossed the finish line at 5:44.
Peter Li was fourth, 5:45; Rex Pixley, fifth, 5:47; Abraham Zhu, sixth, 5:59; Rakib Hassan, seventh, 6:03; Joseph Li, eighth place, 6:07; Samuel He, ninth, 6:09; and Caleb Dai, tenth, 6:09.90.
In the U18 Girls Division, Tiana Cabrera was the top runner with a finish time of 6:42.
In second place was Eunice Xu, 7:00, followed by Emma Pang in third place, 7:04.
The rest of the top 10 were Barbara Wang, fourth, 7:23; Elim Huang, fifth, 7:40; Lucy Hong, sixth, 8:02; Zoe Tang, seventh, 8:04; Ruth Zhang, eighth, 8:19, Serena Chen, ninth, 8:20; and Katherine Lin, tenth, 8:29.
According to Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr., the young runners “set the course records for their divisions. These are the standards to beat in next year’s Run From 2022.”
Amazing turnout
123 runners participated in the year-end event, Dela Cruz noted.
“I think the turnout was amazing, especially for being the first road race to officially open up on the main road or highway,” he added.
Agape Christian School was honored for bringing in a total of 85 runners, Dela Cruz said.
Marianas High School and Saipan International School also showed their support, and Dela Cruz is hoping that other schools will join next year’s event.
“This, for me, was more of a test run to see if people were interested in a one-mile race,” he added, referring to the Run From 2021 event.
Dela Cruz at the same time would like to recognize and thank the support of the Saipan Mayor’s Office, the Department of Public Safety, the Marianas Visitors Authority, Northern Marianas Athletics, the Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force, and the Triathlon Association of the CNMI.
From left, Cody Shimizu, Dev Bachani and Jason Cao pose for a photo during the awards ceremony of the Run Saipan’s Run From 2021 one-mile race on Friday.
From left, Eunice Xu, Tiana Cabrera and Emma Pang pose for a photo during the awards ceremony of the Run Saipan’s Run From 2021 one-mile race on Friday.
