Jacoby Winkfield pushes through the final lap in the 3000M event of the Northern Marianas Athletics Open Challenge at the Oleai Sports Complex Oval track and field.
Theo Rodgers attempts the long jump during the Northern Marianas Athletics Open Challenge at the Oleai Sports Complex Oval track and field.
IN preparation for the upcoming fourth edition of the Oceania Cup and Oceania Masters Cup, local athletes participated in the Northern Marianas Athletics Open Challenge on Friday and Saturday at the Oleai Sports Complex Oval track and field.
In the sprint events, Zarinae Sapong led the 100M open women division clocking 12.70 followed by Erin Frink in second with a time of 13.10, and Casey Cruz in third with a time of 13.51.
Alexander Camacho led the open men’s division with a time of 11.79 followed by Theo Rodgers at 12.02 and Michael Rodgers at 13.35.
Orrin Pharmin shared the spotlight as the only competitor in the masters men’s division with a time of 12.98.
Casey Cruz won gold in the 200M distance, women’s division with a time of 29.29 followed by Maria Igitol who clocked 30.15 and Colleen Cing whose finish time was 31.10.
In the men’s division, Theo Rodgers earned his first gold with a time of 24.52 while Camacho settled for second with a time of 25.89. In third was Michael Rodgers timed at 29.62.
Pharmin was the only competitor in the masters men’s division with a time of 26.89.
In the 400M race for women, Kaithlyn Chavez took over as she crossed the finish line with a time of 01:05.39, followed by Erin Frink at 01:06.03, and Reylynn Sapong at 01:11.29.
Cody Shimizu topped the open men’s division with a finish time of 56.54. Rodgers came in second at 58.35 while Simon Tang finished third at 01:04.46.
In the masters men’s division, Pharmin collected his third gold with a time of 01:00.68 while Kosuke Sato came in second at 01:27.23.
In the 800M distance, Chavez bagged her second gold in the women’s division clocking 02:37.79 while Shimizu in the men’s division finished with a time of 02:23.48.
In the long distance 1500M event for women, Tania Tan led the pack with a time of 05:02.45 with Chavez in second at 05:36.44, and Tiana Cabrera finishing third at 05:49.19.
Pony Tang clinched first in the open men’s division with a finish time of 04:59.75 followed by Simon Tang at 05:01.32 and Sildrey Veloria at 05:10.23.
Tan also topped the 3000M race for women with a time of 11:29.28 while Cabrera took second place at 13:12.71.
Michael Miller outshined the competition to win his first gold in the open men’s division with a time of 10:28.03. Pony Tang placed second with a time at 11:16.49 while Veloria came in third at 12:10.36.
Jacoby Winkfield and Akiko Miller also joined the podium for the masters men’s and women’s divisions with a time of 13:24.62 and 12:05.61, respectively.
Other events
Cheraline Epity led the discus open women’s division event, recording a distance of 21.68 meters followed by Maria Igitol at 17.70 meters.
Lyle Andrew took first in the open men’s division with a distance of 33.89 meters while Angel San Nicolas came in second at 20.90 meters.
Lei Iguel led the masters women’s open with a distance of 21.62 meters while Camille Pua came in second at 16.79 meters.
Chris Zemple led the masters men’s division with a distance of 32.70 meters followed by Tony Ichiuo at 30.11 meters and Daniel Joab at 28.60 meters.
Epity earned her second gold by winning the shotput event for women with a distance 8.59 meters while Igitol finished second at 7.25 meters.
In the men’s division, Andrew took gold with a distance of 11.03 meters while San Nicolas was right behind with 8.56 meters.
Iguel bagged another gold in the women’s division at 7.56 meters with Pua in second place at 8.68 meters.
Joab took over the masters men’s division with a distance of 11.62 meters, beating Nick Gross at 9.56 meters and Ichiuo at 9.32 meters.
In the women’s javelin event, Igitol earned her first gold with a throwing distance of 22.52 meters followed by Kina Rangamar at 21.80 meters and Epity at 19.82 meters.
Andrew collected his third gold in the men’s division at 27.35 meters. Nick Gross moved up in the ladder as he claimed first in the masters men’s division at 45.86 meters while Ichiuo settled for second at 37.47 meters. Joab finished third at 35.96 meters.
In the women’s long jump event, Igitol shined once more, covering a distance of 3.95 meters followed by Colleen Cing at 3.91 meters and Casey Cruz at 3.83 meters.
Alexander Camacho ruled the open men’s division at 5.63 meters followed by Theo Rodgers at 4.95 meters and Michael Rodgers at 4.76 meters.
Greg Borja took home the gold at 3.90 meters as the only competitor in the masters men’s division.
