A Saipan International School student makes one of three attempts in the U18 shotput event during the first day of the PSS All School Athletics at the Oleai Sports Complex on Wednesday.
IN the battle of strength, speed, balance and explosive power, Grace Christian Academy currently rules the shotput event in the U18 high school boys and girls divisions of the PSS All School Track & Field (Athletics) SY 23-24, which kicked off Wednesday at the Oleai Sports Complex.
In the U18 boys division of shotput, each participant had three attempts to throw.
GCA’s Julian Taitano led the competition by recording a distance of 7.74m followed by Saipan International School’s Casey Chambers with 8.74m, and SIS’ Sui Yi with 8.65m.
GCA also ruled the U18 girls division as Aznel Fatiolofa threw the farthest distance of 7.95m while Agape Christian School’s Silvia Zucca came in second with 7.18m and teammate Esther Zhao was third with 6.4m.
In the middle school category, Francisco M. Sablan Middle School and Saipan International School took the spotlight in the shotput event.
The U14 boys division was led by FMS’ De’anthony Aldan with a distance of 8.2m followed by ACS’ Daniel Yang with 7.5m, and Chacha Ocean View Middle School’s Gerard Naputi with 6.32m.
The U14 girls division was led by SIS’ Zoe Rounan with a distance of 6.45m while teammate Kate Manglona, the only other competitor, made the qualifying distance of 4.07m.
Discuss throw
In the U18 boys discus event, it was Marianas High School’s Dereck Rangamar who claimed the top spot with a distance of 26.24m followed by Kagman High School’s Javin Camacho with 25.85m, and SIS’ Omari Joab with 24.95m.
In the U18 girls division, ACS filled the top three. Silvia Zucca clinched first place with a distance of 17.38, edging teammates Iris Chen (17.04m) and Elim Huang (16.85m).
This year, the PSS Athletics Program and Northern Marianas Athletics added a “qualifying distance” that must be met for student attempts to be measured. Essentially, the organizers studied last year’s qualifying distances for all genders/ages and used them to identify the qualifying distance.
This year’s major sponsors are McDonald’s of Saipan, the Public School System, Northern Marianas Sports Association, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Fire & Emergency Medical Services and Run Saipan.
