A total of seven athletes – six Marianas High School students and one from Garapan Elementary School – competed in the event, which contains U8, U10, U12, U14, and U18 categories.
Danny Bai topped his fellow school mates last Saturday, completing the course with a time of 13 minutes and 45.52 seconds. John Gozon came in second at 15:15.36, while Andrian Reyes placed third at 15:52.34. Following Reyes were Romulos Abantao (16:45.03), Jake Belza (18:12.38), and Lina Manalili (19:55.27).
GES’ Joshalyn Flores, who was only required to complete one of the race’s two laps, finished with nine minutes and 24.38 seconds.
The NMA will be holding a total of three cross country qualifiers, which will lead to the 2010 All Schools Cross Country Championships in the following month. In order to participate in the championships, runners are required to take part in at least one of the cross country series – all of which will take place at the CPA Field.
According to NMA official Robin Sapong, the next cross country event will take place next Saturday, October 23. All runners may register on the day of the race. In addition to individual recognition from each category, participants are also eligible for team awards, with a maximum of five students in each group. Students vying for team awards must be from the same school.
