Oleai Elementary School’s Kaylen Taflinger and Marianne Eugenio lead the U9 Girls 800m race on opening day of the PSS-NMA All School Athletics at the Oleai Sports Complex on Tuesday.
SIS’s Leilani Ruszala leads the U12 Girls 800m group on opening day of the PSS-NMA All School Athletics at the Oleai Sports Complex on Tuesday.
SAIPAN International School and Oleai Elementary School notched most of the top spots in the 800m events on the opening day of the PSS-NMA All School Athletics at the Oleai Sports Complex on Tuesday.
In the girls division, SIS and OES shared the spotlight.
OES’s Kaylen Taflinger led the two-lap race in the U9 girls 800m from start to finish, recording a time of 3:23.37.
In second place was her schoolmate Marianne Eugenio who clocked 3:31.55 followed by SIS’s Naveah Arriola in third place with a time of 3:46.27.
Completing the top five list were William S. Reyes Elementary School’s Kyra Tarkong with a time of 3:58.78, and schoolmate Amelie Ogumoro, 4:24.86.
In the U12 girls 800m, SIS’s Leilani Ruszala claimed first place with a time of 3:31.65 to edge her schoolmate, Windsor Gross, who came in second, 3:32.52.
OES’s Erricka Long placed third with a time of 3:38.49; Argeanna Flores was fourth, 3:57.90; and SIS’s Adelee West was fifth, 4:00.03.
In the boys division, SIS topped both categories.
In the U9 boys 800m, SIS’s Ezra West secured first place with a time of 03:29.26 followed by Koblerville Elementary School’s Cherokee Kin, 3:34.81; OES’s Jayden Concepcion, 3:38.36; OES’s Jacob Borja, 3:44.22; and WSR’s Kaiden Leon Guerrero, 4:21.53.
KOB’s Deal Aldan ruled heat 2 with a finish time of 3:15.12, followed by SIS’s Gabriel Walsh in second place with a time of 3:29.60. KOB’s Richardson Mungwaath came in third, 3:36.48; SIS’s Tristan Bertoncini was fourth, 4:03.08; and WSR’s James Bowie was fifth, 4:16.97.
In the U12 boys 800m, SIS earned another top spot after Quido Jambor finished first with a time of 3:03.07 followed by OES’s Alexander Salundaguit, 3:18.77; KOB’s Napu Pangelinan, 3:24.04; Iku Benavente, 3:25.80; and Anthony Aldan, 3:27.71.
