{"id":183389,"date":"2014-10-30T04:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=183389"},"modified":"2014-10-30T04:00:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T18:00:01","slug":"saipan-moc-overachievers-micro-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/saipan-moc-overachievers-micro-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Saipan MOC overachievers in Micro Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Members of the Saipan Saipan Marianas Outrigger Canoe celebrate after placing third in the men\u2019s Open 1,000m sprint in the 2014 Micronesia Cup outrigger canoe race at the Agana Bay in Hag\u00e5t\u00f1a in Guam over the weekend. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nFor a team that was formed a few months before the 2014 Micronesia Cup outrigger canoe race at the Agana Bay in Hag\u00e5t\u00f1a in Guam over the weekend, placing third against 15 other squads that trained longer is already an achievement.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why members of the Saipan Marianas Outrigger Canoe were surprised to find out that their two-month training paid off when the nine-member crew figured prominently against strong teams from Guam, Hong Kong and Palau. The Dino Manning-coached Saipan MOC was one of five CNMI teams that competed in the weekend event, joining Saipan Paddling Club, junior squads Holokahi and Saipan PC, and one women\u2019s crew.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe joined three events\u2014500m and 1,000m Open men\u2019s sprints, and the 12-mile men\u2019s Open long distance\u2014and we were in the mixed in three considering that we practiced less than two months,\u201d said Manning in a telephone interview Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Saipan MOC, which topped the 1,000m preliminaries with a time of 5:43, took third place honors, clocking in at 5:45.8 in the finals behind AT Melgot (5:42.6) and Taotao Galaide 1 (5:44.7). They finished fourth in the 500m finals (2:45.9) 0.6 tenths of a second after third placers Yap (2:45.3). Guam\u2019s Taotao Galaide 1 (2:38.7) ruled the event, while Guatdan Tasi ended up two seconds behind (2:40.7).<\/p>\n

Saipan MOC then placed sixth overall out of 11 teams in the finals of the 12-mile race, crossing the finish line at 1:54:58.5. Taotao Galaide 1 topped the event (1:52:21.8), while Hong Kong United (1:53:09.1) and Guatdan Tasi (1:53:36.9) ended up second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re happy with our performance since we didn\u2019t expect it. We\u2019re just a new club and it was formed for the purpose of this competition. Somehow, we overachieved,\u201d added Manning, who moved to Saipan from San Diego.<\/p>\n

Manning said Saipan MOC trains three times a week in the waters off the Civic Center Beach but after competing in Guam the team will take a break.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do sprints during weekdays after work and long distance every weekend. We paddle long distances and in between we also cross train,\u201d said Manning, who is joined on the team by Joe Ayuyu, Steven Beyer, Bobby Cruz, Darrel Gallardo, Jack Kabiriel, James Lee, Shawn Manglona, and Eric McDuff.<\/p>\n

In other results, Saipan junior boys\u2019 team Holokahi swept all three events: 500m (2:46.1), 1,000m (6:16.3) and 6-mile (30:34.5), while Saipan PC placed second in the 500m (2:53.9) and 1,000m (6:18.7), and third in the 6-mile race (3:55.0). (Jon Perez)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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