{"id":193992,"date":"2015-03-16T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=193992"},"modified":"2015-03-16T04:00:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T18:00:54","slug":"akimaru-leads-high-point-awardees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/akimaru-leads-high-point-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"Akimaru leads high-point awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saipan Swim Club\u2019s Kento Akimaru was among the high-point winners in the SSC International Invitational Swim Meet held for three days at the Kan Pacific Swimming Pool.<\/p>\n

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Saipan Swim Club\u2019s Kento Akimaru competes in the 200m breaststroke event of the SSC International Invitational Swim Meet last Saturday at the Kan Pacific Swimming Pool.
(Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Akimaru lorded it over in the boys 13 to 14 age group, besting seven other swimmers. He collected 79 points off first place finishes in seven individual races (200 and 400m individual medley, 100m and 200m breaststroke, 50m butterfly, and 50m and 100m backstroke) and one relay (400m freestyle relay) and one runner-up (50m freestyle). Akimaru prevailed over teammate Christian Villacrusis (71 points), Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Mark Maestro (54), Manhoben Swim Club\u2019s Santiago Poppe (46), Andersen Marlins-PC\u2019s Sekia Banes (38), and fellow SSC swimmers David Boyer (35), R.J. Pierce (18), and Dominic Zedde (11). Points were awarded based on each swimmer\u2019s ranking in each race with 9 going to the winner.<\/p>\n

Sharing the 13 to 14 group top honors with Akimaru was Tsunami Guam\u2019s Leilani Koiwa, who earned 77 points to edge teammate Samantha Hon (75). Madison Packbier completed Tsunami Guam\u2019s Top 3 finish after gathering 56 points. Rounding out the division were Manhoben\u2019s Mineri Gomez (50), Palau\u2019s Roylin Akiwo (46), Tsunami Guam\u2019s Katelee McCormic (41) and Ayaka Lin (38), Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Kyona Rivera (38), Andersen\u2019s Jacobi Headlee (12), and Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Kathrine Illani (4).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other top finishers in their respective age group are U8\u2019s Ashley Dangol and Hans Xu of Tsunami Saipan; 9 to 10\u2019s Esabelle Eldridge and Chuckie White of Tsunami Guam; 11 to 12\u2019s Roxanne Mikel and Jimi Hendrix of Tsunami Guam; 15 to 16\u2019s Rosalyn Mikel and Jagger Stephens of Tsunami Guam; and 17-and-over\u2019s Dirngulbai Misech of Palau and Keigo Kitadate of Tsunami Guam.<\/p>\n

Dangol was the runaway winner in the girls U8 division after tallying 63 point. Her closest pursuer, teammate Maria Batallones, only bagged 24 points. SSC\u2019s Andrei Kaith Lynn completed the podium finish after logging 23 points. Eight other swimmers joined the division.<\/p>\n

In the boys U18, Tsunami Saipan had a 1-2 finish with Isaiah Aleksenko placing second to Xu, who collected 83 points against the former\u2019s 53. Manhoben\u2019s Israel Poppe finished third with his 41 points, beating six other swimmers.<\/p>\n

In the girls 9 to 10, Eldridge won against 12 others after recording 81 points. SSC\u2019s Coume Kaga came in at second with her 65 markers, while Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Natsuki Naga had 39 to rank third.<\/p>\n

In the 15-swimmer boys division, there was a close fight for first place, with White\u2019s 66 points edging the 64 of SSC\u2019s Jinnozuke Suzuki. Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Anthony Camacho-Deleon Guerrero finished third with his 60 points.<\/p>\n

In the girls 11 to 12, Roxanne posted 72 points to beat Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Sophia Gauran (65) and Aika Watanabe (46). Thirteen other swimmers entered the division. In the boys category, Hendrix was way ahead with his 81 points versus the 66 of teammate Ken Hasegawa. Palau\u2019s Noel Keane rounded out the Top 3 after gaining 60 markers.<\/p>\n

Roxanne\u2019s older sister, Rosalyn, had a tough win in the girls 15 to 16 division against Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Angel De Jesus, 66-64. Palau\u2019s Rhema Joy Maido (56) and Berneace Balayo (51) and Manhoben\u2019s Amanda Poppe (48) completed the division. In the boys category, Jagger\u2019s 72 points edged the 68 of Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Takumi Sugie. Tsunami Guam\u2019s Alexander Gonzalez made it to the Top 3 with his 52 points, just 2 more than fourth finisher and Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Kaito Yanai.<\/p>\n

In the girls 17-and-over division, Palau finally got a high-point award with Misech downing the host\u2019s Victoria Chentsova, 71-68. Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Daime Rivera and Palau\u2019s Romellen Maido, who tallied 63 and 55, respectively, were the other entries in the division. In the boys category, only two joined with Kitadate\u2019s 81 besting the 39 of SSC\u2019s Salofi Welch.<\/p>\n

The SSC-hosted meet was held from Thursday to Saturday with over 100 swimmers from Saipan, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Palau competing in the three-day event. Yesterday\u2019s ocean swim was cancelled due to typhoon Bavi.<\/p>\n

Results per races and the swimmers\u2019 times will be reported later this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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