{"id":238040,"date":"2016-10-07T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=238040"},"modified":"2016-10-07T06:00:16","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T20:00:16","slug":"moc-field-mens-team-micro-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/moc-field-mens-team-micro-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"MOC to field men\u2019s team in Micro Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
Marianas Outrigger Canoe paddlers compete in a local race held early this year in the waters off Sandy Beach Homes in Chalan Kanoa. MOC will send its men\u2019s team to Palau this month to participate in the Micro Cup 2016. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marianas Outrigger Canoe\u2019s men\u2019s team is on the long list of CNMI squads that will be competing in the Micro Cup 2016 in Palau later this month.<\/p>\n

MOC coach\/paddler Dino Manning said their men\u2019s crew is made up of nine people and they will be competing in four events in the Micro Cup, which will be held in the waters off Meyuns Ramp in Koror from Oct. 21 to 23. Manning is among the crewmembers and is joined on the team by Jose Quan, Vince Tudela, Bobby Cruz, Rich Salas, Ketson \u201cJack\u201d Kabiriel, Billy Grow, Angel San Nicolas, and James Lee.<\/p>\n

Manning and company will be racing in the 500m sprint, 1,500m event, long distance (around 20K) and V1 (one-man canoe in 500m).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have yet to decide who among us will join in the V1,\u201d Manning said in an interview with Saipan Tribune yesterday.<\/p>\n

He added that the squad has been training for the tournament in Palau in the last six months. They are practicing four times a week with each session on weekdays lasting for one and a half hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn weekends, we usually do long distance training and it\u2019s good for two to three hours,\u201d Manning said.<\/p>\n

The MOC coach has no specific idea of the teams (outside the CNMI) they will be facing in Palau, but he expects a bigger field since last year\u2019s event that Saipan was scheduled to host was canceled due to Typhoon Soudelor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am sure there will be a lot of strong teams going to Palau because they are pretty excited to be back in the water and compete after the event on Saipan last year was canceled. It\u2019s hard to tell who will win, but for me, the hosts, always have the advantage because it is their water,\u201d the MOC coach said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs for our team, I feel good that our crew have been working hard to get in shape and prepare for the races. We\u2019ve been spending enough time in the water to do well and have good results in the competition. We will do our very best,\u201d Manning added.<\/p>\n

Besides MOC\u2019s men\u2019s team, other CNMI representatives to the three-day tournament are Napu Outrigger Canoe Club (youth girls and boys and adult co-ed), Saipan Paddling Club (men\u2019s and women\u2019s and youth co-ed), Marianas Pacific Paddlers (women\u2019s), and Hoe Lokahi (men\u2019s and women\u2019s). Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia are also expected to field teams in this month\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Northern Marianas National Paddle Sports Federation will hold sprint and long distance races this weekend at Kilili Beach as tune-ups for the Palau-bound teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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