{"id":280574,"date":"2018-07-23T06:04:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T20:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=280574"},"modified":"2018-07-23T06:04:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T20:04:04","slug":"strong-finish-for-athletics-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/strong-finish-for-athletics-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong finish for athletics team"},"content":{"rendered":"
The CNMI\u2019s Nick Gross competes in the javelin throw event in the 9th Micronesian Games last Thursday in Yap. (Hiroyuki Mori)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The CNMI Athletics Team went all out at the track last Thursday, winning seven medals\u2014its best output in a single day.<\/p>\n

On top of Zarinae Sapong\u2019s gold medal in the 200m run, the squad also hauled three silver medals and three bronzes, bringing the group\u2019s total to two golds, five silvers, and six bronzes.<\/p>\n

Eleina Santos got a silver medal in the women\u2019s 1,500m run after finishing the race in 5:26.49. Guam\u2019s Genina Georgette Criss took the gold medal after recording 5:01.85, while her compatriot Madison Packbier earned the bronze with a time of 5:33.28. <\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s 100m hurdles, Rachael Abrams, who gave the CNMI its first gold medal after ruling the high jump last week, won a silver after logging 17.77 seconds and beating Palau\u2019s Aubrey Ngirangesill (18.84 seconds) and the Marshall Islands\u2019 Rosemaline Watley (19.02). Guam\u2019s Richelle Tugade notched the gold after checking in at 16.72 seconds.<\/p>\n

The CNMI\u2019s third silver medal in the last day of the athletics competition came from Douglas Schmidt in the men\u2019s triple jump. Schmidt registered 12.47m to prevail against six athletes (from Palau, Pohnpei, Guam, and Nauru). Kiribati\u2019s Biira Brurennaira got the gold with his 12.83m, while Nauru\u2019s Jonah Harris (12.09) completed the podium finish.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Commonwealth\u2019s three bronze medals on Day 4 of the athletics contest were courtesy of Tyler Santos, Nick Gross, and the women\u2019s 4x400m relay team.<\/p>\n

The quartet of Sapong, Santos, Jerlyn Castillo, and Therize Millare timed in at 4:24.43 to place third behind Guam (4:19.18) and Pohnpei (4:20.90). Chuuk (4:33.88) and Palau (4:46.49) were the other entries in the 4x400m relay event.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s 1,500m run, Tinian\u2019s Tyler Santos made it to the podium after clocking 4:39.48. Guam\u2019s Joshua Bustre (4:28.03) ruled the event, while Palau\u2019s Cristia Etpison Nicolescu (4:35.50) got the silver.<\/p>\n

In the javelin throw, Nick Gross foiled a Palau sweep when he placed third after recording 46.09m and beating seven other athletes. Dougwin Franz and Iverson August took the gold and silver for Palau after posting 50.32m and 47.74m, respectively. Tony Ichiuo finished seventh with his 39.91m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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