{"id":333142,"date":"2020-11-10T06:06:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T20:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=333142"},"modified":"2020-11-10T06:06:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T20:06:28","slug":"agape-sweeps-u14-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/agape-sweeps-u14-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Agape sweeps U14 races"},"content":{"rendered":"
Agape Christian School students head out to the course during last weekend\u2019s 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series at the CPA Airport Field. (Contributed Photo)
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Defending champion Agape Christian School lived up to expectations early into this season after earning top honors in the middle school races during the first leg of the 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series held last Saturday at the CPA Airport Field.<\/p>\n

Peter Pang ruled the boys U14 event after completing the 2.1-mile course in 15:30, while his fellow Agape runner Barbara Wang won the girls division after checking in at 16:05. <\/p>\n

Agape had a 1-2 finish in the boys race, as Danny Cheng rounded out the two-lap course after Pang, while Saipan International School\u2019s Casey Chambers came in third. Other finishers in last Saturday\u2019s morning race were (fourth to 13th place) were Agape\u2019s Joseph Li, SIS\u2019 Dong Hyun Lee, Christian Newman, Gyu Hyeon Park, and Kyle Kramer, Saipan Community School\u2019s David Ye, Agape\u2019s Boxin Cheng, Hopwood Middle School\u2019s Charles Guiang and Tyrone Manipon, and Francisco M. Sablan\u2019s Cedric Catacutan.<\/p>\n

Agape Christian School and Saipan International School students race in the middle school division of the 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series last Saturday at the CPA Airport Field. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the girls U14 division, Agape also earned the Top 2 spot with Serena Cheng following Wang to the finish line and beating SIS\u2019 Savita Sikkel. Agape\u2019s Esther Xu, Ruth Zhang, and Jenny Xu were ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, and were followed by SIS\u2019 Becca Easton, Phoenix Gross, Hoo Wang, and Eva Lizunova, and FMS\u2019 Teneasha Diaz and Nerita Sellem.<\/p>\n

Sikkel, Campbell triumph<\/strong>
\nMeanwhile, Brilliant Star School\u2019s Moshe Sikkel and Agape\u2019s Jessie Campbell won in their respective heats in the co-ed elementary division race held last Friday also at the CPA Airport Field.<\/p>\n

Nick Gross, director of the PSS Student Support Services Athletic Program, records the temperature of an Agape Christian School student before allowing him to race last Friday. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sikkel prevailed on Heat 1 of the 1.1-mile race after timing in at 7:56 and besting 23 other runners. Campbell, on the other hand, clocked in a little over eight minutes to win against 15 other participants on Heat 2. The elementary division was divided into two heats to avoid overcrowding at the start\/finish line, as NMA and PSS are implementing safety measures against the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the cross country season.<\/p>\n

Joining Sikkel in the Top 3 on Heat 1 were SIS\u2019 Finn Altizer and Faith Arriola. Other runners who raced in the first group were Saipan Community School\u2019s Richard Zhao, Patrick and Joshua McDonald, Andrew Guerrero, Allie Brasuell, and Vivian Chung; SIS\u2019 Jude Ryaphand, Leilani Ruszala, and Gabriel Walsh; BSS\u2019 Aiden Camacho, Nason Weseel, Sophia and Aya Smith, and Pattseera Kasemsri; and William S. Reyes Elementary School\u2019s Jiro Quindoza, Marq Hernandez, Aliyah Villacrusis, Kristen Sierra, Sylbella Taisague, and Edwin Liclican.<\/p>\n

Elementary school runners head out to the course. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Heat 2, Mt. Carmel\u2019s Stephen Yeom finished second behind Campbell and while Agape\u2019s Reyviel Van Escarlan rounded out the Top 3. Other finishers in the pool were Isla Montessori\u2019s Georgia Baetge, Addison and Oliver Pauling, Jackson Koning, and Cooper Fong; Agape\u2019s Benjamin Cai, Ratul Bhuya, Jason Xia, and Alice Caun; and Kagman Elementary School\u2019s Paige Blanco, Tatum Jones, Justo Quitugua, and Jolene Cabrera.<\/p>\n

The co-ed elementary school division will have the second leg of the cross country series this Friday, also at the CPA Airport Field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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