{"id":334134,"date":"2020-11-27T06:04:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T20:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=334134"},"modified":"2020-11-27T06:04:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T20:04:15","slug":"cabrera-completes-sweep-of-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cabrera-completes-sweep-of-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabrera completes sweep of qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"
High school runners, including three-time winner Tiana Camacho, second right, head out to the course during the second leg of the 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series held early this month at the CPA Airport Field. (roselyn B. Monroyo)
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Saipan International School\u2019s Tiana Cabrera went 3-for-3 in the qualifying races for the 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series after topping the final trial for the girls U18 division Saturday.<\/p>\n

The SIS senior rounded out the 3.1-mile course at the CPA Airport Field in 22:45 to beat six other students in her age group and complete the sweep of the three qualifiers. Cabrera, who reached the finish line last weekend nearly nine minutes ahead of runner-up and fellow SIS student Jinnie Thompson (30:54), is likely to cap her domination of this season\u2019s cross country event on Dec. 5 when organizers NMA and PSS hold the championship races.<\/p>\n

The Geckos had a Top 3 finish in last weekend\u2019s final qualifier, as Pyper Liske-Clark came in at third place with a time of 32:48. Other finishers in the girls U18 race were Mt. Carmel School\u2019s Penelope Sablan (33:24) and Amaya Reyes (37:00) and SIS\u2019 Rachel Shin (36:16) and Francine Camacho (37:01).<\/p>\n

In the boys U18 division, Marianas High School\u2019s Josh Joson earned entry into the finals next month after joining the third and final qualifier and posting the fastest time in the entire high school field. Joson completed three-lap course in 20:15 beating the times of opening leg winner Rex Pixley (20:31) of SIS and second leg top finisher Peter Hu (22:32) of Agape Christian School.<\/p>\n

Pixley also ran in the last qualifier and submitted 21:30 to finish second and SIS went on to dominate the Top 5 in the boys U18 contest with Sam Culp (22:13) placing third and followed by Jimin Woo (22:44) and Jayden Shim (22:49).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, besides Joson, MHS fielded five other runners in the last qualifier with Sildrey Velorio (24:17), Daniel Mar Pablo (25:54), Dylan Mister (25:01), Sam Tengco (31:15), and Kevin Batino (35:26) rounding out the Dolphins\u2019 finishers list. SIS\u2019 Jesus Sablan (24:40) and Mt. Carmel\u2019s Robin Alvarez (29:56) also completed the course.<\/p>\n

Lucero, Litulumar win U14 races<\/strong>
\nFrancisco M. Sablan Middle School\u2019s Christian Lucero missed beating his time in the second leg, but still ruled the third and last qualifier in the boys U14 division.<\/p>\n

Lucero, who finished the 2.1-mile course for the middle school race around the 14-minute mark, this time registered 15:30, which was enough to push him ahead of 13 other runners in his division.<\/p>\n

Middle school students compete in the second leg of the 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series held early this month at the CPA Airport Field. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The FMS student spoiled SIS\u2019 bid for a Top 5 sweep, as he beat the Geckos\u2019 William Lee (16:05), Gyu Hyeon Park (16:29), Casey Chambers (16:32), and Christian Newman (16:35). <\/p>\n

Saipan Community School\u2019s Elija Ye (17:15), Dwight Crisostomo (18:21), and David Ye (22:29), Mt. Carmel\u2019s June Yu (18:11), Hopwood Middle School\u2019s Charles Guiang (19:47) and Tyrone Manipon (27:49), SIS\u2019 Kyle Kramer (18:57), and FMS\u2019 Daniel Sano (27:50) rounded out the boys middle school finishers roster.<\/p>\n

In the girls middle school, Shoko Litulumar won her first and last qualifying race after registering 18:11. She was the only runner in the girls U14 division to complete the two-lap course under the 20-minute mark. SIS\u2019 Phoenix Gross logged 20 minutes to rank second and was followed by her schoolmate Rebecca Eaton (20:30), FMS\u2019 Teneasha Diaz (20:52), Hoo Wang (23:36) and Eva Lizunova (25:50), also from SIS, and Nerita Sellem (27:31) of FMS.<\/p>\n

Litulumar and other participants in the first three qualifiers may compete in the middle school\u2019s championship races set for Dec. 5, but schools can only field a maximum of 6 runners each in the girls and boys divisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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