{"id":334699,"date":"2020-12-08T06:06:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=334699"},"modified":"2020-12-08T06:06:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:06:19","slug":"record-win-for-joson-cabrera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/record-win-for-joson-cabrera\/","title":{"rendered":"Record win for Joson, Cabrera"},"content":{"rendered":"
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High school runners head out to the course during the finale of the 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series last Saturday at the CPA Airport Field. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marianas High School\u2019s Josh Joson and Saipan International School\u2019s Tiana Cabrera finished the 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series in style after making a record run last Saturday at the CPA Airport Field.<\/p>\n

Joson completed the 3.1-mile race course in the finale race in 19:44\u2014the fastest this season\u2014to take the top honors in the boys high school division. The MHS student is the lone runner to break the 20-minute barrier in the three-lap course, as he surpassed his time (20:15) in the third and last qualifying race (held last Nov. 21).<\/p>\n

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Marianas High School\u2019s Josh Joson smiles as he heads to the finish line. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 17-year-old had a record run in the last weekend\u2019s championship race despite a participant\u2019s repeated attempts to interfere with the former\u2019s running path. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of frustrating to see him doing the interference and I am just relieved that race officials saw his violations. Despite his tactics, I tried to stay focused and pushed myself harder,\u201d Joson said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the girls U18 division, Cabrera was the undisputed queen of high school races this season.<\/p>\n

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Saipan International School\u2019s Tiana Cabrera leads the girls U18 race on her way for the second lap of the course. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The SIS student finished the finals race in 22:09\u2014her best record in the competition. Cabrera swept the first three qualifiers, submitting 23:19 in the opening leg, 22:32 in the second, and 22:45 in the third. <\/p>\n

SIS grabs boys U18 title<\/strong>
\nThe battle for the top team honors in the boys U18 division was a close one with SIS beating 2019 champion Agape Christian School in the tiebreak.<\/p>\n

The team championship was decided by points awarded to the Top 4 finishers of each school and the squad with the lowest score won. The Geckos and Torchbearers ended up scoring 22 points apiece for the deadlock.<\/p>\n

Rex Pixley handed SIS 2 points for his second place finish overall after reaching the finish line in 20:20. Samuel Culp (20:51) was ranked No. 4, while Charles McDonald (21:47) and Andrew Sablan (23:06) placed seventh and ninth, respectively.<\/p>\n

Agape, on the other hand, got its points from third placer Ray Qi (20:35), No. 5 finisher Eason Tang (21:17), No. 6 Jason Cao (21:31), and No. 8 Samuel He (21:50).<\/p>\n

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Saipan International School\u2019s Sam Culp, left, and Rex Pixley, pace the second lead group early into the high school division race in the 2020-2021 Public School System\/Northern Marianas Athletics All Schools Cross Country Series last Saturday at the CPA Airport Field. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To break the standoff, meet organizers took the results of SIS and Agape\u2019s fifth-best finisher. Jimin Woo went on to deliver for the Geckos as his finish time of 23:31 put him at the No. 12 spot, three notches higher than Agape\u2019s Peter Hu (24:05).<\/p>\n

Joining SIS and Agape in the Top 3 in the boys team category was MHS, which had 35 points, while Mt. Carmel School collected 77 and placed fourth.<\/p>\n

Agape keeps girls U18 crown<\/strong>
\nAgape gained 14 points to retain the girls U18 tiara.<\/p>\n

The champion squad finished way ahead of its competitors, as runner-up SIS bagged 34 markers, and MHS and Mt. Carmel tallied 51 and 58, respectively.<\/p>\n

Agape was the runaway winner in the division, as it had two runners making it to the podium with Cabrera. Emma Pang placed second with a time of 22:53, while Grace Si came in third after registering 23:21. Eunice Xu (23:35) and Elizabeth Xu (24:29) were ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, for Agape\u2019s convincing win.<\/p>\n

SIS, after getting a point from Cabrera\u2019s first place finish, had Linxi Cai (28:25\/No. 9 ranking), Jinnie Thompson (29:43\/No.11), and Pyper Liske-Clark (29:59\/No.13) completing the Geckos\u2019 finishers roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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