{"id":352424,"date":"2021-09-27T06:03:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T20:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=352424"},"modified":"2021-09-27T06:03:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T20:03:46","slug":"tania-tops-jasper-xc-fall-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tania-tops-jasper-xc-fall-invite\/","title":{"rendered":"Tania tops Jasper XC Fall Invite"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tania Tan, seen here in a file photo from a recent race, was the first woman to cross the finish line in the Jasper XC Fall Invite held last Saturday, Sept. 25, at Twin Ponds on the Farm in Montgomery, N.Y. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The CNMI\u2019s Tania Tan won the women\u2019s division of the Jasper XC Fall Invite held last Saturday, Sept. 25, at Twin Ponds on the Farm in Montgomery, N.Y.<\/p>\n

Running for Fordham University, where the 19-year-old is a sophomore, Tan successfully negotiated the 6-kilometer cross country route in 23:58.9 to beat Marist College\u2019s Mary Dougherty and her own teammate, Emmy Longmore, who submitted times of 24:14.2 and 24:54.2, respectively.<\/p>\n

She said she was shocked after crossing the finish line first in the Jasper XC Fall Invite last weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very surprised to place first because I wasn\u2019t going into the race expecting that. But I\u2019ve been feeling good during our workouts recently so my coach told me before the race that he believed I could do really well today, I just had to have faith in myself,\u201d she told Saipan Tribune in a social media message.<\/p>\n

Northern Marianas Athletics distance running coach Ron Snyder said they\u2019re absolutely thrilled that one of the CNMI\u2019s best runners is making her mark in college athletics. Snyder also served as Tan\u2019s coach at Saipan International School, where she finished high school.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of NMA is very proud of Tania, winning her very first 6K race. As her coach at SIS, I am particularly proud that she is not only keeping up with her running but excelling at it. Go Tania! Go NMA and go SIS!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked what\u2019s the secret of her winning the Jasper XC Fall, Tan remained modest, adding she\u2019s just happy that she can train regularly now in the U.S. mainland.<\/p>\n

\u201cI honestly just went out and ran\u2026In the U.S., things are practically back to normal which is nice so we\u2019ve been training regularly and normally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Team-wise, Fordham finished fifth overall in the women\u2019s varsity race that was won by Rider University. Tan and Fordham will next be racing at the 2021 Metropolitan Cross Country Championship, hosted at Van Cortlandt Park on Friday, Oct. 8.<\/p>\n

Tan is no stranger to competitive running in the CNMI. She is a veteran of the Saipan International School Cross Country and Track teams where she led the team in distance events. She was also a two-time national runner for cross country at the Asia Pacific Cross Country Invitational as well as represented the CNMI in the 2018 Oceania Cross Country Championships in Australia, the XVI Pacific Games in Samoa, and the Oceania Micronesian Regional Championships in 2018 where she set her previous PR of 12:20:99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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