{"id":382944,"date":"2023-01-06T06:04:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T20:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=382944"},"modified":"2023-01-06T06:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T20:04:12","slug":"santos-colisao-andrew-make-oceania-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/santos-colisao-andrew-make-oceania-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Santos, Colisao, Andrew make Oceania Top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joey Colisao, left, and Ray Santos in action during the weightlifting competition of the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games at the Marianas High School Gymnasium. (LEIGH GASES\/MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ray Santos, Joey Colisao, and Lyle Andrew made it to the 2022 Top 10 rankings of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation.<\/p>\n

CNMI Weightlifting president John Davis said Santos is represented in two weight categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is ranked No. 2 in the seniors 55 kg with a best total of 207 kg. He is also No. 9 in the 61-kg weight category with a total of 205 kg.<\/p>\n

Colisao is No. 1 in the juniors +109 weight category with a total of 275 kg. Andrews is ranked No.\u00a0 5 in the same group with a total of 136 kg.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to the CNMI weightlifters that made the Top 10 ranking for Oceania in their respective senior and junior weight categories. Little by little, step by step CNMI\u00a0 weightlifting will make a serious impact in the Marianas, Oceania, and the Pacific. Maybe not today…but someday. Thank you for everyone\u2019s support,\u201d said Davis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Colisao said making it to No. 1 in his weight category for the entire Oceania region was a dream come true.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve worked hard to get to this point and I won\u2019t be stopping, I\u2019m aiming to climb the ranks even more and give it my all. I\u2019m sure my younger self would be ecstatic about this and I am proud that I\u2019ve come this far. I still have a lot to learn and achieve but this is one big step toward an ultimate goal,\u201d the 20-year-old said.<\/p>\n

Colisao dedicated his accomplishment to his family, friends, teammates, coaches, and to himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey all helped me grow as a person and an athlete. I don\u2019t know what I would do without them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Competing in the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022, Colisao completed all six of his lifts in the snatch portion of the +109-kg division that bagged him the gold medal in his weight class.<\/p>\n

For his part, Andrew was caught by surprise making it to the Top 10 of the juniors +109 weight category.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say that this achievement is definitely surprising and I\u2019d like to dedicate this achievement to my team and my coach Angel San Nicolas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recent Northern Marianas College graduate competed in the discus event of the 2022 Mini Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Santos won three gold medals in the quadrennial event when the 31-year-old Koblerville Elementary School special education teacher topped the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall competitions of the 55-kg class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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