{"id":389989,"date":"2023-04-21T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=389989"},"modified":"2023-04-21T06:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:00:37","slug":"sis-baby-geckos-lead-es-athletics-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sis-baby-geckos-lead-es-athletics-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"SIS Baby Geckos lead ES athletics qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saipan International School\u2019s Gabriel Walsh, second left, led the boys 9U 100m Heat 2 with a time of 17.65 seconds in the start of Week 3 9U and 12U qualifiers in the NMA\/PSS All Schools Athletics 2022-2023 on Tuesday at the Oleai Sports Complex track and field. (LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Baby Geckos of Saipan International School were the speediest runners in the start of Week 3 9U and 12U qualifiers in the NMA\/PSS All Schools Athletics 2022-2023 on Tuesday at the Oleai Sports Complex track and field.<\/p>\n

SIS topped 11 heats in the 9U boys 100m, 9U girls 100m, 9U boys 400m, 12U boys 400m, 9U girls 400m, 12U girls 400m, 12U boys, and girls 1,500m events.<\/p>\n

Koblerville Elementary School and Oleai Elementary School topped seven heats each.<\/p>\n

The 9U boys 100m Heat 2 Top 3 SIS\u2019 Gabriel Walsh at 17.65; Richardson Mungwaath from KobES at 17.88; and Jacob Borja from OES at 18.15 seconds.
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Oleai Elementary School\u2019s Alexander Salundaguit attempts the softball throw event in the start of Week 3 9U and 12U qualifiers in the NMA\/PSS All Schools Athletics 2022-2023 on Tuesday at the Oleai Sports Complex track and field. (LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The 9U girls 100m Heat 2 first place was SIS\u2019 Neveah Arriola at 17.14; Kaylen Taflinger from OES was second at 17.82; and third was Liana Sokau from San Vicente Elementary School at 18.18 seconds.<\/p>\n

Heat 3 Top 3 was SIS\u2019 Scarlett Burrell at 16.71; Marianne Eugenio from OES at 17.25; Naomi Benjamin from SVS at 17.94 seconds.<\/p>\n

The 9U boys 400m Heat 1 Top 3 was SIS\u2019 Tristan Bertoncini at 1:37.33; teammate Cole Santos at 1:40.06; and KobES\u2019 Arturo Pangelinan at 1:40.34.<\/p>\n

Heat 2 first place was SIS\u2019 Ezra West at 1:25.82; second was Jaden Concepcion from OES at 1:30.82; and third was Jesus Daikichy from William S. Reyes Elementary School at 1:33.49.<\/p>\n

The 12U boys 400m Heat 2 Top 3 was Quido Jambor from SIS at 1:20.08; Iku Benavente from KobES at 1:22.54; and Alexander Salundaguit from OES at 1:26.69.<\/p>\n

The 9U girls 400m Top 3 in Heat 1 was Scarlett Burrell at 1:25.94; Kaylen Taflinger at 1:27.14; and Giovanni Igisaiar from KobES at 1:31.43.<\/p>\n

Top 3 in Heat 3 was Neveah Arriola at 1:30.65; Naomi Benjamin at 1:37.07; and Jasiel Mesik at 1:37.53.<\/p>\n

The 12U girls 400m Heat 2 first place was SIS\u2019 Leilani Ruszala at 1:30.18; Haelie Edwards was second at 1:32.34; and third was Isla Grant at 1:32.57.<\/p>\n

The 12U boys 1,500m was dominated by Quido Jambor at 6:47.12; second was teammate Jake Duenas at 7:13.16; third was WSR\u2019s Vicente Aldan at 7:24.08.<\/p>\n

And the 12U girls 1,500m Top 3 was Leilani Ruszala at 7:10.42; Erricka Long at 7:29.28; and Isla Grant at 7:32.01.<\/p>\n

In the softball throw event that day, Top 3 in the 9U boys was Saipan Community School\u2019s Lennox Sablan at 25.39m; Ernesto Kukkun from OES at 24.58m; and Lellan Daniel with 23.34.<\/p>\n

The 9U girls Top 3 was OES\u2019 Ayana Elameto at 19.29m; KobES\u2019 Giovanna Igisaiar at 18.64m; and Leilourchibw Taisakan from KobES at 12.96m.
\nResults of the middle school and high school qualifiers will be posted in the next issues of Saipan Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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