{"id":394753,"date":"2023-06-28T06:06:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=394753"},"modified":"2023-06-28T06:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:06:17","slug":"tania-pony-place-in-oceania-cup-3000m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tania-pony-place-in-oceania-cup-3000m\/","title":{"rendered":"Tania, Pony place in Oceania Cup 3,000m"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite competing against more seasoned runners in the Pacific, CNMI runners Tania Tan and Pony Tang made their islands proud as they both had podium finishes in the competitive middle distance 3,000m race of the Oceania Cup last Saturday at the Oleai Sports Complex.<\/p>\n

For Tan\u2019s division, only Australia\u2019s Leyla Liakatos finished ahead of her and clocked in first at 10:43.89; Tan came in a close second at 10:53.08; third was Polynesia\u2019s Amandine Matera at 11:12.57; Melanesia\u2019s Mary Tenge was fourth at 11:12.97; fifth was Micronesia\u2019s Keira Paz at 12:20.22; and sixth was the CNMI\u2019s Tiana Cabrera with 13:18.08<\/p>\n

Tang galloped into third place with a time of 10:56.65 and topped five other CNMI runners in his division. First place went to Melanesia\u2019s Aquila Turalom at 9:20.56; second went to Micronesia\u2019s Hugh Kent with a time of 9:23.45.<\/p>\n

Simon Tang came in fourth place with a time of 11:22.40; fifth was Sildrey Veloria at 11:29.53; Michael Mancao was sixth at 11:59.43; seventh was James Lin at 12:16.48; and eighth was Simon Necesito at 14:14.00.<\/p>\n

Tan and Tang also competed in the 1,500m race.\u00a0
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Tang<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Tan placed fifth with a time of 5:07.31. First place went to Australia\u2019s Lily Mather with 4:42.10; Australia\u2019s Nyree Hamilton was second at 4:42.47; Melanesia\u2019s Scholastica Herman was third at 4:52.47; fourth was Polynesia\u2019s Amandine Matera at 5:03.71; Melanesia\u2019s Mary Tenge was sixth with 5:13.05.<\/p>\n

The CNMI\u2019s Kaithlyn Chavez came in seventh with a time of 5:25.39; Micronesia\u2019s Keira Paz came in eighth at 5:46.79; and CNMI\u2019s Tiana Cabrera came in ninth with a time of 5:51.59.<\/p>\n

Tang, for his part, finished fourth in the 1,500m race with a time of 4:59.14. Polynesia\u2019s Rylie Cabalse took gold with a time of 4:09.44; silver went to Melanesia\u2019s Aquila Turalom at 4:09.56; and bronze went to Micronesia\u2019s Hugh Kent.<\/p>\n

For Tan, she said \u201cEven though it wasn\u2019t a PR, I\u2019m still happy with how I did in the 3,000m because I was able to score points for our team, which is all that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the Oceania Cup experience, she said \u201cIt was overall a good experience.It\u2019s nice having more competition among international athletes from all over the Pacific. It pushes you to train harder and run faster during races. It\u2019s an eye-opener and motivator to keep working hard to improve because everyone is so good. I\u2019m glad I was able to finish both races healthy.\u201d
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Team NMI Oceania Cup athletes pose for a photo at the Oleai Sports Complex during the Oceania Cup event last Friday and Saturday.(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Tang, with the Oceania Cup being his first international competition, said \u201cI never expected to place, but it felt good crossing the finish line knowing that I got third. This 3,000m race felt shorter than usual, but the weather was really hot and humid when it started at 3:20pm. Overall, joining Oceania was a great experience. I got to meet other athletes, made new friends, and learned what to expect in future competitions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s and women\u2019s 800m, the CNMI did not have a podium finish, but still ran and pushed as hard and fast as they could.<\/p>\n

First place in the men\u2019s 800m was Melanesia\u2019s Adolf Kauba at 1:57.25; second was Polynesia\u2019s Rylie Cabalse at 2:02.34; third was Polynesia\u2019s Sione Taufeulungake with a time of 2:03.24; fourth place went to Micronesia\u2019s Hugh Kent at 2:07.20; fifth was the CNMI\u2019s Cody Shimizu with a time of 2:13.03; Micronesia\u2019s Jaedon Waay placed sixth with a time of 2:25.32; and seventh was Simon Tang at 2:27.59.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s 800m, Australia\u2019s Nyree Hamilton took the gold with a time of 2:10.96; silver went to Australia\u2019s Lily Mather at 2:12.15; bronze went to Scholastica Herman of Melanesia at 2:13.80; fourth place went to Polynesia\u2019s Amandine Matera at 2:22.73; The CNMI\u2019s Kaithlyn Chavez was fifth place at 2:29.24; and sixth place went to Micronesia\u2019s Keira Paz at 2:49.33.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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