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Mary Grace Delos Santos falls short of SEA Games qualifier
Double Milo Marathon Champion Mary Grace Delos Santos finished seventh at the 14th Asian Marathon Championships in Hong Kong in a time of 2h56.39 the time was some 7 minutes away from her personal best of 2h49.29 she set 2 months ago to win the Milo Marathon. The surprise winner was North Korea’s Kim Kum Ok. Delos Santos was the highest placed entry from South East Asia. The SEA Games bronze medal standard is 2h48.63.
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- Double Trouble for SEA Rivals. Fil-Heritage Vaulters again equal SEA Standards. (pinoyathletics.com)
Monticalvo steals the Season lead in Pole Vault
Monticalvo and Alorro are on a campaign to return the gold medal to the Philippines in the mens Pole Vault.
Caleb Monticalvo became the second Filipino athlete in 2013 to surpass the bronze medal standard in Track and Field (4.70m) . His leap of 4.73m placed him 6th at the Run for the Dream indoor meet at Fresno. A good opener last year Monticalvo opened with 4.55m before getting 5.03m which surpassed the standing Filipino Record (but was counted as he did not have a phi passport at the time). Monticalvo was ranked #2 on the SEA Games ranking lists last year. The standing record in Pole Vault outdoors is Edward Lasquette (5.00m) and indoors Emerson Obiena (4.93m).
Meanwhile across the eastern side of the States. Pole Vaulter Julio Alorro of the College of New Jersey had an eas at the New York University Challenge with 4.55m on Friday, not as impressive as the 4.72m he leapt last week to surpass the sea games bronze medal standard.
Vitug makes all time list in the 3km Womens
A large contingent of Fil-Heritage athletes were in action this week. At the Pomona Pitzer in Claremont, California Sarah Vitug ran a personal best of 10.20.10 representing her new school Loyola Marymount in fifth place. The 23 year old who is ranked #8 and #3 on the Filipina all time lists actually made the qualifying standard for the last sea games in 2011 over 1500m surpassing the bronze medal criteria by 4 seconds. Vitug’s time of 10.20.10 put her in the all time list at #10 for the 3km as well. This race serves as a test for Vitug who is going after the difficult task of qualifying in the 800 and 1500 for SEA Games and will be in action at the PNG.
Vitug
16 year old Julie Wollrath opened her season with a run of 5:15.40 in the 1600m at the Eagle Open Invitational in Florida on Friday (around a 4:57 1500). Wollrath best time in the 5k of 17:20 is well under the standing junior Filipina record (18:18).
California High School Indoor Invite 4x145m champions! Left-right: Kayla Richardson (FR), Amanda Van Buren (FR), Coach Jon, Rai Ahmed-Green, Kayla Richardson.
14 year olds Kyla and Kayla Richardson recorded 7.41 and 7.39 for the 60m. This time Kayla having the faster time of the two twins over 55m at Fresno.
15 year old Keana Fine clocked 26.54 (PB) 200m and 59.91 over 400m in Washington indoors.
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- Richardson Twins open 2013 with PBs in 60m, Fil-Heritage athletes in action! (pinoyathletics.com)
- Suggestions for a Fair Selection process for RP Track and Field at SEA Games (pinoyathletics.com)
- Nicolas mark is equal to Filipino Junior Record in Pole Vault (pinoyathletics.com)
- List of SEA Games Qualifiers as of 31 Dec, 2012 (pinoyathletics.com)
- Tentative list of Qualifiers for ASEAN Youth Games (Jun 4-8 Vietnam) (pinoyathletics.com)
- Cerah Moren aims for the 2015 World Youth Champs in Javelin (pinoyathletics.com)
- Krizia Leah Apelar shifts focus to 400m challenge (pinoyathletics.com)
Suggestions for a Fair Selection process for RP Track and Field at SEA Games
Qualification Dates
In regards to selection, I would like to suggest the qualification period for the SEA Games be extended from 2011 SEA Games date (November 12-16) until September 2013 (over one month before the SEA Games scheduled date allows adequate time to finalize team).
Because if the medalists last SEA games are automatically included then anyone else who makes qf performances from that date onwards should be included aswell its only fair why should a bronze medalist from dec 2011 be allowed an extra year to have a performance when a young/new athlete who has never competed at sea games have to do the performance in less than a year the current system makes it harder for young athletes who make the standard harder to get into the team.
This by no way disadvantages previous SEA Games medalists as they are secured in the team as there performances make the SEA Games performance required. The only way an existing medalist would concede there spot is if within the qualification period two athletes in the same event exceeded there performance during the SEA Games.
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Bronze Medal minimal
The Bronze medal standard from last SEA Games should definitely be the minimal standard set. As the SEA Games is the least competitive multi-sports event the Philippines participates in we should not accept a standard lower than this for entry into the SEA Games. If this is allowed it does not set clear enough and consistent guidelines in regards to selection and can lead to disputes and conflict in the athletic community.
We should also definitely not be selecting athletes who have not made the standard over those who have already made the standard in the time frame specified. By honoring a set standard such as the SEA Games bronze medal it sets the expectations that there is a concrete/definitive performance that the athletes are aware they need to achieve. This would further motivate the athletic community and domestic depth as they will now know they all have a fair chance to qualify.
A Bronze medal is the minimal standard and not something were concessions should be allowed for selection. By expecting anything less we are merely lowering the bar of expectations and hence not raising the level of our athletes against those from other SEA Nations.
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The Training Pool
One gray area right now is the training pool, members of the national team are those who medalled at the last SEA Games. However the Training pool does not seem to have clear and definite guidelines in place for what merits selection. A suggestion is that the Training pool should only comprise of athletes who have made the bronze standard from the last sea games during the qualification period, but did not medal last SEA games.
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Where can performances be achieved
We also should allow athletes to achieve performances at any meets not just at the Philippine National Games. As there are no meets leading up to the PNG it is very difficult for athletes to perform optimally. The ideal would be to create competitions leading up to the PNG if the PNG is to serve as the primary selection meet. While i strongly feel the importance of the National Games as the primary selection meet I don’t believe it should be the only selection meet.
The reason I say this is because other SEA Nations do not restrict selection to just the National meet and allow overseas performances to count towards selection of their SEA Games lineups as well as this they also host more local meets. If we allow the PNG to be the only selection meet this will handicap us again our SEA Games rivals.
Fair enough the National Championships/Games should be the premier/prestigious meet of the Philippine athletic season, right now it seems the UAAP gets better attendance and performances. The National Championships should include all the best athletes in the country including all the UAAP athletes and would be better powered with domestic meets leading up to it.
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If it has not yet been covered feel free to contribute to this article and ask questions
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Alorro first RP Athlete in 2013 to make SEA Games Bronze Standard, Kyla in good form.
Alorro first RP Track and Field Athlete to make Bronze Medal Criteria for SEA Games in 2013
Alloro getting to Vault at the NCAA Div III Championships.
Julio Alorro leapt 4.72m at the The College of New Jersey/Rider Dual meet on Saturday 2nd February to easily win the event. Alorro who has a personal best of 4.91m which ranked him number three in South East Asia last year. He has met the criteria for the SEA Games bronze medal standard (4.70) within the calendar year of 2013. Alorro who is a dual citizen was born in Quezon City and will compete at the Philippine National Games.
Another Fil-Heritage vaulter Caleb Monticalvo is expected to debut later this month. Kreetha of Thailand the SEA Games champ was ranked number one ahead of Monticalvo and Alorro who are expected to medal at the SEA Games.
http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/27776_1735905.html
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Kyla Richardson in good Form
14 year old twins Kyla and Kayla Richardson continued there fine form over the much shorter event of 55m at the UC Irvine open meet on Saturday 2nd February. Kyla registered a winning time of 7.28, and Kayla 7.41 placed third. On conversion these times are around 11.80 and 12.20 for the 100m.
The twins also competed in a 4x200m relay team which clocked 1:38.91 the fastest time in California this year or an average of 24.72 per runner for each 200m.
The girls are coached by Jon Gilmer from the Academy of Speed.
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Fil-Canadian Jonelle Halog ran 7.22 at the McGill Team Challenge in Montreal.
Meanwhile Fil-Aussie Pirie Enzo did not participate this weekend due to bad weather.
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Fil-Heritage athletes Alorro and Halog in action
Alloro getting to Vault at the NCAA Div III Championships.
The #2 Filipino Vaulter in 2012 Julio Alorro, leapt 4.55m indoors in his first meet of 2012 at the famous Armory venue in New York. Alorro who holds dual citizenship was representing The College of New Jersey. He finished second, and had three failed attempts at 4.70m. 4.70m is important as this was the bronze medal performance last SEA Games. Alorro was one of two exciting finds in contention for a medal at the SEA Games having leapt 4.91m last year. At this time last year Alorro had opened with a 4.20m vault.
http://www.armorytrack.com/Meet/1442/NYRR-College-Night-at-the-Armory-I-1213
Jonelle Halog
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Meanwhile in Canada, Jonelle Halog who ran 10.91 last year and was the Fastest Filipino Youth Sprinter opened his season in Ottawa with a time of 7.10s for the 60m indoors placing 6th in the Final at the Ottawa Lions Club meet. Halog ran 7.17s to finish 4th in heat 2.
http://ottawalions.com/results/2013-results/2013-super-saturday-series-meet-2/
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2012 Season Leaders and Head to Head Best Athletes
2012 Season Leaders Final
8th and Final Report on 2012 Season Leader
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Womens
100M Kyla Richardson (98) 12.00 +0.0 Norwalk 24.06.12
200M Richardson (98) 24.12 Norwalk 24.06.12
400M Jenny Rose Rosales (94) 56.03 UAAP, Pasig 06.12.12
800M Josie Malacad 2:17.08 UAAP, Pasig 10.02.12
1500M Flordeliza Donos 4:46.85 PNG, Dumaguete .05.12
5K Donos 17:44.84 PNG, Dumaguete 31.05.12
10K (Track) Jho-ann Banayag 37:36.27 PNG, Dumaguete 29.05.12
(Road) Aileen Tolentino 37:30 Tetra Pak, Taguig 18.11.12
Half Marathon (21k) Mary Grace Delos Santos 1:24.14 Manila 04.03.12 (ammended)
Marathon (42k) Delos Santos 2:49.29 Milo Marathon, Manila 11.12.12
3k Steeple Carmen Dalyn 11:43.04 UAAP, Pasig 06.12.12
100H Michelle P. Loterte (93) 14.96 UAAP, Pasig 04.12.12
400H Malacad 1.01.90 Thai Open, Rangsit 03.11.12
HJ Narcisca Atienza 1.77m PNG, Dumaguete
PV Riezel Buenaventura 3.90m Korea 02.06.12
LJ Marestella Torres 6.62m AGP, Thailand 14.05.12
TJ Katherine Khay Santos 12.62m PNG, Dumaguete 29.05.12
JT Rosie Villarito 48.84m Hong Kong Invite 02.07.12
SP Narcisca Atienza 11.40m LAGUNA Trials .05.12
DT Maika De Oro (94) 38.96m Dumaguete, PNG 28.05.12
HT Loralie Amahit Sermona 50.23m Hong Kong (NR) 01.07.12
4x100m Phi Team 47.84 (Santos, Olarita, Rosales (94), Loquinto), Rangsit, Thailand
4x400m Phi Team 3:48.63 (Pedrina, Malacad, Rosales (94), Olarita), Rangsit, Thailand
5k Walk April Pedrozo 27:59.63 Pasig, UAAP 10.02.12
Mens
100m Daniel Noval (93) 10.74 Thai Open, Rangsit (NJR)
200m Archand Basit 21.67 +0.7 PNG, Dumaguete
400m Bagsit 47.44 AGP, Thai
800m Mervin Guarte 1.52.19 PNG, Dumaguete
1500m Guarte 3.55.85 Asian All Stars, Almaty, Kazakhstan
5K Rene Herrera 14.41.11 Olympic Games, London
10K Julius Sermona 31:09.44 PNG, Dumaguete
Half Marathon (21k) Languido Junel 1:11.56 Milo Cebu 28.10.12
3ks Rene Herrera 9:05.84 PNG, Dumaguete
110H Patrick Unso 14.49 Vietnane, Laos (NR)
400H Junrey Bano 51.84 Asian All Stars, Almaty, Kazakhstan
PV Caleb Monticalvo 5.03m CSAA Meet, Los Angeles (surpasses phi record, passport required)
HJ Manuel Lasangue 2.10m PNG, Dumaguete
LJ Henry Dagmil 7.71m PNG, Dumaguete
TJ Joebert Delicano 15.20m LAGUNA Trials
SP Eleazer Sunang 15.58m PNG, Dumaguete
DT Arneil Ferrera 41.88m PNG, Dumaguete
HT Ferrera 56.93m Thai Open, Rangsit
JT Danilo Fresnido 64.47m PNG, Dumaguete
4x100m Laguna Team 41.32 (Bano, Bagsit, Dagmil, Alejan)
4x400m RP Team 3.13.70 (Bano, Alejan, Nierras, Bagsit)
Head to Head Best Athletes in 2012: Guidelines how it works?
This is a power ranking comparing the performances of all the best athletes in Philippines in Track and Field. By doing so it draws a comparison between athletes performances in different events.
The athlete Rank, is the overall ranking of the athlete. The athletes name is listed with family name first and then first name. Also under name is the relay event. The event column lists the athletes event. In some cases an athlete might appear twice if they have another event being scaled/compared. Athletes names appear in bold for there best event. An athlete is only being ranked based on the primary event. 2012 Perf = the athletes best performance in year 2012.
SG is the SEA Games Bronze Medal Performance Standard, or bronze medal performance from 2011 which is the basis of this list. % of last SG Bronze is how the athlete is scaled on this list. The % shows how close they are to making the standard. Some athletes as you notice have surpassed this standard already so are over 100%. Notes show if the athlete medal last sea games, and what medal standard status they currently hold. It also notes down the status of athletes if they are overseas based.
The list also intends to list coaches attached to the athlete once that data becomes available.
Please also note for distance events they have been calculated in total seconds for the event e.g. 1 minute 40 seconds is 60s (1 min) + 40s = 100s. Because the spreadsheet would not allow conversion of minutes and second performances into %.
For track events the formula is SG/2012 Perf x 100 = % off last sg bronze
For field events the formula is 2012 Perf/SG x 100 = % off last sg bronze
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Analysis of Male Athletes.
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In 2012 seven athletes were over 100% in the rankings. Fil-Heritage Pole Vaulter Caleb Monticalvo who has just secured a phi passport and was ranked second in South East Asia in his event heads the list with 107, Decathlete Jesson Ramil Cid who was two points off the decathlon national record is ranked second with 105, and Fil-Heritage Pole Vaulter Julio Alorro who has submitted dual citizenship details to PATAFA was ranked third with 104 aswell as being Second in South East Asia in his event. SEA Games Silver medalists Henry Dagmil and Archand Bagsit were tied at 101 Long Jump and 400m. Manual Lasangue who has the sea games silver standard also had 101. Followed by Veteran Julius Sermona in the 10k. Adding to the list of exceeding the 100% was the 4×4 Mens Relay team.
The Relay Team with Bagsit (101), Cid (99), Alejan (99), Nierras (99) and Bano (99 towards the 400 Hurdles) was also highly ranked individually. SEA Games Silver Medalist Arniel Ferrera was very close to qualifying in the Hammer (99). Rene Herrera and Mervin Guarte have performed better this year in there secondary events Herrera in the 5k rather than 3ks and Guarte in the 800 rather than the 1500. Also new on the list was Wenlie Maulas.
(Please click to enlarge), all in all 45 names appeared on these Rankings. This next list rates athletes 95-98%. 95% towards SEA Games target was used as the threshold benchmark. One thing evident was the number of emerging sprinters between 95-98%. Also three SEA Games medalists from the Last SEA Games appeared in the 95-98 bracket Marayag, Fresnido and Guarte. All in all men’s Field seems to be relatively safe for now, with the need to develop new talents once some of the older team members decide to retire in a few years time. Mens Track also seems relatively stable again with the need to develop new talents in the longer distances once the old guard decides to retire. However its evident that there is a new generation of distance runners coming through.
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Analysis of Female Athletes
Veteran field events Marestella Torres (106), Rosie Villarito (104) and Loralie Sermona (101), alongside veteran Heptathlete Narcisca Atienza (101) were the top 4. Riezel Buenaventura tied the SEA Games standard. Behind them was SEA Games Bronze medalist Katherine Khay Santos on 99%.
The list demonstrates as well the relative success of a womens 4×4 whose time of 3:48.63 albeit 3s off the SEA Games Standard had the fastest time since 1993. Josie (98) , Krizia (97) , Keizel (97), Lorna (96) were all ranked in the 400. Jennyrose was the other member of the 4×4 in Thailand rather than Krizia. Jenny obviously ran alot better in the relay than she has in an individual 400m this year.
14 year old Fil-Heritage athlete Kyla Richardson was ranked for both the 100 (98) and 200 (97). Grace Delos Santos and Banayag were ranked in the 10k. Also Loquinto and Jennyrose scraped in for the 100m.
The urgency in womens is more so than in Mens, as only 17 Filipina athletes exceeded 95% towards the standards, whereas 45 Filipino Men. It can be argued however that alot of the Mens were in the same event which shows more depth in certain event types. However Womens Track last SEA Games had 0 Medals in events from 100m to Marathon, including Relays and Hurdles and 0 women in 2012 reach the qualification standard.
*The next article will discuss ways and suggestions to improve the output of Women’s Track.
EJ Obiena, Birthday Gift National Junior Record & Safety Reminders for Pole Vault (merged)
It is a special feat in itself breaking a National Junior Record, even more unique when you break your own National Junior Record but also throw in the fact you have two more years left to improve on it. Two weeks ago EJ Obiena achieved all of that at the Weekly Relays.
Obiena set the National Junior Record now at 4.40m, his mark shattered the 4.31m mark he leapt at the Filipino Chinese Meet in February and hence is a new Junior National Record. This achievement also is very unique has it happened on his 17th Birthday. EJ was born on the 17/11/1995.
,EJ who is a freshman at Ateneo, has the next goal to go after the UAAP Record which is held by training partner Jerome Margallo at 4.30m set 6 years ago. The 4.40m jump gives EJ confidence going in as the favorite next week.
EJ Obiena (Left) warms up with his Ateneo fellow Vaulters at Uni Games in Bacolod
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2012
EJ has had an impressive up and down season. Firstly breaking the Junior Record at the Filipino Chinese meet with a leap of 4.31m, and then at an indoor meet in Taipei leaping 4.41m. A severe stress fracture in the Tibia side lined EJ in a cast for most of the year forcing him to miss the Palaro and National Open meets. Coming back from injury EJ was able to edge out Palaro Record Holder Adel Valdecenas (DLSU) winning on count back at 4.20 during the weekly relays. It was however Adel who would reverse the situation at the Uni Games in Bacolod winning again with 4.20 on countback. EJ claimed the silver here.
In Thailand EJ claimed silver in the Junior Pole Vault with a leap of 4.25m.
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Progress of EJ Obiena
2010 Palarong Pambansa Silver
2011 4.05m Singapore Schools
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4.31m Filipino Chinese Meet (NJR)
4.41m Taipei Indoor (NJR Indoor)
4.20m Silver University Games Bacolod
4.25m Silver Thailand Open Juniors
4.40m Weekly Relays (NJR)
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A Vaulting Family and legacy Event
EJ is the son of national coach, national champ and masters record holder Emerson Obiena, the 48 year old is still an active jumper and this was actually the first season he has been finishing behind EJ. Also Uncle Edward Obiena is the NCAA Record Holder in Pole Vault with a life time best of 4.55m and was a bronze medalist in the Decathlon in the SEA Games. Ironically Edwards best ever Vault was at his final appearance at the SEA Games where he actually surpassed the bronze medalist in the individual pole vault. Also EJ younger sister Emily is showing signs of becoming a great pole vaulter when she leapt 2.80m.
It has been a splendid year for Philippine Pole Vault which continues to outshine other events. With PPVC, Mike Pelaez Athletics, and Fil-Heritage athletes producing some very strong depth in the event. Already Caleb Monticalvo and Julio Alorro have surpassed the SEA Games 4.70m bronze medal performance in 2011, with Caleb likely to eclipse the National Mens Record of Lasquette. Caleb and Julio ranked 2nd and 3rd in South East Asia this year.
The strong depth in Mens Pole Vault has seen no fewer than 9 Male Vaulters over 4.00m this year.
In the Womens Riezel Buenaventura has also made the Bronze standard tying the 3.90m at a meet in Taipei. That makes 3 of the 12 athletes who made sea games standards in 2012 Vaulters.
In the Junior Womens category Fil-Heritage Alyana Nicholas (3.20) and Natasha Nalus (3.00) two 18 year olds have surpassed and currently hold the junior records. Now that Alyana has secured Filipino dual citizenship it entitles her to records.
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Safety Reminders for Our Pole Vaulters
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2012 Philippine Mens All Jumps Final Rankings (merged) (rev 2)
Eleven Men Long Jump over Seven Meters in 2012!
Henry Dagmil
2012 has been the best season in terms of depth ever in terms of athletes over seven Meters. With just four in 2011, and three in 2010 and five in 2009. Leading the list again is Olympian and National Record Holder Henry Dagmil (7.71m). He is followed by 2011 SEA Games Bronze Medalist Benigno Marayag (7.37m) and Triple Jump National Record Holder Joebert Delicano (7.24m) the trio finished in that order at the National Games.
A group of youngsters followed the three veteran jumpers. Juliam Reem Fuentes (7.29m) the Palaro Record Holder now at CSB. Nino Espinosa 7.15m silver at the vietnam open last year (7.42m PB), decathlete and run for change’s Jesson Ramil Cid (7.08m) SEA Games 400m Silver medalist Archand Bagsit (7.06m to win NCAA), Uni Games Champion Mark Fabro (7.06m), Uni Games Silver Medalist Harry Diones (7.06m), and 18 year-old Uni Games Bronze medalist Janry Ubas (7.01m), and Jebbie Rebucas of WVRAA (7.00m).
The rise in depth in this event means the criteria to be ‘Ranked’ next year means a standard raised from 6.80m to 7.00m. Very good depth as well as four of the top ten of all time are currently active with 7.35m being the criteria to make the top ten.
A leap of 7.00m or over is required to make the ranking lists in 2013, this was 6.80m for this year.
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Triple Jump Mens
Jumping Joe leads the Mens Ranking List
SEA Games veteran and National Record Holder Joebert Delicano marginally leads the Triple Jump list with 15.20m. 32 year old Delicano holds the Phil record at 16.12m. It will take another new national record for Delicano, as SEA Games bronze standard is 16.14m this shouldn’t be too far out of his reach.
Upcoming Ernest Ybanez of Cebu showed a return to form with 15.08m, just 3cm off the leap he registered to win the Junior National Title in 2010. Magcusang and Ubas were new comers to this list. While the Diones brothers finally broke long standing personal best performances at the Uni Games. The set standard remains at 14.00m for 2013.
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High Jump: Lasangue qualifies for SEA Games
Manuel aka. JR Lasangue
Last year three jumpers all cleared 2.00m, this year only Lasangue who led the list has managed to achieve that feat again. Lasangue from Iloilo improved his best leap which was established way back in 2010 when he won the University Games for WIT. His leap of 2.10m is good enough to make the SEA Games bronze medal standard. Albeit according to the SEA Games ranking list he will need to jump 2.15m+ who actually win a SEA Games medal.
Despite balancing a busy full time job at Meralco, Lasangue switched back from Decathlon to High Jump and the change back has paid off with a SEA Games qualification. Lasangue is coached by National Record Holder Sean Guevarra who also hails from Iloilo.
Ray Cris Capispan and Andrew Wilson who both leapt 2.00m, seem to have faded out of the picture this year with leaps of 1.97 and 1.90m.
The top new comer this year is Janry Ubas who has improved his best leap to 2.00m at the UAAP he won the high jump in 1.95 and surprisingly cleared higher during the decathlon, albeit the 18 year old is very far from the immortal junior record of Fil-Heritage Luis Juico 2.16m which has stood untouched since 1987.
Also on the list is SCUAA Champion (400m runner) Christopher Demata , PRISAA Champion Gavin Genil and National Junior Champion Jayson Calpa.
The criteria cut off for the high jump is 1.90 for 2012 and 2013.
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Two Fil-Heritage Vaulters begin journey for the SEA Games
Caleb Monticalvo
The Discovery of two Fil-Heritage Jumpers who ranked second and third in SEA Rankings this year has breathed new life into an event which has not won a gold medal since Edward Lasquette in 1995.23 year old Caleb Monticalvo (5.03m) who competes in Division 2 from California and 22 year old Julio Alorro (4.91m) from New Jersey who competes in Division 3 in the States will get there season under way in a few weeks with their quest to regain the glory for the Philippines in this event.
Former SEA Games representative 30 year old Jerome Margallo is well behind with a 4.56 indoor jump and a no jump at the National Games. National Junior record holder 17 year old EJ Obiena also has a 4.41 indoor leap. While Masters record holder and National Champion Emerson Obiena has leapt 4.38m indoors.
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Obiena Breaks Junior Records Multiple Times
The future of men’s pole vault in the Philippines looks very bright thanks to the well established Philippine Pole Vault Club and there supporters. If the performances of two new fil-heritage discoveries show promise for the 2013 SEA Games. The event is truly in very safe hands with another upcoming star EJ Obiena the son of veteran Pole Vaulter and Coach Emerson Obiena. EJ has broken the national record multiple times now taking the mark 4.25, 4.30, 4.40, and then 4.50 meters at the UAAP. The Ateneo freshman also broke the UAAP Record of Margallo set 6 years ago.
There is very good overall depth in the Pole Vault with half of the top ten vaulters of all time active this season with 12 jumpers leaping over 4.00m which is equal to last year with nine in 2010, and seven in 2009. Seven vaulters went over 4.20 compared to five last year. Due to this improvement the standard to make the list in 2012 now is 4.00m no longer 3.90m.
Adel Valdecenas also set a personal best and Gorby Pajardo put himself at #10 on the junior all time list.
It is my hope that this data will help the organization.These will be released every week to two weeks.Feel free to post any comments, questions, additions or corrections to this page, pinoyathletics@gmail.com or the Facebook Group.
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Philippine Mens 400m Final Ranking List 2012
Edgardo Alejan wins the silver medal in Hong Kong in the 400m.
It is my hope that this data will help the organization.These will be released every week to two weeks.Feel free to post any comments, questions, additions or corrections to this page, pinoyathletics@gmail.com or the Facebook Group.
- The Criteria cut off for the 400M 50.0 (ht) and 50.14 (et)
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The 400m is the only sprint event where the Philippine men really feature in. Having won several titles over the years including Isidro Del Prado who was an asian champion. The Philippines enjoyed a streak of SEA Games Champions from 2001-2007 with Ernie Candelario (2001 & 2003), Jimar Aing (2005) and Julius Nierras (2007). The streak came to an end in the 2009 SEA Games, however 21 year-old Archand Bagsit finished with a closely fought silver in 2011.
Bagsit, Alejan, Bano and Nierras also were promoted to the gold medal at the SEA Games after Malaysia was disqualified when one of the four runners tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Bagsit leads this season scoring a new personal best of 47.44 during the Thailand Grand Prix. His consistent streak of sub 48 runs means he is probably the favorite for the sea games gold. The other runners have a bit more work to do to make the second individual spot for SEA Games the standard sits at (47.97).
Cid was the major change on the list he improved his personal best to 48.05 in the decathlon in Thailand, and ran faster than the three entered in the individual event Bagsit, Alejan and Nierras. Certainly as it looks the relay will be Bagsit, Cid, Alejan and Nierras. The total is around 3:12 based on seasons best now which is still only in Bronze medal contention.
Alejan improved his best time to 48.41 getting second in the Hong Kong nationals and new kid Cid who is aiming to make the Decathlon qualifier also ran a new personal best of 48.44 getting third at the Singapore Nationals, Nierras who placed fourth in Singapore improved his seasonal best to 48.51 a much better run than his performance at the PNG.
Other runners such as Junrey Bano who has already qualified for SEA Games in the Hurdles and Isidro Del Prado Jr. (49.01) who was second at the National Games must beat the fourth placed time of 48.51 to qualify for the relay.
The Standard for this year was 50.0 and 50.14et and is being lowered to 49.8 and 50.0et. However the Philippines is not close to its mens list of 2005 when they had seven sprinters, five locals Candelario, Aing, Nierras, Tanuan, and Marfill and two fil-heritage athletes Kashus Perona and John Alipio run below 48 seconds that year.
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Gold at SEA Games Pole Vault possible as 5.03m Fil-Heritage Vaulter emerges.
Article by Pirie Enzo
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Pinoyathletics.com has spread awareness not just to the Filipino Athletic community but to Filipino communities living around the world. There are millions of Filipinos living overseas who can benefit from the facilities and well structured programs of various countries. One of the latest Fil-Heritage finds to contact me was a fellow by the name of Caleb Monticalvo. If it wasn’t for the site we may not have found Caleb as he is one of the few who does not have ‘Facebook’.
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Origins
Caleb Monticalvo was born in 28th of July 1989 . Caleb father is Filipino and his mother is Italian. His father was the only one of the siblings born in the United States and his grandmother holds duel-citizenship and hails from Antique in the Western Visayas. His home town is Escondido and he attended Orange Coast College (high school) before moving onto California State Stanislaus (University) in Los Angeles..
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National Record but not yet
Monticalvo has already leapt 5.03m, which exceeds the Filipino National Record.
What makes Caleb unique is that he has already exceeded a standing national record, Caleb’s best leap of 5.03m set when he won the CCAA Track and Field Champs in the NCAA Div 2 on 3rd May 2012. This record is actually ahead of current holder Fil-Heritage athlete Edward Lasquette from San Diego who leapt 5.00m and went on to win three consecutive sea games in 1993,1995,1997 and represent the Philippines at the Barcelona Olympics.
Unfortunately as Caleb did not yet hold a Filipino passport his 5.03m is not eligible for the record.However he is working on acquiring a Filipino passport which was the criteria set out for the PATAFA and as soon as he obtains one is eligible for the record and to represent the Philippines if he can show consistency.
It is almost for certain that the Filipino National Record will disappear at some stage in the next few months when the US Collegiate season starts in November and goes until May.
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Two Fil-Heritage Vaulters beat Bronze Medal standard for SEA Games
Monticalvo and Alorro are on a campaign to return the gold medal to the Philippines in the mens Pole Vault.
Continuing the proud tradition of Fil-Heritage Pole Vaulters left by Edward Lasquette we now have not only one but two Vaulters who have far exceeded the SEA Games bronze medal standard of 4.70m. Monticalvo joins Julio Alorro (read about him here) in contention for the SEA Games medals next year in Myanmar. The two will again have to prove themselves at the Philippine National Games at the end of May next year.
The last SEA Games was won by Kreetha Sintawacheewa of Thailand in 5.10m, with Sompong Saombunka his team mate taking silver in 5.00m. Third was a distance behind in 4.70m which became the SEA Games Bronze Medal standard. This year Kreetha equalled 5.10m in Busan topping the SEA Ranking Lists for 2012.
These lists had been compiled by Mr Jad Adrian Washif of Malaysia, he has not yet included the new discoveries for the Philippines. However the next ranked athlete is the Vietnamese Vaulter whose best leap is 4.85m (PB). This ranks Caleb (5.03m) second and Alorro (4.91m) third on the 2012 Ranking Lists. Also note that Sompong of Thailand has not registered a jump. Caleb and Alorro are definitely in contention for the medals at SEA Games. It is even not too far fetched now to say that Caleb could be an outside chance of winning the gold and causing an upset over Kreetha if he has a bad day or gets injured before the event.
One thing is for certain the Thai’s will not expect such a strong challenge from a new breed of Filipino Pole Vaulters.
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