By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports
VJC’s Clarice Mak (#159, right) clearing the final hurdle ahead of HCI’s Magdalene Ho (#216, left). Clarice clinched gold in 1 minute 7.77 seconds while Magdalene followed in second place with a timing of 1 minute 8.45 seconds. (Photo © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Thursday, April 10, 2014 — Clarice Mak of Victoria Junior College (VJC) defended her girls’ A Division 400 metres hurdles title with a new personal best of 1 minute 7.77 seconds at the 55th National Inter-School Track & Field Championships.
Magdalene Ho of Hwa Chong Institution finished second with a timing of 1:08.45, while VJC’s Shannon Chan finished third in 1:09.80, the fastest third-placed time in the history of this event and division at these championships.
The two-time A Division 400m hurdles gold medallist commented, “I feel very happy. I wanted this but I was not really expecting it. I am glad that I ended off the season well. I want to thank my coaches and teachers-in-charge for their support.”
Miriam Lee, then of National Junior College, set the electronically-timed record of 1:06.42 in 2002. Norshidah Mohd Ali of Siglap Secondary set the hand-timed record of 1:05.8 in 1984.
A Div 400m Hurdles (Girls) Results
1st Mak Keqing Clarice (#159, Victoria Junior College) – 1:07.77
2nd Magdalene Ho Yan Yoong (#216, Hwa Chong Institution) – 1:08.45
3rd Chan Wan Ting Shannon (#141, Victoria Junior College) – 1:09.80
4th Sharlene Teo Yu Teng (#221, Hwa Chong Institution) – 1:11.18
5th Lim Si Yi (#111, Raffles Institution) – 1:12.10
6th Zheng Yanying (#174, Victoria Junior College) – 1:12.20
7th Teo Yu Mei Chloe (#195, Anglo-Chinese Junior College) – 1:14.77
8th Lim Jia Jun (#180, Anglo-Chinese Junior College) – 1:17.96
Video © SAA. Used with permission.
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