B Div 3000m: Lok Xin Ying of Cedar Girls’ wins gold in 11:59.17

Lok Xin Ying crossing the finishing line to finish first. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Tuesday, April 3, 2012 — Lok Xin Ying of Cedar Girls’ Secondary won the B Division Girls’ 3000m race with a time of 11 minutes 59.17 seconds at the 53rd National Inter School Track & Field Championships 2012.

Xin Ying adds the B Division title to her haul having won the C Division 3000m title as well last year. She started the race at a slower pace, staying within the chase pack while schoolmate Lee Yuet Zhen led at the front. The race leader changed hands from the third lap on as different runners took turns to move to the front of the pack.

It was until the sixth lap did Xin Ying make her move, overtaking several runners to take the lead. She then held a comfortable lead for the next lap before finishing the race in first.

Schoolmate Yuet Zhen managed to make a comeback and finished second with a time of 12 minutes 5.55 seconds while Sports School’s Yang Tian Tian finished third with a time of 12 minutes 12.88 seconds.

B Girls’ 3000m Final Results
1st Lok Xin Ying (Cedar Girls’ Secondary) — 11:59.17
2nd Lee Yuet Zhen (Cedar Girls’ Secondary) — 12:05.55
3rd Yang Tian Tian (Singapore Sports School) — 12:12.88
4th Mary-Lisa Zhi-Hui Chua (Raffles Girls’ School) — 12:16.65
5th Su Zann (River Valley High) — 12:17.58
6th Bee Wei Ting Adeline (Nan Hua High) — 12:17.59
7th Thaddea Chua Yun Fang (River Valley High) — 12:22.43
8th Tricia Chua Wen Xin (Cedar Girls’ Secondary) — 12:24.04
9th Collins Chloe Ariana (Methodist Girls’ School) –12:26.06
10th Yeo Yue (CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’) — 12:28.40
11th Pyone Myat Thwe (Canberra Secondary) — 12:33.05
12th Marianne Elizabeth John (Crescent Girls’ School) — 12:37.41
13th Ho Qian Wei Rachel (Nan Hua High) — 12:47.14
14th Sharyl Quek (River Valley High) — 12:48.70
15th Abigail Sim (Chung Cheng High (Main)) — 12:49.98
16th Tam Wai Pan (CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’) — DNF