National A Div Rugby: RI edge out ACJC 32-22 in close semi final
A tense semi-final match saw Raffles Institution (RI) beat Anglo-Chinese Junior College to claim their place in the National A Division Rugby final.
C Div 200m Hurdles: Cedar’s Choo Jia Yi and ACS(I)’s John Tan clinch golds in event’s debut
In the event’s inaugural contest at the annual National Schools, Cedar Girls’ Choo Jia Yi and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)’s John Tan emerged as the champions in the C Division girls’ and boys’ 200-metre hurdles finals respectively.
A Div 100m: HCI’s Eleana Goh wraps up sprint double; hurdles champ Ashley Tan of VJC adds to medal haul
HCI's Eleana Goh (#85) wrapped up the sprint double with victory in the A Div girls' 100m final clocking 12.44s (+2.8m/s), while VJC's Ashley Tan (#216), champion in the 100m hurdles, took silver in 12.82s.
C Div Shot Put: RI’s Anson Loh, newly minted discus record holder, seals another win
RI's Anson Loh (#322), who set a new national U15 and championship record in the C Division boys' discus (1kg) with a throw of 58.88 metres, sealed his second gold of the meet with a personal best 15.51m in the shot put (4kg) event.
C Div Long Jump: RI’s Garrett Chua rewrites 15-year record with 6.44m leap; Chloe Chee of MGS comes close in girls’ event
Raffles Institution's Garrett Chua leapt a huge 6.44m to rewrite the C Division boys' long jump record set by RI old boy Syafiq Poh in 2007; while Methodist Girls' Chloe Chee jumped 5.12m to narrowly miss the C Division girls' record by 7cm.
A Div 100m: ACS(I)’s Mark Lee enters record books again in 10.59s; becomes 4th-fastest U20 local all-time
"10.59, 10.59...": Those were the digits Mark Lee, 18, kept telling himself the day before he had set out to make history in the A Division boys' 100-metre final. And that turned out to be the exact magical number he found himself staring at after his crowning as the fastest schoolboy to ever grace the National Schools. Mark's 10.59s (+0.6m/s) gold-winning time not only saw him rewrite the championship and schools national record of 10.70s set a decade ago by Hwa Chong alumnus Donovan Chan, but also makes him the fourth-fastest under-20 Singaporean all-time over the distance.
A Div Pole Vault: Despite delays and postponement, VJC’s Enoch Tew soars highest
Despite multiple delays due to lightning warning and eventual postponement of the event to the next morning, Enoch Tew conquered his competition and soared highest to win the A Division boys’ pole vault. The first-year Victoria Junior College student flew over 4.30 metres to conquer his competition, with the Raffles Institution trio of Rhineson Kok, Daniel Xiao and Liu Yucen coming in at 2-3-4 with clearances of 4.20m, 3.95m and 3.85m respectively.
NSG Track & Field: HCI’s Eleana Goh claims first individual gold with 26.16s 200m PB
Hwa Chong Institution (HCI)'s Eleana Goh shook off fatigue and niggling doubts to clinch victory in the A Division girls' 200 metres final, crossing the line in a huge personal best of 26.16 seconds.