ERIC SHAUWN BRAZAS CRAY
Eric Shauwn Cray was born on November 6, 1988 to Maria Leticia Malinao Brazas, a
native from Olongapo, Philippines. He graduated from Madison High School in 2007 with
a full track and field scholarship to Bethune – Cockman University in Daytona, Beach,
Florida. In 2011 he graduated with a degree of
Bachelor in Physical Education. His main event is
400mhurdles with a personal best of 50.00s
performed during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon,
Korea and is now the standing national RP record.
Eric Cray is a gold medalist during the 27th SEA Games,
his first representation of the Philippines. His greatest goal is to represent
the Philippines in the Rio Olympics 2016 and becoming a medalist.
PRINCESS JOY NOLIDO GRIFFEY
Princess Joy Griffey was born in March 11, 1987 in Bacolod,
Philippines. Her father Clyde and mother Cecilia worked as
government employees. PJ is majoring in Criminal Justice at
Washington State University. Her events are 100m and 200m. Her
personal best in 100m is 11.58 sec. and 23.93 sec. in 200m. For this
year, her goal is to represent the Philippines in both events and
win medals and she hopes that she could duplicate the
achievements of her Filipina idol Lydia De Vega.
ARCHAND CHRISTIAN DIMAANO BAGSIT
Archand was born on December 23, 1990 at Quezon City, Philippines. His parents
are Manolo Bagsit and Ellena Dimaano. He started his playing career as a
basketball player of Colegio de San Juan de Letran, where his coach Gerry Atabay
recruited him to join the Track and Field Team. From then on he blossomed into
a 400 meter specialist of the NCAA
Meet and become a member of the
Philippine Team on September 2010.
His shining moment came during the
27th SEA Games in 2013 in Nay Pyi
Taw, Myanmar when he won the
Gold in the 400m Dash with a record of 47.22 sec. He was also a
member of the 4 x 400m Relay Gold Medal winner at the same
meet.
MARY GRACE BAYLON DELOS SANTOS
Mary Grace is a degree holder of Bachelor of Science in
Commerce from the Universidad de Zamboanga where
she was discovered as a marathon runner by her present
coach Roy Vence. She is in the mold of Mercedita
Manipol and Joan Banayag, her idols. She was born on
June 11, 1987 at Payongan Alicia, Zamboanga, Sibugay.
She is now a member of the Philippine Air Force and is a
consistent medal winner in long distance events. Her
recent performance on November 9, 2014 in the Great Eastern Womens Run in
Singapore where she placed second puts her in the list of elite women runner to
watch.
HENRY CLARIDAD DAGMIL
“DAGS” as he is fondly called, Henry Dagmil hails from South
Cotabato. He was born on December 7, 1981 and is married
to Jennifer Rodulfo. Dags started his career as an athlete
when he joined the Palarong Pambansa on April 21, 1998 in
his favorite event the Long Jump with a leap of 6.86m. He
enrolled in Mapua Institute of Technology and was coached
by Joseph Sy who recruited him to the National Team in
2002. From then on he has improved a lot and ultimately
broke the Philippine Record with a jump of 7.99m which he
accomplished in June 7, 2008 in Jim Bush Southern California Meet in the USA.
JESSON RAMIL DELOS SANTOS CID
Jesson Ramil Cid may be considered a matinee idol because of his good looks, built
and height.
No wonder because he is “The Greatest Athlete” of the 27th SEA
Games in Myanmar for winning the Gold Medal in Decathlon – a multi event
composed of ten disciplines on December 17 – 18, 2013. This soft spoken decathlete
was born on December 31, 1991 in Suyo, Dingras, Ilocos Norte. His parents are
Mildred Delos Santos and Paciano Cid.
When he was recruited to enroll at the Far Eastern
University, he was coached by Mr. Rosito Andaya, who gave
him a very strict training program which resulted in his very
good performances in several events because of the strict discipline that his coach
imposed on him. Upon graduation this son of a principal was taken for the National
Team by Coach Sean Guevara who guided him to his stellar performance in
Decathlon in the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. Mr. Cid is preparing again for his
favorite event of Decathlon for the 28th SEA Games in Singapore on June 2015.
MARESTELLA “MARIZ” RENIDO TORRES
MS. MARESTELLA TORRES is a member of the PATAFA National Team since June
1998. She was a consistent Gold Medalist in the Long Jump for four consecutive
editions of the SEA Games since the 23rd SEA Games held here in the Philippines on
November 27, 2005 with a record of 6.47 meters; the 24th SEA Games in Thailand on
December 8, 2007; the 25th SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos on December 16, 2009 and
the 26th SEA Games in Palembang, Indonesia on November 12, 2011 where she
established a new Philippine Record as well as New SEA Games Record in Long Jump
with a leap of 6.71 meters.
It was a big honor for her that she was one of the two athletes
from PATAFA who qualified to represent the Philippines in the
London Olympics. After the Olympics, she took a leave of absence
to get married. Motherhood sidelined her for quite sometimes and
skipped the 2013 27th SEA Games in Myanmar. During the 2015
Taipei Open she regained her old self and took the gold medal with
a jump of 6.53 meters. She is now focused on her training to get
back on top in her favorite event of Long Jump in the 28th SEA
Games in Singapore this coming June 2015.
ARNIEL BENEDICTO FERRERA
Arniel Ferrera is a member of the Philippine National Team
since August 2001. This gentle giant from Cauayan, Negros
Occidental established the Philippine Record in the
Hammer Throw at the age of 22 during the 22nd SEA
Games in Vietnam on 2003 with a throw of 55.28 meters.
On November 2005, it was a 1-2 finish for the Philippines
when Arniel and Jerro Perater won the Hammer throw
event where Arniel broke his own record and established
rd
a new mark in the 23 edition of the SEA Games held here in Manila with a throw
of 60.47 meters. He again broke his own marks in the same event during the 24th
SEA Games held in Thailand on December 2007 with a mark of 60.98 meters.
At the age of 33 Arniel is not yet done. He wants to get back on top. He is now
focused on his training under the tutelage of his coach, Agustin Jarina, preparing
for the 28th edition of SEA Games in Singapore.
EDGARDO GERONGA ALEJAN, JR.
Edgardo Alejan, Jr. has a personal best of 46.95 sec. in the 400 meter dash which he
established in Thailand Open on September 5, 2013. He is a member of the 4 x
400m Relay team composed of Archand Christian Bagsit, Julius Nierras, Junrey Bano
and himself, that won the Gold Medal in the 26th SEA Games in Palembang,
Indonesia because of the disqualification of Malaysia due to doping scandal. The
team repeated the same feat in the same event during the next staging of the SEA
Games in Myanmar. However, Junrey Bano was dropped from the team and
replaced by Isidro Del Predo, Jr. Junrey was entered in the 400m Hurdles.
Edgardo started his athletic career in Mapua Institute of
Technology and won several honors during his stint in the
NCAA Meet. He was recruited to the National Team by
then Coach Joseph Sy. Like the rest of the Philippine
National Team, this Ilonggo guy born in Barangay Naslo,
Pototan, Iloilo, is now very busy training in Baguio City
under their coach Lerma Bulauitan.
CHRISTOPHER TALIBONG ULBOC, JR.
Christopher Ulboc, Jr became an instant hit during the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi
Taw, Myanmar when he won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase with a
record of 9:01.59 beating his compatriot Rene Herrera the former title holder who
ruled the event since the 2003 Vietnam SEA Games. However, he was bombed out
of medal position during the Incheon Asian Games in Korea in the same event due to
judgmental error in pacing. From that competition he learned his lesson not to lead
the pack of world class runners. He is eyeing the Gold at the Singapore Sea Games
this coming June 2015.
Christopher who hails from Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur is a
product of UAAP Athletics League. He was trained by Coach Rosito
Andaya during his college days at the Far Eastern University. Due to
misunderstanding with his coach he, change his event to
Taekwondo. The school director requested him to get back to
athletics but this time to a coach of his choosing. He was recruited
by National Coach Luisito Artiaga who saw a winner in him. On
May 2013, he was admitted to the National Team because of his
remarkable performance in the POC-PSC National Games held on
May 28, 2013 at the ULTRA with a record of 9:05.65 sec.
KAYLA ANISE MAICO RICHARDSON
Kayla was born on April 17, 1998 to a Filipina Mother from Zamboanga and an
American Father, named Jeffrey Kiel Richardson. Like her twin sister Kyla, they are
both products of Academy of Speed Training from 2011 – 2013 at Rancho
Cucamonga in California USA. Kayla, a sophomore at the Walnut High School, won
the 100 meter dash during the Hacienda League
Track finals in Walnut California on May 8, 2014.
Kayla Richardson set a personal best in the 100 and
200 meters, winning the 100 in 11.89 seconds,
which is the sixth-fastest mark this season and the
200 title in 24.19, which is the third-fastest time in the state of California.
KYLA ASHLEY MAICO RICHARDSON
Kyla was born on the same date as her twin sister Kayla on April 17, 1998. Both the
twin sisters are products of Academy of Speed Training from 2011 – 2013 at Rancho
Cucamonga in California USA. She was considered the fastest fourteen year old
Filipina of all time having clocked 12.00 sec. as a fourteen year old sprinter. On both
the senior and junior ranking lists she is the youngest name on those lists behind
some prestigious names like FilAm Princess Joy Griffey holding the Jr. Record in
11.75 and Lydia de Vega the national record holder (11.76 as a Junior). However,
not even Lydia nor Griffey were able to accomplish a 12.00 sec. as a 14 year-old sprinter, each having more
rapid improvements at the age of 16 – 18.
Kyla, if she continues the way she has been and continues to train as well as her sister Kayla, will have a very
strong chance of sending ripples through Philippine sports
ERNEST JOHN “EJ” UY OBIENA
EJ, as he is fondly called, Ernest John Obiena was born on November 17, 1995. His parents are Jeanette Uy
Obiena and Emerson Obiena. He is a product of Philippine Pole Vault Club. Through the guidance of his
parents who are both members of the club, EJ started toying with the pole at the age of 12. Every time the
club members do their training he is always there doing the same until he mastered the handling of the pole,
the proper take off, the somersault in the air and voila he was able to land second place at the Taipei
International Indoor Pole Vault Meet at Taiwan on March 2012 at the age of seventeen with a jump of
4.41m. Through his perseverance and sheer guts
his
performances
keep on improving. On July 20, 2014 he broke the
national record of
Edward Lasquete of 5.00m during the PSC-PATAFA
Weekly Relay. He
did it not only once but four times. Last May 15 –
16, 2015 he did his
personal best of 5.25 meters in the Taipei Open.
He expects to do
well in the SEA Games Singapore this coming June
6 – 12, 2015.
RIEZEL REYES BUENAVENTURA
Riezel Buenaventura was attracted to the beauty of pole vault event when she finished
her schooling as a member of the Far Eastern University athletics team under her coach
Roselyn Hamero. She joined the Philippine Pole Vault Club and
from then on she continuously practiced with the club
members and become member of the Philippine National
Team on April 25, 2010.
This petite member of the national team was born on March
20, 1986 in Rodriguez, Rizal. Her personal best of 3.90 meters in Pole Vault was
established on November 15, 2011 during the 26th SEA Games at Palembang,
Indonesia, where she ranked 4th. In the 27th SEA Games held at Nay Pyi Taw,
Myanmar she placed 3rd with a jump of 3.80 meters. She is eyeing the Gold in the
coming SEA Games in Singapore this June 2015.
RENE GAMARCHA HERRERA
Herrera was born and raised in Jordan, Guimaras. He is the son of Rodrigo Herrera,
an establishment janitor, and Nenita, a former housekeeper.[ Herrera started running
at high school although, for a time, he was primarily an amateur boxer, competing in
that event until the age 17. He stopped boxing with a record of 20 fights and 5 loses.[ Subsequently, Herrera
entered the annual Milo marathon
In 2012 London Olympic Games, Herrera made his Olympics racing debut in the 5000 meters. He qualified
for the Olympics after winning silver at the Hong Kong Intercity Athletics Championships and becoming a five
time gold medalist for the Southeast Asian Games. Herrera is a Philippine Navy seaman, 2nd class and has
competed in Southeast Asian, Asian and Olympic Games. Rene has not participated in any International
Meet because of his slight injury. He is slowly recovering from that injury and is now focused in his training
in preparation for the SEA Games in Singapore.
MERVIN MALIGO GUARTE
Mervin Guarte was born on March 8, 1992 in Bongabong Oriental Mindoro. This 19year-old student of San Sebastian College is one of the Philippines’ very first athletes to
compete in the biennial Universiade. His specialties are
the men’s 1,500-meter run – his first of two athletics
events in the 2011 Summer University Games and the
800 meter run. His record in the 1500m run of 3:54.58
done during the 2015 Philippine National Open
Invitational Athletics Championships winning the gold
stands as his seasons best. His personal best in the 800m
run is 1:50.69 which he established in the 26th SEA Games in Palembang,
Indonesia in 2011 while his latest performance in the same event is way below
his best which is 1:55.87 done in Vietnam Open on July 25-26, 2014.
At present he is busy training in ULTRA Pasig City in preparation for the Singapore SEA Games this coming
June 2015.
MARY JOY REYES TABAL
Mary Joy Tabal is the new Queen of Milo Marathon. It took all of four years
before Cebu’s running queen, Mary Joy Tabal, finally snatched the Milo
Marathon crown from Jho Ann Banayag with a record time of 2:48:00 her
personal best as well as the new Milo Marathon Record.
Ms. Tabal outran her fierce rival and now dethroned former back to back (2011-2012) women’s
champion Mary Grace Delos Santos. None of them would admit it, but the two Mary’s are fierce
rivals, pitted against each other by their respective fans, each claiming to be the rightful queen of
the road racing circuit.
Rivals or not, there can only be one queen. The Milo crown settles it. The reigning road running
queen is, without a doubt, Mary Joy Tabal. That is, until the crown gets snatched once again and a
new queen gets crowned.
NARCISA MATALOG ATIENZA
National team mainstays Narcisa Atienza was born in Batangas on October 29, 1979.
This 35 – year old lass from Batangas was a
consistent Gold medalist in the Heptathlon in
the POC – PSC Philippine National Games as
well as the Philippine National Open. Her best
performance was during the 27th SEA Games
held in Myanmar in 2013 where she finished
second.
Ms. Atienza is in the thick of her training in preparation for the
Singapore SEA Games this coming June 2015
ROSIE LAGTAPON VILLARITO
Rosie Villarito specializes in Javelin Throw. Born on October 8, 1979 this 35-year old lass
was born in Cauayan, Negros Occidental. She grabbed a silver medal in the women’s
javelin throw event during the 24th Southeast Asian Games held in Thailand in 2007.
Villarito is a former member of the athletics team of the Far Eastern University. She is
also a Private in the Philippine Army.
In January 2008, Villarito and 23 other soldier-athletes were honored
during the flag-raising ceremony at the Headquarters of the Philippine
Army. She and other silver medalists were given Military Commendation Medals.
Her personal best in Javelin Throw is 52.34 meters which she did in August 15, 2009 during
the Performance Trials for the Asian Athletics Championships.
EDUARDO BANAJERA BUENAVISTA
This lean, mean and short runner was born on 13 October
1978 in General Santos City, South Cotabato.
Eduardo Buenavista is a long-distance runner and two-time Olympian. He holds the Philippine record for
multiple long distance events. His best marathon time is 2:18:44 hours. He also holds the Philippine 5000
meters record of 13 minutes, 58 seconds, and performed the 10,000 meters in 29:02.36 minutes.
"Vertek", as monickered by his friends and the media, finished 67th in the 2004 Athens Olympic marathon.
He was a silver medalist in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in the 10,000m run. He has also won many road
races in the Philippines, distance races on previous South East Asian Games the Adidas King of the Road in
South Korea and the Adidas King of the Road 2012 in Singapore.
PATRICK MA. S ACRO UNSO
Patrick was born in Quezon City on September 29, 1992 to April Sacro Unso and
Reynato G. Unso. He specializes in the 110m Hurdles and the 400m Hurdles. The
genes of the father who was the record holder in the
110m Hurdles was transferred to the sons Patrick Ma.
Unso and Jose Unso who is also a 110m Hurdles runner.
Both of them are products of UST Junior Team and were
recruited to join the Green Archers Team in Athletics.
His personal best in the 110m Hurdles is 14.21 sec established in the POC-PSC
National Games held at ULTRA on May 31, 2013 and his latest performance in the
110m Hurdles is 14.37 sec established in the 77th Singapore Open held at Sports
Hub, Singapore on April 4 2015. His best time in the 100m is 10.08 sec during the
74th UAAP held at ULTRA on February 9, 2012.
WENLIE SONGCUYA MAULAS
Wenlie Maulas of the University of the East is the Men’s UAAP 800m champion.
He has a personal best time of 1:53.84 (4th at ASEAN University Games in Thailand
in 2011). Perhaps if he really guns for it and has a good day purged of injuries, he
may eclipse the UAAP record in the event set by Nelbert Ducusin of FEU 1:54.2 in
2009. Maulas who was born on June 26, 1989 in Surallah, South Cotabato
succeeded UST Ben Alejandrino as 800m champion, who in turn succeeded
Ducusin carries on the legacy of middle distance runners at the UAAP. Last April
5, 2015 he won the Gold Medal at the 77th Singapore Open with a time of 1:52.69
breaking his personal best as well as the record of Ducusin. Maulas is also looking
at making it a double in the 1500m. His best time of 4:00.32 was clocked in 2011. In the 2015 Philippine
National Open Invitational Athletics Championships held at Laguna he clocked 4:01.54
ROLDAN PAMOSO VERANO
Roldan Verano was born on July 26, 1991 in Tupi, South Cotabato. He was a
product of the JRU Athletics Program under the stewardship of Coach George
Noel Posadas, formerly a national coach. This diminutive guy in the mold of
Eduardo Buenavista specializes in 1500m run with a personal best of 4:05.44
established in the Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championships
held in Laguna on March 21, 2015. He became a member of the Training Pool on
January 1, 2015.
KATHERINE KHAY BAUTISTA SANTOS
Katherine Khay Santos was born on October 29 1990 in Sison, Pangasinan. She was
recruited to the National Team on May 2011 and become an instant hit in the Long
Jump with a record of 6.09m second best to Marestella Torres who has a record of
6.38m. From then on she keeps on improving until she got her personal best of 6.25m
which she established in the 26th SEA Games in Palembang, Indonesia on November 12,
2011. Last April 4, 2015 she broke her personal best by jumping to a new record of
6.40m at the 77th Singapore Open.
EVALYN BARBA PALABRICA
Evalyn Barba Palabrica was born on July 22, 1994 in Banate, Iloilo. She was a member
of the national team since 2014. During the 2015 Philippine National Open Invitational
Athletics Championships held at Laguna she landed second to Rosie Villarito in the
Javelin Throw with a record of 43.95 meters to Rosie’s 46.60 meters. However, her
personal best is 48.25 meters which she established during the 77th UAAP held at
ULTRA, in Pasig City on December 6 – 10, 2014.
JUNREY OCAMPO BANO
Junrey Ocampo Bano was a member of the
National Team since September 2006. He
used to run the 400m dash but he concentrated in the 400m Hurdles where he excelled with a personal best
of 52.14 established in the UNIGames in Dumaguete on October 24 – 30, 2008. He again broke his personal
best in the 26th SEA Games in Palembang, Indonesia on November 15, 2011 witrh a time of 51.75 sec.
Junrey was born in Butuan City on June 16, 1984. He is now focussed in his training in preparation for the
28th SEA Games in Singapore this coming June 2015.
RAFAEL MANAGBANAG POLIQUIT, JR.
Rafael Managbanag Poliquit was born on January 27, 1989 in Mawab, Davao.
He became a member of the National Training Pool in August 2013. His
personal best in the 10,000 meter run is 32:02.49 which he established in the
PNG on June 2, 2013 in ULTRA in Pasig City.
CLINTON KINGSLEY BAUTISTA
Clinton Kingsley Bautista was born on November 5, 1992 in Camiling, Tarlac. Before he
became a member of the National Training Pool on January 1, 2015, he was a winning
member of the FEU Athletics Team. He competed in the 2015 Philippine National
Open Invitational Athletics Championships held at Sta. Cruz, Laguna on March 19,
2015 and landed third with a time of 14.66 sec. in the 110m Hurdles. However his
personal best of 14.54 sec. was established during the UAAP Athletics Championships
held on December 16, 2015.
JANRY BORINAGA UBAS___
Janry was born in Cagayan De Oro on January 2, 1994. He was
admitted to the National Training Pool on January 1, 2015. He is
being groomed to become a Decathlete in the mold of Jesson
Ramil Cid. His personal best in the Decathlon is 6,105 points
established on March 19 – 20, 2015 at the Philippine National
Open Invitational Athletics Championships held at Sta. Cruz,
Laguna. He will target the Decathlon SEA Games standard of
6383 pts. which he is sure not only to surpass but given 6500-6700 pts. is capable of landing into the Bronze
medal behind fellow athlete Cid (7069 PB) and Zakaria Malik of Indonesia (6783/6629 this year). Ubas will
challenge Nguyen Van Dat of Vietnam (6383)
JOAN QUIZZAGAN CAIDO
Joan is a native of Baguio City. Born on October 28, 1994 Joan was discovered by National
Coach Lerma Bulauitan and recruited to join the National Training Pool on January 1, 2015.
He ran in the 200m with a time of 22.07 sec and landed third during the Philippine National
Open Invitational Athletics Championships held in Sta. Cruz, Laguna on March 21, 2015.
However, he is being groomed to become a member of the 4 x 400m Relay Team because
of his impressive performance during the same meet in the 400m with a time of 47.62 sec.
(4th place). He participated in the 77th Singapore Open on April 4, 2015 and landed second
with a time of 47.73 sec.
RYAN BOBADILLA BIGYAN
Ryan Bigyan was discovered during the Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics
Championships held at Sta. Cruz, Laguna on March 19 – 22, 2015. This guy was born
on October 28, 1994 and hails from Pasig City, Metro Manila. He is a student-athlete
representing Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas when he ran the 400m
with a time of 47.43 sec to land third thus getting the attention of Coach Lerma
Bulauitan and invited him to join the National Training Pool starting January 1, 2015 together with Joan
Caido to become members of the 4 x 400m Relay Team.
TYLER CHRISTIAN CRUZ-HERRERA RUIZ
Fil-American Tyler Cruz-Herrera Ruiz learned to jump by watching his high jump
idols, Olympians Jamie Nieto and Jessie Williams, on YouTube. The 6-2 Ruiz, 22
who was born in Los Angeles, California, is the son of a Filipina graphic designer in
California and a Mexican-Cuban father who is training consultant for medical
equipment and computers also in California. When he won the bronze medal in
the Pacific 12 Conference with an effort of 2.18m, his strength and conditioning
coach, Ryan Flaherty, told him of an opportunity to compete for the land of his
mom in the 2013 Southeast Asian Game. Ruiz, who graduated with a business
degree, major in finance, from USC, uses his mother’s maiden name, CruzHerrera, which he never used in his public documents in the US. He was simply
called Tyler Christian Ruiz. His latest performances are the following: Fourth place
finish (2.09m) in the High Jump in the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar on December
18, 2013. First place (2.10m) PNG 2014 at ULTRA and on March 14, 2015 at CSUN
Invitational at Northridge, CA, he jumped to a height of 2.13meters.
DONOVANT ARRIOLA, JR.
Donovant was born in the United States on January 16, 1991. His first appearance in
Philippine soil was during the Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championships
held at Sta. Cruz, Laguna on March 19 – 22, 2015 when he made an impressive performance
by winning the Gold in the Long Jump with a record of 7.59 meters beating Julian Reem
Fuentes and Benigno Marayag of the Philippine Team in the absence of Henry Dagmil who is
still recovering from minor injury. Because of this feat he was awarded a place in the
national team that will compete in the SEA Games in Singapore this coming June 6 – 12,
2015.
CALEB JOHN CHRISTIAN PINEDA STUART
Caleb John Christian Pineda Stuart was
born in the United States of America on
September7, 1990 to a Filipina mother
from Pampanga. At the recently held 2015 Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championships in
Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Stuart, 24, handily took the discus gold with a heave of 48.17 meters, besting Team Rio’s
Joel Santamina and Jose Rizal’s John Albert Mantua, who registered 40.87m and 39.10m for silver and
bronze medals, respectively. However, it was still below his personal best of 49.98m. It was the third gold for
the 6-2, 250-pound Stuart after blowing away the field in shot put and hammer throw right in the inaugurals
of the annual event where he officially booked a spot for the national team bound for the 28th Southeast
Asian Games set June 6 – 12, 2015 in Singapore. Stuart, a former University of California-Riverside standout
was accompanied by his Filipina mother Rowena Pineda-Stuart and American father John Stuart.
In the Ben Brown meet in Los Angeles last March, Stuart heaved a 68.66-meter throw to surpass his personal
best of 67.24 and improve the current SEAG mark of 62.23 held by Thai Tantiphong Petchaiya and the
national record of 61.69 owned by Arniel Ferrera. Stuart’s personal best in shot put – 17.88m – is also a little
over the current SEAG record of 17.64m owned by another Thai Thawin Khachin and the national mark of
16.74m by Eleazer Sunang.
JESSICA LYNN PEPITO BARNARD
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Jesicca Lynn Pepito Barnard was born in Angeles City, Pampanga on June 10, 1990. She
expects to perform well in her favorite event of 3000m Steeplechase in the SEA Games
in Singapore this coming June 6 – 12, 2015. Her personal best is 11:04.84 sec which she
established in the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar on December 18, 2013. Her last record
was 11:34.45 sec done during the Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics
Championships held at Sta. Cruz, Laguna on March 20, 2015. She is also entered in the
1500m in the coming SEA Games. Her record in the 1500m is 4:42.31 sec. established in
the Myanmar SEA Games on December 19, 2013 where she placed fourth.
MARK HARRY ALOTO DIONES
Mark Harry Diones is a Triple Jump, Long Jump and High Jump specialist. He is one
of the best performing athletes of Coach George Noel Posadas of the Jose Rizal
University. His personal record in the Long Jump was established during the POC –
PSC National Games held in ULTRA on May 28, 2013 with a jump of 7.12m . He
surpassed his personal best just recently in the 2015
Philippine
National
Open
Invitational
Athletics
Championships held at Sta. Cruz, Laguna with a jump of 7.29
meters landing fourth place behind Donovant Arriola (7.59m
- First), Julian Reem Fuentes (7.55m - Second) and Benigno
Marayag (7. 43m - Third). His personal best in the High Jump is 2.00m established
on May 19, 2014 during the Philippine National Games held at ULTRA. While his
record in the Triple Jump is 16.11m done during the 77th Singapore Open last April 5,
2015. This shy and soft spoken jumper was born in Libmanan, Camarines Sur on
January 3, 1993.