53rd inter school cross country championships

Edina Tan of Cedar Girls’ finishing 3rd in 15:00.88 as she leads her school to the B Division title. (Photo 1 © Les Tan/Red Sports)

Bedok Reservoir, Wednesday, March 21, 2012 — Cedar Girls’ Secondary won their third B Division Cross-Country Championship team title in the last four years. Edina Tan finished third and was supported by her teammates Lok Xin Ying (5th), Tay Pei Ern (10th) and Lee Yuet Zhen (22nd) for a 40-point team total that was comfortably ahead of defending B Division champions, River Valley High.

Abigail Sim of Chung Cheng High (Main) crossed the finish line of the 3.6km route in 14 minutes 59.58 seconds to win the B Division category at the 53rd National Schools Cross-Country Championships. Chung Cheng High finished 16th in the team standings.

It was tight finish among the top four B Division runners. Abigail just edged out Adeline Bee of Nan Hua High who finished 0.16 seconds behind in 15:00.14. Adeline, in turn, was just 0.74s ahead of Edina Tan of Cedar Girls’ Secondary. Ariana Collins was not far behind in fourth, clocking 15:01.05.

River Valley High’s best placed runner was Heather Hong in ninth. Together with her teammates, Su Zann (15th), Thaddea Chua (16th) and Sharyl Quek (18th), they combined for a 58-point total to finish second in the team standings.

Nan Hua High finished third. Adeline Bee (2nd), Rachel Ho (14th), Gan Yi Hui (31st) and Zhang Jia Min (40th) combined for 87 points to win the bronze.

CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School trailed them in fourth place. Ng Bei Lin (20th), Dayna Ang (24th), Lim Jia Jun (25th) and Yeo Yue (32nd) had a 101-point total.

B Division Girls (Top 20)
1st Abigail Sim (#4043, Chung Cheng High School (Main)) — 14:59.58
2nd Bee Wei Ting Adeline (#4166, Nan Hua High) — 15:00.14
3rd Tan Yi-qin, Edina (#4068, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) — 15:00.88
4th Collins, Chloe Ariana (#4156, Methodist Girls’ School) — 15:01.05
5th Lok Xin Ying (#4066, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) — 15:08.07
6th Lin Yuxin Kathleen (#4073, Crescent Girls’ School) — 15:09.07
7th Yang Tian Tian (#4285, Singapore Sports School) — 15:14.25
8th Mary-lisa Zhi-hui Chua (#4231, Raffles Girls’ School) — 15:22.10
9th Heather Hong (#4238, River Valley High) — 15:23.39
10th Tay Pei Ern (#4069, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) — 15:23.39
11th Vyshnavi D/o Rajoo Thevadass (#4031, Bendemeer Secondary) — 15:24.93
12th Nurul Nathasha Bte Azman (#4030, Bendemeer Secondary) — 15:26.94
13th Pyone Myat Thwe (#4093, Commonwealth Secondary) — 15:28.41
14th Ho Qian Wei Rachel (#4169, Nan Hua High) — 15:28.64
15th Su Zann (#4241, River Valley High) — 15:29.65
16th Thaddea Chua Yun Fang (#4242, River Valley High) — 15:30.05
17th Nicole Lum An Qi (#4283, Singapore Sports School) — 15:32.80
18th Sharyl Quek (#4240, River Valley High) — 15:32.99
19th Richelle Ang Ee Lynn (#4232, Raffles Girls’ School) — 15:44.72
20th Ng Bei Lin (#4270, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School) — 15:49.92

B Division Girls Team (Top 4)
1st Cedar Girls’ Secondary (40 points)
3rd Tan Yi-qin, Edina (#4068) — 15:00.88
5th Lok Xin Ying (#4066) — 15:08.07
10th Tay Pei Ern (#4069) — 15:23.39
22nd Lee Yuet Zhen (#4065) — 15:50.74

2nd River Valley High (58 points)
9th Heather Hong (#4238) — 15:23.39
15th Su Zann (#4241) — 15:29.65
16th Thaddea Chua Yun Fang (#4242) — 15:30.05
18th Sharyl Quek (#4240) — 15:32.99

3rd Nan Hua High (87 points)
2nd Bee Wei Ting Adeline (#4166) — 15:00.14
14th Ho Qian Wei Rachel (#4169) — 15:28.64
31st Gan Yi Hui (#4168) — 16:22.68
40th Zhang Jia Min (#4173) — 16:59.29

4th CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School (101 points)
20th Ng Bei Lin (#4270) — 15:49.92
24th Dayna Ang Hui Shan (#4266) — 15:58.22
25th Lim Jia Jun (#4268) — 16:01.59
32nd Yeo Yue (#4273) — 16:36.29

Complete B Division Girls Individual Results
Complete B Division Girls Team Results

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