Story by Clement Tan/Red Sports. Pictures by Jerald Ang/Red Sports.
Phoebe Kee (#184), Toh Ting Xuan (#131) and Elaine Quah (#122) in action. (Photo 1 © Jerald Ang/Red Sports)
Bishan Stadium, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 — After staying shoulder-to-shoulder with her two nearest rivals from Raffles Institution for more than half the race, Victoria Junior College’s Phoebe Kee pulled away with less than two laps remaining, coasting to victory in the A girls’ 3000m at the 58th National Schools Track and Field Championships.
“I didn’t know how fast to go at the start, because I wanted to make sure I had enough for a strong finish,” said Phoebe after the rain-delayed race.
She posted a personal best 11:05.00, finishing the race almost a full 10 seconds ahead of RI’s Toh Ting Xuan who ran 11:15.37 and Elaine Quah’s 11:20.11. Phoebe’s 3000m victory added to the cross country individual gold medal she won last month, and sets her up for a “Grand Slam” of distance titles, with the 2000m steeplechase still to come.
Phoebe’s VJC schoolmate Syed Hussein has also been similarly dominating the distance events among the boys this year, adding the 5000m title to his cross country win last month.
A Division Girls 3000m – Top Eight
1st Phoebe Kee (#184, Victoria Junior College) – 11:05.00
2nd Toh Ting Xuan (#131, Raffles Institution) – 11:15.37
3rd Elaine Quah (#122, Raffles Institution) – 11:20.11
4th Joyceleen Yap (#240, Hwa Chong Institution) – 11:48.16
5th Khin Yadanar Oo (#113, Raffles Institution) – 12:03.93
6th Tay Ling Yin (#188, Victoria Junior College) – 12:04.89
7th Lim Su Ann (#242, Hwa Chong Institution) – 12:11.50
8th Chen Sui (#228, Hwa Chong Institution) – 12:13.49
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