Story by Iman Hashim/Red Sports. Photos by Rebekah Abbott and Benedict Yeo/Red Sports.
Elizabeth Liau (SNGS #27) clinched gold with a timing of 11:22.70. (Photo 1 © Rebekah Abbott/Red Sports)
Bishan Stadium, Thursday, April 20, 2017 — Elizabeth Liau of CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School clinched the B Division girls’ 3000 metres gold at the 58th National Schools Championships, clocking a personal best of 11 minutes 22.7 seconds.
Vera Wah of Cedar Girls’ clocked 11:29.14 to finish second, while Clarice Lau of Nan Hua High School came in third in 11:37.58.
Elizabeth’s win adds to the national schools cross country title she won last month. She had also won both cross country and 3000m titles last year in the C Division.
Recollecting her post-race thoughts, the Secondary Three student said, “The weather today was very hot, and the group of competitors that I had was very strong, so it was quite pressurising.”
“The projected times I was supposed to run is faster, but I guess it’s still a good time.”
Despite clocking a personal best, Elizabeth said her run fell short of her own expectations.
She explained, “My teacher-in-charge gave me a timing to hit per round. I was supposed to be faster than this.”
Elizabeth’s next event is the 1500m next Monday, where she will aim to clinch a hat-trick of titles.
B Division Girls 3000m – Top 8
1st Elizabeth Liau (#27, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School) – 11:22.70
2nd Vera Wah (#282, Cedar Girls’ Secondary) – 11:29.14
3rd Clarice Lau (#431, Nan Hua High School) – 11:37.58
4th Caylee Chua (#157, Crescent Girls’ School) – 11:47.87
5th Caitlyn Yeo (#22, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School) – 11:52.98
6th Celeste Ang (#438, Nanyang Girls’ High School) – 11:55.83
7th Shawna Tay (#435, Nan Hua High School) – 12:04.94
8th Chew Hui Jun (#72, North Vista Secondary) – 12:11.98
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