Hot off the press: Track and Field, Day 1

Updates for Day 1 of the 50th National Inter School Track & Field Championships 2009 (13/4):
The boys team currently stands in 1st place; no divisional ranking for A-Girls yet, as no finals have been completed.

A-Boys 800m Heats:

Choo Shi Jun (08S6Q) - 02:05.78
Tiong Wei Jie (08S6V) - 02:13.71
Li Zhenyang (08S7C) - 02:15.78
Shi Jun, Wei Jie and Zhenyang placed 2nd, 5th and 8th in theirrespective heats and qualified for the semi-finals.

A-Girls 200m Heats:

Samantha Raeburn (09A16) - 00:28.56
Chong Jia Yuan (08S62) - 00:27.39
Melissa Wee (09S74) - 00:29.79
Samantha, Jia Yuan and Melissa placed 2nd, 1st and 4th in their respective heats and qualified for the semi-finals.

A-Boys 200m Heats:

Clement Lin (09A13) - 00:24.16
Tan Jun Lin (08S6C) - 00:25.65
Cui Naisheng (08S6Q) - 00:23.71

Clement and Naisheng placed 2nd and 1st in their respective heats and
qualified for the semi-finals.

A-Boys Javelin Final:

Adriel Goh (08S6Q) - 54.71m (2nd)
Justin Lee (09S73) - 54.29m (3rd)
Neo Liang Tiong (09S6D) - 49.71m (4th)
Adriel, Justin and Liang Tiong maintained the boys team's dominance in the throws events by clinching the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placings.

A-Girls 800m Heats:

Francoise Lee (09S6A) - 02:38.11
Sheila Cheng (09S69) - 02:39.19
Melvis Lim (09S64) - 02:35.91
Francoise, Sheila and Melvis placed 2nd, 4th and 3rd in their respective heats and qualified for the semi-finals.

A-Boys Long Jump Final:

Joel Seow (09S63) - 6.71m (1st)
Chew Guan Yu (08S6B) - 6.55m (4th)
Aran Atsuo (08A12) - 6.13m (6th)
Joel and Guan Yu broke their personal bests to finish 1st and 4th,while Aran's limited preparation did not stop him from finishing within the top 8.