Baguio tracksters shine in Int'l meet

By Roderick Osis

TWO BAGUIO runners of the famed University of Baguio snatched gold medals in the recently concluded 73rd Singapore Open Track and Field Championships recently.

UB president JB Bautista with Donos(left) and Sore(right). Lfabian photo

UB’s Hernani Sore captured two gold medals in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and the 5,000m run while Flordeliza Donos ruled the 5,000m run. Both are members of the Philippine Developmental Team.

Sore registered a time of nine minutes and 45.46 seconds to beat countryman Christopher Ulboc (9:45.46) and Malaysia’s Ravinteran Mohgan (9:51.71).

His second gold came in the 5,000m run after crossing the finish line in 15:10.00 to beat Nguyen Van Ly of Vietnam (15:19.56) and Mendel Lopez of the Philippines (15.23.79).

Donos topped the women’s 5,000m run when she checked in at 18:19.40, four minutes ahead of Nena Fritz (22:28.39).

The Filipino tracksters also went home with a silver medal and four bronzes in the two-day tournament where 36 national teams and clubs from Asia competed.

Earlier, six members of the athletics squad from UB were shortlisted in the initial line-up as the country gears up for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia later this year.

This early, at least 50 names were already included in the line-up for the country’s track and field squad. The names include Eduardo Buenavista, Henry Dagmil, Rene Herrera, Maristella Torres and Jho-An Banayag.

Included in the initial line-up were veterans Sore, Donos and Junrey Bano, with 100-meter specialist Katherine Kaye Santos, hammer thrower Loralie Sermona and long distance runner Jessa Mangsat.


Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on August 26, 2011.