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thletes selected for SEA Games by PATAFA and there SEA Ranking for 2023 (Jan 1 2023-April 13, 2023)
*NOT RANKED INDICATES THE ATHLETE IS NOT IN THE TOP 10 IN SOUTH EAST ASIA IN THEIR EVENT OR IN SOME CASES HASNT REGISTERED A PERFORMANCE
WOMENS
100M
Kayla Richardson NOT RANKED (defending Champion)
Kristina Knott 9th
200M
Kayla Richardson 4th
Kristina Knott NOT RANKED
400M
Angela Frank* 3rd NO PASSPORT
Danae Manibog* 5th NO PASSPORT
Mau Schrijvers NOT RANKED
Jessel Lumapas NOT RANKED
800M
Bernalyn Bejoy 2nd
5000M
Joida Gagnao 1st
Abegail Manzano NOT RANKED
10000M
Christine Hallasgo 1st
Joida Gagnao NOT RANKED
3KS
Joida Gagnao 3rd
Abegail Manzano 5th
Marathon
Christine Hallasgo 2nd
Ruffa Sorongan NOT RANKED
Shotput
Jamela De Asis NOT RANKED
Aira Teodosio NOT RANKED
400 Hurdles
Lauren Hoffman* 1st NO PASSPORT
Robyn Brown 2nd
Bernalyn Bejoy 5th
Hepathlon
Sarah Dequinan 2nd
MENS
100M –
Eric Cray NOT RANKED
Anfernee Lopena NOT RANKED
200M –
UMajesty Williams NOT RANKED
400M –
UMajesty Williams 2nd
Frederick Ramirez 5th
800M-
Edwin Giron 2nd
Mariano Masano 3rd
1500M-
Alfrence Braza 3rd
Edwin Giron NOT RANKED
5000M-
Sony Wagdos 3rd
Josh Buenavista NOT RANKED
10000M
Sony Wagdos 6th
Richard Salano 7th
3KS
Junel Gobotia 4th
Josh Buenavista NOT RANKED
MARATHON
Richard Salano NOT RANKED
Arlan Arbois NOT RANKED
110H
John Cabang 6th
Clinton Kingsley 7th
400H
Eric Cray NOT RANKED (defending Champion)
Alhryan Labita NOT RANKED
Long Jump
Janry Ubas 2nd
John Marvin Rafols 10th
Triple Jump
Mark Harry Diones 2nd
Rone Malipay 8th
High Jump
Leonard Grospe 2nd
Ernie Calipay 9th=
Pole Vault
EJ Obiena 1st
Elijah Cole 5th
Shotput
Willie Morrison NOT RANKED (defending Champion)
Albert Mantua 2nd
Discus
Willie Morrison NOT RANKED
Albert Mantua 6th
Javelin
Melvin Calano 3rd
John Paul Sarmiento 4th
Decathlon
Janry Ubas 1st
Aries Toledo NOT RANKED
ATHLETICS | Forty-eight athletes will comprise the Philippine Athletics team at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia in May.
Olympians and reigning SEA Games winners Ernest John Obiena and Eric Cray alongside other defending champions Kayla Richardson, William Morrison, Clinton Kingsley Bautista, and former titlist Kristina Knott spearhead the team which targets to surpass the five-gold medal showing in Hanoi.
PATAFA Secretary General Edward Kho told RP2 that the lineup was decided based on results from Philippine National Open and recent competitions plus the athletes’ records.
Notably missing on the list was 2021 pole vault silver medalist Hockett Delos Santos, who was replaced by US-based Elijah Cole.
Two other Fil-heritage athletes, sprinter Umajesty Williams, and hurdler John Cabang-Tolentino will make their debuts with the Philippine team.
However, sprinters Angel Frank, Danae Manibog, and Lauren Hoffman have yet to acquire their Philippine passports and most probably will not make it to their first stint at the SEA Games.
Robyn Brown, Kyla Richardson, Maureen Schrijvers, and Bernalyn Bejoy are ready to take their place in the 400 meters and the relays.
Also included in the team are Anfernee Lopena, Williams, Frederick Ramirez, Knott, Kayla Richardson, Schirvers, and Jessel Lumapas in sprint events.
Edwin Giron, Mariano Masano, Bernalyn Bejoy, Alfrence Braza, Sonny Wagdos, rookie Josh Buenavista, Joida Gagnao, and Abigail Manzano compete in the middle distance while Richard Salano, Christine Hallasgo, and newcomers Arlan Arbois and Riuffa Sorongon see action in the marathon.
Other athletes are Clinton Bautista, John Cabang, Jelly Pragile, Melissa Escoton, Cray, Alhryan Labita, Brown, Bejoy (hurdles), Junel Gobotia, Buenavista, Manzano, and Gagnao (3,000M steeplechase), Leonard Grospe and Ernie Calipay (high jump), Obiena, Cole, Natalie Uy, Alyanna Nicolas (pole vault), Janry Ubas and Marvin Rafols (long jump), Mark Harry Diones and Ronne Malipay (triple jump), John Albert Mantua, William Morrison, Jamela de Asis, Aira Teodosio (shot put), Mantua and Morrison (discus throw), Teodosio (hammer throw), Melvin Calano, John Paul Sarmiento, Evalyn Palabrica, and Ginna Malapit (javelin throw), Aries Toledo and Ubas (decathlon), and Sarah Dequinan (heptathlon).
Sixteen officials and coaches namely Kho, Renato Unso, George Posadas, Dario De Rosas, Isidro del Prado, Jeoffrey Chua, Sean Guevara, John Lozada, Eduardo Buenavista, Emerson Obiena, Danilo Fresnido, Arniel Fererra, Jeffrey Kiel Richardson, Edward Lasquete, Joey Neimon Scott, and Emmanuel Calipes complete the Philippine athletics delegation to the SEA Games.
All foreign-based tracksters, except EJ Obiena, will fly to Manila on May 1 and join the whole team in a sendoff before their departure the next day.
Athletics competition opens with the men’s and women’s marathon on May 6 in Siem Reap while track events start on May 8 with 200-meter sprints, men’s pole vault, and the 4x400m mixed relay highlighting the action at Morodok Techno National Stadium in Phnom Penh.
Andrew was elected Vice President of the Association of Track and Field Statisticians in 2020 after being a member for 7 years.
He has worked as a PSC Consultant and Research Assistant from 2013-2015, Consultant, and Sprint Coach at Zamboanga Sports Academy from 2015-2017. And Currently is Consultant Coach with VMUF 2021-
Current editor and chief of Pinoyathletics.info, and has recently done consultancy work for Ayala Corp evaluating the Track and Field Program.
Coaches Sprints, Middle and Jump events he is Level 3 Athletics Australia Coaching Certification in Sprints and Hurdles.
Currently working towards a Masters Degree in Education.
He can be contacted on pinoyathletics@gmail.com
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