Posts Tagged ‘Cross Country’
Featured Athlete Of the Week: Jeevaneesh
April 22nd, 2010 by CCA PROHey HC, last week, we found out more about Mervyn from Canoe. This week, we present to you, your featured athlete for the 3rd week of April (12th – 18th): JEEVANEESH S/O SOUNDARARAJAH (10S60) !
HCunite caught up with this up-and-coming J1 who has exploded onto the track and cross country scene in fine style this year.
In the 51st Interschool Track & Field Championships 2010, Jeevan emerged champion in the 1500m event, and 2nd runner-up in the 800m event.
In the 1500m event, Jeevan managed to stave off his competitors and maintain a steady pace throughout the race to clinch the gold medal. You may find a full report on RedSports.
Jeevan leading the pack
Jeevan also did HC proud on the 24th of March, during the 51st National Inter-School Cross-Country Championships, where he finished strongly in 2nd position in the A’ Division Boys with a timing of 15:35.57, coming in only behind Lim Zhi Ming of Raffles Institution. Read more on the Cross Country Nationals HERE!
Jeevaneesh fast and steady.
1) Where were you before Hwa Chong? Give us a brief rundown on your journey as an athlete!
I was from Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School.
I started participating at Nationals when I was secondary 2. I didn’t really do well for both cross country and track & field (1500m & 3000m) that year. At secondary 3, I did the same events and the best result I achieved was 8th position in 1500m, I think. At secondary four, I improved tremendously as I attained 6th position in the cross country. Not only that, I also managed to grab a 2nd and 5th position in 1500m and 3000m respectively. During June that year, I also managed to beat the Nationals’ champion in 1500m at the Singapore Juniors Athletics Championships.
2) The two medals and the 2nd placing you earned for both of your Nationals are impressive! How do you feel about your achievements?
I feel extremely happy as I trained hard for it, especially for the Cross Country and being a champion at J1 for 1500m was a joy for me too.
HC Cross Country '10
3) There’s definitely more to training than raw output. Physical training aside, how do you prepare yourself mentally for competitions?
My coach advices us to watch inspirational videos. One of them will be definitely ROCKY. Before any competition, I will also mentally picture the race I’m going to run in my head from start to finish and will always think of the positives.
4) Were they any major setbacks you faced thus far? Like injuries for example? How did you make the comeback?
I didn’t face any major setbacks yet so far. However, there was a time during december holidays where I felt sick during training. I had to rest for one week because I had fever and flu. When I recovered , my time for 5km time trial deproved from 18:20 to 19:20; by one minute. I was quite irritated because it distrupted my training patterns. However, I decided to train harder for the next time trial. The following week, I did a 18:20 again. To my suprise, I improved again for the next one, doing a 17:10. The last one I did was a personal best of 16:30.
5) How do you feel about Hwa Chong as a school and family?
I feel great about Hwa Chong as a school and family. The HWA CHONG SPIRIT is breath-taking, especially during the competition season. The support everyone gives especially the councillors really touches the hearts of the atheletes out there competing for the school’s glory. I am grateful for this support.
Jeevan (right), with teammates Shui Kun (left) and Gary (centre)
6) This is the part where you give advice! Any shout-out to your present and previous teammates and fellow HC athletes?
Always give your very BEST, no matter what the circumstances are. I hope my achievements will spur others to do their BEST in everything they do. ALL THE BEST to the rest of the HC Sports CCAs with their upcoming fixtures of the NATIONALS. Hope you’ll make Hwa Chong proud!
With 2009 being only his first year in Hwa Chong, we can await great things from Jeevan in these two years. Jeevan hopes to attain a hat-trick of gold medals (or even more) for next year’s schools nationals in both the Track and Cross Country Championships combined. Let’s wish him and HC all the best! 
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51st National Inter-School Cross-Country Championships
March 28th, 2010 by CCA PROOn a sunny morning on 24th of March, the Hwa Chong Cross Country team headed down to Temasek Polytechnic to take part in the Inter-School National Cross Country Championships. Just as well, the bright sun illustrates the burning red and yellow colors of HWACHONG’s passion for victory and glory.
Before we knew it, the race started. In fine style. Our runners battled against the searing heat and tough competition from rival schools, running through the 4.6km route through Bedok Reservoir.
A Girls (hwachong in white)
A Boys
Shui Kun (09S78) strong-willed
Jeevaneesh (10S60) fast and steady.
Darren (09S76) and Si Heng (10S7E) battling hard to overcome their physical limits
Jian Ler (09S62) full focus in the race
Jian Ler (09S62) and Gary (09S79) fighting off tough rivals
Guo Chang (09A12) giving her all.
Our team’s runners ran their hearts out, putting in everything they could, eventually emerging 2nd runners-up for both boys and girls.
Positions:
Guys
2nd – Jeevanesh
10th – Lee Jian Ler
12th – Gary Tse
14th – Yeo Si Heng
Girls
10th – Francoise Lee
13th – Ng Ee Yang
16th – Alexandria Wong
17th – Ng Hui Min
And of course, not forgetting the team captains!
Hwa Chong Cross Country Team 2010
(From left)
Front row: Francoise Lee, Senior
Middle row: Teng Jian Hong, Lee Jian Ler, Gary Tse, Senior, Senior, Senior, Alexandria Wong, Ng HuiMin, Guo Chang, Gwendolyn, Ee Yang
Back row: Mrs Chin, Oon Shui Kun, Feng Meng Ke, Darren Toh, Augustine Tan, Yeo Si Heng, Jeevanesh
Well done boys and girls! Do look out for more long distance action in the upcming track and field national championships!
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Quick Bites: Inter-School Cross Country Championships 2010
March 26th, 2010 by CCA PROOn the 24th of March, representatives from our Cross Country team participated in the 51st annual Inter-school Cross Country Championships, achieving 4 positions in the top 20 for both A Div Girls and A Div Boys, contributing to the overall team scores and coming in as 2nd runners-up for both divisions, while Raffles Institution and Victoria Junior College clinched the 1st and 2nd placings.
The team’s results are nothing short of commendable, and particular credit has to be given for training even in the weeks leading up to the C2 Block Tests! Well done for both girls and guys, and all schools as well! We’ll do even better next year!
Watch out for the competition report! HC Unite!
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Match Report: Cross Country
March 25th, 2009 by CCA PRO
Today, although the runners from the Hwa Chong Cross Country team may not have proven themselves to be the best in the nation yet, but they certainly showed they were the team with the most guts and with an unflagging fighting spirit.
At 9.40am, the A division girls started the race. 10 minutes later, the A division boys started too and the fight was on! Our runners were slightly slower off the blocks and logically so, as many obstacles peppered the race track, especially a killer slope right smack in the middle of the race course.
As such, the race developed into an overall picture where the Raffles runners took the lead and with our Hwa Chong runners conserving energy by staying roughly in the middle of the chasing pack. Upon finally making it past the slope, our runners sped up, invigorated by the energy saved at the earlier part of the race, and started to catch-up with the leading runners from Raffles. Inexorably, our runners shortened the gap between leaders and themselves but somehow, the leaders did not seem to be slowing down!
This continued until the final 300m, where the runners went out of the reservoir and into the stadium. Turning the corner, they were cheered and spurred on by a small but significant mass of supporters and then accelerated, putting in that final burst of energy and speed that carried them past the finish line! Alas, the efforts of our runners would come to naught, as the gap created at the start proved too much to overcome.
At the end of the race, the runners were down but their spirits stayed strong. The captain, Shijun said, “Although we might not have won, we have tried our very best and I think we’re happy”. In fact, they already have started planning their revenge as they look forward to the Track and Field Nationals. “I think we’re going to do better in Track and Field, I think we can beat them there!” And so with their spirits and heads held up high, they left the stadium knowing that they have that one chance to take revenge. The Track & Field season beckons…
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Hot off the press: Cross Country
March 25th, 2009 by CCA PRO
From the X Country Finals which concluded about 38 mins ago,
Our Girls Team finished 1st Runner-up!
Do look out for a more detailed report regarding the event
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Special Feature: Hwa Chong on TV!
March 25th, 2009 by CCA PROat 7.30pm, will include highlights from Cross Country and the Hwa
Chong vs ACS(B) Water Polo match.
Do remember to catch it! 
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Season Preview: Cross Country
March 24th, 2009 by CCA PRO
Tomorrow, 25th March, the cross country team will be having their nationals!
The guys will be looking to improve from their 2nd runnerup position last year, while the girls look set to defend their championship!
Year 2s:
Shijun, S62
Emelyne, S73,
Louisa, S68
Weijie, S6V
Yunfeng, S6A
Jianrui, S75
Lihong, S75
Zhenyang, S7C
E-maine, S74
Fan-li, S6G
Audrey, S6N
Year 1s:
Gary, S79
Augustine, S66
Francoise, S6A
Gwen, S62
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