Athletics

ACS has high hopes with Vakaloloma

February 16, 2019 4:54 pm

Jesse Vakaloloma leads the way in the blue ribbon race.

18-year-old Jesse Vakaloloma will carry the hopes of Coco-Cola Games girl’s defending champions Adi Cakobau School in this year’s Blue Ribbon race.


Jesse Vakaloloma

Vakaloloma of Uci House clocked a manual time of 13.19 seconds in the senior division during the school’s inter-house at the ANZ Stadium in Suva today.

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Vakaloloma says she will now try to improve on her time ahead of the Triple N- Zone that will be held next month.

She says she has never won a gold medal in the 100 metres event is hoping to create history this year.

“I’ve been competing since I was Junior and compete at the Cokes and always win silver and I won silver in last year’s inter girls but this year I’m putting a target to win the Blue Ribbon event.”

Meanwhile, Kakala House won the ACS inter-house with 18 gold medals, Uci House finished second with 14 gold, Lagakali was in third place with 9 gold and Mokosoi finished last with 5 gold medals.