Athletes topple four national records in US

IT was raining Papua New Guinea national records at the NCAA division two national championships in Bradenton, Florida, last weekend as all three PNG athletes who competed in individual events set new times.
Rellie Kaputin, pictured, was placed second in the triple jump as she improved her own record of 12.78m, with a final round leap of 12.82m.
This came just 24 hours after she had set a new long jump record of 6.10m and Adrine Monagi had broken the 25-year-old national record in the heptathlon.
On the final day of competition Peniel Richard set a new mark of 15.35m to improve by 5cm the triple record which he shared with Mong Tavol.
Not to be outdone by his team-mates, Theo Piniau set a blistering first lap in the 4x400m relay final to put his team in a strong position right behind the eventual winners.
Kaputin’s outstanding performances in the three jumps earned 14 of the 36 points accumulated by her team which finished in fourth place overall.