Baguio’s Xyndrex Chris Orinion earned the right to be called the fastest Cordilleran at the close of the 2025 edition of the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA).
Orinion clocked 10.83 seconds to win the gold medal in the 100 – meter dash in secondary boys at the Benguet Sports Complex in La Trinidad, improving his 11.22 seconds he set during the 2024 edition of CARAA in 2024.
“Masaya ako kasi na break ko yung personal best ko last year. For this year, prini-prepare ko po yung sarili ko para hopefully maka medla sa Palarong Pambansa,” said the grade 10 University of Baguio student.
Abra’s Erikson Biato meanwhile 11.28 seconds to settle for silver while Tabuk’s John Leo Molina had a time of 11.53 to salvage bronze.
In the 200 – meter dash, Orinion also topped the time sheets with his 22.75 seconds edging Biato who finished the race with 23.42 seconds as Melvin Agngarayngay of Apayao came in third with a time of 23.96.
Orinion also claimed the gold in the 400-meter run with a time of 51.34 seconds while his teammate checked in at the 51.94 seconds for a silver medal finish as Mhar June Confesal of Benguet won bronze with his 54.12 seconds time.
In the secondary girls, Leishen Kate Masangkay was the fastest female Cordilleran after clocking 13.16 seconds in the 100-meter dash, improving her last year’s bronze medal finish with a time of 13.38.
Masangkay’s teammate Cytelle Anne Armedi was good for a silver with a time of 13.36 seconds whil last year’s gold medalist Windelle Reyes settled for bronze medal with a time of 13.84, a far cry from her gold medal feat in last year’s CARAA with a record time of 12.70 seconds.
Masangkay also notched the gold medal in the 200 – meter run with a time of 27.49 seconds with Armedi trailing with a time of 28.16 as Apayao’s Reyes claimed the bronze with a time of
28.27.
Earlier, Masangkay clinched the gold in the 400 meter – run with a time of one minute and 2.44 seconds followed by Armedi wo took home the silver (1’03″25) while Benguet’s Cholin Greda (1’05″46) bagged the bronze medal. Roderick Osis
