4:12.39 (Equal Rec)

4:15.63

400 m - Shalom Danielle See (1st)- New record - 58.65 s

(2nd) 4.13.84

2nd (3 times)

3rd (once)

1 New Record, 1 Equal Record

2nd (thrice consecutively from 2004 to 2006)

1 New Record

2nd (4 times from 2003 to 2007)

1 New Record

2 New Records

3rd (Once)

2nd (Twice)

3rd (once)

2 New Records, 1 Equal Record 

Suvitha Subramaniam (10^th)  
Team: 5^th

Song Peiwen (6^th)
Jessica Lim (12^th)
Lin Si Qi (13^th)
Chua Shuyi (16^th)
Chen Zhilei (Captain)
Suvitha Subramanian
Reserve:
Zhou Hui Jun
Chen Jingxian
Lynette Ng Pei Ting
Koh Si Hui
Team: 3rd

Lim Zirui (10^th)
Tan Jing Sheng (17^th)
Ronson Neo (18^th)
Bernard Tay (Captain)
Wong Yong Jian (Vice-Captain)
Liow Liong Chyuan
Reserve:
Wang Zhong Kai
Kam Siu Leong Collin

Koh Sihui - 2nd
Rachel Ho Chunling  - 8th
Cheng Wen Ling Teresa  - 18th
Song Peiwen - 20th
Lynette Ng,  
Jessica Lim 

Team: 2nd

Lim Zirui - 12th
Lim Zirui, Domnic Poon, Lee Guang Wen, , Daryl Sim,  Titus Xie, Jonathan Tan

Boys Team: 5th 

Team: 5th

 
B-Division:
Ramandeep Kaur (5th)
Ng Qiu Lin
Chia YiYan
Cara Nicole Neo (22nd)
Team: 8th 

Boys Team: 6th 

• SAFOS Scholar, a very dedicated Captain who leads by example.  Specialised in Cross Country (2003-Team-4th), 5000 m and 3000 m steeple chase.
  

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• Haresh Sivaram  (Vice-President of Student Council 2003-2004)
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  Haresh was a dedicated athlete despite his heavy commitment as the Vice-President of the Student Council.  He is always ready to help his team even to the extend of trying out the high jump.  Though he suffered a minor injury during the high jump training, he did not give up his passion in track.  He tried out the 3000 m steeple chase and did very well in the event.  His courage and fighting spirit was certainly inspirational to the Team then.    He is currently enrolled in the local university under a teaching scholarship.  

"When I decided to become a member of the NJ Track and Field Team, I knew I was making a very bold move. I didn’t have a lot of athletic experience and was definitely not a star athlete in the making. Despite all the initial hesitation, I will never regret that bold move I made to join the NJ Track and Field Team. I have many fond memories of my time as a Tracker. I will never forget how we use to be in College till late at night after training, sometimes going out as a Team for dinner, the many competitions we fought hard together in, the occasional injuries we all sustained, how Siqi, my Captain, would keep telling me “Haresh… when you coming for training ah?”, Track camp where we still ended up training, how Titus, Guan Wen and I, all novice steeple chasers, tried so hard to fill up the steeple chase pool, and most of all, how we all felt part of a warm and caring family.

 The two years I spent with the team was a truly journey of self discovery. When you’re out there on the track, you learn to appreciate your strengths, and to take advantage of your weaknesses. You learn that it’s not all about going fast; it’s more about going steady. Above all else, you learn that there’s no such thing as an individual sport. Every sport is a Team sport, where every member makes a difference to the other. In many ways I have become a better person, as well as a better athlete, from my time as a member of the NJ Track and Field Team.

 To all my juniors back at the NJ Track and Field Team, remember that you’re part of a history in the making. Even if you’re not the best runner, jumper or thrower in the world, remember that you’re part of a Team you can surely call family."  

• A very dedicated athlete who leads by example.  Specialised in Cross Country, 800 m and 1500 m steeple chase.  He was one of the pioneer IP runner and longest serving member of the team.   He started out as a novice runner without much experience but with lots of attitude.  Over the years, he has grown into a versatile and high performing athlete.  He ran many National Inter Schools X-Country and Track races.  His breakthrough was his solid 800 m and 1500 m performance during his JCs years.  Andre progressed from a 9 min plus 2.4 km runner to a 7 min plus runner. An achievement indeed.

"To pen four years of an adrenaline-pumping, emotional adventure onto paper would be no easy task. Nevertheless, I would still try. The importance of trying, even in times of adversity and difficulty- only track could teach me that. While most people engage their CCAs in a committal manner, I see my association with track as a relationship. Though physically unquantifiable and inexistent, the concept of 'track' be it a mere CCA, a crimson pavement or even a surreal activity that elevates my human limits- I fell in love with it. I suppose when you love something deeply enough, you always let it empower you, and track did just that. These were the fundamentals of a passion that somehow coloured my 4 years in a place I was only expecting the dullness of grey. The first few years were always the hardest. In my case, I only made it hard for myself. Perhaps a lack of foresight when I was only 15 prevented me from seeing how well the next few years could unfold. It was just going through the motion then. From a ridiculous running posture to an attitude I am still not proud of, there were times I felt like quitting. The question is not 'What if I did?' but simply, 'Why?', 'Why did I stay on?'. The answer was simple, and in the rain one day, running next to the great Derek On, I realized there was magic in that feeling: striding against the cold wind, the cold water coaxing the veins on your forehead, the warmth from within your heart telling you that you are human, and one who is capable of great things. And great things happened. Or at least, I tried to make them happen. 

The next year, IP2, I made an effort to see things through for myself. That's when things started to change- for the better. I trained harder, and was admitted to more competitions. These set a strong foundation for me, competing with the titans of the A-Division, though I was barely 16. It all made sense in a way. The trainings only strengthened me, and added with great motivation from coaches and teammates, I overcame any fear possible, and that was the first step. That made the difference, not the trainings which are typically mandatory. It's what you personally take from the trainings. And what to take, or how to take, that's what the competitions granted me- competitions where we sunk our souls in like warriors, like a team. And when I think of 'team', there's only one team that rings a bell for me: the team in my third year. That was the landmark experience of any group effort I've had in the longest time. The beauty of struggling together made all the difference, and there was so much passion in fighting and competing, we believed a 4th place was possible. Alas, we were edged down to 5th on race day. 

But even till today, I bear not a single regret with this team. We were definitely not heroes. We just ordinary boys who became men when we performed the extraordinary- fighting like there was no tomorrow. And that sentiment rung in my head when the track marshal rung the bell for the A-Division Boys 800m finals last year. It was only one lap to go, and I was still behind at 4th. I pushed and pushed but I couldn't catch him. I just couldn't- eventually that is. But deep down I knew, if I was going to lose to him anyway, the best I could do was to make him suffer, and make sure he was struggling as much I was. I wasn't going to give up. I chased him. I chased my dreams. And I chased my dreams for 4 years. I never caught them, but in that chasing and fighting and self-perseverance, I learnt of the beauty in adversity. I learnt the value of determination. I learnt the importance of trying. Even if I didn't acquire these dreams of mine, they certainly came true in another form. All that I learnt in track, transpired off the track, and that's when I learnt my first love loved me in return. Track was my first love. Track ignited a fire in me, and I blazed the track."

Andre Alexander Kumar 

Devathas Satianathan (NJC X-Country & Track Team of 2005 -2006):

Run like hell and get the agony over with.
--Clarence DeMar

That mantra pretty much dictated my first few months as an aspiring student athlete, albeit a greenhorn. My motivations for joining the discipline were unclear to me at that time, and even know when confronted with such existential doubts I falter. But one thing was for sure, I wanted to improve. And fast.

I held strongly to the ‘without limits’ mentality, and never gave up. I went for most every training session, and did things the hard way. I fought to keep up with the pack, substituting experience with sheer grit, and managed somewhat to satisfy myself. However, it did not last.

Injuries soon set in and my career that began on a high looked set to crumble. What started off as a nagging pain grew sharper and became an incapacitating dilemma - one that defied all laws of meritocracyy as I saw it. The problem of shin splints came about as a result of over-training. And the only way out was rest. My eagerness and desperation led me to take the short cut out. Train through the pain and ignore the injury. It soon escalated to a stress fracture and many months of hour-long rides on the primitive bike in the Spartan, air-conless gymnasium at NJ welcomed me.  

Devathas in the centre.  Joe (left) and Sean (right) are beside him.

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.
-- Alberto Salazar

That was how I began every race. Writing myself off, shoulders slumped and pre-empting excuses. The injury was not just physical, my confidence took a blow as well. I returned amongst the weakest in the team and was trying hard to even keep up. You can imagine what it was like when we went for competitions, where the nation’s best came to play. Little did I know, everyone else probably felt the same. They just had the common decency to ignore the voice in their heads, put on a strong front and smile.

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.
-- T. Alan Armstrong

        I hope you take a few lessons away from my less than delightful stint in NJ. While it was tough and tumultuous, it has made me a better athlete, a better person. Kudos to Mr lim and my teammates, Joe, Andre, my seniors, Guan Wen, Rachel and everyone else for being so supportive. To sum up, running is not just about pushing yourself to the limit. If it was, it’d be awfully boring. So when injuries come your way, don’t think ‘blind perseverance’ is the key. Exercise the discipline to mitigate your ailments, observe the ‘live to fight another day’ principle. When you go for races, wear the school colours proud. You’re not alone, you’ve got your team, your friends, and the history of the school’s track team behind you. For the sceptics whom are still disillusioned and unmotivated, I leave you with a quote:

‘To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.’  - Steve pre

 Devathas Satianathan

The2004 Girls  4x400 m Gold winning team. Lee Yan Lin, Amanda Choo, Lin SiQi, Song Peiwen

Captain Lin SiQi at the end of the 4x400 m.  A perfect race.  

She is a multi-talented runner. In JC1, she ran the National Inter Schools X-Country Championships and won an individaul medal (13th).  In 2004, she ran in the 400 m Hurdles and 100 m Hurdles  winning a gold and silver respectively.

Running by Lim Zirui represent the meaning of running with pure guts. 

Lim Zirui, running against the best with his best in the 1500 m in 2004.  Without fear and running in the front pack in 2003 and 2004, he achieved a bronze in both years.  An achievement unparalled so far in the year 2000 onwards.  

Koh Sihui with her 3000 m gold medal.  The smile was the result of many hours of hard work put in by her and the teachers. She won a bronze in the 1500 m in the same year.

A novice runner in JC1 without any running background rising to the very top in 2 years with NJC.  Under the guidance of Mr Saravana, Mr Vincent Quek & Mr Lim, she came in 2nd at the 2004 National Inter Schools Cross Country. One week before the Cross Country race, she fell and injured her knee during training in Turf City. 

The 3000 m gold was a testament of what could be achieved if you enjoy and believe in what you are doing.  Koh Si Hui enjoys running.  Beside her is Renuka, Devathas's sister.

The 2003 A-Div Girls Championship Trophy with the 4x100 m relay team (Benita Teo, Lim Ming Xi, Lee Chang Yi Miriam, Anastasia Goh)

The 2003 A-Div Boys ready to go at the 2003 National Inter Schools Cross Country Championships startline in Sentosa. All of them (Lim Zirui, Bernard Tay (Captain), Tan JinSheng, Ronson Neo, Lee Yong Jian, Liow Leong Chuan ) waiting to get over it after 4 months of slogging in the sun, rain and sand. Most of the time running till their tongue stick out and  falling onto the ground at the finish line.

Captain Tan Shao Wei waiting for the 4x400 m race to start during the SPH relay in 2005. Beside him are Joe, Guan Wen and Harry.  Tan Shao Wei specialised in 400 m Hurdles and 800 m.  He led by example putting 110% during training enduring through pain  and agony, and at times running till he dropped onto the track in agony.  He was a finalist in the 400m Hurdles during the National Inter Schools Track & Field Championships.  He also led the A-Boys team to the finals of the 4x100 m and 4x400 m.  An impressive feat indeed.