Article by Andrew Pirie
ATFS Statistician
Coach Consular (Left), Coach Diel (Centre), Alexie Caimoso Brooks (Second from right)
16 year old Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks soared to a new PB of 1.72m. On December 6 at the
ISSC Meet in Iloilo, taking the gold the prerequisite for the Western Visayas meet scheduled
February next year. The 5’8 Ilongo beauty queen is the Palarong Pambansa Champion in
Antique 2017 back in April then clearing a PB of 1.65m.
The mark of 1.72m is the #2 best ever performance by a Filipino Athlete. The National
record of 1.81m set in 2005 belongs to the recently retired Narcisca Atienza who went onto
become a multiple medallist in the SEA Games Heptathlon over the years. Caimoso also
surpassed the 1.68m National Junior Record of Kaylene Mosqueda set in 2016 and 2017 at
the weekly relays and UAAP. Mosequeda also came through Iloilo system but now is at FEU
in Manila. Unfortunately as the performance was not at a PATAFA sanctioned meet the
record cannot be counted for Record purposes.
The Mark is still somewhat of the 1.82m Mark required to qualify for the World Junior
Championships in Tampere next year. But Alexie is still young enough for the 2020 World
Juniors.
Its ok I will probably jump higher than that at the right time. Said Brooks.
Brooks is a Year 11 student at Iloilo National High school under the watch of Legendary
Grass roots coach ‘Zen Master’ Noel Diel who played a huge impact on producing several
athletes who became SEA Games Champions and Medallists. And his assistant Mr. Roland
Consular.
While Alexie has had several offers from UAAP Schools Ateneo, UST and UP. She is quite
keen to complete her last Palaro year in Grade 12 with the Zen Master in Iloilo before
deciding on a college.
Caimoso is an orphan having been raised by her grandmother and Aunt. She is of mixed
heritage.
Alexie is also our featured cover banner athlete on Pinoyathletics.info having succeeded Eric
Cray and Jessica Barnard.
NB.
Pinoyathletics.info in its quest for fairer selection of athletes for the national team. Will be
publishing a list of PATAFA September Recommendations with the current standing for 2017
of each athlete it has/had recommended.
