Guam’s Ryan Matienzo captured the Saipan PIC Road Race half marathon Saturday morning in a time of 1:20:42.

Paul Cruz and Elaine Kwok won their respective divisions in the 10K event.

“It was a clean sweep by Guam.,” said the PIC race coordinator at the awards ceremony.

Other Guam runners who participated in the half marathon were Peri Bowman, Tara Taitano, Yumika Sugahara, Peter Blas and Roby Garrido.

The half marathon started at 5:30 am at PIC in the northern part of Saipan, down to a Garapan by the Hyatt Hotel and back up to the PIC.

Paul Cruz earns a case of Gatorade after winning his division in the Saipan PIC Road Race 10K. (photo by Roby Garrido)