# Northern Mariana Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games

The Northern Mariana Islands competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023. This was the Northern Marianas eleventh appearance at the games since first appearing in 1979.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors confirmed for the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Bodybuilding | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Football | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Golf | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Outrigger canoeing | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Swimming | | | 15 |
| Tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Triathlon | | | 1 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | | | 6 |
| Total | | | |

## Athletics

CNMI announced a team of 7 athletes in track and field on 20 October 2023.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Theodore Rodgers | 100 m | | | | | | |
| Theodore Rodgers | 200 m | | | | | | |
| Alexander Camacho | 100 m | | | | | | |
| Alexander Camacho | Long jump | — | — | — | — | | |
| Pony Tang | 1500 m | — | — | — | — | | |
| Pony Tang | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | | |
| Pony Tang | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | | |
| Lyle Andrew | Discus throw | — | — | — | — | | |
| Lyle Andrew | Hammer throw | — | — | — | — | | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Casey Cruz | 100 m | | | | | | |
| Casey Cruz | 200 m | | | | | | |
| Maria Quitugua | 100 m | | | | | | |
| Maria Quitugua | Javelin throw | — | — | — | — | | |
| Tania Tan | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | | |
| Tania Tan | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | | |
| Tania Tan | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | | |

## Bodybuilding

The NMSA selected two bodybuilders (1 male and 1 female) for the Pacific Games bodybuilding competition.

### Men

* Davy Laxa

### Women

* Christina Tudela

## Football

The Northern Marianas will be fielding both men's and women's football teams with only 15 players each.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank |
| NMI men's | Men's tournament | Fiji | Tahiti | — | | | | |

### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

Head coach: Mita Michiteru
Michiteru named his 21-man squad on 13 November 2023.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Casey Chambers | | 0 | 0 | Kanoa |
| 1GK | Mark Chavez | | 0 | 0 | Tan Holdings |
| 1GK | Merrick Toves | | 0 | 0 | Kanoa |
| 2DF | Jonne Navarro | | 0 | 0 | Tan Holdings |
| 2DF | Nolan Ngewakl | | 0 | 0 | |
| 2DF | Ronnel Ocanada | (2001-02-26)26 February 2001 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Matansa |
| 2DF | Daniell Mar Pablo | (2005-01-16)16 January 2005 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Kanoa |
| 2DF | Jerald Aquino | | 0 | 0 | Tuloy |
| 2DF | Leland DeLeon Guerrero | | 0 | 0 | Kanoa |
| 3MF | Brian Lubao | | 0 | 0 | |
| 3MF | Ariel Narvaez | | 0 | 0 | Eleven Tiger |
| 3MF | Jireh Yobech | (1996-07-08)8 July 1996 (aged 27) | 8 | 0 | Inter Godfather's |
| 3MF | Markus Toves | | 0 | 0 | Kanoa |
| 3MF | Dev Bachani | (2005-05-04)4 May 2005 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Park–Gilbert Buccaneers |
| 3MF | Anthony Bergancia | | 0 | 0 | Tan Holdings |
| 4FW | Mark Costales | | 0 | 0 | |
| 4FW | Akira Kadokura | | 0 | 0 | Tan Holdings |
| 4FW | Wataru Kadokura | | 0 | 0 | |
| 4FW | Zhi Xiang Lin | | 0 | 0 | Eleven Tiger |
| 4FW | Tyler Omelau | | 0 | 0 | Tan Holdings |
| 4FW | Anthony Austria | | 0 | 0 | Tan Holdings |

## Golf

On 4 October 2023, following five Pacific Games tryouts for the CNMI national team, 7 golfers (6 male and 1 female) were selected.

### Men

* Joseph Camacho
* Ben Jones Jr.
* Marco Peter
* Franco Santos
* Joe Sasamoto
* Kaegel Taitano (alternate)

### Women

* Zhi Min Jin

## Outrigger canoeing (Va'a)

The Northern Marianas National Paddling Sports Federation (NMNPSF) announced a squad of 16 (7 men and 9 women) as part of their Pacific Games Va'a team.

### Men

* Tyler Andrew
* Willie Cabrera
* Yu Ling Chai
* Oliver Igisaiar
* Mitchell Kukkun
* Michael Peters
* Terry Ruben

### Women

* Guillerma Chong
* Jenisha Dubrall
* Momoko Halstead
* Sakurako Halstead
* Dayna Macaranas
* Gracie Mendiola
* Vinalynn Oronigo
* Ashley Pangelinan
* Eva Weaver

## Tennis

The final 4 men squad for the CNMI was announced in September 2023 following the conclusion of a three-day tryout for the team.

### Men

* La Hun Lam
* Colin Ramsey
* Moris Villanueva
* June Yu