I te wā o Hechanova's wā rite te tumuaki, kua tutuki te Philippines i te tuatahi-runner ake mutu i roto i te 1991 Southeast Asian Games whakahaeretia e Manila, i muri i ngaro ratou i te taitara whānui ki Indonesia, e 1 koura, 92-91. I mōhiotia ko te "Miracle of '91". I roto i ana whakatutukitanga i roto i te wā ko te manaaki i te 30th Chess Olympiad
i Manila, e kīia ana ko te whakataetae tākaro nui rawa atu o te ao. I riro i a Rūhia te taitara toa tāne. Ko ia hoki te kawenga mo te whakaoranga o te Private Schools Athletic Association i te tau 1990, me te hanganga o te National Institute of Sports me te Philippine Center for Sports Medicine.