WAIMEA – As the BIIF track and field championship inches closer and closer, the contenders on the Big Island are starting to become clear in events across the board.
Of course, some of the usual suspects made their impact felt once again in this season’s latest meet, held Saturday at Hawaii Prep’s Stanford W. Schutes Track.
On the boys’ side, Kamehameha’s Kahiau Poe claimed the 100-meter dash (11.53 seconds) and long jump (20’6.25”) and Waiakea’s Kederang Ueda recorded a new season-best time in the 1,500- meter run (4:21.74) to win the event for the fifth week in a row.
For the girls, a quartet of athletes recorded multiple victories: Kealakehe’s Layla Grace in the 100-meter dash (13.47 seconds) and long jump (15’6.25”) and Cozette in the 1,500 (5:23.90) and 3,000-meter (11:46.33) runs, and HPA’s Jordan Perry in the 200 (27.27 seconds) and 400-meter (1:01.47) dashes and Elaina Head in the high (4’9”) and triple (31’7”) jumps.
The Waiakea boys and Hawaii Prep girls led the way, each placing in the top 3 13 times on the day.
Sprinkled throughout the day were a number of performances that rank among the best in the Aloha State. In just his second race of the season in the 800 meters, Waiakea’s Kyoshi Todd crossed the line in 2:03.72, knocking more than seven seconds off his previous best and vaulting all the way to the third-fastest mark in the state. Other Waiakea athletes posting top-10 marks in Hawaii on Saturday include Ueda in the 1,500 (5th in the state), Alex Tuson in the 300-meter hurdles (42.15, 5th in the state), as well as the 4×400 relay teams from Waiakea (6th in the state) and Konawaena (8th in the state). The Warriors’ final time of 3:36.38 edged Konawaena to win by just over three seconds.
Four girls athletes recorded top-10 performances, as well, led by Waiakea’s Rylee and Isabelle Au; both cleared 10’3” in pole vault, which represents the fourth-best height in Hawaii this season. Perry’s season-best run in the 400 bumps her up to the ninth-fastest mark statewide. Keaau’s Kamaile Paikuli also set a new season-best in discus with a toss of 107’1”, good for fifth-best in the state. Wood’s 3,000 time – while a new top mark in the BIIF this year – just missed out on cracking the state’s top 10.
The Big Island’s track and field athletes will be back in action next week, when they return to Keaau High School.
Saturday at Hawaii Prep
Boys Discus Throw:
1. Matthew Yamada, Kamehameha H, 114-11
2. Cheysn-Keala Bannister, Waiakea, 113-11
3. Shauntae Taifmai, Waiakea, 111-04
4. Niau Paulos, Kamehameha H, 107-10
5. Ezekiel Ledward, Hilo, 107-09
6. Micah Lopes, Waiakea, 102-06
Girls Discus Throw:
1. Kamaile Paikuli, Kea’au, 107-01
2. Naomi Horiuchi, Waiakea, 85-07
3. Nahi Kekuawela, Waiakea, 81-09
4. Raelyn Quinajon, Waiakea, 71-03
5. Sailiileali’i Liufau, Kealakehe, 70-06
6. Ciana-Lei Bence, Kamehameha H, 69-05
Girls Shot Put:
1. Naomi Horiuchi, Waiakea, 27-07.50
2. Kamaile Paikuli, Kea’au, 26-01
3. Anaheim-Joy Brown, Kamehameha H, 24-00
4. Ciana-Lei Bence, Kamehameha H, 23-00.50
5. Sailiileali’i Liufau, Kealakehe, 22-10.50
6. Kealohilani Grace, Kamehameha H, 22-10
Boys Shot Put:
1. Shauntae Taifmai, Waiakea, 40-10
2. Gabby Aiona, Hawaii Prep, 38-04
3. Matthew Yamada, Kamehameha H, J35-10
4. Prestyn Schmidt, Kealakehe, J35-10
5. Ezekiel Ledward, Hilo, 34-10.50
6. Izayah Hatori-Awong, Kea’au, 33-07
Boys Long Jump:
1. Kahiau Poe, Kamehameha H, 20-06.25
2. Jordan Hanano, Hawaii Prep, 19-03.75
3. Cameron Svoboda, Hawaii Prep, 19-03.50
4. Nathaniel Lawton, Hawaii Prep, 18-09
5. Jayden Villena, Hilo, 18-00
6. Ekolu Kainoa, Hawaii Prep, 16-08.75
Girls Long Jump:
1. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 15-06.25
2. Madison Hughes, Hawaii Prep, 15-02.50
3. Lilianne Wolfenberger, Hawaii Prep, 14-03.75
4. Malia Mitchell, Hawaii Prep, 13-06
5. Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep, 13-05.75
6. Katelyn Ah Puck, Kamehameha H, 13-02.50
Boys Triple Jump:
1. Jayden Villena, Hilo, 36-03.50
2. Isaac Clement, Konawaena, 35-06.25
3. Jaxson Berryman, Waiakea, 33-07.25
Girls Triple Jump:
1. Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep, 31-07
2. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 31-02
Girls High Jump:
1. Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep, 4-09
2. Talia Threlkeld, Hawaii Prep, 4-07
3. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 4-05
4. Marie Burdova, Hawaii Prep, 4-03
5. Rylee Au, Waiakea, J4-01
6. Liliynn Soares, Kealakehe, J4-01
Boys High Jump:
1. Darius-Anthony Olloway, Kamehameha H, 5-03
2. Jayden See, Kealakehe, 5-01
3. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, 4-11
4. Spencer Vanderpool, Kealakehe, J4-09
5. Jaxson Berryman, Waiakea, J4-09
6. Cooper Wood, Kealakehe, 4-07
Girls Pole Vault:
1. Isabelle Au, Waiakea, J10-03
2. Rylee Au, Waiakea, J10-03
3. Analissa Paresa, Waiakea, J9-06
4. Kaili Mahaulu, Waiakea, J8-00
5. Anna Scott, Hawaii Prep, J8-00
6. Ava Huddleston, Hawaii Prep, J8-00
Boys Pole Vault:
1. Shelbey Cabais-Fernandez, Waiakea, J11-00
2. Taylor Eckart, Kamehameha H, J11-00
3. Kaike Ramos, Kamehameha H, 9-06
4. Jake Cameros, Kamehameha H, 7-06
5 . Brock Marshall, Waiakea, 7-00
6. Bryant Ballo, Waiakea, 6-00
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles:
1. Kaiulani Bento, Hawaii Prep, 19.38
2. Zoe Gacayan, Kamehameha H, 20.09
3. Faith Baker, Konawaena, 20.88
4. Hope Baker, Konawaena, 21.23
5. Talia Nishie, Kamehameha H, 21.70
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles:
1. Malakai Fillmore, Konawaena, 17.21
2. Darius-Anthony Olloway, Kamehameha H, 17.55
3. Kacen Hamada, Hawaii Prep, 17.62
4. Alejandro Thompson, Waiakea, 18.27
5. Alex Tuson, Waiakea, 18.71
6. Kalamakua Buckley Francisco, Kamehameha H, 24.24
Girls 100 Meter Dash:
1. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 13.47
2. Madison Hughes, Hawaii Prep, 13.88
3. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 13.90
4. Zoe Kimitete, Konawaena, 14.30
5. Daniela Rojas-Castelblanco, Hawaii Prep, 14.30
6. Malia Hill, Waiakea, 14.31
Boys 100 Meter Dash:
1. Kahiau Poe, Kamehameha H, 11.53
2. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena, 11.71
3. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, Konawaena, 11.99
4. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 12.03; 5. Jaimin Medeiros, Konawaena, 12.10
6. Cameron Svoboda, Hawaii Prep, 12.16
Girls 1500 Meter Run:
1. Cozette Wood, Kealakehe, 5:23.90
2. Caroline Betlach, Hawaii Prep, 5:36.53
3. Shaian Garana, Konawaena, 5:39.82
4. Lia Ho, Waiakea, 5:42.13; 5. Malino Halpern, Hilo, 6:01.12
6. Acadia Clark, Kealakehe, 6:02.96
Boys 1500 Meter Run:
1. Ngirakederang Ueda, Waiakea, 4:21.74
2. Cameron Cornforth, Kealakehe, 4:30.67
3. Austin Mohica, Waiakea, 4:43.03
4. Mason Selley, Waiakea, 4:51.39
5. Issac Keanaaina, Konawaena, 4:54.01
6. Kiran Letawsky, Waiakea, 4:54.18
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay:
1. Waiakea (Sakura Yabuki 11, Maya Kaneshiro 10, Priscilla Mow 9, Lainie
Balingit 11), 56.53
2. Kamehameha Hawaii, 57.08
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay:
1. Konawaena (Jaimin Medeiros 10, Malakai Fillmore 12, Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu
10, Torrance Satta-Ellis 11), 45.83
2. Pahoa, 51.23
3.Kealakehe, 51.68
4. Hawaii Prep Academy ‘B’, 52.30
5. Waiakea, 54.11
Girls 400 Meter Dash:
1. Jordan Perry, Hawaii Prep, 1:01.47
2. Bella Dadzie, Hawaii Prep, 1:01.95
3. Ila Henry, Konawaena, 1:06.22
4. Malia Hill, Waiakea, 1:07.45
5. Uhiwai Wall, Konawaena, 1:07.71
6. Shaian Garana, Konawaena, 1:08.26
Boys 400 Meter Dash:
1. Caiden Andrist, Hawaii Prep, 54.22
2. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 54.39
3. Kawelu Kaiawe, Konawaena, 54.78
4. Gage Barrilleaux, Hilo, 55.08
5. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, 55.26
6. Tavoi Filiva’a, Konawaena, 55.54
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles:
1. Braxton Kimitete, Konawaena, 50.34
2. Zoe Gacayan, Kamehameha H, 54.71
3. Hope Baker, Konawaena, 57.99
4. Faith Baker, Konawaena, 1:00.21
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles:
1. Alex Tuson, Waiakea, 42.15
2. Malakai Fillmore, Konawaena, 43.29
3. Kacen Hamada, Hawaii Prep, 46.25
4. Isaac Clement, Konawaena, 46.71
5. Jaimin Medeiros, Konawaena, 46.80
6. Alejandro Thompson, Waiakea, 48.49
Girls 800 Meter Run:
1. Caroline Betlach, Hawaii Prep, 2:32.83
2. Hulali Halpern, Hilo, 2:33.17
3. Lia Ho, Waiakea, 2:51.89
4. Malino Halpern, Hilo, 2:54.50
5. Wynter Radey-Morgan, Hawaii Prep, 2:55.63
6. Alexis Akamu, Kamehameha H, 2:56.85
Boys 800 Meter Run:
1. Kyoshi Todd, Waiakea, 2:03.72
2. Cameron Cornforth, Kealakehe, 2:06.54
3. Ngirakederang Ueda, Waiakea, 2:10.70
4. Tyler Selley, Waiakea, 2:17.01
5. Ethan Blankenship, Waiakea, 2:19.66
6. Mason Selley, Waiakea, 2:21.73
Girls 200 Meter Dash:
1. Jordan Perry, Hawaii Prep, 27.27
2. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 27.64
3. Bella Dadzie, Hawaii Prep, 28.08
4. Ila Henry, Konawaena, 28.16
5. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 28.44
6. Malia Hill, Waiakea, 28.94
Boys 200 Meter Dash:
1. Jayden Gebin, Waiakea, 23.95
2. Luke Hendricks, Hawaii Prep, 24.07
3. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 24.19
4. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, 24.53
5. Cameron Svoboda, Hawaii Prep, 24.57
6. Kawelu Kaiawe, Konawaena, 24.70
Girls 3000 Meter Run:
1. Cozette Wood, Kealakehe, 11:46.33
2. Hulali Halpern, Hilo, 11:55.74
3. Shanay Haa, Waiakea, 12:08.57
4. Acadia Clark, Kealakehe, 13:30.31
5. Mahea Puckett, Hawaii Prep, 15:41.88
6. Catherine Nishida, Kea’au, 16:31.23
Boys 3000 Meter Run:
1. Levi Childers, Kealakehe, 10:14.54
2. Austin Mohica, Waiakea, 10:17.83
3. William Provo, Kea’au, 10:51.11
4. Archer Ankrum, Kealakehe, 11:02.88
5. Luca Kasumovich, Hawaii Prep, 11:05.52
6. Issac Keanaaina, Konawaena, 11:12.12
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay:
1. Konawaena (Uhiwai Wall 10, Shaian Garana 12, Braxton Kimitete 11, Ila Henry
11), 4:42.18
2. Kamehameha Hawaii, 5:12.23
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay:
1. Waiakea (Kyoshi Todd 12, Jayden Gebin 12, Ngirakederang Ueda 12, Alex Tuson
11), 3:36.38
2. Konawaena, 3:39.47
3. Kealakehe, 3:50.60
4. Hawaii Prep Academy, 3:53.20
5. Kamehameha Hawaii, 3:57.30
6. Pahoa, 3:58.36