Konawaena track and field standout Josiah Vallez is this week’s West Hawaii Today Athlete of the Week.
Konawaena track and field standout Josiah Vallez is this week’s West Hawaii Today Athlete of the Week.
Vallez was apart of the Wildcat boys’ 4×400 relay team that won a gold medal at the HHSAA state meet at Keaau on Saturday.
The relay team of Vallez, Kala’i Santiago, Hauoli Akau and Reyson Ching won the 4×400 with a stadium record breaking time of 3 minutes and 23.21 seconds.
Vallez also finished third in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:00.13.
The Wildcats placed second overall with 40 points, trailing only Punahou (120).
The previous week, Vallez edged out teammate Lawrence Barrett for a gold medal in the 800 during the BIIF championships.
Barrett finished second at the state meet.
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