HPA girls, Waiakea boys lead the way in Waimea
Hawaii Prep’s Kaiulani Bento’s winning time of 16.61 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles marked the second-best time recorded in the state so far this year. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)
WAIMEA – The Hawaii Prep girls looked right at home on Saturday.
WAIMEA – The Hawaii Prep girls looked right at home on Saturday.
They were, of course, competing at their home track on the HPA campus, but their comfort level was obvious as Ka Makani girls racked up a total of 15 top-3 finishes at this year’s fourth BIIF track &field meet of the season, besting Waiakea’s girls – who had 10 – followed by Konawaena and Hilo with six apiece.
Leading the way on the track were Kaiulani Bento, whose wining time of 16.61 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles is currently the second-fastest time in the state, and Jordan Perry, who broke into the state’s top 10 in the 400 meters with a finish of 1:01.58. Perry was also part of HPA’s victorious 4×400 relay team including Bella Dadzie, Siddney Shumate and Caroline Betlach; the quartet’s time of 4:18.44 is the second-fastest in Hawaii this year.
In the field, Ka Makani’s Elaina Head claimed wins in both the high jump (4’8”, barely fending off fellow freshman Talia Threlkeld, who also cleared 4’8”) and triple jump (32’3.5”), while Ava Huddleston notched her second win of the year in pole vault, clearing 8’0”.
On the boys’ side, Waiakea outpaced the field with 12 top-3 finishes, four more than Kealakehe and five more than Kamehameha, Hawaii Prep and Konwaena, who each tallied seven.
The Warriors’ Kederang Ueda continued his dominance in distance events, taking both the 1,500 (4:25.69) and 3,000 (9:52.47) by wide margins. Ueda was one of two Waiakea athletes to win two events; Alex Tuson took the 110-meter hurdles (19.17) and 300-meter hurdles (44.21). The Warriors also scored first-place finishes from Kyoshi Todd in the 800 (2:10.88), Shauntae Taifmai in shot put (42’4”) and Donte Hall-Rowa in triple jump (36’8”). Taifmai’s toss marked the ninth-longest throw in the state.
Go for gold
Athletes winning multiple individual events included Kamehameha’s Kahiau Poe (100, long jump), Konawaena’s Caiya Hanks (100, 200) and Hilo’s Hulali Halpern (800, 1,500).
Just short
While Waiakea’s Taysia Rocha had just one first-place finish (long jump) on the day, she had perhaps the most well-rounded meet of any athlete, recording four second-place finishes (100, 200, 400, triple jump). Other athletes claiming multiple runner-up or better finishes were Bento (300-meter hurdles, long jump), Kealakehe’s Cameron Cornforth (800, 1,500) and Konawaena’s Isaac Clement (300-meter hurdles, triple jump).
Big Island athletes will be back in action Saturday, when they head to Keaau for the fifth BIIF meet of the season.
Saturday at Hawaii Prep
Boys discus
1. Niau Paulos, Kamehameha H, 117-03
2. Ezekiel Ledward, Hilo, 115-09
3.Daylon Letisi, Hilo, 114-02
4. Shauntae Taifmai, Waiakea, 108-01
5.Cheysn-Keala Bannister, Waiakea, 100-07
6. Dru Pheneger, Waiakea, 99-04
Girls Discus
1. Kamaile Paikuli, Kea’au, 94-09
2. Nahi Kekuawela, Waiakea, 89-11
3. Pamata Toledo, Hilo, 88-10
4. Naomi Horiuchi, Waiakea, 88-08
5. Ava Santos, Waiakea, 76-08
6. Raelyn Quinajon, Waiakea, 67-00
Girls Shot Put
1. Pamata Toledo, Hilo, 30-02
2. Naomi Horiuchi, Waiakea, 26-11
3. Kamaile Paikuli, Kea’au, 26-09.50
4. Nariyah Suiaunoa, Hilo, 25-05
5. Ciana-Lei Bence, Kamehameha H, 23-03
6. Raelyn Quinajon, Waiakea, 22-07
Boys Shot Put
1. Shauntae Taifmai, Waiakea, 42-04
2. Daylon Letisi, Hilo, 37-04
3. Phillip Funaki, Hilo, 35-04.50
4. Matthew Yamada, Kamehameha H, 34-10
5. Prestyn Schmidt, Kealakehe, 32-11.50
6. Ezekiel Ledward, Hilo, 32-11
Boys Long Jump
1. Kahiau Poe, Kamehameha H, 18-11
2. Ekolu Kainoa, Hawaii Prep, 18-08.75
3. Cameron Svoboda, Hawaii Prep, 16-09
4. Blake Berte, Pahoa, 16-07.25
5. Jaxson Berryman, Waiakea, 15-08
6. Jakob Honda, Hawaii Prep, 15-02.50
Girls Long Jump
1. Taysia Rocha, Waiakea, 16-01.25
2. Kaiulani Bento, Hawaii Prep, 14-10.75
3. Luciana Conde, Hawaii Prep, 14-09.25
4. Caroline Betlach, Hawaii Prep, 14-07
5. Madison Hughes, Hawaii Prep, 14-02.75
6. Uhiwai Wall, Konawaena, 13-10.75
Boys Triple Jump
1. Donte Hall-Rowa, Waiakea, 36-08
2. Isaac Clement, Konawaena, 35-04
Girls Triple Jump
1. Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep, 32-03.50
2. Taysia Rocha, Waiakea, 32-01.75
3. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 30-07.50
Girls High Jump
1. Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep, J4-08
2. Talia Threlkeld, Hawaii Prep, J4-08;
3. Isabella Au, Waiakea, J4-04
3. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, J4-04
5. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, J4-04
6. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, Kealakehe, J4-04
Boys High Jump
1. Darius-Anthony Olloway, Kamehameha H, J5-06
2. Donte Hall-Rowa, Waiakea, J5-06
3. Jayden See, Kealakehe, J5-00
4. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, J5-00
5. Christian Saiki, Kamehameha H, J5-00
5. Jaron Carmichael, Waiakea, J5-00
Girls Pole Vault
1. Ava Huddleston, Hawaii Prep, 8-00
2. Lily Kassis, Hawaii Prep, J7-06
3. Anna Scott, Hawaii Prep, J7-06
4. Davan Rooney, Hawaii Prep, 7-00
5. Charlotte Kassis, Hawaii Prep, 6-00
6. Isla Bradford, Hawaii Prep, 5-06
Boys Pole Vault
1. Kaike Ramos, Kamehameha H, J9-06
2. Taylor Eckart, Kamehameha H, J9-06
3. Trevor Kaufman, Hawaii Prep, 9-00
4. Haiden Kay, Kamehameha H, 8-00
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
1. Kaiulani Bento, Hawaii Prep, 16.61
2. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, Kealakehe, 18.72
3. Zoe Gacayan, Kamehameha H, 20.30
4. Isla Rain Hilton, Waiakea, 20.91
5. Faith Baker, Konawaena, 21.18
6. Hope Baker, Konawaena, 21.22
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
1. Alex Tuson, Waiakea, 19.17
2. Alejandro Thompson, Waiakea, 20.32
3. Tricksan Pasion, Waiakea, 20.82
4. Logan Enos, Kamehameha H, 22.85
5. Tyler Tina, Kamehameha H, 24.02
Girls 100 Meter Dash
1. Caiya Hanks, Konawaena, 12.90
2. Taysia Rocha, Waiakea, 13.09
3. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 13.52
4. Luciana Conde, Hawaii Prep, 13.83
5. Braxton Kimitete, Konawaena, 13.85
6. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 14.00
Boys 100 Meter Dash
1. Kahiau Poe, Kamehameha H, 11.60
2. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 11.87
3. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, Konawaena, 12.04
4. Jakob Honda, Hawaii Prep, 12.19
5. Ekolu Kainoa, Hawaii Prep, 12.27
6. Jaimin Medeiros, Konawaena, 12.34
Girls 1500 Meter Run
1. Hulali Halpern, Hilo, 5:30.55
2. Acadia Clark, Kealakehe, 6:12.81
3. Sanoe Quintana, Kamehameha H, 6:24.28
4. Aliyah Marshall, Laupahoehoe, 6:24.63
5. Peyton Botelho, Kamehameha H, 6:25.09
6. Gianna Chinen, Kamehameha H, 6:47.71
Boys 1500 Meter Run
1. Ngirakederang Ueda, Waiakea, 4:25.69
2. Cameron Cornforth, Kealakehe, 4:32.56
3. Levi Childers, Kealakehe, 4:45.25
4. Mason Selley, Waiakea, 4:49.68
5. Kiran Letawsky, Waiakea, 4:58.18
6. Issac Keanaaina, Konawaena, 5:01.19
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay
1. Konawaena (Uhiwai Wall 10, Ila Henry 11, Braxton Kimitete 11, Caiya Hanks
12), 52.85; 2. Hawaii Prep Academy (Daniela Rojas-Castelblanco 10, Madison
Hughes 12, Bella Dadzie 10, Kaiulani Bento 12), 53.81
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
1. Konawaena (Kawelu Kaiawe 11, Malakai Fillmore 12, Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu
10, Torrance Satta-Ellis 11), 46.50
2. Hawaii Prep Academy, 47.26
3. Kamehameha Hawaii, 48.14
4. Pahoa, 49.17
5. Konawaena ‘B’, 49.27
6. Kealakehe, 50.69
Girls 400 Meter Dash
1. Jordan Perry, Hawaii Prep, 1:01.58
2. Taysia Rocha, Waiakea, 1:01.86
3. Ila Henry, Konawaena, 1:05.57
4. Uhiwai Wall, Konawaena, 1:07.18
5. Malia Hill, Waiakea, 1:09.22
6. Charley Brown, Waiakea, 1:10.87
Boys 400 Meter Dash
1. Caiden Andrist, Hawaii Prep, 54.50
2. Sylis Ruth, Waiakea, 55.22
3. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 55.45
4. Tavoi Filiva’a, Konawaena, 55.88
5. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, 55.94
6. Sabastian Tunney, Kealakehe, 56.55
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
1. Braxton Kimitete, Konawaena, 51.32
2. Kaiulani Bento, Hawaii Prep, 54.31
3. Xochi Gervais, Hilo, 54.94
4. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, Kealakehe, 56.45
5. Faith Baker, Konawaena, 1:00.39
6. Kacie Febo-Santiago, Kamehameha H, 1:01.12
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
1. Alex Tuson, Waiakea, 44.21
2. Isaac Clement, Konawaena, 47.28
3. Kacen Hamada, Hawaii Prep, 49.11
4. Alejandro Thompson, Waiakea, 52.59
5. Logan Enos, Kamehameha H, 53.55
6. Tyler Tina, Kamehameha H, 59.24
Girls 800 Meter Run
1. Hulali Halpern, Hilo, 2:33.40
2. Sophia Wilson, Kamehameha H, 2:42.89
3. Wynter Radey-Morgan, Hawaii Prep, 2:50.64
4. Malino Halpern, Hilo, 2:59.33
5. Sanoe Quintana, Kamehameha H, 3:04.56
6. Aliyah Marshall, Laupahoehoe, 3:08.68
Boys 800 Meter Run
1. Kyoshi Todd, Waiakea, 2:10.88
2. Cameron Cornforth, Kealakehe, 2:18.15
3. Spencer Vanderpool, Kealakehe, 2:26.91
4. Jose Jimenez Delgado, Kealakehe, 2:27.86
5. Henry Hock, Hilo, 2:28.63
6. Dustin Sumitani, Waiakea, 2:37.37
Girls 200 Meter Dash
1. Caiya Hanks, Konawaena, 26.48
2. Taysia Rocha, Waiakea, 27.27
3. Bella Dadzie, Hawaii Prep, 27.93
4. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 28.04
5. Luciana Conde, Hawaii Prep, 28.63
6. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 29.01
Boys 200 Meter Dash
1. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, Konawaena, 24.02
2. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, 24.60
3. Kawelu Kaiawe, Konawaena, 24.87
4. Jaimin Medeiros, Konawaena, 24.96
5. Ekolu Kainoa, Hawaii Prep, 25.09
6. Cameron Svoboda, Hawaii Prep, 25.14
Girls 3000 Meter Run
1. Xochi Gervais, Hilo, 12:44.16
2. Akemi Tominaga, Waiakea, 12:46.20
3. Lia Ho, Waiakea, 12:49.72
4. Malino Halpern, Hilo, 13:28.44
5. Acadia Clark, Kealakehe, 13:43.14
6. Mahea Puckett, Hawaii Prep, 13:59.82
Boys 3000 Meter Run
1. Ngirakederang Ueda, Waiakea, 9:52.47
2. Levi Childers, Kealakehe, 10:29.62
3. Mason Selley, Waiakea, 10:35.50
4. Issac Keanaaina, Konawaena, 11:04.11
5. Kyle Ignacio, Waiakea, 11:08.58
6. Kiran Letawsky, Waiakea, 11:15.55
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay
1. Hawaii Prep Academy (Jordan Perry 12, Bella Dadzie 10, Siddney Shumate 11,
Caroline Betlach 10), 4:18.44
2. Konawaena, 4:25.96
3. Kamehameha Hawaii, 4:59.68
4. Kamehameha Hawaii ‘B’, 5:21.85
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
1. Konawaena (Kawelu Kaiawe 11, Malakai Fillmore 12, Tavoi Filiva’a 10,
Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu 10), 3:42.56
2. Kealakehe, 3:51.02
3. Hawaii Prep Academy, 3:53.12
4. Kamehameha Hawaii ‘B’, 4:02.28
5. Hilo, 4:05.94
6. Kamehameha, 4:13.08
