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With help from the wind last Saturday at the season-ending state championships, Hawaii’s high school track and field athletes surpassed 15 of the best marks for 2023.
The following athletes zoomed to No. 1 in their chosen events this spring (and remember, these times and distances are wind-aided):
>> Hawaii Baptist’s Shane Kawakami-Williams ran the 100 in 10.63 seconds. Previous best: 10.70 by Baldwin’s Joseph Randolph.
>> Baldwin’s Joseph Randolph ran a 21.35 in the 200. Previous best: 21.89 by Randolph.
>> Kawakami-Williams ran a 48.87 in the 400. Previous best: 48.95 by Kawakami-Williams.
>> Moanalua’s Joshua Sanders ran a 39.99 in the 300 hurdles. Previous best: 40.20 by Saint Louis’ Sytyn Lasconia.
>> Saint Louis’ Lasconia, William Reed, Kanoa Monteilh and Trech Kekahuna ran a 42.79 in the 4×100 relay. Previous best: 42.93 by Saint Louis’ Bryson Pataray, Reed, Monteilh and Michael Joshua Price.
>> Mililani’s Cal’von Baker pole vaulted 6 feet, 6 inches. Previous best: 6-5 by Baker.
>> King Kekaulike’s Ja’lyn Deichert ran a 12.13 in the 100. Previous best: 12.32 by Deichert.
>> ‘Iolani’s Mia Shepard ran a 25.09 in the 200. Previous best: 25.38 by Shepard.
>> Shepard ran a 57.13 in the 400. Previous best: 57.16 by Shepard.
>> Kamehameha’s Tatum Moku ran a 14.39 in the 100 hurdles. Previous best: 14.64 by Moku.
>> Punahou’s Nala Stojadinovic ran a 45.15 in the 300 hurdles. Previous best: 45.41 by Moku.
>> Mililani’s Haylee Jarvis, Ciara Conley, Ayanna Rivera-Gaines and Deiona Carter ran a 49.08 in the 4×100 relay. Previous best: 49.52 by King Kekaulike’s Lola Richardson, Ruby Kessler, Deichert and Kalena Akinaka.
>> Kaiser’s Valo Sopoaga threw the shot put 39-5. Previous best: 39-0 by Sopoaga.
>> Le Jardin’s Charli Kennedy accomplished a state meet record 5-6 in the high jump. Previous best: 5-4 by multiple athletes, including Kennedy.
>> Roosevelt’s Tiana Burgess covered 38-6 in the triple jump. Previous best: 38-3.5 by Burgess.
The top times and distances in all 32 events for the 2023 season are below, followed by a list of the Top 5 athletes’ marks in all 32 of the events.
2023 Hawaii Track And Field Top Times And Distances
(This year’s top marks are in bold; for comparative purposes, the state championship meet records are in parentheses)
GIRLS
>> 100 meters: Ja’lyn Deichert (King Kekaulike) 12.13 seconds (12.01)
>> 200: Mia Shepard (‘Iolani) 25.09 (24.68)
>> 400: Mia Shepard (‘Iolani) 57.13 (54.41)
>> 800: Kekaihulali Halpern (Hilo) 2 minutes, 18.25 seconds (2:13.03)
>> 1,500: Zola O’Donnell (Mililani) 4:48.94 (4:36.22)
>> 3,000: Zola O’Donnell (Mililani) 10:18.35 (9:38.03)
>> 100 hurdles: Tatum Moku (Kamehameha) 14.39 (14.11)
>> 300 hurdles: Nala Stojadinovic (Punahou) 45.15 (42.80)
>> 4×100 relay: Haylee Jarvis, Ciara Conley, Ayanna Rivera-Gaines, Deiona Carter (Mililani) 49.08 (48.35)
>> 4×400 relay: Dalen Lau, Kylie Moniz, Nola Stojadinovic, Xevani Salanoa (Punahou) 4:05.44 (3:57.47)
>> Shot put: Valo Sopoaga (Kaiser) 39 feet, 5 inches (45-09.75)
>> Discus: Brooke Naniseni (‘Iolani) 125-1 (160.03)
>> High jump: Charli Kennedy (Le Jardin), 5-6 (previous state meet record: 5-5.50)
>> Pole vault: Tatum Moku (Kamehameha) 13-7 (13-1)
>> Long jump: Tatum Moku (Kamehameha) 18-7 (19-02.50)
>> Triple jump: Tiana Burgess (Roosevelt) 38-6 (39-10)
BOYS
>> 100 meters: Shane Kawakami-Williams (Baldwin) 10.63* seconds (10.63)
>> 200: Joseph Randolph (Baldwin) 21.35* (21.67)
>> 400: Shane Kawakami-Williams (Hawaii Baptist) 48.87 (48.66)
>> 800: Yuta Cole (Kalani) 1 minute, 58.40 seconds (1:51.1)
>> 1,500: Yuta Cole (Kalani) 4:01.35 (4:01.23)
>> 3,000: Yuta Cole (Kalani) 9:14.47 (8:43.12)
>> 110 hurdles: Timothy Wallace (Mililani) 14.49 (14.19)
>> 300 hurdles: Joshua Sanders (Moanalua) 39.99 (38.07)
>> 4×100 relay: Sytyn Lasconia, William Reed, Kanoa Monteilh, Trech Kekahuna 42.79 (41.54)
>> 4×400 relay: Noa Wong, Zachary White, Maximilian Even, Kainoa Ronquilio (Punahou) 3:21.48 (3:19.74)
>> Shot put: Scotty Dikilato (Kamehameha) 53-9 (59-08.75)
>> Discus: Scotty Dikilato (Kamehameha), 167-3 (186-0)
>> High jump: Cal’von Baker (Mililani) 6-6 (6-9)
>> Pole vault: Keegan Gantala (Kamehameha-Maui) 13-9 (15-3)
>> Long jump: Joshua Sanders (Moanalua) 22-5 (24-10)
>> Triple jump: Josiah Fetui (Saint Louis), 44-4 (49-10.75)
(*-wind-aided times that do not count as state meet records)
BOYS TOP 5s IN ALL EVENTS
100
>> 1. Shane Kawakami-Williams, Hawaii Baptist (10.63)*
>> 2. Joseph Randolph, Baldwin senior (10.70)
>> 3. Trech Kekahuna, Saint Louis senior (10.82)
>> 4. (tie) Jalen Keller, Kalaheo junior (10.90)
>> 4. (tie) Jaylan Johnson, Mililani senior (10.90)
200
>> 1. Joseph Randolph, Baldwin senior (21.35)*
>> 2. Kainoa Ronquilio, Punahou senior (21.82)
>> 3. Jalen Keller, Kalaheo junior (21.85)
>> 4. Sean Connell, Kaiser senior (22.26)
>> 5. Alexander Gardner, Damien senior (22.30)
400
>> 1. Shane Kawakami-Williams, Hawaii Baptist senior (48.87)
>> 2. Kainoa Ronquilio, Punahou (49.28)
>> 3. Marcus Rodriguez, Pearl City senior (49.83)
>> 4. Maximilian Even, Punah0u junior (50.01)
>> 5. Sean Connell, Kaiser sophomore (50.06)
800
>> 1. Yuta Cole, Kalani junior (1:58.40)
>> 2. Devin Pang, ‘Iolani junior (1:58.81)
>> 3. Michael Joshua Price, Saint Louis junior (1:58.84)
>> 4. Rahieum Lee, Moanalua sophomore (1:59.53)
>> 5. Robbey Navarro, Mililani junior (2:00.81)
1,500
>> 1. Yuta Cole, Kalani junior (4:01.35)
>> 2. Benjamin Brown, Punahou junior (4:09.05)
>> 3. Gray Brady, Kalaheo senior (4:09.24)
>> 4. Michael Joshua Price, Saint Louis junior (4:09.93)
>> 5. Thomas Rosenbalm, Mililani junior (4:11.95)
3,000
>> 1. Yuta Cole, Kalani junior (9:14.47)
>> 2. Levi Childers, Kealakehe senior (9: 17.09)
>> 3. Gray Brady, Kalaheo senior (9:17.30)
>> 4. Micah Brighton, Seabury Hall sophomore (9:18.87)
>> 5. James Jarman, King Kekaulike senior (9:19.44)
110 hurdles
>> 1. Timothy Wallace, Mililani sophomore (14.49)
>> 2. Joshua Sanders, Moanalua senior (14.79)
>> 3. Tai Demura-Devore, Punahou junior (15.16)
>> 4. Ares Pasion, Mililani senior (15.24)
>> 5. Isaac Kaalakea, Baldwin senior (15.29)*
300 hurdles
>> 1. Joshua Sanders, Moanalua senior (39.99)
>> 2. Sytyn Lasconia, Saint Louis sophomore (40.20)
>> 3. Tyler Grune, Kalani junior (40.53)
>> 4. Theolease Priester, ‘Iolani senior (40.63)
>> 5. Tai Demura-Devore, Punahou junior (40.96)
4×100 relay
>> 1. Sytyn Lasconia, William Reed, Kanoa Monteilh, Trech Kekahuna (Saint Louis) 42.79
>> 2. Luke Sonson, Ean Kamau-Waikiki, Justice Wu, Travis Ross (Punahou) 43.08
>> 3. Timothy Wallace, Tuan Pettaway, Andrew Manivong, Jaylan Johnson (Mililani) 43.10
>> 4. Joshua Sanders, Isaiah Hill, Keenan Jayonah Josh Ulu, Gabriel Maramag-Ganigan (Moanalua) 43.18
>> 5. Kainoa Carvalho, Kingsley Ah Y0u, Brok Fonoimoana, Madden Soliai (Kahuku) 43.48
4×400 relay
>> 1. Noa Wong, Zachary White, Maximilian Even, Kainoa Ronquilio (Punahou) 3:21.48
>> 2. Jahren Altura, Josiah Fetui, Sytyn Lasconia, Casey Connell (Saint Louis) 3:23.50
>> 3. Isaiah Hill, Joshua Sanders, Rahieum Lee, Malik Coleman (Moanalua) 3:26.84
>> 4. Jacob Gaudi, Devin Pang, Hudson Della-Lucia, Keon Preusser (‘Iolani) 3:27.05*
>> 5. Marcus Rodriguez, Bobby Best, Koalii Torres, Treyton Corpuz (Pearl City), 3:28.27
Shot put
>> 1. Scotty Dikilato, Kamehameha senior (53-9)
>> 2. John-Keawe Sagapolutele, Punahou senior (51-5.5)
>> 3. Stanley Raass, Kahuku senior (51-4)
>> 4. Aizek Lakalaka, Maui senior (50-5)
>> 5. Josh Sagapolutele, Saint Louis senior (50-4.75)
Discus
>> 1. Scotty Dikilato, Kamehameha senior (167-3)
>> 2. Stanley Raass, Kahuku senior (158-9)
>> 3. John-Keawe Sagapolutele, Punahou senior (155-4)
>> 4. Tobey Lau, Kamehameha-Hawaii senior (148-9)
>> 5. Tnias Tavale, Campbell junior (146-3)
High jump
>> 1. Cal’von Baker, Mililani senior (6-6)
>> 2. William Reed, Saint Louis senior (6-4)
>> 3. Matis Aguilar, Roosevelt junior (6-2)
>> 4. Nash Burkhart, Kapaa (6-1)
>> 5. (tie) Ayndra Uperesa-Thomas, Punahou junior (6-0)
>> 5. (tie) Dane Kellner, Punahou freshman (6-0)
Pole vault
>> 1. Kanai Gibson, Kamehameha junior (13-9)
>> 2. (tie) Zane Thomason, Mililani senior (13-8)
>> 2. (tie) Alexander Yuen, Punahou senior (13-8)
>> 2. (tie) Nohi Casco, Kamehameha-Maui sophomore (13-8)
>> 5. Keegan Gantala, Kamehameha-Maui junior (13-7)
Long jump
>> 1. Joshua Sanders, Moanalua sophomore (22-5)
>> 2. Josiah Fetui, Saint Louis junior (22-2.75)
>> 3. Joseph Randolph, Baldwin senior (22-2.25)
>> 4. Christian Kauhane, Punahou senior (22-0)
>> 5. Agenhart Ellis, Punahou junior (21-7.75)
Triple jump
>> 1. Josiah Fetui (Saint Louis) 44-4
>> 2. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena senior (44-3)
>> 3. Brock Fonoimoana, Kahuku senior (43-3)
>> 4. Joaquin Mejia, Mid-Pacific senior (43-2.25)
>> 5. Christian Kauhane, Punahou senior (43-2)
GIRLS TOP 5s IN ALL EVENTS
100
>> 1. Ja’lyn Deichert, King Kekaulike sophomore (12.13)
>> 2. Deiona Carter, Mililani junior (12.29)
>> 3. Apetahi Anderson, Kahuku senior (12.32)
>> 4. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha senior (12.39)
>> 5. Malia Rose Harvey, Maryknoll sophomore (12.42)
200
>> 1. Mia Shepard, ‘Iolani junior (25.09)
>> 2. Ja’lyn Deichert, King Kekaulike sophomore (25.24)
>> 3. Deiona Carter, Mililani junior (25.25)
>> 4. Malia Rose Harvey, Maryknoll sophomore (25.50)
>> 5. Amelia Stebe, Radford junior (25.63)
400
>> 1. Mia Shepard, ‘Iolani junior (57.13)
>> 2. Amelia Stebe, Radford junior (57.93)
>> 3. Jordy Davenport, Hawaii Baptist senior (58.32)
>> 4. Deiona Carter, Mililani junior (58.46)
>> 5. Kimberly McCoy, Kaiser sophomore (59.36)
800
>> 1. Kekaihulali Halpern, Hilo sophomore (2:18.25)
>> 2. Kelsey Carvill, Le Jardin junior (2:20.50)
>> 3. Ashley Kodama, Hawaii Baptist senior (2:21.59)
>> 4. Kimberly McCoy, Kaiser sophomore (2:22.18)
>> 5. Sasha Iizuka-Sheeley, Punahou senior (2:22.59)
1,500
>> 1. Zola O’Donnell, Mililani senior (4:48.94)
>> 2. Kekaihulali Halpern, Hilo sophomore (4:51.21)
>> 3. Ashley Kodama, Hawaii Baptist senior (4:54.59)
>> 4. Amelie Loomis, Kalaheo junior (4:56.61)
>> 5. Logan Pang, ‘Iolani freshman (4:57.08)
3,000
>> 1. Zola O’Donnell, Mililani senior (10:18.35)
>> 2. Kekaihulali Halpern, Hilo sophomore (10:42.47)
>> 3. Eve Cody, Kalaheo freshman (11:02.62)
>> 4. Amelie Loomis, Kalaheo junior (11:03.16)
>> 5. Emma Burgess, Kauai senior (11:03.61)
100 hurdles
>> 1. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha senior (14.39)
>> 2. Nala Stojadinovic, Punahou junior (14.73)
>> 3. Tiana Burgess, Roosevelt senior (14.84)
>> 4. Jazmin Smith, Moanalua junior (15.43)
>> 5. Destiny Look, Mid-Pacific freshman (15.53)
300 hurdles
>> 1. Nala Stojadinovic, Punahour junior (45.15)
>> 2. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha senior (45.41)
>> 3. Destiny Look, Mid-Pacific freshman (45.71)
>> 4. Tiana Burgess, Roosevelt senior (46.13)
>> 5. Saraya Burghardt, Kamehameha senior (46.69)
4×100 relay
>> 1. Haylee Jarvis, Ciara Conley, Ayanna Rivera-Gaines (Mililani) 49.08
>> 2. Lola Richardson, Ruby Kessler, Ja’lyn Deichert, Kalena Akinaka (King Kekaulike) 49.52
>> 3. Xelia Salanoa, Kelsey Ann Sato, Xevani Salanoa, Emily Sparks (Punahou) 49.71
>> 4. Keani Patonio, Makayla Smith, Eyndiah Bradford, Krista Cox (Kapolei) 50.71
>> 5. Kayla Lyn Kaanana, Realani Sabado, Aaliyah Racadio-Koohanohano, Jesscelia Kekahuna (Baldwin) 50.74
4×400 relay
>> 1. Dalen Lau, Kylie Moniz, Nala Stojadinovic, Xevani Salanoa (Punahou) 4:05.44
>> 2. Camryn Smith, Georjiena Torres, Amelia Stebe, Annaise Jabour (Radford) 4:06.81
>> 3. Peyton Basilio, Maila Healing, Renn Tanitomi, Mia Shepard (‘Iolani) 4:07.10
>> 4. Alexandria Manuel, Julia Carmona, Jaslene Rose Cayetao, Deiona Carter (Mililani) 4:09.77
>> 5. Braxton Kimitete, Ila Henry, Dasha Kala, Violet Schaut (Konawaena) 4:12.36
Shot put
>> 1. Valo Sopoaga, Kaiser senior (39-5)
>> 2. Lulu Uluave, Punahou junior (36-6.25)
>> 3. London Barboza, Kamehameha sophomore (35-6.5)
>> 4. Lemoe Kim, Farrington senior (35-1.5)
>> 5. Kiera Sam Fong, Maui freshman (34-11.5)
Discus
>> 1. Brooke Naniseni, ‘Iolani senior (125-1)
>> 2. Finau Tatafu, Farrington senior (123-10.5)
>> 3. (tie) Lulu Uluave, Punahou junior (113-5)
>> 3. (tie) Kiera Sam Fong, Maui freshman (113-5)
>> 5. Trinity Talaipa (Kamehameha senior (111-4)
High jump
>> 1. Charli Kennedy, Le Jardin sophomore (5-6)
>> 2. (tie) Alexis King, ‘Iolani senior (5-4)
>> 2. (tie) Lexi Fujita, ‘Iolani senior (5-4)
>> 2. (tie) Olivia Holmquist, Kalaheo sophomore (5-4)
>> 5. (tie) Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep sophomore (5-2)
>> 5. (tie) Talia Threlkeld, Hawaii Prep sophomore (5-2)
Pole vault
>> 1. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha senior (13-7)
>> 2. Analissa Paresa, Waiakea junior (11-6)
>> 3. Siena Jacobson, ‘Iolani junior (10-6)
>> 4. Kasey Katsuda, Castle senior (10-2)
>> 5. Ashley Matsuura, Moanalua senior (10-0)
Long jump
>> 1. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha senior (18-7)
>> 2. Tiana Burgess, Roosevelt senior (18-2)
>> 3. Kelsey Carvill, Le Jardin junior (17-9.25)
>> 4. Myesha Graham, Leilehua freshman (17-8.75)
>> 5. Julia Carmona, Mililani junior (17-7)
Triple jump
>> 1. Tiana Burgess, Roosevelt senior (38-6)
>> 2. Julia Carmona, Mililani junior (37-3.5)
>> 3. Laulea Ah Mook Sang, Punahou junior (36-1.75)
>> 4. Haylee Jarvis, Mililani sophomore (35-5)
>> 5. Xevani Salanoa, Punahou senior (34-4.5)
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