Hawaii’s Destiny Look And Rahieum Lee Shine In National Track And Field

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Two Hawaii high school athletes are tearing it up at the USATF National Junior Olympics track and field championships in Oregon.

And they’re out there gaining All-American status.

Destiny Look, who is going into her sophomore year at Mid-Pacific and is competing at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon as part of the Spartan Track Club Hawaii, finished in fourth place in the Girls 15-16 heptathlon on Tuesday.

And then, on Wednesday, Look finished eighth in the preliminaries and qualified for Sunday’s eight-person finals in the 400-meter hurdles.

Also on Wednesday, Rahieum Lee, who will be a Moanalua junior, took seventh in the prelims in the Boys 15-16 800-meter run and will compete in Saturday’s eight-person finals. Lee is entered as part of the Runnin’ Renegades.

All-Americans

Athletes who finish in the top eight in in the finals of an event earn coveted All-American status, so when (technically) the finals happen, Lee will lock it down and Look will have achieved it a second time.

Bedrock Sports will keep you posted on how they do in the finals.

Below are tweets that encapsulate some of their accomplishments, followed by their times/distances in the events and a list of other Hawaii athletes competing this week in Oregon.

That #AllAmerican feeling congratulations to #MidPac athlete Destiny Look. 4th place in the Girls #Heptathlon 15-16 #SpartanTrackClubHawaii #trackandfield #TrackHawaii @ilhsports_com pic.twitter.com/Ys22yX0A3Q

— Spartan Track Club Hawaii (@TrackHawaii) July 25, 2023

AGTG for allowing me to qualify for the 800m finals at USATF National Junior Olympics in Eugene Oregon. Time to lock in for the finals 🙏🏾 #usatffuturestars @ArmyWP_TrackXC @Navy_TrackField @AF_TFXC @SheldonHutchin8 @addyroyal @SaltOic @OregonTF @Tier1athlete @ESPNHonolulu pic.twitter.com/ftXrbY4tVY

— Rahieum Herus-Ofori Lee (@rahieumthedream) July 27, 2023

Look’s times and distances in the heptathlon (not shown above) are below. She finished in second place in three of the seven disciplines — 100-meter hurdles, 800 meters and high jump.

>> 100-meter hurdles: 15.36 seconds
>> 200 meters: 26.63
>> 800: 2:28.39
>> High jump: 5 feet, 3 inches (1.60 meters)
>> Javelin: 83 feet, 10 inches (25.56 meters)
>> Long jump: 15 feet, 2.75 inches (4.54 meters)
>> Shot put: 26 feet, 10 inches (8.18 meters)

At the Hawaii high school state championship meet in May, Look finished second in the 300 hurdles (45.71). Also, for the whole season, she had the Hawaii’s third best time in the 300 hurdles (45.71) and the fifth best in the 100 hurdles (15.53).

Lee, at the state championships, finished second in the 800 meters (2:02.31) and fourth in the 4×400 relay (3:28.66) with teammates Isaiah Hill, Joshua Sanders and Malik Coleman. For the whole season, he had the fifth best time in Hawaii in the 800 (1:59.53) and that Moanalua relay team was third best (3:26.84).

Many Others From Hawaii Are Competing

Other known Hawaii participants at the USATF Junior Olympics track and field championships are:

>> From the Spartan Track Club Hawaii: ChaWei Quinn, Mason Arquero, Jalen Wilson, JaLyn Deichert, Malia Rose Harvey, Amelia Stebe, Noah Kobayashi, Makana Walton, Riley Pacarro, Nala Stojadinovic, Destiny Look, Halai Pacarro, Maya Pacarro, Kaylee Chong, Jalen Keller, Davidson Kathman and Madelyn Wong.

>> From Honolulu County Athletics Track and Field Club: Jamya Lee, De’Myetri Graham, Myesha Graham, Michai Johnson, Kaitlyn Bitterman, Keahi Ching, Peyton Manglailan, Hoshio Oyam and James Lee II.

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