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Note: This story was updated to reflect Kanai Gibson at the top of the list in the boys pole vault an to add Finau Tatafu’s latest top discus throw.
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Hawaii’s track and field athletes, as expected, are getting better and better as the season progresses toward the league and state championships.
Last weekend at five separate meets, 11 athletes earned the top marks in one of the 32 competitive events so far in 2023 statewide. Here’s a rundown:
>> Baldwin senior Joseph Randolph ran 10.74 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the MIL Meet No. 4, taking .09 seconds off of his previous 10.83.
>> Pearl City senior Marcus Rodriguez ran 49.83 in the 400 at the Yamamoto Invitational, cutting .02 from his previous 49.85.
>> Kalani junior Yuta Cole ran 1:58.92 in the 800 at the Coach T Carnival Relay, taking 2.85 seconds off of the 2:01.77 run previously by Saint Louis junior Michael Joshua Price.
>> Kalaheo senior Gray Brady ran 9:18.33 in the 3,000 at the Yamamoto Invitational, trimming 6.37 seconds off of his previous 9:24.70.
>> Punahou senior John-Keawe Sagapolutele threw the shot put 51 feet, 5.5 inches at the Ralph Martinson Invitational — 6 inches better than his 50-11 he threw earlier this season.
>> Punahou senior Christian Kauhane‘s 22-0 in the long jump at the Martinson Invitational is 5.5 inches better than Moanalua senior Joshua Sanders’ previous leap of 21-6.5.
>>Kahuku senior Brock Fonoimoana‘s triple jump of 43-3 at the Yamamoto Invitational is 1 foot, 7 inches farther than ‘Iolani’s Asher Matsui’s previous triple jump of 41-8.
>> Kamehameha junior Kanai Gibson‘s 13-4 in the pole vault at the Martinson Invitational is 1 inch better than the previous season best of 13-3 by Keegan Gantala of Kamehameha-Maui.
>> Mililani junior Deiona Carter ran 58.46 in the 400 at the Yamamoto Invitational to surpass the 58.59 previoisly run by Radford junior Amelia Stebe.
>> Kaiser senior Valo Sapoaga threw the shot put 39 feet at the Yamamoto Invitational — 3 feet, 3.5 inches better than her previous 35-8.5 throw this season.
>> Farrington senior Finau Tatafu threw the discus 123-10.5 at the John E. Velasco Invitational — 8-3.5 more than her prevous season best of 115-7.
The top marks this spring in all 16 boys and 16 girls events follow:
2023 Hawaii Track And Field Top Times And Distances
(This year’s top mark is in bold; for comparative purposes, last year’s state championship meet winning marks followed by the state championship meet records are in parentheses)
GIRLS
>> 100 meters: Deiona Carter (Mililani) 12.43 seconds (12.63 / 12.01)
>> 200: Deiona Carter (Mililani) 25.63 (25.44 / 24.68)
>> 400: Deiona Carter (Mililani) 58.46 (58.45 / 54.41)
>> 800: Sasha Iizuka-Sheeley (Punahou) 2 minutes, 22.59 seconds (2:21.85 / 2:13.03)
>> 1,500: Zola O’Donnell (Mililani) 4:51.42 (4:44.90 / 4:36.22)
>> 3,000: Zola O’Donnell (Mililani) 10:18.35 (10:17.93 / 9:38.03)
>> 100 hurdles: Tatum Moku (Kamehameha) 14.88 (15.18 / 14.11)
>> 300 hurdles: Destiny Look (Mid-Pacific) 46.35 (47.57 / 42.80)
>> 4×100 relay: Lola Richardson, Ruby Kessler, Ja’lyn Deichert, Kalena Akinaka (King Kekaulike) 49.52 (49:46 / 48.35)
>> 4×400 relay: Sasha Iizuka-Sheeley, Dalen Lau, Noelle Lezy, Xevani Salanoa (Punahou) 4:12.22 (4:04.22 / 3:57.47)
>> Shot put: Valo Sopoaga (Kaiser) 39 feet, 0 inches (38-7 / 45-09.75)
>> Discus: Finau Tatafu (Farrington) 123-10.5 (127.02 / 160.03)
>> High jump: Alexis King (‘Iolani) and Lexi Fujita (‘Iolani) 5-4 (5-4 / 5-5.50)
>> Pole vault: Tatum Moku (Kamehameha) 13-0 (13-1 / 13-1)
>> Long jump: Tiana Burgess (Roosevelt) 17-6.25 (18-0 / 19-02.50)
>> Triple jump: Tiana Burgess (Roosevelt) 37-9 (38-0 / 39-10)
BOYS
>> 100 meters: Joseph Randolph (Baldwin) 10.74 seconds (10.97 / 10.63)
>> 200: Joseph Randolph (Baldwin) 22.01 (22.51 / 21.67)
>> 400: Marcus Rodriguez (Pearl City) 49.83 (50.00 / 48.66)
>> 800: Yuta Cole (Kalani) 1 minutes, 58.92 seconds (1:59.92 / 1:51.1)
>> 1,500: Yuta Cole (Kalani) 4:08.94 (4:08.29 / 4:01.23)
>> 3,000: Gray Brady (Kalaheo) 9:18.33 (9:06.24 / 8:43.12)
>> 110 hurdles: Timothy Wallace (Mililani) 14.49 (15.59 / 14.19)
>> 300 hurdles: Joshua Sanders (Moanalua) 40.90 (39.97 / 38.07)
>> 4×100 relay: Bryson Pataray, William Reed, Anakalea Monteilh, Michael Joshua Price (Saint Louis) 42.93 (42.91 / 41.54)
>> 4×400 relay: Casey Connell, William Reed, Jahren Altura and Michael Joshua Price (Saint Louis) 3:25.70 (3:25.76 / 3:19.74)
>> Shot put: John-Keawe Sagapolutele (Punahou) 51 feet, 5.5 inches (51-11.50 / 59-08.75)
>> Discus: John-Keawe Sagapolutele (Punahou), 155-4 (153.02 / 186-0)
>> High jump: Cal’von Baker (Mililani) 6-4 (6-4 / 6-9)
>> Pole vault: Kanai Gibson (Kamehameha) 13-4 (14-0 / 15-3)
>> Long jump: Christian Kauhane (Punahou) 22-0 (21-08.50 / 24-10)
>> Triple jump: Brock Fonoimoana (Kahuku), 43’3 (44.09.75 / 49-10.75)
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