The stories keep on coming out of Kahuku.
Two juniors from the state Open Division football champion Red Raiders are hitting their strides in other sports this winter.
Chansen Garcia, a football defensive back, placed 17th in the 200-meter dash (23.40 seconds) and 18th in the 60-meter dash (7.21) at the Spokane High School Invitational track and field meet in Washington on Jan. 16.
Garcia, who has a 4.52-second 40-yard dash under his belt, has a football offer from Navy and is expected to be a top sprinter in Hawaii high school track this spring.
Below is a video of Garcia winning one of his heats from the Spokane meet as part of the Spartan Track Club Hawaii.
TrackSPEED! @808FBRecruits @ibathletes @Coach_Lea @coachvaa @CoachRoc @abe_elimimian @_CoachRobertson @ursua05 @dyray22 @Coach_Smith @scotthuffUW @coreybatoon @CoachPrier @coachtuiaki @CoachDickert @CoachK_Hall @CoachIrv_NAU @Leverage_Angles @DjTialavea_86 @CoachBanda @coachMRice pic.twitter.com/oyhkAAsmzq
— Chansen Garcia (@ChansenGarcia) February 7, 2022
Carvalho Plays The ‘Other’ Football, Too
Kainoa Carvalho, the mighty-mite receiver and offensive state player of the year for the Red Raiders during football season, has five goals this winter for the Kahuku soccer team.
In a recent 4-3 upset of Kalani, Carvalho scored three goals for the Red Raiders (7-3) who are in the chase for an OIA D-I championship. They open the upcoming playoffs against Campbell.
Carvalho is up to two Division I FBS college offers — Utah, and most recently, Utah State.
Big win yesterday against the number 2 team in the state! With the help of my teammates I was able to score 3 goals. Great team win and big upset against Kalani 4-3! Go Big Red 🤟🏾⚽️ @scoringlive @FelipeOjastro @RedRaiderSoul pic.twitter.com/5OS7DeEqu8
— Kainoa (kaikai) Carvalho (@CarvalhoKainoa) February 7, 2022
Other Spartan Track Club Hawaii Members Shine
Aside from Garcia, other Spartan Track Club Hawaii members placed in the top 20 in the Spokane meet.
They were:
>> Maryknoll’s Kiani Panoke (10th in high jump, 4 feet, 6 inches; ninth in triple jump, 32-02.75; 13th in shot put, 25-10) and Brooke Kimura (12th in high jump, 4-4)
>> Mililani’s Deiona Carter (17th in 200, 27.32) and Ciara Conley (20th in 200 27.47).
>> The relay team of Maryknoll’s Malia Rose Harvey and Kimura and Mililani’s Conley and Carter (8th in 4×200 relay, 1:50.44).
More Division I FBS Offers To Hawaii Football Players
Aside from Carvalho’s offer from Utah State, there has been a bunch of recent Division I FBS offers to Class of 2023 Hawaii high school football players.
Here are some:
>> Aiden Manutai, Mililani Class of 2025 athlete, received an offer from Arizona.
>> Kama Espinda, Campbell Class of 2022 athlete, received an offer from Navy.
>> Gavin Hunter, Mililani Class of 2023 athlete, received offers from Arizona and San Diego State.
>> Kamuela Kaaihue, Roosevelt junior linebacker, received an offer from Arizona.
>> Solomone Malafu, Kapaa junior linebacker, received his third offer — from Arizona.
CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF THE CLASS OF 2023 RECRUITS FROM HAWAII.
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