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One meet. Thirteen brand-new top marks in Hawaii track and field for 2023.
On Saturday at the Cal Track/Ruby Tuesday Invitational at Moanalua High, the following athletes came through with the season’s best times or distances:
>> Baldwin’s Joseph Randolph (10.83 in the 100; 22.01 in the 200)
>> Pearl City’s Marcus Rodriguez (49.85 in the 400)
>> Saint Louis’ Michael Joshua Price (2:01.77 in the 800)
>> Kalani’s Yuta Cole (4:08.94 in the 1,5000
>> Mililani’s Timothy Wallace (14.49 in the 110 hurdles)
>> Saint Louis’ Casey Connell, William Reed, Jahren Altura and Price (3:25.70 in the 4×400 relay)
>> Mililani’s Deiona Carter (12.43 in the 100)
>> Radford’s Amelia Stobe (58.59 in the 400)
>> Mililani’s Zola O’Donnell (10:18.35 in the 3,000)
>> Kamehameha’s Tatum Moku (14.88 in the 100 hurdles; 13-0 in the pole vault)
>> Kaiser’s Valo Sopoaga (35-08.50 in the shot put)
One of the biggest noteworthy items from the meet was the performance of Kamehameha’s Tatum Moku, who is aiming to surpass the state meet record 13 feet, 1 inch she set last season. On Saturday, she cleared 13-0.
Moku has a shot at another state meet record. By running a 14.88 in the 100 hurdles on Saturday, she is .77 behind the state meet record of 14.11.
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 mark followed by the state championship record 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: Amelia Stobe (Radford) 58.59 (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) 35 feet, 8.50 inches (38-7 / 45-09.75)
>> Discus: Finau Tatafu (Farrington) 115-7 (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) 17-0 (18-0 / 19-02.50)
>> Triple jump: Tiana Burgess (Roosevelt) 37-9 (38-0 / 39-10)
BOYS
>> 100 meters: Joseph Randolph (Baldwin) 10.83 seconds (10.97 / 10.63)
>> 200: Joseph Randolph (Baldwin) 22.01 (22.51 / 21.67)
>> 400: Marcus Rodriguez (Pearl City) 49.85 (50.00 / 48.66)
>> 800: Devin Pang (‘Iolani) 2 minutes, 1.77 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) 9:24.70 (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) 50 feet, 11 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: Keegan Gantala (Kamehameha-Maui) 13-3 (14-0 / 15-3)
>> Long jump: Joshua Sanders (Moanalua) 21-06.5 (21-08.50 / 24-10)
>> Triple jump: Asher Matsui (‘Iolani), 41-8 (44.09.75 / 49-10.75)
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