"Track is not a big-time sport in Kahuku," said Kahuku boys coach Sean Makaiau. He said almost 80 percent of this year's team is made up of football players. "We get leftovers from other sports."

Kahuku mandates that all football players must play a second sport to be eligible to play in the fall.

The Red Raiders nearly doubled up on points against their closest competitor, scoring 117. Moanalua was second with 61.5 points and Kalaheo was third with 56.

"Last year we were the 'Cool Running' team," said Makaiau, who also coaches defensive backs on the Kahuku varsity football team. "Someone thought there was an event where you carry a torch."

Kahuku's Spencer Hafoka, an Advertiser All-State first team receiver, won the high jump (6 feet, 3 inches), the long jump (20-5?) and triple jump (41-5), and Frank Bracewell, who is a wide receiver, won the 100 (10.9 seconds) and 200 meters (22.3).

"It's sort of off-season training; football kept me in track," said Hafoka, who added track helps with his running form, quickness, endurance and stamina.

Hafoka and Bracewell also participated in the winning 4x400 relay (3:34.2).

Bracewell said playing football helped him with track because it extends the team concept even when participating in individual events.

"You have to earn points for the team," he said. "You can't win just the 100 or 200, you have to get the points in all the events (toward the team's total)."

Another standout athlete — Kalaheo junior Jessika Ngriblekuu — helped the Kalaheo girls varsity capture the girls title.

Ngriblekuu, who is also on the school's baseball team, won three individual events and anchored the winning 4x100 relay team to help the Mustangs score 96 points. Kaiser was second with 84, and Moanalua third with 81.

Ngriblekuu, a left fielder who is used in mostly pinch-running situations, won the 100 (12.9), 200 (27.1) and 400 (61.8).

"The more I'm tired, the better I run, because I know I have to push harder," said Ngriblekuu, who transferred from Iolani School.

Kalaheo senior Tonya McBride also won the triple jump (33 feet, 4 inches), pole vault (9-6) and ran on the 4x100 relay. She also placed second in the high jump.

"My coaches wanted us to get as many points as possible," McBride said.

Kalaheo coach Kathy Werner said they had to enter the athletes in as many events as possible, because there were only four on the varsity team participating yesterday because of injuries and academic probations.

"We were scrambling to stay in this meet," Werner said.

Other athletes winning multiple events were Moanalua's Emily King in the 1500 (5:09.0) and 3000 (11:04.5), and Castle's Aimee Watanabe in the 300 hurdles (52.0) and long jump (15-11).