Diver Monden wins third state title; Iolani sweeps boys, girls swim crowns
By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer
When Aleia Monden started diving at age 5, she practiced with high schoolers.
Now, as a St. Andrew's Priory junior, she is dominating high schoolers.
Monden scored 475.20 points in the 1-meter diving event yesterday to break her own meet record at the Local Motion State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
She also was one of three competitors yesterday to win three consecutive state titles. The others were Kapolei junior Meredith Egloria (50-yard freestyle) and Punahou senior Drew Wallace (1-meter diving).
The Iolani boys won their fourth consecutive state title with 60 points. Interscholastic League of Honolulu rivals Kamehameha (50) and Punahou (44) were second and third, respectively.
The Iolani girls repeated as state champions with 63 points. Punahou finished second with 57 and Kamehameha placed third with 25.
Monden broke her record of 471.65 points set last year. Punahou's Claire Schiff was second yesterday with 397.95 and Kamehameha's Ronnie Oda finished third with 379.50.
"Last year, it was extremely exciting; I broke a 21-year-old record and this time I'm breaking my own and that was my goal today," Monden said.
She added she has practiced with college divers when she was in intermediate and high school.
Monden said practicing with and observing older kids have helped her improve.
"I was diving with high school people when I was 5," Monden said. "There was no one else (my age) diving with me, they were always older than me and it was fun. I've been diving for 11 years and it's exciting for everything to pay off."
Wallace scored 465.90 points to lead a 1-2-3 Punahou finish. Michael Ono was second with 436.55 points and Dylan Jude third with 319.45.
Wallace was trying to break his record of 484.50 set last year, and knew he had to attempt difficult dives to pull it off. He said he attempted a "back 2 1/2 tuck with a 3.0 degree of difficulty" — a dive he's used in only two previous meets.
"I was shooting for 500 points and I made a few mistakes," he said. "I'm still pleased with the end result even though I didn't break the record."
Egloria finished the 50-yard freestyle in 23.74. Iolani's April Woo was second in 24.84 and Punahou's Kelli Moy third in 25.07.
"It feels good, you just go out there and do your best and however it turns out is how it turns out," Egloria said.
Egloria also won the 100 freestyle in 51.96. The only other girl to win multiple individual events was Punahou freshman Michelle Yoshida (1:54.55 in the 200 freestyle and 59.04 in the 100 backstroke).
Senior Dane Wayman won the 100 butterfly in 51.43 for the Iolani boys' only individual title among nine events.
Iolani won the 200 medley relay (1:38.89) and 400 freestyle relay (3:14.41), and finished second in the 200 freestyle relay.
For individual events, teams were awarded 6 points for first, 4 for second, 3 for third, 2 for fourth and 1 for fifth.
In relay events, teams earned points on a 12-8-6-4-2 basis.
"Just to win one state championship is really challenging," Iolani coach Brian Lee said. "It was very close today."
Lee added his boys team won without a super star.
"In past years we've had some real outstanding national level swimmers on the boys side — Hongzhe Sun and Mark Eckert," he said. "This year, not taking anything away from the kids, but we didn't have the outstanding swimmer that could carry us through. So it had to be a team effort and everybody had to make a contribution."
Lee said Daniel Lim, Kyle Ota, Mark Hiramoto and Ike Yato were members of all four state title teams.
Multiple individual event winners on the boys side were turned in by Moanalua's Andrew Lester (200 freestyle in 1:42.51 and 500 freestyle in 4:39.41), King Kekaulike's Hogan Orikasa (200 individual medley in 2:00.32 and 100 backstroke in 53.53) and Kamehameha's Gerald Bolson (50 freestyle in 21.45 and 100 freestyle in 47.10).
The Iolani girls won two individual events: junior Mallorie Lim won the 100 butterfly in 59.76 and freshman Michelle Vawer won the 500 freestyle in 5:12.24. The Raiders also won the 200 medley relay in 1:50.57.
Lee, who also coaches the Iolani girls, said the Raiders won despite being a young team.
"The girls team only graduates one senior," he said. "We didn't have any team captains this year."
Reach Kyle Sakamoto at ksakamoto@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8041.
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Local Motion/HHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic
Complex
All distances in yards
BOYS
Team standings
1, Iolani 60
2, Kamehameha-O'ahu 50
3, Punahou 44
4, Leilehua 16
5, Moanalua 15
6, King Kekaulike 12
7t, Mililani 11
7t, Kealakehe 11
9t, Kaiser 6
9t, Kohala 6
11, Baldwin 4
12t, Kahuku 2
12t, Kamehameha-Maui 2
14, Seabury Hall 1
50 Freestyle
1, Gerald Bolson, KS-O'ahu 21.45
2, Daniel Coakley, Kohala 21.53
3, Dane Wayman, Iolani 21.55
4, Davis Kane, KS-O'ahu 21.58
5, Brett Gomes, Punahou 22.18
6, Alex Price, Iolani 22.45
7, Cameron Grimm, KS-O'ahu 22.54
8, Dennis Swart, Kaiser 22.74
100 Freestyle
1, Gerald Bolson, KS-O'ahu 47.10
2, Daniel Lim, Iolani 48.17
3, Kyle Ota, Iolani 48.31
4, Daniel Coakley, Kohala 48.59
5, Brett Gomes, Punahou 48.68
6, Dennis Swart, Kaiser 49.67
7, Joshua Acosta, Hilo 51.19
8, Kevin Brown, Seabury Hall 52.00
200 Freestyle
1, Andrew Lester, Moanalua 1:42.51
2, Bryan Avery, Mililani 1:44.34
3, Kyle Ota, Iolani 1:45.99
4, Daniel Lim, Iolani 1:48.33
5, Mike Kawamoto, Kealakehe 1:49.86
6, Kalen Darling, Moanalua 1:50.25
7, Ilia Reyes, Kamehameha 1:50.57
8, Dustin Fukuda, Mililani 1:50.84
500 Freestyle
1, Andrew Lester, Moanalua 4:39.41
2, Dustin Fukuda, Mililani 4:45.93
3, Kalen Darling, Moanalua 4:51.10
4, Peter Swanson, Punahou 4:51.36
5, Mike Kawamoto, KealakeheÊ4:58.37
6, Jack Pope, Lahainaluna 5:00.41
7, Toshi Baker, King Kekaulike 5:01.57
8, Michael Lim, Iolani 5:08.41
100 Backstroke
1, Hogan Orikasa, K. Kekaulike 53.53
2, Mitchell Chong, Punahou 55.01
3, Kawai Smith, Kealakehe 55.49
4, Andrew Kinimaka, KS-O'ahu 56.94
5, Tristan Adlawan, Seabury Hall 56.99
6, Doug Dudley, Pearl City 57.76
7, Ike Yato, Iolani 58.25
8, Keahi Parker, Hawai'i Prep 58.44
100 Breaststroke
1, Jack Sauve, Leilehua 59.14
2, Davis Kane, KS-O'ahu 1:01.76
3, Kekoa Taparra, KS-O'ahu 1:02.16
4, Miles Woronovich, Baldwin 1:02.26
5, Joshua Cutts, Punahou 1:03.13
6, Victor Wong, Iolani 1:03.77
100 Butterfly
1, Dane Wayman, Iolani 51.43
2, Ike Yato, Iolani 53.23
3, Bryan Avery, Mililani 53.31
4, Geoffrey Long, Punahou 53.73
5, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kaiser 54.63
6, Sheridan McPheeters, Pun. 55.74
7, Toshi Baker, King Kekaulike 55.85
8, Michael Lim, Iolani 55.99
200 Individual Medley
1, Hogan Orikasa, K. Kekaulike 2:00.32
2, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kaiser 2:00.71
3, Sean Campbell, Iolani 2:02.78
4, Kalani Rosell, KS-Maui 2:03.35
5, Kekoa Taparra, KS-O'ahu 2:03.46
6, Victor Wong, Iolani 2:05.13
7, Ben Baldwin, Island 2:05.48
8, Kenni Nakakura, Punahou 2:10.04
1-Meter Diving
1, Drew Wallace, Punahou 465.90
2, Michael Ono, Punahou 436.55
3, Dylan Jude, Punahou 319.45
4, James Lentz, Baldwin 312.95
5, Eric Schaefer, Kaiser 299.45
6, Jakob Bunker, Kaiser 274.85
7, Kristian Nakamura, Baldwin 270.10
8, Trent Bunker, Kaiser 233.25
200 Freestyle Relay
1, Kamehameha-O'ahu 1:26.17
(Ilia Reyes, Davis Kane, Cameron Grimm, Gerald Bolson)
2, Iolani 1:28.38
(Daniel Lim, Alex Price, Ike Yato, Kyle Ota)
3, Punahou 1:30.15
(Brett Gomes, Geoffrey Long, Brandon Ching, Goose Moy)
4, Leilehua 1:34.94
(Jack Sauve, Ryan Knott, Andy Boes, Ian McCaulley)
5, Kahuku 1:34.95
(Harley Thompson, Josiah Karnuth, Ken Toma, Joseph Gibson)
6, Hawai'i Prep 1:35.45
(Kip Hustace, Tim Garcia, Andrew Hess, Keahi Parker)
7, Kamehameha-Hawai'i 1:36.31
(Konrad Kaili-Leong, Andrew Springer, Darrell Huston, Darryl Imoto)
8, Roosevelt 1:40.18
(Edward Arva, Jason Hall, Isaac Gomes, Christopher Kim)
400 Freestyle Relay
1, Iolani 3:14.41
(Dane Wayman, Daniel Lim, Michael Lim, Kyle Ota)
2, Kamehameha-O'ahu 3:15.00
(Austin Kino, Gerald Bolson, Ilia Reyes, Davis Kane)
3, Punahou 3:20.44
(Geoffrey Long, Mitchell Chong, Kenji Kadowaki, Peter Swanson)
4, Kealakehe 3:27.50
(Kawai Smith, Tyson Caitano, Aaron Boranian, Mike Kawamoto)
5, Leilehua 3:27.80
(Ian McCaulley, Ryan Knott, Douglas Griffith, Jack Sauve)
6, Seabury Hall 3:30.28
(Tristan Adlawan, Harrison Matthews, Rickey Koga, Kevin Brown),
7, King Kekaulike 3:35.04
(Hogan Orikasa, Kelsey Tengan, Gerald Durkan, Toshi Baker)
8, Kamehameha-Hawai'i 3:35.27
(Andrew Springer, Darryl Imoto, Jace Saplan, Konrad Kaili-Leong)
200 Medley Relay
1, Iolani 1:38.89
(Dane Wayman, Victor Wong, Ike Yato, Alex Price)
2, Punahou 1:39.31
(Mitchell Chong, Joshua Cutts, Geoffrey Long, Brett Gomes)
3, Kamehameha-O'ahu 1:42.93
(Andrew Kinimaka, Kekoa Taparra, Austin Kino, Ilia Reyes)
4, Leilehua 1:45.24
(Andy Boes, Jack Sauve, Ryan Knott, Ian McCaulley)
5, Kealakehe 1:45.99
(Kawai Smith, Palani Greenwell, Mike Kawamoto, Tyson Caitano)
6, King Kekaulike 1:46.19
(Hogan Orikasa, Kelsey Tengan, Toshi Baker, Kaiewe Davidson)
7, Seabury Hall 1:46.42
(Tristan Adlawan, Kevin Brown, Harrison Matthews, Rickey Koga)
8, Hawai'i Prep 1:47.88
(Keahi Parker, Kip Hustace, Jesse Bennett, Tim Garcia)
GIRLS
Team standings
1, Iolani 63
2, Punahou 57
3, Kamehameha-O'ahu 25
4, Kapolei 15
5t, Hawai'i Prep 14
5t, Kealakehe 14
7, King Kekaulike 10
8t, Mililani 8
8t, Lahainaluna 8
8t, Kalani 8
8t, Hilo 8
12, St. Andrew's 6
13, Mid-Pacific 2
14t, Pearl City 1
14t, Maui 1
50 Freestyle
1, Meredith Egloria, Kapolei 23.74
2, April Woo, Iolani 24.84
3, Kelli Moy, Punahou 25.07
4, Star Simpson, Hawai'i Prep 25.11
5, Alicia Gerber, Hilo 25.17
6, Summer Nakasato, Kalani 25.54
7, Jessica Lau, Iolani 25.57
8, Ashley Ogden, Hawai'i Prep 25.66
100 Freestyle
1, Meredith Egloria, Kapolei 51.96
2, Laura Pope, Lahainaluna 53.79
3, Aja Kusao, Iolani 54.53
4, Star Simpson, Hawai'i Prep 55.09
5, Jessica Lau, Iolani 55.70
6, Natale Rigg, Punahou 55.87
7, Hanalei Crowell, KS-O'ahu 56.33
8, Angela Majkut, Mid-Pacific 56.39
200 Freestyle
1, Michelle Yoshida, Punahou 1:54.55
2, Laura Pope, Lahainaluna 1:56.27
3, Aja Kusao, Iolani 2:00.03
4, Angela Majkut, Mid-Pacific 2:00.88
5, Krista Maier, Kealakehe 2:01.96
6, Elizabeth-Rose Hanohano-Hong, KS-O'ahu 2:02.00
7, Nica Nordyke, Punahou 2:02.06
8, Kristi Torkildson, Punahou 2:02.18
500 Freestyle
1, Michelle Vawer, Iolani 5:12.24
2, Emalia Suehiro, K. Kekaulike 5:13.24
3, Nicole Hagi, Kapolei 5:17.25
4, Krista Maier, Kealakehe 5:22.73
5, Kristi Torkildson, Punahou 5:23.11
6, Zoe Harran, K. Kekaulike 5:23.33
7, Rachael Meisner, Keala. 5:27.64
8, Nikki Yamamoto, Iolani 5:32.09
100 Backstroke
1, Michelle Yoshida, Punahou 59.04
2, Lynnette Fukuda, Mililani 1:00.54
3, Amanda Hamilton-Cave, Kealakehe 1:00.70
4, Kimi Ide-Foster, Iolani 1:01.09
5, Sarah Billiamosa, Pearl City 1:02.22
6, Lauren Pang, Iolani 1:02.33
7, Lauren Garrigan, KS-O'ahu 1:02.61
8, Marissa Yamamoto, Pun. 1:02.89
100 Breaststroke
1, Kim Kopra, Hawai'i Prep 1:06.39
2, Ivy Yi, Kalani 1:06.99
3, Alicia Gerber, Hilo 1:08.66
4, April Woo, Iolani 1:10.03
5, Kaylen Baker, Punahou 1:10.17
6, Kelsey Christopher, Keala. 1:10.62
7, Megan Takakura, KS-Maui 1:10.66
8, Tia Orian, KS-O'ahu 1:10.70
100 Butterfly
1, Mallorie Lim, Iolani 59.76
2, Nikki Yamamoto, Iolani 59.82
3, Elizabeth-Rose Hanohano-Hong, KS-O'ahu 1:00.66
4, Marissa Yamamoto, Pun. 1:01.61
5, Keala O'Sullivan, KS-O'ahu 1:01.68
6, Rachel Cote, Punahou 1:01.90
7, Sarah Lee, Kealakehe 1:02.23
8, Nicole Iglesis, KS-O'ahu 1:02.69
200 Individual Medley
1, Emalia Suehiro, K. Kekaulike 2:09.87
2, Ivy Yi, Kalani 2:12.26
3, Michelle Vawer, Iolani 2:13.30
4, Amanda Hamilton-Cave, Kealakehe 2:14.03
5, Mallorie Lim, Iolani 2:14.86
6, Sarah Billiamosa, Pearl City 2:16.04
7, Rachael Meisner, Keala. 2:17.31
8, Nicole Hagi, Kapolei 2:20.04
1-meter Diving
1, Aleia Monden, St. Andrew's 475.20
2, Claire Schiff, Punahou 397.95
3, Ronnie Oda, KS-O'ahu 379.50
4, Lauren Pochereva, Punahou 369.35
5, Chelsea Machida, Maui 357.50
6, Dana Goya, Hilo 324.95
7, Amanda Yee, Punahou 316.70
8, Michaelle Fujioka, Kaiser 290.30
200 Freestyle Relay
1, Punahou 1:38.82
(Michelle Yoshida, Rachel Cote, Kelli Moy, Natale Rigg)
2, Iolani 1:39.05
(April Woo, Aja Kusao, Michelle Vawer, Jessica Lau)
3, Kamehameha-O'ahu 1:42.59
(Mahinameli Reyes, Elizabeth-Rose Hanohano-Hong, Nicole Iglesis, Hanalei Crowell)
4, Hilo 1:44.72
(Paula Calantoc, Jennifer Salzman, Lauren Van Heukelem, Alicia Gerber)
5, Kealakehe 1:45.22
(Leilani Fallau, Elena Chen, Kelsey Christopher, Krista Maier)
6, Leilehua 1:46.71
(Serena Makaiwi, Brianna Willoughby, Stephanie Maddox, Ashley Bunda)
7, Sacred Hearts 1:48.38
(Erin Nagle, Tokina Yamamoto, Mahina Maii, Brittany Ho)
400 Freestyle Relay
1, Punahou 3:38.08
(Rachel Cote, Michelle Yoshida, Kelli Moy, Natale Rigg)
2, Iolani 3:38.14
(Aja Kusao, Mallorie Lim, Nikki Yamamoto, Michelle Vawer)
3, Kamehameha-O'ahu 3:45.92
(Hanalei Crowell, Elizabeth-Rose Hanohano-Hong, Nicole Iglesis, Karie Nickle)
4, Kealakehe 3:47.44
(Amanda Hamilton-Cave, Leilani Fallau, Rachael Meisner, Krista Maier)
5, Mililani 3:48.89
(Kristi Horiuchi, Kristin Ichiki, Amy McGrath, Lynnette Fukuda)
6, Hawai'i Prep 3:51.03
(Alex Eason, Lexi Russell, Kim Kopra, Star Simpson)
7, Pearl City 3:51.55
(Sarah Billiamosa, Tasha Takeshita, Delilah Bista, Shelby Takeshita)
8, King Kekaulike 3:55.59
(Zoe Harran, Aja Suehiro, Jenna Fish, Emalia Suehiro)
200 Medley Relay
1, Iolani 1:50.57
(Kimi Ide-Foster, April Woo, Mallorie Lim, Jessica Lau)
2, Punahou 1:52.48
(Rachel Cote, Kaylen Baker, Marissa Yamamoto, Kelli Moy)
3, Kamehameha-O'ahu 1:55.06
(Lauren Garrigan, Tia Orian, Keala O'Sullivan, Nicole Iglesis)
4, Hawai'i Prep 1:55.33
(Alex Eason, Ryan Hanson-Swaner, Kim Kopra, Ashley Ogden)
5, Mililani 1:55.43
(Lynnette Fukuda, Lauren Cheape, Kristi Horiuchi, Kristin Ichiki)
6, Kealakehe 1:56.02
(Amanda Hamilton-Cave, Rachael Meisner, Kelsey Christopher, Leilani Fallau)
7, Pearl City 1:59.00
(Sarah Billiamosa, Tasha Takeshita, Delilah Bista, Shelby Takeshita)
8, King Kekaulike 1:59.55
(Zoe Harran, Emalia Suehiro, Aja Suehiro, Jenna Fish)
