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Posted at 9:52 p.m., Saturday, April 14, 2007

Kahuku boys, Kaiser girls win OIA East track titles

By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer

Tradition was upheld at the O'ahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division Track and Field Championships today at Kaiser.

The Kahuku boys won their fifth consecutive title, while the Kaiser girls claimed their third straight crown.

The Kahuku boys won two individual events and both relays — 4x100 and 4x400 — and finished with 111 points. Moanalua was second with 105 and Kaiser third with 84.

Kahuku and Moanalua entered the final event — 4x400 relay — with 101 points. The Red Raiders won in 3:43.2, while Na Menehune finished third in 3:46.6.

"I give them some creative freedom to put them in order on how they want to run (in relays) or what they want to run, and turn them loose," Kahuku coach Sean Makaiau said.

The Kaiser girls won six individual running events and finished with 147 points. Kahuku was second with 124 and Roosevelt third with 77.

"We put the girls in the best possible position as coaches, and they just run as hard as they can and we see how it plays out," Kaiser coach Kevin Kruszona said.

The top six finishers in each event scored points for their teams on a 10-8-6-4-2-1 basis. There were eight running and six field events.

For the relays, teams earned points on a 10-8-6-4 basis.