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Posted on: Sunday, May 18, 2008

STATE TRACK
Punahou boys team up to take title

Photo gallery: State Track and Field

By Stanley Lee
Advertiser Staff

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Baldwin's Sean Tesoro won the boys discus with a throw of 160 feet, 1 inch during the Island Movers/HHSAA state track and field championships at Mililani High School.

ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

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MILILANI — A monster team effort propelled Punahou to its second straight boys title at last night's Island Movers/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships at John Kauinana Stadium.

The Buffanblu won just one event, but had athletes place in 10 of 16 events to finish with 55.75 points. Radford was second with 52 and Baldwin was third with 41.75. Punahou won for the fourth time since 2001, a nice farewell gift to coach Mike Pavich, who's retiring after what he said was "25 or 26" years of coaching. He's been teaching at Punahou for 28 years.

"Track has changed from the past, we became more of a team sport," said Punahou's Abe Markowitz, who finished second in the shot put and discus to score 16 points. "We warm up together and start off the season together."

Punahou's Zach Coronas, bothered by a leg injury for the past month, hobbled into the state meet. He ended up defending his 400-meter title and placed third in the 100. Pavich said Coronas "ran until he couldn't run anymore."

"Today when I came in, I wasn't sure I was running the 400," Coronas said. "I was maybe going to go strong in the 100, 200 and 4x400, but I ran all right in the 100 and after that I decided to defend my title."

Pavich said Tobie Reeuwijk and Ryan Nakasone stepped up in the 800. Reeuwijk was third in 1:59.45 and Nakasone was fifth in 2:00.27.

"One was ranked 16th and other was ranked ninth and neither one of them have been under 2:02 and they did a 2-flat and 1:59," Pavich said.

Radford's Christopher Rainey had a stellar meet, breaking the 200 record by 0.01 seconds with a time of 21.89 seconds. He also won the 100 in 10.89, barely missing the state meet record by 0.09 seconds, placed second in the 400 and also ran on the winning 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.

Radford's 4x100 relay team of Donniqtay Campbell, Jonathan Atangan, Ikaika Kamaka and Rainey broke the meet record of 42.78 in Friday's trials with a time of 42.53 The Rams won yesterday, finishing in 42.55. The same four also won the 4x400 in 3:22.46, with Campbell and Atangan running their best times in their 400 legs.

"As a coach that's what you want, you want your team and athletes to have their best times," Radford co-coach Sid Patton said. "We came up a little short, but that's the way it bounces sometimes. You can't win every time."

Baldwin's Joey Amescua won his third straight boys 800 title, winning in 1:55.01. He also helped the Bears finish second in the 4x400.

"It wasn't so much about getting the medals, but improve in each race and up my standards," Amescua said.

Javen Correia of Maryknoll capped off an undefeated season, winning both the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles. He spent time with his father all week going over his mental approach, then before Friday's trials, he took a dip at the beach and went to Mount Lahilahi in Makaha.

"I looked out into the horizon and saw myself finishing," said Correia, who credited his family and his younger brother Jarius, who has Down Syndrome. "I said a prayer and felt cleansed."

Kaiser's Dawson Vorderbruegge set a record in the 3,000 with a time of 8:58.14, breaking Todd Iacovelli's mark of 9:01.80 from 2002. It's the second time he's run a sub-9 time this month, and he's the only runner to go under 9 minutes in a Hawai'i prep meet.

"It felt a bit fast for laps two through four," Vorderbruegge said. "It was faster than what I was comfortable with but it was my last race so I just had to stick it out."

Two field event winners made the most of their opportunities.

'Iolani senior Reid Furukawa won the long jump. He fouled in two of his three attempts in Friday's trials, but his one good mark of 22 feet, 2 1/4 inches was enough to carry him to a state title. Furukawa also fouled twice yesterday.

"I'm relieved, excited," Furukawa said. "Just had to go for broke today."

'Aiea's Brennan Sato won the shot put title in his first year of competition with a mark of 53-6 3/4. He credited coaches Lee Purcell and Barney Hansen for pointing out small mistakes and boosting his confidence.

"I qualified third (after the preliminaries) and that was actually a good thing for me," Sato said. "Everybody didn't know who I was. I was kind of like the dark horse."

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FINAL RESULTS

BOYS

Team

1, Punahou 55.75 points. 2, Radford 52. 3, Baldwin 41.75. 4, Mililani 40. 5, Saint Louis 29.75. 6, Leilehua 28. 7t, King Kekaulike 20. 7t, Kaiser 20. 7t, Maryknoll 20. 10, 'Aiea 18. 11, Ka'u 17. 12t, Kea'au 15. 12t, Damien 15. 14t, Kailua 14. 14t, Roosevelt 14. 16, Kamehameha 12. 17, 'Iolani 10. 18t, Word of Life 8. 18t, Waipahu 8. 18t, Campbell 8. 21, Lahainaluna 7. 22t, Nanakuli 6. 22t, Kamehameha-Hawai'i 6. 22t, Waialua 6. 22t, St. Anthony 6. 26t, Hilo 4. 26t, Christian Liberty 4. 26t, Hawai'i Baptist 4. 29t, Kapolei 2. 29t, Waiakea 2. 31t, Maui 1. 31t, Kaua'i 1. 33, Konawaena 0.75.

Discus Throw

1, Sean Tesoro (Bald) 160-1. 2, Abe Markowitz (Pun) 157-2. 3, Aaron Tipoti (WOL) 157-1. 4, Jasper Hunt ('Aiea) 154-11. 5, Adam Hom (WOL) 150. 6, Likiak Jack (Waik) 147-2.

Shot Put

1, Brennan Sato ('Aiea) 53-6fl. 2, Abe Markowitz (Pun) 53-1. 3, Chauncy Makainai (Kail) 52-10fl. 4, Lawrence Lagafuaina ('Aiea) 52-9fl. 5, Sean Tesoro (Bald) 51-6fl. 6, Bensen Ma'afala (Dam) 50-3fl.

Long Jump

1, Reid Furukawa ('Iol) 22-2A. 2, Trevor Mau (SL) 22-fl. 3, Marnick Dela Cruz (Wail) 21-8fl. 4, Alex Fowler (Roos) 21-6fl. 5, Shane Wo (Pun) 21-1. 6, Matt Yim (Pun) 21-A.

Triple Jump

1, Alex Fowler (Roos) 45-8. 2, Trevor Mau (SL) 44-11. 3, Bryson Williams (Lah) 43-1fl. 4, Mtume Msikizi-Jackson (Kea'au) 43-A. 5, John Hagar (Pun) 42-9fl. 6, Jacob Edwards (Ka'u) 42-8A.

High Jump

1, Taylor Spencer (SL) 6-3. 2, Andrew Longboy (Mili) J6-3. 3, Cody Waltjen (KSH) 6-1. 4, John Hagar (Pun) J6-1. 5, Matt Yamane (Pun) 5-11. 5t, Sam Unger (Kona) 5-11. 5t, Trevor Mau (SL) 5-11. 5t, Rowe Wilson (Bald) 5-11.

Pole Vault

1, Micah Swain (KS) 14-9. 2, Cameron Daugherty (Mili) J14-9. 3, Billy Pacheco Jr. (SA) 14-3. 4, Gordon Cox (Waip) 13-9. 5, Dave Walden (Pun) J13-9. 6, Scott Hunter (Hilo) 13-3.

110 Hurdles1, Javen Correia (Mary) 14.60. 2, Jacob Edwards (Ka'u) 15.29. 3, Talonn Medley (Nana) 15.62. 4, Aaremy Palomares (Lei) 15.63. 5, Nathan Blue (Rad) 15.84. 6, Thomas Delacruz (Hilo) 16.02.

100 Dash

1, Christopher Rainey (Rad) 10.89. 2, Jonathan Padron (Dam) 10.97. 3, Zach Coronas (Pun) 11.07. 4, Kawika Ornellas (Mili) 11.09. 5, Kalua Noa (Kais) 11.10. 6, Kalei Kamahele (Bald) 11.11.

1,500 Run

1, Paul Williams (Lei) 4:07.67. 2, Reid Hunter (KK) 4:07.96. 3, Christian Putegnat (Camp) 4:13.41. 4, Nicholas Hagemann (Kea'au) 4:14.90. 5, Kainoa Ho (KS) 4:20.47. 6, Daniel Brooks (Kea'au) 4:23.15.

4x100 Relay

1, Radford (Donniqtay Campbell, Jonathan Atangan, Ikaika Kamaka, Christopher Rainey) 42.55. 2, Mililani 43.01. 3, Damien 43.38. 4, Baldwin 43.38. 5, Saint Louis 43.52. 6, Kaua'i 43.87.

400 Dash

1, Zach Coronas (Pun) 49.56. 2, Christopher Rainey (Rad) 49.93. 3, Donzel Scott (Lei) 50.71. 4, Jesse Henderson (KK) 50.72. 5, Ikaika Kamaka (Rad) 50.77. 6, Matthew Lawless (Lah) 50.79.

300 Hurdles1, Javen Correia (Mary) 39.49. 2, Jacob Edwards (Ka'u) 39.94. 3, David Atiz (Kea'au) 40.01. 4, Gordon Cox (Waip) 40.79. 5, Shenon Moore (Kapo) 40.87. 6, Thomas Delacruz (Hilo) 42.01.

800 Run

1, Joey Amescua (Bald) 1:55.01. 2, Reid Hunter (KK) 1:57.28. 3, Tobie Reeuwijk (Pun) 1:59.45. 4, Nick Ucker (CL) 2:00.13. 5, Ryan Nakasone (Pun) 2:00.27. 6, Cameron Nance (Waik) 2:00.95.

200 Dash

1, Christopher Rainey (Rad) 21.89* (Pvs record: 21.90 by Joseph Locey of Kapa'a in 2004). 2, Kalua Noa (Kais) 22.00. 3, Kalei Kamahele (Bald) 22.38. 4, Kawika Ornellas (Mili) 22.63. 5, Dalaunte Taz Stevenson (Mili) 22.72. 6, Mitchell Crim (Maui) 22.86.

3,000 Run

1, Dawson Vorderbruegge (Kais) 8:58.14* (Pvs record: 9:01.80 by Todd Iacovelli of Punahou in 2002). 2, Kensuke Taylor (Kail) 9:04.67. 3, Paul Williams (Lei) 9:07.61. 4, Matt Nakamoto (HBA) 9:17.38. 5, Christian Putegnat (Camp) 9:22.94. 6, Mark Turner (Hilo) 9:23.96.

4x400 Relay

1, Radford (Donniqtay Campbell, Ikaika Kamaka, Jonathan Atangan, Christopher Rainey) 3:22.46. 2, Baldwin 3:25.16. 3, Mililani 3:25.35. 4, Punahou 3:25.79. 5, Leilehua 3:27.23. 6, Saint Louis 3:28.27.

GIRLS

Team

1, Kamehameha 59.25 points. 2, Punahou 55.75. 3, Kahuku 46. 4, Kaua'i 38. 5, King Kekaulike 30. 6, Seabury Hall 26. 7, Kalani 21. 8t, Hawai'i Prep 20. 8t, Wai'anae 20. 10, Ka'u 16. 11, Radford 14.75. 12, 'Iolani 14.50. 13, Baldwin 13. 14t, Pearl City 12. 14t, Kapolei 12. 14t, Leilehua 12. 17t, Farrington 10. 17t, Kaiser 10. 17t, Kaimuki 10. 20t, Kamehameha-Maui 8. 20t, Hilo 8. 22t, Lahainaluna 6. 22t, Roosevelt 6. 24t, La Pietra 4. 24t, Maui 4. 24t, Word of Life 4. 24t, Konawaena 4. 28t, Honoka'a 2. 28t, 'Aiea 2. 28t, Waimea 2. 28t, Kailua 2. 32t, Waipahu 1. 32t, Kohala 1. 32t, Sacred Hearts 1 35, Moloka'i 0.75.

Discus Throw

1 Vaioleti Mikaele (Kaim) 133-7. 2, Kasandra Vegas (KS) 123-8. 3, Olivia Fatongia ('Iol) 119-2. 4, Chanteal Satele (WOL) 113-7. 5, Jacklyn Fonoti (Farr) 113-6. 6, Heaven-Lee Tanuvasa (SHA) 113.

Shot Put

1, Charmaine Mokiao (KS) 39-9›. 2, Junitta Fonoti (Farr) 38-1fl. 3, Juleesa Kawaauhau (Kah) J38-1fl. 4, Adele Schwenke (Kah) 34-6. 5, Lucy Soa (Kail) 34-4. 6, Julia Naumes (Koh) 34-2.

Long Jump

1, Yasmina Taketa (Kaln) 18-5›. 2, Jamilee Jimenez (Kaua'i) 17-7fl. 3, Zhane Santiago (Kah) 17-›. 4, Kacie Craig (Lah) 16-9fl. 5, Tiffany Ikeda-Simao (Kaua'i) 16-7. 6, Joy Piotrowski (Pun) 16-3.

Triple Jump1, Zhane Santiago (Kah) 35-7. 2, Tiffany Ikeda-Simao (Kaua'i) 35-3A. 3, Cecilia Durocher (PC) 35-A. 4, Lindsay Taira (Pun) 34-10A. 5, Joy Piotrowski (Pun) 34-8fl. 6, Kini Shuping (HP) 33-4.

High Jump

1, Kanani Herring (KS) 5-3. 2, Erika Cushnie (HP) J5-3. 3, Alexa Untermann (Pun) 5-1. 4, Mindy Campbell (HP) 4-11. 5t, Hailey Kauhane (KS) J4-11. 5t, Michele Gilliland (Pun) J4-11. 5t, Kaeli Patton (Rad) J4-11. 5t, Abigail Adolpho (Mol) J4-11.

Pole Vault

1, Leigh Martel (Pun) 10-3. 2, Daysha Viernes (Hilo) J10-3. 3, Camie Kohashi (Roos) 9-9. 4, Sheyenne Machida (Maui) 9-3. 5t, Emily Shiraki ('Iol) J9-3. 5t, Amy Bumatai (KS) J9-3.

100 Hurdles

1, Zhane Santiago (Kah) 15.12. 2, Larissa Edwards (Ka'u) 15.15. 3, Cecilia Durocher (PC) 15.89. 4, Abcde Paogofie (Wain) 16.03. 5, Jordyn Kilgore (Lah) 16.36. 6, Misha Jones (Wain) 16.46.

100 Dash

1, Tiffany Ikeda-Simao (Kaua'i) 12.38. 2, Ciara Quarles (Wain) 12.42. 3, Brittany Feiteria (Bald) 12.45. 4, Tamara Mcgee (Kap) 12.53. 5, Yasmina Taketa (Kaln) 12.58. 6, Hailey Kauhane (KS) 12.70.

1,500 Run

1, Bailey Massenburg (KK) 5:17.47. 2, Ka'ahumanu Rozet (KSM) 5:20.32. 3, Farrah Madanay (Pun) 5:23.12. 4, Savannah Lowrie (Lei) 5:23.93. 5, Caralyn Broyles (Waim) 5:24.48. 6, Amelia Evans (HP) 5:25.62.

4x100 Relay

1, Kaua'i (Kathleen Cadiente, Kelsey Cadiente, Jamilee Jimenez, Tiffany Ikeda-Simao) 49.03. 2, Radford 49.26. 3, Baldwin 50.55. 4, Punahou 50.64. 5, Kamehameha 51.05. 6, Wai'anae 51.16.

400 Dash

1, Kailea Tracy-Visintainer (Sea) 56.98. 2, Yasmina Taketa (Kaln) 59.54. 3, Ashlee Jimenez (KS) 59.55. 4, Vanessa Jackson (Lei) 60.17. 5, Sade Myers ('Aiea) 60.55. 6, Maile Thomas (Bald) 61.01.

300 Hurdles

1, Zhane Santiago (Kah) 46.22. 2, Alana Meditz (KS) 46.81. 3, Larissa Edwards (Ka'u) 47.15. 4, Lindsey Dahl (Kona) 47.50. 5, Jana Larson (Ka'u) 47.51. 6, Alyssa-Rae Mita (Pun) 48.65.

800 Run

1, Bailey Massenburg (KK) 2:19.21. 2, Mari Carmichael (Pun) 2:21.08. 3, Lea Lundblad (Sea) 2:23.45. 4, Mariama Lane (Lei) 2:24.19. 5, Noelani Vargas (HP) 2:25.03. 6, Maile Scarpino ('Iol) 2:28.02.

200 Dash

1, Kailea Tracy-Visintainer (Sea) 25.06. 2, Tamara Mcgee (Kapo) 25.57. 3, Ciara Quarles (Wain) 25.74. 4, Hailey Kauhane (KS) 26.07. 5, Lahaina Zoller (Pun) 26.09. 6, Yasmina Taketa (Kaln) 26.16.

3,000 Run

1, Sarah Clapp (Kais) 10:30.82. 2, Bailey Massenburg (KK) 10:40.75. 3, Jenna Wong ('Iol) 10:48.82. 4, Haley Abing (LP) 10:58.41. 5, Tialana Greenwell (Hon) 11:05.23. 6, Chelsea Oda (Pun) 11:16.69.

4x400 Relay

1, Punahou (Sydney Meheula, Juliana Brown, Mari Carmichael, Lahaina Zoller) 4:01.36. 2, Kamehameha 4:02.84. 3, Radford 4:11.70. 4, Hawai'i Prep 4:12.44. 5, King Kekaulike 4:13.39. 6, Waipahu 4:14.40.

Reach Stanley Lee at sktlee@honoluluadvertiser.com.