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Updated at 8:25 a.m., Sunday, February 1, 2009

Preps: Baldwin, Seabury Hall win MIL swim titles

By Starr Begley
The Maui News

MIL SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday's Results

At Kihei Aquatic Center

GIRLS

Team Standings

1. Baldwin 74, 2. Lahainaluna 66.5, 3. Seabury Hall 46, 4. Kamehameha Maui 28.5, 5. Maui 18, 6. King Kekaulike 6.

Individual Results

1-Meter Diving—1. Sheyenne Machida, Maui High, 392.80; 2. Caitlin Curammeng, Baldwin, 323.50; 3. Danae Olaso, Baldwin, 299.95; 4. Whitney Johnson, Baldwin, 243.10.

200 Medley Relay—1. Lahainaluna (Moana Tuipulotu, Kaili Faust, Koral Gill, Jessye Acker) 1:56.80, 2. Seabury Hall 2:01.38, 3. Baldwin 2:05.43, 4. Maui High 2:12.20, 5. King Kekaulike 2:14.38.

200 Freestyle—1. Jennifer Cahill, Baldwin,1:55.75; 2. Angelina Demirbag, Seabury Hall, 2:00.45; 3. Jenna Shibano, Baldwin, 2:01.69; 4. Kaili Faust, Lahainaluna, 2:07.12; 5. Abby Clarke, Baldwin, 2:08.82.

200 IM—1. Libby Matthews, Seabury Hall, 2:10.53; 2. Koral Gill, Lahainaluna, 2:15.57; 3. Madeline Clarke, Baldwin, 2:28.33; 4. Kaitlin Madriaga, King Kekaulike, 2:33.78; 5. Lauren Shinozuka, Baldwin, 2:41.73.

50 Freestyle—1. Tori Crozier, Kamehameha Maui, 24.87; 2. Hailey Gill, Lahainaluna, 25.19; 3. Keani Kaluakini, Baldwin, 26.18; 4. Kailea Tracy-Visintainer, Seabury Hall, 26.47; 5. Lauren Naruse, Seabury Hall, 27.43.

100 Butterfly—1. Koral Gill, Lahainaluna, 1:01.77; 2. Kamaehu Alboro, Lahainaluna, 1:04.33; 3. Tara Takamori, Maui High, 1:07.47; 4. Allyn Kalaiwaa, Kamehameha Maui, 1:07.89; 5. Ashlyne Hao, Baldwin, 1:08.07.

100 Freestyle—1. Tori Crozier, Kamehameha Maui, 54.28; 2. Hailey Gill, Lahai-naluna, 55.56; 3. Keani Kaluakini, Baldwin, 57.91; 4. Hunter Hanson, Maui High, 1:00.87; 5. Kelsey Naruse, Seabury Hall, 1:02.49.

500 Freestyle—1. Angelina Demirbag, Seabury Hall, 5:23.01; 2. Madeline Clarke, Baldwin, 5:40.77; 3. Jenna Shibano, Baldwin, 5:43.92; 4. Sararose Holding, Seabury Hall, 5:59.12; 5. Kristen Kaya, Baldwin, 6:16.19.

200 Freestyle Relay—1. Lahainaluna (Kaili Faust, Kamaehu Alboro, Moana Tuipulotu, Hailey Gill) 1:42.85; 2. Baldwin 1:42.86; 3. Seabury Hall 1:44.73; 4. Kamehameha Maui 1:52.69; 5. Maui High 1:54.37.

100 Backstroke—1. Jennifer Cahill, Baldwin, 59.87; 2. Kamaehu Alboro, Lahainaluna, 1:00.43; 3. Jaime Kane, Kamehameha Maui, 1:05.35; 3. Moana Tuipulotu, Lahainaluna, 1:05.35; 5. Ashlyne Hao, Baldwin, 1:09.73.

100 Breaststroke—1. Libby Matthews, Seabury Hall, 1:07.69; 2. Kaili Faust, Lahainaluna, 1:10.94; 3. Abby Clarke, Baldwin, 1:16.08; 4. Keely Hassett, Kamehameha Maui, 1:19.22; 5. Tara Takamori, Maui High, 1:19.39.

400 Freestyle Relay—1. Baldwin (Jenna Shibano, Keani Kaluakini, Abby Clarke, Jennifer Cahill) 3:45.00, 2. Lahainaluna 3:45.85, 3. Kamehameha Maui 4:02.31, 4. Seabury Hall 4:09.97, 5. King Kekaulike 4:13.10.

BOYS

Team Standings

1. Seabury Hall 80, 2. Baldwin 49, 3. Lahainaluna 31, 4. Kamehameha Maui 24, 5. Maui Preparatory Academy 22, 6. King Kekaulike 20, 7. Maui High 8.

Individual Results

1-Meter Diving—1. Austin Howlet, Seabury Hall, 394.05; 2. Ryan Brem, Baldwin, 311.10.

200 Medley Relay—1. Seabury Hall (Michael Brown, Zach Johnson, Ridge Altman, James Matsui) 1:44.69, 2. Baldwin 1:46.63, 3. Maui Preparatory Academy 1:57.43, 4. Kamehameha Maui 1:59.68, 5. King Kekaulike 1:59.85.

200 Freestyle—1. Zach Johnson, Seabury Hall, 1:48.82; 2. Kendall Drake, King Kekaulike, 1:48.96; 3. Alex Lewicki, Maui Preparatory Academy, 2:02.43; 4. Moku Duval, Kamehameha Maui, 2:05.30 2:06.66; 5. John Kristel, Baldwin, 2:19.17 2:13.94.

200 IM—1. Ridge Altman, Seabury Hall, 2:03.70; 2. Brandt Saki, Maui High, 2:05.95; 3. Matthew Patao-Torres, Baldwin, 2:10.70; 4. Joshua Gaastra, Lahainaluna, 2:21.69; 5. Cole Drake, King Kekaulike, 2:34.39.

50 Freestyle—1. Kiakahi Matsumoto, Baldwin, 23.32; 2. Jake Rodrique, Lahainaluna, 23.90; 3. James Matsui, Seabury Hall, 24.17; 4. Chasen Bahouth, Maui Preparatory Academy, 25.23; 5. David Jackson, Lahainaluna, 25.27.

100 Butterfly—1. Ridge Altman, Seabury Hall, 55.48; 2. A.J. Obrero, Baldwin, 1:00.86; 3. Alex Armstrong, Seabury Hall, 1:05.20; 4. Haley Okamura, King Kekaulike, 1:05.79; 5. Nathan Brandes, Seabury Hall, 1:12.86.

100 Freestyle—1. Zach Johnson, Seabury Hall, 48.99; 2. Jake Rodrique, Lahainaluna, 52.86; 3. Cameron Yee, Kamehameha Maui, 56.26; 4. David Jackson, Lahainaluna, 56.70; 5. Travis Taylor, Seabury Hall, 58.46.

500 Freestyle—1. Kendall Drake, King Kekaulike, 5:08.18; 2. Justin Keiley, Baldwin, 5:32.28; 3. Alex Lewicki, Maui Preparatory Academy, 5:32.52; 4. Joshua Gaastra, Lahainaluna, 5:34.32; 5. Alex Armstrong, Seabury Hall, 6:04.16.

200 Freestyle Relay—1. Seabury Hall (Zach Johnson, Michael Brown, James Matsui, Ridge Altman) 1:33.67; 2. Lahainaluna 1:39.16; 3. Kamehameha Maui 1:43.94; 4. Maui Preparatory Academy 1:44.04; 5. Baldwin 1:45.52.

100 Backstroke—1. Kiakahi Matsumoto, Baldwin, 59.61; 2. Michael Brown, Seabury Hall, 1:00.44; 3. Keala Kama, Kamehameha Maui, 1:05.24; 4. A.J. Obrero, Baldwin, 1:08.43; 5. Nicholas Wright, Seabury Hall, 1:09.41.

100 Breaststroke—1. Matthew Patao-Torres, Baldwin, 1:03.10; 2. Brandt Saki, Maui High, 1:04.21; 3. Justin Keiley, Baldwin, 1:11.61; 4. Chasen Bahouth, Maui Preparatory Academy, 1:13.63; 5. Matt Wallner, King Kekaulike, 1:15.72.

400 Freestyle Relay—1. Seabury Hall (Alex Armstrong, Nicholas Wright, Michael Brown, James Matsui) 3:39.47, 2. Lahainaluna 3:42.05, 3. Kamehameha Maui 3:47.50, 4. King Kekaulike 3:50.40, 5. Maui Preparatory Academy 4:13.51.

KIHEI, Maui — With the entire crowd at Kihei Aquatic Center up and cheering, the Maui Interscholastic League girls swimming team championship was decided by less than a second yesterday.

Going into the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final event, Baldwin High School led Lahainaluna by 3.5 points.

After the first three legs, the teams were neck and neck for first place. Bears anchor Jennifer Cahill and the Lunas' Hailey Gill both knew what was at stake while getting up on the blocks.

Gill had a great start and for the first 75 yards had a slight lead, but Cahill powered through the last 15 yards for the win.

''We were dead even on that relay and getting up on that block and seeing Hailey up there, I don't think I've ever been so nervous in my life,'' Cahill said to The Maui News. ''I mean, she's the sprinter. She did an amazing job this weekend. Up on that block, I just thought 'Oh no, it's up to me.' I told my team not to think about the points, to get nervous, but I did anyway.

''(After the win) there was so much relief because all the stress of MIL is gone,'' Cahill added. ''These four years in MIL have been the best in my life. Three out of four (championships) is awesome.''

With Jenna Shibano, Keani Kaluakini and Abby Clarke preceding Cahill, Baldwin's winning time was 3 minutes, 45 seconds flat, and the team finished with 74 points. Lahainaluna was 0.85 back and totaled 66.5 points.

''There was a lot of pressure on both the teams,'' Gill said. ''On the 200 (yard) relay, I guess the adrenaline pumped in and I out-touched Jennifer Cahill. On the final relay, I was the anchor again. And Cahill, she took that one. She did awesome. It was really close. All the teams put out such a huge effort in this meet and I couldn't be happier. Even though it's bittersweet, it's my last year, my last MIL but it was by far the most exciting.''

Cahill also won the 100 backstroke (59.87) and 200 freestyle (1:55.75).

The Lunas' Koral Gill won the 100 butterfly (1:01.77) and was on the 200 medley relay team that won in 1:56.80. Also on that team, and the first-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:42.85), were Kaili Faust and Moana Tuipulotu.

Seabury Hall's Libby Matthews won the 200 IM (2:10.53) and 100 breaststroke (1:07.69). Tori Crozier of Kamehameha-Maui won the 50 freestyle (24.87) and 100 freestyle (54.28).

Seabury Hall won the boys championship with 80 points, 31 more than Baldwin.

At the halfway point of the meet, Baldwin and Lahainaluna were tied for first in the girls standings with 36 points.

The Bears went ahead to stay in the 500 freestyle when Madeline Clarke (second place), Shibano (third) and Kristen Kaya (fifth) added eight points.

''It's just a classic case of great competition bringing out the best in both teams,'' said Lunas coach Tom Popdan.

Next on the agenda is the state meet, Feb. 13-14 at Central O'ahu Regional Park.

''We have a few girls, maybe not as big as our team now but a few going for individuals, some are going to relay,'' said first-year Bears coach and 2002 Baldwin graduate Michael Holley. ''Should be exciting up there and they're going to see what they can do.''

In boys competition, the Spartans swept the relays — the 200 medley in 1:44.69, the 200 freestyle in 1:33.67 and the 400 freestyle in 3:39.47. Michael Brown and James Matsui swam on all three.

''Today we kept going, kept having fun,'' Matsui said. ''With states, it's especially for the younger kids. This is for them to get a first-hand experience for states and to have as much fun as possible when we go over there.''

The Spartans' Ridge Altman and Zach Johnson were both on the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay teams, and won two individual events apiece. Altman finished first in the 200 individual medley (2:03.70) and 100 butterfly (55.48), and Johnson won the 100 freestyle (48.99) and 200 freestyle (1:48.82).

''The guys were favorites coming in and they rose to the occasion,'' Seabury coach Andrew Burger said of his team. ''They picked up the young guys and the young guys came through and made some big points for us and the older guys did what they needed to do. They did a wonderful job.''

Johnson said: ''We were super-stoked. We've got our young boys and we try to get them super-enthusiastic to swim and we just kept our enthusiasm pumping the whole time.''

Baldwin's Kiakahi Matsumoto won the 50 freestyle in 23.32 and the 100 backstroke in 59.61.

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