ISLE FILE
Hawaii heptathletes finish strong
Advertiser Staff
University of Hawai'i's Annett Wichmann eclipsed the NCAA provisional mark and fellow senior Emily Sheppard scored a personal best in their respective heptathlon competitions yesterday at Cougar Athletic Stadium on the Azusa (Calif.) Pacific University campus.
Wichmann, who won the javelin with 147 feet, 6 inches, amassed 5,334 points over two days to place second in Mt. SAC Relays Multi-Events. She will likely earn her a berth in the NCAA Championships for the fourth consecutive year, which would make her the first Rainbow Wahine to accomplish that feat.
Olympian Sharon Day led the 17-athlete field with 5,823 points.
Sheppard had personal bests in all seven events, including a school heptatlon record of 25.44 seconds in the 200-meter dash. She finished with 4,769 points to place fourth in the 38-athlete field of the California Invitational Multi-Events.
UC Santa Barbara's Barbara Nwaba won with 5,039 points, followed by Adam's State's Amanda Gylling (4,853), and UC San Diego's Stephanie LeFever (4,829).
SURFING
PATACCHIA FINISHES THIRD, BACALSO FIFTH IN AUSTRALIA
Fred Patacchia Jr. of Hale'iwa placed third, and Kekoa Bacalso of Mililani placed fifth at the Rip Curl Pro men's surfing contest yesterday.
The final day of the event was run in 3- to 6-foot waves at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia.
Australia's Adam Robertson eliminated both Hawai'i surfers.
Patacchia lost in the semifinals to Robertson, 13.87-12.73.
Patacchia held the lead for most of the 35-minute heat, but Robertson moved ahead with a score of 7.17 with less than two minutes remaining. Patacchia needed a score of 7.47 in the closing seconds, but received a score of 5.17 on his final wave.
Earlier in the day, Robertson defeated Bacalso, 14.26-12.33, in the quarterfinals.
Australian Joel Parkinson beat Robertson in the final to win the $40,000.
The contest was the second stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour. Parkinson has won both events so far.
FUNERAL
KEITER'S SERVICE TUESDAY AT OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB
A celebration of life for renowned broadcaster Les Keiter will be held Tuesday at Outrigger Canoe Club.
Arrival is at 7:30 a.m., with a memorial service at 8, followed by scattering of ashes at about 10:30. Aloha attire is suggested.
Keiter, a narrator of Hawai'i and national sporting events for half a century, died Tuesday in his Kailua home. He was 89.
