Emma Taylor
Emma Taylor
Sport: Track
With all apologies to Kamehameha’s Kayla Araki, a state judo champion, and Kamehameha’s state championship baseball team, the selection of the Hawaii Prep senior was a no brainer.
It could have been just a normal HHSAA championship meet for Taylor – ho hum, just another pair of hurdling titles – but she also took silver in the 200, lifting to Ka Makani to the girls title, their first since 1995.
The state crown puts the perfect exclamation point on Taylor’s high school career, which includes seven state golds, eight BIIF titles and two league championship records.
5 questions
Favorite movie: ‘Forrest Gump’
Favorite subject in school: Literature
Favorite website: Tumblr
Favorite sports moment so far: Running a 14.18 in the BIIF finals in the 100-meter hurdles
Favorite spot on the Big Island: Pau (a restaurant in Waimea)
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