BIIF track and field: A new runner emerges for Waiakea

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Caiya Hanks ran fast, Ro’o Torrance-Ellis soared far and Kederang Ueda showed off his endurance.

The usual suspects did their thing at last weekend’s BIIF track and field meet at Keaau, but there has been at least new one name to emerge near the top of the state rankings in recent weeks.

“At HPA, a few weeks back, he killed it,” Waiakea coach Tim Carigon said. “I think everybody came up to me and said, “Who is this kid?”

Enter Waiakea junior Kiyoshi Todd.

After missing parts of the season with robotics and then an illness, Todd has made his mark the past two weeks in the 800 meters, finishing Saturday in a personal-record 2 minutes, 3.71 seconds, which is the third-best time in the state this season.

“It was pretty impressive, because we weren’t sure he was able to do that after missing so much time,” Carigon said. “He’s trying to go sub-2:00 (Saturday at Konawaena), so we’ll see how he does.”

Mid-Pacific’s Parker Wagnild holds the best time in the 800 this season at 2:01.25.

Carigon said Todd has an advantage in the event because he’s a cross-country runner “competing down,” as opposed to a 400 runner trying to make the move up in distance. Doubling in the 400 and 800 is difficult, Carigon said, because the events are scheduled close together.

Todd also complements Ueda in the 1,500. The Waiakea senior ran PRs in both distance events, including a 4:18.51 on Saturday in the 1,50o that ranks only behind Wagnild’s 4:09.78. In the 3,000, Ueda is fifth after crossing in 9:37.46 at Keaau.

Hanks, a Konawaena senior, lowered her state-best time in the 200, finishing in a PR of 25.83. The 12.59 Hanks ran April 9 in the 100 is third in the state.

In the boys triple jump, Torrance-Ellis set a new state seasonal standard, reaching 42 feet, 7.75 seconds. It was only his third try at the event this season, and he’d never cleared 41 feet until Saturday. In the long jump, his effort of 20-11.75 on March 19 remains good enough for fourth.

Saturday at Keaau

Boys discus

1. Niau Paulos, Kamehameha H, 127-11

2. Daylon Letisi, Hilo, 125-09

3. Matthew Yamada, Kamehameha, 121-00

4. Ezekiel Ledward, Hilo, 114-02

5. Shauntae Taifmai, Waiakea, 110-09

6. Cheysn-Keala Bannister, Waiakea, 108-06.

Girls discus

1. Kamaile Paikuli, Keaau, 103-07

2. Zoe Kimitete, Konawaena, 91-03

3.Uikwlotu (luti) Nau, Hilo, 90-03

4. Nahi Kekuawela, Waiakea, 88-05

5. Pamata Toledo, Hilo, 88-00

6. Nariyah Suiaunoa, Hilo, 86-08

Boys shot put

1. Gabby Aiona, Hawaii Prep, 40-11

2. Shauntae Taifmai, Waiakea, 40-03

3. Ezekiel Ledward, Hilo, 36-09.50

4. Caius Jensen, Ka’u, 36-04.50

5. Matthew Yamada, Kamehameha, 35-10

6. Keoki Keliikuli-Teixeira, KS-Hawaii, 34-02

Girls shot put

1. Pamata Toledo, Hilo, 30-10

2. Uikwlotu (luti) Nau, Hilo, 28-07.50

3. Kamaile Paikuli, Keaau, 27-07

4. Sailiileali’i Liufau, Kealakehe, 27-01

5. Nariyah Suiaunoa, Hilo, 25-10

5. Ava Santos, Waiakea, 25-10.

Boys long jump

1. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena, 20-08.25

2. Duke Becker, Kealakehe, 18-06.50

3. Jayden Villena, Hilo, 18-04

4. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 18-03.50

5. Ian Furuli, Waiakea, 17-11.25

6. Cody Jones, Kealakehe, 17-08.75

Girls long jump

1. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 15-05.25

2. Uhiwai Wall, Konawaena, 14-08

3. Taysia Rocha, Waiakea, 14-03.25

4. Lilianne Wolfenberger, HPA, 14-03

5. Malia Mitchell, Hawaii Prep, 14-02.25

6. Wynter Radey-Morgan, HPA, 13-09.25

Boys triple jump

1. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena, 42-07.75

2. Jayden Villena, Hilo, 37-10

3. Ian Furuli, Waiakea, 36-03.75

4. Niau Paulos, Kamehameha, 35-10.25

5. Isaac Clement, Konawaena, 35-05

6. Jaxson Berryman, Waiakea, 34-04

Girls triple jump

1. Taysia Rocha, Waiakea, 34-00.50

2. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 32-02.25

3. Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep, 31-06

Girls high jump

1. Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep, 5-00

2. Talia Threlkeld, Hawaii Prep, 4-08

3. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 4-06

4. Sakura Yabuki, Waiakea, 4-02

4. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, Keal., J4-02

6. Liliynn Soares, Kealakehe, 4-00

Boys high jump

1. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, 5-02

2. Cameron Svoboda, Hawaii Prep, 5-00

2. Logan Enos, Kamehameha, 5-00

4. Kai Greenlee, Kealakehe, 4-10

4. Jaxson Berryman, Waiakea, 4-10.

Girls pole vault

1. Isabelle Au, Waiakea, 10-06

2. Rylee Au, Waiakea, 10-00

3. Analissa Paresa, Waiakea, 9-06

4. Ava Huddleston, Hawaii Prep, 8-06

5. Kaili Mahaulu, Waiakea, 8-00

6. Ausity Urubio, Waiakea, 7-06

6. Anna Scott, Hawaii Prep, 7-06.

Boys pole vault

1. Shelbey Cabais-Fernandez, Wai., 11-06

2. Haiden Kay, Kamehameha, 11-00

3. Kaike Ramos, Kamehameha H, 10-06

4. Trevor Kaufman, Hawaii Prep, 10-00

5. Ka’ale’a Stevens-Alameda, Waiakea, 8-06

6. Jaron Carmichael, Waiakea, 7-00.

Girls 100-meter hurdles

1. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, Keal., 18.06

2. Zoe Gacayan, Kamehameha,18.19

3. Kacie Febo-Santiago, KS-Hawaii, 20.14

4. Isla Rain Hilton, Waiakea, 20.74

Boys 110 hurdles

1. Malakai Fillmore, Konawaena, 17.39

2. Kacen Hamada, Hawaii Prep, 18.33

3. Kenta Vanderpool, Kealakehe, 19.58

4. Tricksan Pasion, Waiakea, 19.64.

Girls 100

1. Caiya Hanks, Konawaena, 12.67

2. Taysia Rocha, Waiakea, 13.20

3. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 13.43

4. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 13.61

5. Zadelyn Ferreira, Waiakea, 14.02

6. Daniela Rojas-Castelblanco, HPA, 14.07

Boys 100

1. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena, 11.79

2. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 12.14

3. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, Kona, 12.17

4. Kawelu Kaiawe, Konawaena, 12.35

5. Armenio Blanco jr., Konawaena, 12.37

6. Keoki Alani, Konawaena, 12.38

Girls 1,500

1. Cozette Wood, Kealakehe, 5:13.31

2. Hulali Halpern, Hilo, 5:16.79

3. Shaian Garana, Konawaena, 5:36.54

4. Lia Ho, Waiakea, 5:37.94

5. Akemi Tominaga, Waiakea, 5:39.85

6. Malino Halpern, Hilo, 5:56.76.

Boys 1,500

1. Ngirakederang Ueda, Waiakea, 4:18.51

2. Cameron Cornforth, Kealakehe, 4:20.13

3. Austin Mohica, Waiakea, 4:40.16

4. Mason Selley, Waiakea, 4:41.34

5. Kiyoshi Todd, Waiakea, 4:59.97

6. Henry Hock, Hilo, 5:04.91

Girls 4×100 relay

1. Konawaena (Uhiwai Wall 10, Ila Henry 11, Braxton Kimitete 11, Caiya Hanks 12), 51.93

2. Waiakea (Sakura Yabuki 11, Maya Kaneshiro 10, Zadelyn Ferreira 11, Taysia Rocha 12), 52.71

3. Kamehameha (Katelyn Ah Puck 12, Zoe Gacayan 9, Napualaiku HO 11, Sophia Wilson 11), 54.63

4. Kealakehe, 54.86

5. Keaau, 1:06.39.

Boys 4×100

1. Konawaena (Kawelu Kaiawe 11, Malakai Fillmore 12, Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu 10, Torrance Satta-Ellis 11), 45.78

2. Waiakea (Ian Furuli 12, Alex Tuson 11, Sebastian Ortiz-Bloom 10, Jayden Gebin 12), 46.89

3. Pahoa (Blake Berte 12, Malachi Wilson 11, Kukui Ahin-Ganir 10, Henry James Guevara 10), 47.45

4. Konawaena ‘B’, 47.86

5. Kealakehe ‘B’, 48.28

6. Hawaii Prep, 48.31.

Girls 400

1. Bella Dadzie, Hawaii Prep, 1:02.75

2. Ila Henry, Konawaena, 1:04.97

3. Sophia Wilson, Kamehameha, 1:05.86

4. Uhiwai Wall, Konawaena, 1:07.05

5. Malia Hill, Waiakea, 1:07.40

6. Malia Mitchell, Hawaii Prep, 1:09.34

Boys 400

1. Kawelu Kaiawe, Konawaena, 53.60

2. Caiden Andrist, Hawaii Prep, 53.88

3. Tavoi Filiva’a, Konawaena, 54.68

4. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 55.03

5. Sabastian Tunney, Kealakehe, 56.04

6. Naoki Hayashi, Hawaii Prep, 56.34

Girls 300 hurdles

1. Braxton Kimitete, Konawaena, 50.02

2. Zoe Gacayan, Kamehameha H, 53.75

3. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, Keal, 55.87

4. Kacie Febo-Santiago, KS-Hawaii, 58.53

5. Isla Rain Hilton, Waiakea, 1:00.18

Boys 300 hurdles

1. Malakai Fillmore, Konawaena, 41.70

2. Alex Tuson, Waiakea, 44.45

3. Kacen Hamada, Hawaii Prep, 45.60

4. Isaac Clement, Konawaena, 45.77

5. Alejandro Thompson, Waiakea, 47.52

6. Kenta Vanderpool, Kealakehe, 48.90

Girls 800

1. Kaylie Hashizaki, Waiakea, 2:26.78

2. Shaian Garana, Konawaena, 2:42.22

3. Alexis Akamu, Kamehameha, 2:56.21

4. Wynter Radey-Morgan, HPA, 2:56.94

5. Johna Sejati, Hawaii Prep, 2:57.32

6. Acadia Clark, Kealakehe, 2:58.52

Boys 800

1. Kiyoshi Todd, Waiakea, 2:03.71

2. Cameron Cornforth, Kealakehe, 2:05.24

3. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, 2:07.78

4. Tyler Selley, Waiakea, 2:15.12

5. Ethan Blankenship, Waiakea, 2:16.77

6. Jose Jimenez Delgado, Keal., 2:25.14.

Girls 200

1. Caiya Hanks, Konawaena, 25.83

2. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 27.83

3. Bella Dadzie, Hawaii Prep, 28.46

4. Ila Henry, Konawaena, 28.73

5. Zadelyn Ferreira, Waiakea, 28.91

6. Sophia Wilson, Kamehameha, 29.07

Boys 200

1. Jayden Gebin, Waiakea, 23.73

2. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, Kona, 23.73

3. Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe, 24.02

4. Henry James Guevara, Pahoa, 24.61

5. Kyler Rivera, Hilo, 24.84

6. Jayden Villena, Hilo, 25.12

Girls 3,000

1. Cozette Wood, Kealakehe, 11:47.62

2. Lia Ho, Waiakea, 12:33.50

3. Akemi Tominaga, Waiakea, 12:53.28

4. Acadia Clark, Kealakehe, 13:49.23

5. Kendall Scanlan, Hawaii Prep, 15:01.58

Boys 3,000

1. Ngirakederang Ueda, Waiakea, 9:37.46

2. Austin Mohica, Waiakea, 10:07.36

3. Levi Childers, Kealakehe, 10:14.01

4. Mason Selley, Waiakea, 10:40.43

5. Kiran Letawsky, Waiakea, 10:54.34

6. Archer Ankrum, Kealakehe, 11:45.80

Girls 4×400 relay

1. Waiakea (Kaylie Hashizaki 11, Malia Hill 10, Maya Kaneshiro 10, Taysia Rocha 12), 4:24.70.

Boys 4×400 relay

1. Waiakea (Sebastian Ortiz-Bloom 10, Jayden Gebin 12, Alex Tuson 11, Kiyoshi Todd 12), 3:36.34

2. Konawaena (Kawelu Kaiawe 11, Tavoi Filiva’a 10, Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu 10, Malakai Fillmore 12), 3:37.65

3. Kealakehe (Aiden Ankrum 11, Cameron Cornforth 11, Sabastian Tunney 10, Zachary Hart 10), 3:49.20

4. Kamehameha, 4:11.08

5. Pahoa, 4:17.96

6. Hilo ‘B’, 4:27.33.