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Dakota Grossman gets three peat in HHSAA cross country

Coach Bobby with daughter Dakota Grossman

WAIMEA – It wasn’t a repeat performance for the state defending champions the Hawaii Preparatory Academy as they finished runner up to Punahou in team standings while Dakota Grossman of Seabury Hall won her third individual Hawaii High School State Championship.

“I won it my freshman, sophomore and this year my junior year,” Grossman said of the third consecutive state championship.  “It doesn’t get any easier as I still need to work just as hard.”

Things haven’t changed for Grossman as she always tries to get out fast and at the state meet she has lots of harriers willing to do just that.

During her 3 mile race Grossman in traditional fashion took the lead from start to finish with Elli Brady of Punahou and sister Teri Brady sticking close behind.

“My father Bobby Grossman has been coaching me since I was little,” Grossman said.  “Just this season we became Division II (Seabury) and we won the D II title.

Grossman won the race in 20 minutes 21 seconds with HPA’s Zoe Sims becoming the first Big Island Interscholastic Federation top finisher in 5^th place with a time of 21:00 flat.

Other BIIF girls medaling at states (top 20 medals) was HPA’s Erin Evans (7^th 21:21); HPA’s Kristiana Van Pernis (9^th 21:40); Hilo’s Carmen Garson-Shumway (19^th 22:13); Mehana Sabado-Halpern (20^th 22:20).

There were chants of go HPA erupting from the Parisian crowd as the course favorite certainly had those in attendance on their side.

“I’m happy with my race and I did have a PR (personal record)   on this course today.” Garson-Shumway said.  “I went out more relaxed but wasn’t able to stay with my friends from HPA except for Mariah (Haight) as we usually run together as a pack.”

Viking teammate Salbado-Halpern allowed her adrenaline to carry her to a medal.

“I was really excited and this was my first cross country state meet,” she said.   “I didn’t allow those negative thought to creep into head.”

Punahou girls regained the girl’s team title and coach Duncan MacDonald was quick to point out his Hilo ties.

“I was born in Hilo,” MacDonald said.  “This is a great cross country course, we would be happy to run here every year because this is a true cross country course and the course is challenging.”

MacDonald had Kudos for his girls saying that “they are great, and very coachable.”

Punahou won the team title with 42 points over runner up HPA with 72, Kamehameha-Kapalama 186, Mid Pacific Institute 205.

Kamemaha-Hawaii was 9^th overall with 247 and Hilo  10^th with 255 to round out the top BIIF schools.

For the boys team title it was Coach Steve Jenness from Kamehameha-Kapalama returning his to the winners circle for his 11 state championship in 16 years.

“I would like to have the state meet here every year, as this type of course, I feel is one of the best cross country courses in the state,” he said.

Jenness is in his 29^th year at the helm and his coaching philosophy is simple.

“I tell my kids to ‘never say never.”  “At HPA there is a little bit of surprises and there is an interesting mix out on the course to keep it challenging.”

Garson-Shumway

 

 

In the boys 3 miler it was a source of redemption as Parker’s Paul Gregg became the first BIIF harrier to cross the finish line.

 

“My goal today was just to come in first from the BIIF,” Gregg said.  Gregg did just that finishing 22^nd overall in 18:30, two places out of pocketing a state medal).

 

“This was redemption, pretty much a payback for letting Honokaa’s Tony Conners win BIIF’s,” Gregg said.

 

Conners finished in 51^st place with a time of 19:13.

 

Waiakea’s Ian McQuate was the only one to challenge Gregg,  finishing 31^st in 18:51.

 

“I passed Ian with .5 miles to go in the race,”  Gregg said.  “I feel as though I am going out on top as a senior.”

 

Gregg did manage to set a PR on the HPA course.

 

In boys team standings it was 6 times BIIF champions Honokaa placing 12^th with 315 points with Kealakehe 337, Kamehameha-Hawaii 14 with 345.

 

But it wasn’t as bad as it seemed for the Warrior boys.

 

“It was the first time we’ve had a scoring team qualifying for a state championship,” Coach Ryan Cabalse said.  “I was hoping for a top 10 finish but I’ll take 14^th overall.”

 

“The Kamehameha boys cross country program has been in existence 10 years and this is the first time in our history we’ve qualified a scoring team to state,” Coach Cabalse said.

 

“The difference is now they enjoy running and each other,” Coach Cabalse said.  “Run for each other and enjoy the moment.”

 

Lupe Diaz returned an HPA boys scoring team for the first time since 2010 and felt that his scoring team had the ability to break into the top 10 at states, but Ka Makani team was 17^th overall to conclude the season.

 

Kamehameha-Kapalama’s Davis Kaahanui won the boys individual title with a time of 17:07.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIIF’s best 7 girls, will they repeat as medalist at HHSAA state cross country

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BIIF championship results boys open – top 50 & team scores

BIIF Cross Country Championships       Hawaii Prep              October 19, 2012           

 
Place TmPl No.  Name               Yr School                    Jv_boys   
    1    1   62 SEAN QUINLAN       11 Honokaa                   20:24.60
    2    2   50 ELIJAH CARVALHO    10 Honokaa                   20:41.20
    3       156 CHRISTOPHER PRATER 9  Kealakehe                 20:50.50
    4    3   87 DAYSON ALIP        10 Kamehameha (hawaii)       20:54.55
    5    4  110 CONRAD SALBORO     10 Kamehameha (hawaii)       21:03.25
    6    5  116 BRYN WITTHANS      9  Kamehameha (hawaii)       21:05.50
    7    6   49 CJAY CARVALHO      10 Honokaa                   21:13.55
    8    7   56 GAVIN LAIRD        11 Honokaa                   21:14.95
    9    8  117 RYAN WITTHANS      9  Kamehameha (hawaii)       21:16.80
   10    9   26 DAVY RAGLAND       10 Hawaii Prep               21:24.50
   11   10   23 DANIEL MATSUDA     10 Hawaii Prep               21:27.70
   12   11  102 ISAAC KLEIN        9  Kamehameha (hawaii)       21:27.80
   13   12  100 JACOB KEKAUOHA     11 Kamehameha (hawaii)       21:32.85
   14   13  226 BRANDON TOMOTA     10 Waiakea                   21:33.05
   15   14   14 KEISUKE ANZAI      10 Hawaii Prep               21:36.65
   16   15   89 SAM BADER          11 Kamehameha (hawaii)       21:41.15
   17       150 EVAN ALTERMAN      11 Kealakehe                 21:49.70
   18   16   65 ZECHARIAH UGALDE   9  Honokaa                   21:52.80
   19   17   45 HUA UEHARA         9  Hilo                      21:53.40
   20   18   24 JACOB MCCAFFERTY   10 Hawaii Prep               22:06.70
   21   19   48 JHUMAR CABASON     11 Honokaa                   22:07.90
   22        99 MICAH KALAMAU-MART 9  Kamehameha (hawaii)       22:13.15
   23   20  208 JIN HARBOUR        11 Waiakea                   22:13.15
   24       108 BRAM PAIKULI       11 Kamehameha (hawaii)       22:14.20
   25   21   25 JUAN MICHE ROSALES 9  Hawaii Prep               22:28.65
   26       107 KAIROS PACHECO     10 Kamehameha (hawaii)       22:32.85
   27   22  148 ISIAH SEGOBIA      11 Kea’au                    22:40.55
   28       118 KAUILA WONG YUEN   11 Kamehameha (hawaii)       22:42.15
   29   23   34 RYAN CASTRO        12 Hilo                      22:42.20
   30   24  207 TEVYN GOMEZ        11 Waiakea                   22:49.05
   31   25   59 DYLAN OANDASAN     12 Honokaa                   22:51.30
   32   26   19 MICHAEL KOKAL      11 Hawaii Prep               22:52.25
   33        92 LUCAS DEREGO       9  Kamehameha (hawaii)       23:03.90
   34        53 JEVIN DEMENT       11 Honokaa                   23:10.45
   35       101 SOLOMAN KIA        9  Kamehameha (hawaii)       23:11.05
   36   27  120 TYLER ABELL        10 Kea’au                    23:12.10
   37   28  195 GRANT NAIR         11 Parker                    23:13.65
   38   29  145 MITCHELL O’CONNOR  9  Kea’au                    23:18.60
   39   30   42 DONOVAN MACANAS    12 Hilo                      23:21.05
   40   31  231 QUINN YOSHIMOTO    10 Waiakea                   23:21.50
   41   32   41 GRANT KUNIHIRO     10 Hilo                      23:22.45
   42       105 CHRISTIAN OGI      11 Kamehameha (hawaii)       23:27.55
   43   33  134 ERIC LONGBOY       10 Kea’au                    23:36.65
   44        60 KYLE OHTA          9  Honokaa                   23:41.25
   45   34   15 TOMMY CUI          12 Hawaii Prep               23:42.25
   46       115 KALAEOLAA TRASK-SH 11 Kamehameha (hawaii)       23:42.40
   47   35  142 ARIEL NAVARRO      10 Kea’au                    23:49.75
   48        30 TAKUTO TANAKA      9  Hawaii Prep               23:49.75
   49   36  197 SKYLER PLEUSS      9  Parker                    23:51.20
   50   37  144 NEON NISHIMURA     12 Kea’au                    23:52.90
   51   38  133 DUSTIN KAWAKAMI    12 Kea’au                    24:05.90

TEAM SCORES

  1. Kamehameha (hawaii)                    3    4    5    8   11  (12) (15) =    31
         Dayson Alip, Conrad Salboro, Bryn Witthans, Ryan Witthans, Isaac Klein, Jacob Kekauoha, Sam Bader
  2. Honokaa                                1    2    6    7   16  (19) (25) =    32
         Sean Quinlan, Elijah Carvalho, Cjay Carvalho, Gavin Laird, Zecharia   Ugalde, Jhumar Cabason, Dylan Oandasan
  3. Hawaii Prep                              9   10   14   18   21  (26) (34) =    72
         Davy Ragland, Daniel Matsuda, Keisuke Anzai, Jacob McCafferty, Juan, Miche Rosales, Michael Kokal, Tommy Cui
  4. Waiakea                            13   20   24   31   40  (41) (44) =   128
         Brandon Tomota, Jin Harbour, Tevyn Gomez, Quinn Yoshimoto, Hitori Kobayashi, Tyer Honda, Lichuan Sun
  5. Hilo                                     17   23   30   32   43  (54) (55) =   145
         Hua Uehara, Ryan Castro, Donovan Macanas, Grant Kunihiro, Josh  Breitbarth, Andrew Kerr, Tomas Jack
  6. Kea’au                              22   27   29   33   35  (37) (38) =   146
         Isiah Segobia, Tyler Abell, Mitchell O’Connor, Eric Longboy, Ariel Navarro, Neon Nishimura, Dustin Kawakami
  7. Parker                               28   36   39   45   47  (51) (56) =   195
         Grant Nair, Skyler Pleuss, Charlie Charbonneau, Keanu Mead, Brian Toubman, Jaren Ashcraft, Sam Keli’iho’omalu
  8. Keaau                                 42   46   48   49   50  (52) (53) =   235
         Elysonne Quila, Joshua Quero-Ondo, Nick Pagtama, Shawn Ventura, Edgar  Ventura, Kaulike Sibayten, Jordan Sumida

BIIF Championships Girls Team Scoring

GIIRLS TEAM SCORING – FROM BIIF CHAMPIONSHIPS

1. Hawaii Prep                           1    2    3    6   10  (12) (13) =    22

         Zoe Sims, Kristiana Van Pernis, Erin Evans, Kelly Ulrich, Mariah

         Haight, Emily Evans, Veronica Ladwig

  2. Kamehameha (hawaii)               8   11   17   18   22  (24) (25) =    76

         Kahala Huddleston, Tehani Jones, Kera Akiyama, Layn Taylor Glenn,

         Tiana Iwata, Makena Wagner, Mikela Cabel

  3. Hilo                               4    5   19   20   28  (32) (39) =    76

         Mehana Sabado-Halpern, Carmen Garson-Shumway, Kaylee Rapoza, Jordyn

         Breitharth, Nina Bean, Kaitlyn Funal, Bailey Honda

  4. Makua Lani                         7   14   26   31   42  (53)      =   120

         Joy Choe, Keili Dorn, Hannah Shimizu, Mercedes Decarli, Brianne Kuperus, Sophia Whalen

  5. Parker                            16   21   29   35   37            =   138

         Mariko Langevin, Marie Jobes, Maia Tarnas, Taylyn Boyette, Maddy Harper

  6. Waiakea                       23   27   33   40   43  (48) (49) =   166

         Skye Ombac, Kiana Baruela, Vandey Okinaka, Jordan Melchor, Jillian  Hughes, Skye Rances, Kayla Gapol

  7. Kealakehe                            9   30   38   41   51            =   169

         Kari Van Mols, Marissa Bryant-Manago, Riley Arroyo, Maisie Kenney,  Logan Harris

  8. Kea’au                            15   36   45   46   47            =   189

         Natalie Hagemann, Desiree Sumaoang, Avery Jarris, Kanoe Maka,  Christina Chow

  9. Christian Liberty             34   44   50   52   54  (55) (56) =   234

         Clara Sheffield, Addison Reese, Hayley Barcia, Stephanie Sugui,   Therese Decleene, Micah Decleene, Sydney Barcia