Top 20 Girls in State Cross Country – predictions by Bob Martin
2. Elli Brady – Punahou, 2013, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
3. Zoe Sims – Hawaii Prep, 2013, Waimea, Hawaii, BIIF
4. Carmen Garson-Shumway – Hilo HS, 2014, Hilo, Hawaii, BIIF
5. Mehana Sabado-Halpern – Hilo HS, 2015, Hilo, Hawaii, BIIF
6. Hi’i Ellis – Kamehameha, 2016, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
7. Teri Brady – Punahou, 2016, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
8. Tandeka Nunn – Radford, 2013, Honolulu, Oahu, OIA
9. Amanda Beaman – Iolani, 2016, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
10. Kristiana Van Pernis – Hawaii Prep, 2014, Waimea, Hawaii, BIIF
11. Mariah Haight – Hawaii Prep, 2014, Waimea, Hawaii, BIIF
12. Joy Claypoole – Island, 2013, Lihue, Kauai, KIF
13. Alice Liggett – Mid Pacific, 2014, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
14. Kai Hoshijo – Kamehameha, 2015, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
15. Melissa Wong – Punahou, 2013, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
16. Kari Van mols – Kealakehe, 2013, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, BIIF
17. Elise Uyehara – Hawaii Baptist, 2014, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
18. Erin Evans – Hawaii Prep, 2016, Waimea, Hawaii, BIIF
19. Noe Lum – Punahou, 2014, Honolulu, Oahu, ILH
20. Alea Amano – Kaiser, 2014, Honolulu, Oahu, OIA
Grossman wins HHSAA cross country Individual Crown – Top 50 Results
2010 HHSAA Hawaii High School Cross Country Championship
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Event 1 Girls 3 Mile Run CC Varsity
Place TmPl No. Name Yr School Ftime
1 1 F146 Dakota Grossman 9 Seabury 19:25.50
2 2 F128 Elli Brady 10 Punahou 19:37.40
3 3 F13 Heidi Nicholls 12 Hawaii Baptist Academy 19:43.35
4 4 F42 Breanne Ball 11 Iolani 19:54.50
5 5 F113 Kimberly Pugliese 12 Mililani 19:58.10
6 6 F63 Jessica Johnson 12 Kamehameha-Kapalama 20:12.75
7 7 F24 Zoe Sims 10 Hawaii Preparatory 20:14.85
8 8 F22 Kela Vargas 12 Hawaii Preparatory 20:17.55
9 F117 Sophie Curatilo 12 Moanalua 20:24.75
10 9 F126 Julia Brand 12 Punahou 20:37.10
11 10 F127 Kyleigh Mann 11 Punahou 20:38.00
12 11 F130 Melissa Wong 10 Punahou 20:43.35
13 12 F110 Courtney Garner 12 Mililani 20:45.15
14 13 F26 Kristiana Van Pern 9 Hawaii Preparatory 20:45.80
15 F75 Deylynn White 11 Kapolei 20:46.25
16 14 F142 Gracie Peck 11 Seabury 20:49.90
17 15 F23 Emily Evans 10 Hawaii Preparatory 20:50.00
18 16 F132 Noe Lum 9 Punahou 20:52.25
19 17 F131 Hallie Lam 9 Punahou 20:53.95
20 18 F129 Jaime Durso 10 Punahou 20:55.10
21 19 F125 Maile Shigemasa 9 Pearl City 20:59.65
22 20 F41 Hana Tomozawa 12 Iolani 21:10.95
23 21 F32 Tialana Greenwell 12 Honokaa 21:23.50
24 F150 Chaylene Guinto 12 St. Francis 21:25.60
25 22 F101 Lyssa Freitas 12 Maui High 21:28.20
26 23 F17 Aimee Uyehara 12 Hawaii Baptist Academy 21:28.30
27 F11 Aiza Valeriano 10 Campbell 21:29.70
28 F135 Brianna Collins 9 Radford 21:31.35
29 F134 Taylor Black 11 Radford 21:32.65
30 24 F4 Ellisa Bio 10 Baldwin 21:34.65
31 25 F66 Krystan Kea Brown 10 Kamehameha-Kapalama 21:36.25
32 F157 Keri Fujiwara 11 Waipahu 21:39.85
33 26 F64 Awapuhi Lee 12 Kamehameha-Kapalama 21:40.10
34 27 F25 Mariah Haight 9 Hawaii Preparatory 21:42.35
35 28 F31 Carmen Garson-Shum 9 Hilo 21:42.70
36 F138 Tamako Delfino 10 Roosevelt 21:42.80
37 29 F92 Rachel Morihara 12 Leilehua 21:46.10
38 30 F65 Liana Dollar 11 Kamehameha-Kapalama 21:46.55
39 F160 Risa Lam 10 University High 21:46.70
40 F158 Forest Abbott-Lum 12 University High 21:50.45
41 F147 Amanda Porter 12 Sacred Hearts Academy 21:50.85
42 31 F69 Janelle Stone 9 Kamehameha-Kapalama 21:50.95
43 32 F95 Katelyn LaCamera 10 Leilehua 21:52.75
44 33 F39 taylor kipilii 12 Iolani 21:54.45
45 34 F14 Keri-Ann Ogoshi 12 Hawaii Baptist Academy 21:55.05
46 35 F140 Lea Lundblad 12 Seabury 21:57.10
47 36 F94 Rhiannon Cleveland 10 Leilehua 21:57.30
48 F76 Brittany Long 10 Kapolei 22:01.85
49 F156 Kaycee San Agustin 10 Waimea 22:07.95
50 F153 Kelsie Kobayashi 11 Waiakea 22:11.45
********** TEAM SCORE Girls **********
1. Punahou 2 9 10 11 16 (17) (18) = 48
Elli Brady, Julia Brand, Kyleigh Mann, Melissa Wong, Noe Lum, Hallie Lam, Jaime Durso
2. Hawaii Preparatory 7 8 13 15 27 (37) (45) = 70
Zoe Sims, Kela Vargas, Kristiana Van Pernis, Emily Evans, Mariah Haight, Sam Neal, Hana Scully
3. Kamehameha-Kapalama 6 25 26 30 31 (49) (55) = 118
Jessica Johnson, Krystan Kea Brown, Awapuhi Lee, Liana Dollar, Janelle Stone, Kamalei Lee, Nicole Oka
4. Seabury 1 14 35 39 41 (59) (63) = 130
Dakota Grossman, Gracie Peck, Lea Lundblad, Kailea Tracy-Visintain Dylan Ross, justine malek, Olivia Pagel
5. Mililani 5 12 40 43 48 (74) (78) = 148
Kimberly Pugliese, Courtney Garner, Taylor Suwa, Taylor Sinn, Jaclyn Knaus, Kelsey Painter, Alyssa Stiles
6. Hawaii Baptist Academy 3 23 34 42 47 (72) (83) = 149
Heidi Nicholls, Aimee Uyehara, Keri-Ann Ogoshi, Elise Uyehara, JamieTakushi, Kori Higashiya, Shelby Tanaka
7. Iolani 4 20 33 50 53 (61) (66) = 160
Breanne Ball, Hana Tomozawa, taylor kipilii, Valerie Pyun, Casey Morrissey, Paige Omura, Chaynna Guinto
8. Leilehua 29 32 36 65 76 (81) = 238
Rachel Morihara, Katelyn LaCamera, Rhiannon Cleveland, Shelby Hill,Lashondra Maddox, Ta’tianna Moore
9. Pearl City 19 44 52 56 75 (80) = 246
Maile Shigemasa, Sara Ng, Merrie Oshiro, Jacqueline Chong Adrienne Jean Sylva, Renee Lum
10. Baldwin 24 38 57 62 67 (68) (79) = 248
Ellisa Bio, Eunice Park, Annette Kinchiro, Christina Wine, AliciaMorris-Schmidth, Keisha Mateo, lyndsey miyamoto
11. Maui High 22 51 54 60 64 (73) = 251
Lyssa Freitas, Danzen May Llaneza, Cjay Pardo, Michelle Gima, Briana Garalde, Tiffany Keau
12. Hilo 28 46 58 69 70 = 271
Carmen Garson-Shumway, Shalila De Bournmont, Kaylee Rapoza, Karina Lawrence, Raycee Cooke
13. Honokaa 21 71 77 82 84 (85) (86) = 335
Tialana Greenwell, Hildang Adona, Katie Aguilar, Monica Carlos, Kelly Greenwell, Allie Shiraki, Kimberly Kishimoto
Big Dog’s Early Season Girl’s Cross-Country Favorites
Cross-country season has started with many of the schools around the state beginning to practice starting on August 2nd and some early season results are in.
Based on last season state championship results and what is going on thus far this season the Big Dog predicts the following top girls in the state:
1) Elli Brady, Punahou, sophomore, will repeat as state champion and dominate the ILH
2) Kimberly Pugliese, Mililani, senior, third in state
3) Sophie Curatilo, Moanalua, senior
4) Dakota Grossmann, Seabury Hall, freshman
5) Tialana Greenwell, Honokaa, senior, dominate runner in BIIF
6) Nadia Ramirez, Hilo, senior
7) Jessica Johnson, Kamehameha-Kapalama, senior
8) Kyleigh Mann, Punahou, junior
9) Julia Brand, Punahou, senior
10) Breanne Ball, Iolani, junior
11) Heidi Nicholls, Hawaii Baptist, senior
12) Kelsie Kobayashi, Waiakea, junior
13) Lauren Spears, Island School
Others to watch: Maile Shigemasa, Pearl City; Courtney Garner, Mililani; Kela Vargas, Hawaii Prep; Allie Shiraki, Honokaa; Lyssa Freitas, Maui; Shalila de Bournmont, Hilo; Rachael Bianchi, Kealakehe; Grace Choi, Makua Lani;
For the team championship it should be Punahou and Mililani battling it out again with Punahou coming out on top.
Coaches and athletes comments are welcomed. For related link go to: https://waynejoseph.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/big-dogs-girls-preseaon-x-c-favorites-for-2010/
BIIF Harriers Ready for HHSAA on Kauai
In Chinese Astrology 2009 is the Year of the Earth Ox, but don’t tell that to Josh Abner as the cross-country coach from Honokaa would tell you this is the Year of the Dragons.
Abner and his Dragon teams are headed to Kauai and on Saturday will run against the state’s best harriers in the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Cross-Country Championships.
The Dragon boys are the three time defending Big Island Interscholastic Federation team champions and are led by individual champion Chris Mosch.
“I believe this group of boys has a shot to do something really special for our school, our community and the entire Big Island,” Abner said. “The highest level of competition brings out the best and I’m still not totally sure that my guys know what they are capable of.”
Honokaa is loaded with talent as four of their boys placed in the top seven of the BIIF championships held at Kamehameha on Oct. 24.
Joshua Robinson, Chayce Moniz and Geo Chavez-Pardinin complemented Mosch top finish by going fifth through seventh respectively as the Dragons ran away with the team title by 56 points over runner-up Waiakea.
“We could have four boys in the top 20 if we have a good day,” Abner said of the HHSAA championship. “This race is all about being mentally prepared and leaving it all out there and in many rights a test of pure guts.”
The Kamehameha-Oahu boy’s team champions of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu are the heavy favorites to win the team title and are led by Jordan Thibodeau.
The front runner for the individual crown at the HHSAA is Leilehua’s Margarito Martinez from the Oahu Interscholastic Association. Iolani’s Borys Pleskacz will run with the lead pack, along with Island School and Kauai Interscholastic Federation Champion, Pierce Murphy.
Also expected to compete with the front runners is Keaau’s Daniel Brooks who finished second to Mosch at the BIIF championships.
The state race is a bitter sweet moment for Brooks as the senior lost his older brother on the same day as the island championships.
“I’ll be flying to Maui on Thursday for a memorial service for my older brother who was 38 years old when he died,” Brooks said. “I decided to go ahead and run on Kauai and I will try to do my best and hopefully place somewhere in the top 10. I plan on going out hard and will dedicate this race in my brother’s memory.”
While the Dragon boys were running all over their field of competitors it was the HPA girls that left their Ka Makani mark at Kamehameha.
HPA is led by junior Kela Vargas who finished 38 seconds behind Greenwell to claim second place.
Vargas is a smart competitor who knows how to pace herself brought in a pair of freshmen teammates Zoe Sims and Emily Evans that claimed third and fourth respectively.
“Kela (Vargas) is a true soul runner,” HPA coach, Michael Franklin said. “I try to use scientific methods to help her develop, but ultimately she runs fast because she loves the feel of the wind in her face.”
Franklin believes that Vargas could finish in the top 10 on Kauai, but more importantly that she will continue to lead the other Ka Makani runners to a strong team finish.
“I do expect Zoe (Sims) and Emily (Evans) in the top 20,” Franklin said. “They have very positive energy; they began the season as competent athletes and are now smart competitors.”
The Kauai course is considered fast with no challenging hills, which may be a disadvantage to the hill harriers at HPA, but Franklin remains optimistic about his girl’s chances.
“We expect a flat course on Kauai, so all of our runners have a PR (personal record) as an individual goal. As a team we hope to break into the top 5,” Franklin said.
The Dragon girls are the BIIF team runner-up to Hawaii Prep, and feature three time individual champion Tialana Greenwell.
Greenwell finished second in the state last year and is considered a slight underdog to Seabury senior Hailey Grossman the individual champion from the Maui Interscholastic League.
“Tia (Greenwell) has gotten stronger every week and has a chance to take her first state title,” Abner said. “Winning the BIIF is an honor that she is very proud of, but now she has her hopes set much higher.”
Abner believes that the Honokaa girls could finish somewhere within the top five teams in the state on a perfect day. “If everything goes well and we have a little luck on our side,” he said of his team’s chances to break into the top 5.
Punahou is the favorite to win the HHSAA girls team title and is led by freshman Ellie Brady. The Buff ‘n Blue will be challenged by a strong Mililani team that showcases Gabriella Jenkins, Kimberly Pugliese and 2007 state champion Kristin Ali Keith.
“It all starts with believing, and I truly believe in each one of these kids way beyond their individual running abilities. We are building young, prosperous adults here, not just runners,” Abner said.
Big Dog’s Final HHSAA Top 10 Cross-Country Runners
The following list was compiled after reviewing the results from the championships in cross-country meets held in all five leagues, OIA, ILH, KIL, MIL and the BIIF.
Coaches and harrier fans may make their own final guess and submit it in the comment section.
To see rankings 11-20 go to: https://waynejoseph.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/big-dogs-picks-for-hhsaa-cross-country-11-20/
TOP 10 GIRLS
- Hailey Grossman, Seabury Hall
- Tialana Greenwell, Honokaa
- Gabriella Jenkins, Mililani
- Ellie Brady, Punahou
- Kimberly Pugliese, Mililani
- Claire Hann, Pac 5
- Kristin Ali Keith, Mililani
- Kyleigh Mann, Punahou
- Kela Vargas, HPA
- Julia Brand, Punahou
Top Five Girls Teams in State: 1. Punahou 2. Iolani 3. Mililani 4. Hawaii Preparatory Academy 5. Hawaii Baptist
TOP 10 BOYS
- Margarito Martinez, Leilehua
- Jordan Thibodeau, Kamehameha-Oahu
- Borys Pleskacz, Iolani
- Pierce Murphy, Island School
- Isaiah Sato, Kamehameha-Oahu
- Troy Esaki, Iolani
- Nikolai Scharer, Punahou
- Chris Mosch, Honokaa
- Nicola Perez-Garreaud, Maui
- Daniel Kaneko, Kamehameha-Oahu
Top five boy’s teams in state: 1. Kamehameha-Oahu 2. Iolani 3. Punahou 4. Honokaa 5. Leilehua
Good luck on Kauai this Saturday.