BIIF Harriers Ready for HHSAA on Kauai

BIIF best readies for State Championship on Saturday

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.

Daniel Brooks

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.”

Coach Abner

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.

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BIIF Cross-Country Championships – Boys Varsity

Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii Campus                           HY-TEK’s Meet Manager
                BIIF 2009 Cross-Country Championship – 10/24/2009                
                        Kamehameha Schools HawaiI Campus                        
                                  Keaau, Hawaii                                 
                              Last Completed Event                              

Event 3  Boys 3 Mile Run CC Varsity
=======================================================================         
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points         
=======================================================================         
  1 Mosch, Chris              11 Honokaa High School   17:02.68    1            
  2 Brooks, Daniel            12 Keaau High School     17:10.33    2            
  3 Hardie-Jordan, Dylan      12 Makua Lani            17:18.04    3            
  4 Tsubota, Tyler            12 H P A                 17:19.63    4            
  5 Robinson, Joshua          11 Honokaa High School   17:36.57    5            
  6 Moniz, Chayce             10 Honokaa High School   17:47.83    6            
  7 Chavez-Pardinin, Geo      11 Honokaa High School   17:51.15    7            
  8 Halford, Jackson          10 Waiakea High School   17:51.50    8            
  9 Edwards, Jacob            12 Kau High School       18:00.52                 
10 Mabuni, Brandt            10 Makua Lani            18:07.42    9            
11 White, Shannon            12 Keaau High School     18:11.20   10            
12 Scott, Kaimi              12 Waiakea High School   18:11.49   11            
13 Sepulveda, Juan           12 Kealakehe             18:11.82   12            
14 Tarnas, Jesse             10 Parker High School    18:15.76   13            
15 Grotenhuis, Jeremy        12 C L A                 18:17.55   14            
16 Chai, Casey               12 Kamehameha HI         18:25.21   15            
17 Gregg, Daniel             11 Parker High School    18:28.01   16            
18 Chi, Frank                12 Waiakea High School   18:30.08   17            
19 Vandervoort, Devin         9 Makua Lani            18:39.32   18            
20 Ho, Kaulana               10 Kamehameha HI         18:41.59   19            
21 Ray, Billy                11 Hilo High School      18:44.06   20            
22 Olsen, Kevin              11 Keaau High School     18:47.55   21            
23 Michels, Rick             11 Hilo High School      18:50.48   22            
24 Hapgood, Russell          12 H P A                 18:51.59   23            
25 Fratinardo, John          12 Kamehameha HI         18:53.79   24            
26 Grotenhuis, Jordan         9 C L A                 18:54.72   25            
27 Katibah, Matthew           9 St Joseph’s           18:58.35                 
28 Correa, Shawn             10 Kamehameha HI         19:01.13   26            
29 Andrade, Jacob            12 St Joseph’s           19:15.95                 
30 Johnson, Makoa            12 H P A                 19:17.14   27            
31 Martin, Logan             11 H P A                 19:19.75   28            
32 Shiraki, Dylan            10 Honokaa High School   19:24.99   29            
33 Meguro, Robbey            10 Waiakea High School   19:26.47   30            
34 McCullough, Tyler          9 Parker High School    19:28.10   31            
35 Umayas, Samuel            12 Keaau High School     19:33.82   32            
36 Lingenfelder, Elijah       9 Makua Lani            19:36.07   33            
37 Torrison, Edward          10 Hilo High School      19:36.78   34            
38 Gregg, Paul                9 Parker High School    19:39.68   35            
39 Mah, Brandon              11 Honokaa High School   19:41.58   36            
40 Van Kirk, Tyler           10 H P A                 19:46.45   37            
41 Manuel, Dayton            12 Waiakea High School   19:50.55   38            
42 Morris, Travis            12 Parker High School    19:54.72   39            
43 Kelii, Michael            12 C L A                 19:58.88   40            
44 Clubbs, James             11 Keaau High School     20:01.18   41            
45 Thomas, Ryan              10 Kamehameha HI         20:03.93   42            
46 Taylor, Daniel            11 Hilo High School      20:07.84   43            
47 Langtry, Andrew            9 St Joseph’s           20:08.27                 
48 Branco, Brenden           11 Hilo High School      20:08.92   44            
49 Macy, Justin               9 H P A                 20:12.00   45            
50 Lum Ho, Makaala            9 Keaau High School     20:15.91   46            
51 Peletier, Kyle            11 Kamehameha HI         20:21.59   47            
52 Tobias, Josh              10 Honokaa High School   20:30.00   48            
53 Rice, Keone                9 Waiakea High School   20:34.82   49            
54 Wynn, Mark                11 C L A                 20:41.90   50            
55 Baker, Saya               12 Kamehameha HI         20:44.80   51            
56 Dong, Andrew              10 Makua Lani            20:45.55   52            
57 Kaneshiro, Tyde           11 Hilo High School      20:54.80   53            
58 Kuiper, Johann            10 Hilo High School      21:06.42   54            
59 Agusan, Candonino          9 Kealakehe             21:15.46   55            
60 Matsuyama, Evan           11 Kealakehe             21:20.45   56            
61 Meikle, Ethan             12 Kohala High School    21:24.40                 
62 Prentiss, Sean            12 H P A                 21:28.12   57            
63 Arellano, John Ross       12 C L A                 21:35.36   58            
64 Sullivan, Brian           11 Parker High School    21:41.24   59            
65 Leboeuf, Michael          11 Laupahoehoe           21:50.76                 
66 Andrada, Shawn Andy       12 Keaau High School     21:51.25   60            
67 Moylan, Richard           12 C L A                 21:52.16   61            
68 Warkus, Elliott           11 Parker High School    22:04.66   62            
69 Koscik, Chris             11 St Joseph’s           22:05.00                 
70 Ouye, Ronn                12 C L A                 22:11.51   63            
71 Bath, Noah                12 Waiakea High School   22:12.05   64            
72 Chow Vega, Andre          12 Kohala High School    22:36.56                 
73 Kurihara, Kyle            11 Kealakehe             22:39.02   65            
74 Dong, Eric                10 Makua Lani            23:17.74   66            
75 Allen, Gage               10 Makua Lani            23:32.68   67            
76 Steele, Dylan             12 Kealakehe             23:35.98   68            
                                                                                
                                   Team Scores                                  
=================================================================================
Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8   *9
=================================================================================
   1 Honokaa High School          48    1    5    6    7   29   36   48         
      Total Time:  1:29:43.22                                                   
         Average:    17:56.65                                                   
   2 Waiakea High School         104    8   11   17   30   38   49   64         
      Total Time:  1:33:50.09                                                   
         Average:    18:46.02                                                   
   3 Keaau High School           106    2   10   21   32   41   46   60         
      Total Time:  1:33:44.08                                                   
         Average:    18:44.82                                                   
   4 Makua Lani High School      115    3    9   18   33   52   66   67         
      Total Time:  1:34:26.40                                                   
         Average:    18:53.28                                                   
   5 Hawaii Preparatory Academ   119    4   23   27   28   37   45   57         
      Total Time:  1:34:34.56                                                   
         Average:    18:54.92                                                   
   6 Kamehameha Schools – Hawa   126   15   19   24   26   42   47   51         
      Total Time:  1:35:05.65                                                   
         Average:    19:01.13                                                   
   7 Parker High School          134   13   16   31   35   39   59   62         
      Total Time:  1:35:46.28                                                   
         Average:    19:09.26                                                   
   8 Hilo High School            163   20   22   34   43   44   53   54         
      Total Time:  1:37:28.08                                                   
         Average:    19:29.62                                                   
   9 Christian Liberty Academy   187   14   25   40   50   58   61   63         
      Total Time:  1:39:28.41                                                   
         Average:    19:53.69                                                   
  10 Kealakehe High School       256   12   55   56   65   68                   
      Total Time:  1:47:02.73                                                   
         Average:    21:24.55

Boys Results from HPA cross-country meet

2009 BIIF Cross Country – 10/3/2009                      
                           Hawaii Preparatory Academy                           
                              Last Completed Event                              

Event 1  Boys 3 Mile Run CC
=======================================================================         
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points         
=======================================================================         
  1 #244 Robinson, Joshua        Honokaa               18:42.18    1            
  2 #241 Mosch, Chris            Honokaa               18:52.68    2            
  3 #344 Hardie-Jordan, Dyla     Makua Lani            18:54.31    3            
  4 #424 Tsubota, Tyley          Hawaii Prep           19:16.73    4            
  5 #211 Kaneshiro, Tyde         Hilo                  19:17.35    5            
  6 #230 Chavez-Pardinin, Ge     Honokaa               19:45.97    6            
  7 #272 Chai, Casey             Kamehameha            19:46.40    7            
  8 #390 Halford, Jackson        Waiakea               19:46.86    8            
  9 #315 White, Shannon          Keaau                 19:48.51    9            
10 #240 Moniz, Chayce           Honokaa               19:50.33   10            
11 #198 Martin, Logan           Hawaii Prep           19:51.47   11            
12 #195 Johnson, Makoa          Hawaii Prep           19:51.95   12            
13 #353 Vandervoort, Devin      Makua Lani            19:52.48   13            
14 #284 Ho, Kaulana             Kamehameha            19:56.54   14            
15 #376 Andrade, Jacob          St. Joseph            20:03.14                 
16 #347 Mabuni, Brandt          Makua Lani            20:03.46   15            
17 #194 Hapgood, Russ           Hawaii Prep           20:04.00   16            
18 #221 Ray, Billy              Hilo                  20:04.89   17            
19 #174 Grotenhuis, Jeremy      Christian Liberty     20:20.00   18            
20 #247 Shiraki, Dylan          Honokaa               20:32.37   19            
21 #218 Michels, Rick           Hilo                  20:35.37   20            
22 #175 Grotenhuis, Jordan      Christian Liberty     20:38.85   21            
23 #425 Van Kirk, Tyler         Hawaii Prep           20:40.25   22            
24 #403 Scott, Kaimi            Waiakea               20:42.96   23            
25 #373 Morris, Travis          Parker School         20:52.25   24            
26 #181 Moylan, Richard         Christian Liberty     20:53.85   25            
27 #346 Lingenfelder, Elija     Makua Lani            20:54.62   26            
28 #275 Correa, Shawn           Kamehameha            20:55.56   27            
29 #213 Kuiper, Johann          Hilo                  20:56.59   28            
30 #279 Fratinardo, John        Kamehameha            20:59.58   29            
31 #224 Torrison, Edward        Hilo                  21:02.17   30            
32 #308 Olsen, Kevin            Keaau                 21:02.72   31            
33 #202 Prentiss, Sean          Hawaii Prep           21:09.13   32            
34 #314 Umayas, Samuel          Keaau                 21:12.82   33            
35 #326 Meikle, Ethan           Kohala                21:14.60   34            
36 #301 Andrada, Shawn Andy     Keaau                 21:21.61   35            
37 #251 Tobias, Josh            Honokaa               21:33.78   36            
38 #393 Mauel, Dayton           Waiakea               21:38.40   37            
39 #377 Katibah, Matthew        St. Joseph            21:39.59                 
40 #232 Haight, Spencer         Honokaa               21:43.75   38            
41 #291 Pelletier, Kyle         Kamehameha            21:45.05   39            
42 #178 Kelii, Michael          Christian Liberty     21:51.28   40            
43 #426 Yoda, Ryuta             Hawaii Prep           21:53.66   41            
44 #227 Weiss, Sai              Hilo                  21:56.47   42            
45 #203 Rogerson, Michael       Hawaii Prep           21:58.06                 
46 #223 Taylor, Daniel          Hilo                  21:58.90   43            
47 #238 Mah, Brandon            Honokaa               22:00.66                 
48 #379 Langtry, Andrew         St. Joseph            22:02.19                 
49 #192 Chock, Nicholas         Hawaii Prep           22:03.88                 
50 #402 Sanstrom, Owen          Waiakea               22:07.06   44            
51 #418 Sullivan, Brian         Parker School         22:08.01   45            
52 #216 Memmer, Luke            Hilo                  22:13.20                 
53 #196 Macy, Justin            Hawaii Prep           22:13.69                 
54 #372 Mccullough, Tyler       Parker School         22:16.23   46            
55 #208 Dudoit, Marcus          Hilo                  22:17.70                 
56 #270 Baker, Saya             Kamehameha            22:18.83   47            
57 #378 Koscik, Chris           St. Joseph            22:23.07                 
58 #304 Clubbs, James           Keaau                 22:24.28   48            
59 #207 Branco, Brenden         Hilo                  22:26.52                 
60 #285 Hulse, Cooper           Kamehameha            22:30.87   49            
61 #276 DeRego, Theodore        Kamehameha            22:32.51                 
62 #205 Severino, Michael       Hawaii Prep           22:33.44                 
63 #342 Dong, Andrew            Makua Lani            22:35.92   50            
64 #381 Bath, Noah              Waiakea               22:39.57   51            
65 #306 Lum Ho, Makaala         Keaau                 22:42.21   52            
66 #189 Wynn, Mark              Christian Liberty     22:45.80   53            
67 #281 Haasenritter, Kawik     Kamehameha            22:49.35                 
68 #409 Williamson, Marshal     Waiakea               22:49.85   54            
69 #310 Pavao, Wayne            Keaau                 22:50.40   55            
70 #311 Phenicie, Kekoa         Keaau                 22:53.33                 
71 #337 Allen, Gage             Makua Lani            22:58.40   56            
72 #197 Magoon, Carson          Hawaii Prep           22:59.87                 
73 #248 Souza, Ethan            Honokaa               23:01.17                 
74 #300 Alviento, Davin         Keaau                 23:03.76                 
75 #318 Matsuyama, Evan         Kealakehe             23:04.75                 
76 #355 Byrd, John              Pahoa                 23:05.10   57            
77 #199 Matsuda, Kyle           Hawaii Prep           23:05.91                 
78 #278 DuVoisin, David         Kamehameha            23:17.29                 
79 #170 Arellano, John Ross     Christian Liberty     23:21.08   58            
80 #400 Rice, Keone             Waiakea               23:23.44   59            
81 #283 Hirae, Justin           Kamehameha            23:25.45                 
82 #427 Iha, Randall            Hilo                  23:32.10                 
83 #317 Kurihara, Kyle          Kealakehe             23:34.10                 
84 #297 Thomas, Ryan            Kamehameha            23:36.08                 
85 #323 Chow Vega, Andre        Kohala                23:37.82   60            
86 #225 Villegas, Abraham       Hilo                  23:40.18                 
87 #182 Ouye, Ronn              Christian Liberty     23:41.01   61            
88 #385 Chun, Brandon           Waiakea               23:41.42                 
89 #296 Tanimoto, Easten        Kamehameha            23:42.21                 
90 #336 Leboeuf, Michael        Laupahoehoe           23:43.52                 
91 #419 Keli’iho’omalu, Ika     Parker School         23:44.27   62            
92 #290 Ogawa, Rogan            Kamehameha            23:44.68                 
93 #190 Chavez, Joey            Hawaii Prep           23:48.62                 
94 #193 Correa, Hank            Hawaii Prep           23:50.47                 
95 #354 Whalen, Paul            Makua Lani            24:01.64   63            
96 #428 Burns, Jesse            Parker School         24:04.47   64            
97 #388 Guillermo, Alexande     Waiakea               24:06.60                 
98 #307 Matias, Greg            Keaau                 24:07.21                 
99 #343 Dong, Eric              Makua Lani            24:07.91                 
100 #358 Keaunui, Kaulana        Pahoa                 24:08.76   65            
101 #416 Nearman, Josh           Parker School         24:09.59   66            
102 #219 Mirandi, Kahi           Hilo                  24:10.26                 
103 #431 Fernandez, Jason        Kamehameha            24:17.39                 
104 #417 Nearman, Israel         Parker School         24:23.46   67            
105 #369 Johnston, Mccrae        Parker School         24:25.04                 
106 #361 Sullivan, William       Pahoa                 24:28.05   68            
107 #274 Christensen, Hunter     Kamehameha            24:34.73                 
108 #394 McAullife, Chris        Waiakea               24:37.66                 
109 #245 Sanches, Pedro          Honokaa               24:39.88                 
110 #269 Alip, Dylan             Kamehameha            24:42.79                 
111 #286 Kackley, Jacob          Kamehameha            24:43.44                 
112 #288 Kealaiki, Micah         Kamehameha            24:45.12                 
113 #405 St. Goerge, Jacob       Waiakea               24:45.86                 
114 #410 Wills, Joseph           Waiakea               24:51.79                 
115 #302 Baring-Brown, Darre     Keaau                 24:53.23                 
116 #349 Nakamura, Tyler         Makua Lani            24:56.12                 
117 #212 Kerr, Max               Hilo                  24:56.63                 
118 #414 Yoshida, Tristan        Waiakea               24:57.94                 
119 #386 Cristobal, Ian          Waiakea               25:00.90                 
120 #289 Meyers, Brandon         Kamehameha            25:05.09                 
121 #210 Hashimoto, Trent        Hilo                  25:16.93                 
122 #309 Parker, Landru          Keaau                 25:17.30                 
123 #316 Agusan, Candonino       Kealakehe             25:20.65                 
124 #183 Passmore, Will          Christian Liberty     25:30.20                 
125 #173 Freitas, Keenan         Christian Liberty     25:39.67                 
126 #292 Peralta, Kahiau         Kamehameha            25:41.20                 
127 #277 Douglas, Keanu          Kamehameha            25:43.43                 
128 #222 Takato, Hirohisa        Hilo                  25:47.33                 
129 #298 Yamamoto, Mattew        Kamehameha            25:49.36                 
130 #273 Chai, Zachary           Kamehameha            25:49.98                 
131 #321 Steele, Dylan           Kealakehe             25:52.71                 
132 #200 Nishina, Aaron          Hawaii Prep           25:54.17                 
133 #398 Murayama, Garry         Waiakea               26:10.07                 
134 #267 Aiu, Kamanao            Kamehameha            26:12.94                 
135 #233 Heinicke, Kaimana       Honokaa               26:14.87                 
136 #407 Tanaka, Lance           Waiakea               26:22.56                 
137 #331 White, Montana          Kohala                26:28.04   69            
138 #229 Baber, Kaya             Honokaa               26:28.46                 
139 #305 Kawakami, Dustin        Keaau                 26:35.16                 
140 #352 Shields, Masaki         Makua Lani            26:51.78                 
141 #387 Ebeling, William        Waiakea               27:07.89                 
142 #350 Poai, PoÕokela          Makua Lani            27:08.24                 
143 #239 Matias, Riston          Honokaa               27:20.48                 
144 #201 Nomura, Joe             Hawaii Prep           27:20.74                 
145 #191 Ching, Jevin            Hawaii Prep           27:34.53                 
146 #243 Richards, Makoa         Honokaa               27:37.06                 
147 #332 Bailey, Loren           Konawaena             27:42.50                 
148 #341 Cueresma, Jesse         Makua Lani            28:04.51                 
149 #397 Mizuba, Darwin          Waiakea               28:04.96                 
150 #313 Sumida, Jordan          Keaau                 28:06.22                 
151 #356 Dipert, Josh            Pahoa                 28:46.94   70            
152 #312 Simeon-Paulino, Cha     Keaau                 28:52.95                 
153 #172 Clark, Ian              Christian Liberty     28:59.53                 
154 #328 Nako, Patrick           Kohala                29:17.63   71            
155 #406 Tanaka, Jason           Waiakea               29:33.79                 
156 #324 Goldman, Madrone        Kohala                29:41.80   72            
157 #340 Campbell, Joseph        Makua Lani            31:48.57                 
158 #327 Meikle, Justin          Kohala                33:22.19   73            
159 #330 Snelling, Dylan         Kohala                33:39.05   74            
160 #362 Tolentino, Charles      Pahoa                 35:30.87   75            
161 #325 Kupukaa, Benjamin       Kohala                35:57.79                 
                                                                                
                                   Team Scores                                  
=================================================================================
Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8   *9
=================================================================================
   1 Honokaa                      38    1    2    6   10   19   36   38         
      Total Time:  1:37:43.53                                                   
         Average:    19:32.71                                                   
   2 Hawaii Prep                  65    4   11   12   16   22   32   41         
      Total Time:  1:39:44.40                                                   
         Average:    19:56.88                                                   
   3 Hilo                        100    5   17   20   28   30   42   43         
      Total Time:  1:41:56.37                                                   
         Average:    20:23.28