Big Dogs Boys Cross County Top 20 in the State of Hawaii – mid season 2011
- Rocky #5 in HHSAA
BIG DOG’s MID SEASON Boys Top 20 Predictions
1) Elliot Estrada (12) Leilehua
2) Troy Esaki (12) Iolani
3) Charles Akiona (11) Kamehameha-Oahu 4) Nilolai Scharer Punahou
5) Rocky Balala (12) Maui 6) Nicola Perez-Garre Maui
7) Dylan Martinez (11) Leilehua 8) Gianni Cuadrado (11) Kapolei
9) Sebastian Barahal Punahou 10) James Pearson (11) Baldwin
11) Jackson Halford (12) Waiakea 12) Sam Choe (11) Iolani
13) Joshua Freitas (12) Kamehameha-Oahu
14) Zachary Carvalho (11) Mililani 15) Angelito Cuaresma (12) Maui
16) Royce Yamane (11) Mililani 17) Andrew Langtry (11) St. Joseph
18) Branden Miya (12) Leilehua 19) Kelvin Abe (12) Hawaii Baptist
T20) Shawn Correa Doll (12) Kamehameha Hawaii
T20) Paven Sinn (12) Mililani T20)
Seabury’s Dakota Grossman and Kiana Smith headed to Kamehameha Invite
Two of the best runners in the State headed to Kamehameha Invitational on Saturday.
Seabury’s Dakota Grossman, the defending state champion, and teammate Kiana Smith, the top freshman in the state, will be running at the Warrior Invite.
(Pictured are Heather Grossman on left with Daughter Dakota)
Some results from the Maui Interscholastic League, held this past Saturday:
OLINDA – Rocky Balala and Dakota Grossman both improved to 2-0 on the season with wins at Maui Interscholastic League cross-country meet No. 2 on Saturday at Seabury Hall.
Grossman, the defending state and MIL champion, won the girls race in a time of 18 minutes, 47 seconds, beating out Spartans teammate Kiana Smith (20:22).
- Kiana Smith
Gracie Peck (21:06) finished third, Justine Malek (21:29) was fourth and Dylan Ross (22:10) was fifth as Seabury Hall posted 15 points. Baldwin placed second with 43 points.
Balala, last season’s MIL boys champion, finished in a time of 17:32 as Maui High swept the top three spots and won the team competition with 27 points, seven better than Seabury Hall.
Angelito Cuaresma (17:40) placed second and Nicola Perez-Garreaud (17:43) third.
The Lahainaluna Invitational is Sept. 17 at Kapalua.
Big Dog’s Boys HHSAA Preseason X-C Predictions
Jesse Tarnas #19
BIG DOG’s PRESEASON Boys Top 20 Predictions
1) Troy Esaki (12) Iolani
2) Charles Akiona (11) Kamehameha-Oahu
3) Elliot Estrada (12) Leilehue 4) Gianni Cuadrado (11) Kapolei
5) James Pearson (11) Baldwin
6) Sam Choe (11) Iolani 7) Joshua Herr (11) Kauai 8) Rocky Balala (12) Maui
9) Joshua Freitas (12) Kamehameha-Oahu 10) Chayce Moniz (12) Honokaa
11) Zachary Carvalho (11) Mililani 12) Jackson Halford (12) Waiakea
13) Angelito Cuaresma (12) Maui 14) Dylan Martinez (11) Leilehua
15) Royce Yamane (11) Mililani 16) Andrew Langtry (11) St. Joseph
17) Branden Miya (12) Leilehua 18) Kelvin Abe (12) Hawaii Baptist
19) Jesse Tarnas (12) Parker T20) Paven Sinn (12) Mililani T20) Cameron Dapkins (10) Radford
HHSAA Track & Field Qualifiers
HHSAA State Track and Field Championships - 5/6/2011 to 5/7/2011 War Memorial Stadium - Wailuku Maui Boys Discus Throw
1 Lopeti Fonokalifi Kaiser High School 161-02 162-03q
2 Kevin Marshall Adkisson Kapaa High School 163-11 161-06q
3 Shane Brostek JR Hawaii Prep 163-01 159-10q
4 Paulay Asiata SR St. Louis 159-07 157-06q
5 Lake Kaai 12 Kamehameha 153-08 156-04q
6 Isaac Savaiinaea SO Punahou Boys 149-09 147-07q
7 Mauna Palama-Danielson Waiakea 141-06 146-01q
8 Boyd Crowell SR Kailua High School 141-07 144-06q
Boys 1500
1 Nicola Perez-Garreaud JR Maui High 4:18.84 4:19.70Q
2 Jordan Thibodeau 12 Kamehameha 4:00.61 4:21.98Q
3 Pierce Murphy Island High School 4:02.08 4:20.32Q
4 James Pearson SO Baldwin 4:20.05 4:22.56Q
5 Cameron Dapkins FR Radford High School 4:19.01 4:21.03Q
6 Jackson Halford Waiakea 4:14.09 4:22.60Q
7 Rocky Balala JR Maui High 4:24.87 4:22.32Q
8 Casey Ryan Pearl City 4:21.39 4:22.76Q
9 Borys Pleskacz SR Iolani School Boys 4:12.47 4:23.45q
10 Nikolai Scharer SO Punahou Boys 4:13.44 4:26.39q
11 David Clarke SO Iolani School Boys 4:25.04 4:26.82q
12 Matthew Baker JR Radford High School 4:22.81 4:28.17q
Boys Shot Put
1 Shane Brostek JR Hawaii Prep 54-05.00 54-00.00q
2 Lake Kaai 12 Kamehameha 54-07.00 53-01.50q
3 Keanu Foki JR Farrington 51-03.75 49-06.75q 4 Asten Koki SR Roosevelt 51-03.00 49-04.00q
5 Mauna Palama-Danielson Waiakea 47-09.00 48-10.00q 6 Pasoni Tasini Baldwin 49-05.00 48-09.75q
7 Kelii Vidal SR Damien Memorial 47-04.00 48-05.25q 8 Nainoa Bright SR Kamehameha Maui 49-02.50 48-01.00q Boys Long 1 Solomon Dixon 12 McKinley 21-11.75 21-09.50q 2 Joshua Gante 12 Anuenue High School 22-00.25 21-02.75q 3 Kaenen Aukai Akau JR Kamehameha HI 22-09.00 21-02.00q 4 Matt Parrish SR Punahou Boys 21-05.50 21-00.50q 5 Everett McKee SR Kamehameha HI 21-01.50 20-11.00q 6 Michael Morikawa Waiakea 20-08.25 20-10.00q 7 Travis Winters Waiakea 21-01.25 20-08.50q 7 Punga Vea 12 Kahuku High School 20-08.25 20-08.50q Boys 110 hurdles 1 Matt Feeley SR Punahou Boys 14.88 14.99Q 2 Darren Acoba SR Kauai Boys 14.94 15.07Q 3 Daniel Wagner SR MPI 15.01 15.38Q 4 Kevin Acasio JR Radford High School 15.40 15.07Q 5 Aaron Cox JR Waipahu High School 15.24 15.38Q 6 Jon Woo SR Punahou Boys 15.70 15.62Q 7 Everett McKee SR Kamehameha HI 15.44 15.59q 8 Collin Pidot 11 Kamehameha 16.13 15.80q Girls 100 hurdles 1 Zhane Santiago SR Kahuku High School 14.84 14.55Q 2 Abrianna Johnson-Edwards SO Iolani School Girls 15.12 15.05Q 3 Kawehi Louis Diamond SO Kauai Girls 15.20 15.06Q 4 Amirah Majied JR Island Pacific 15.38 15.35Q 5 Emalia Galdeira JR Konawaena 16.15 15.08q 6 Lana Queen SR Hawaii Prep 15.93 16.14q 7 Julia Brand SR Punahou Girls 16.07 16.24q 8 Alexia Blalock SO Pearl City 16.44 16.37q Girls 1500 1 Dakota Grossman FR Seabury Hall 4:53.02 5:00.70Q 2 Elli Brady SO Punahou Girls 4:49.49 5:09.70Q 3 Sophie Curatilo SR Moanalua 4:55.68 5:00.92Q 4 Zoe Sims SO Hawaii Prep 4:58.85 5:09.93Q 5 Carmen Garson-Shumway FR Hilo 5:01.90 5:07.89Q 6 Kimberly Pugliese SR Mililani 5:06.84 5:10.08Q 7 Kristiana Van Pernis FR Hawaii Prep 5:02.54 5:09.62Q 8 Heidi Nicholls SR HBA 4:59.28 5:10.32Q 9 Kela Vargas SR Hawaii Prep 5:11.25 5:10.46Q 10 Keri Fujiwara JR Waipahu High School 5:07.87 5:11.07Q 11 Emily Peck JR Seabury Hall 5:11.73 5:11.48q 12 Monica Woolley JR Punahou Girls 5:13.08 5:13.83q BOYS 8001 Joshua Freitas 11 Kamehameha 1:59.60 2:02.60Q 2 Jordan Thibodeau 12 Kamehameha 1:54.32 2:03.07Q 3 Nathan Underwood JR Kailua High School 2:01.47 2:03.31Q 4 Robert Terry SR St. Louis 2:01.38 2:03.19Q 5 Michael Chin SO Christian Academy 2:01.65 2:03.72Q 6 Nicola Perez-Garreaud JR Maui High 2:04.77 2:04.12Q 7 Jackson Halford Waiakea 2:03.45 2:03.29q 8 Nathan Shirey 11 Kapolei High School 2:03.02 2:03.55q Boys Long 1 Solomon Dixon 12 McKinley 21-11.75 21-09.50q 2 Joshua Gante 12 Anuenue High School 22-00.25 21-02.75q 3 Kaenen Aukai Akau JR Kamehameha HI 22-09.00 21-02.00q 4 Matt Parrish SR Punahou Boys 21-05.50 21-00.50q 5 Everett McKee SR Kamehameha HI 21-01.50 20-11.00q 6 Michael Morikawa Waiakea 20-08.25 20-10.00q 7 Travis Winters Waiakea 21-01.25 20-08.50q 7 Punga Vea 12 Kahuku High School 20-08.25 20-08.50q Boys 110 hurdles 1 Matt Feeley SR Punahou Boys 14.88 14.99Q 2 Darren Acoba SR Kauai Boys 14.94 15.07Q 3 Daniel Wagner SR MPI 15.01 15.38Q 4 Kevin Acasio JR Radford High School 15.40 15.07Q 5 Aaron Cox JR Waipahu High School 15.24 15.38Q 6 Jon Woo SR Punahou Boys 15.70 15.62Q 7 Everett McKee SR Kamehameha HI 15.44 15.59q 8 Collin Pidot 11 Kamehameha 16.13 15.80q Girls 100 hurdles 1 Zhane Santiago SR Kahuku High School 14.84 14.55Q 2 Abrianna Johnson-Edwards SO Iolani School Girls 15.12 15.05Q 3 Kawehi Louis Diamond SO Kauai Girls 15.20 15.06Q 4 Amirah Majied JR Island Pacific 15.38 15.35Q 5 Emalia Galdeira JR Konawaena 16.15 15.08q 6 Lana Queen SR Hawaii Prep 15.93 16.14q 7 Julia Brand SR Punahou Girls 16.07 16.24q 8 Alexia Blalock SO Pearl City 16.44 16.37q Girls 1500 1 Dakota Grossman FR Seabury Hall 4:53.02 5:00.70Q 2 Elli Brady SO Punahou Girls 4:49.49 5:09.70Q 3 Sophie Curatilo SR Moanalua 4:55.68 5:00.92Q 4 Zoe Sims SO Hawaii Prep 4:58.85 5:09.93Q 5 Carmen Garson-Shumway FR Hilo 5:01.90 5:07.89Q 6 Kimberly Pugliese SR Mililani 5:06.84 5:10.08Q 7 Kristiana Van Pernis FR Hawaii Prep 5:02.54 5:09.62Q 8 Heidi Nicholls SR HBA 4:59.28 5:10.32Q 9 Kela Vargas SR Hawaii Prep 5:11.25 5:10.46Q 10 Keri Fujiwara JR Waipahu High School 5:07.87 5:11.07Q 11 Emily Peck JR Seabury Hall 5:11.73 5:11.48q 12 Monica Woolley JR Punahou Girls 5:13.08 5:13.83q
Big Dog’s Early Season Boy’s Cross-Country Favorites
BIG DOG’S STATE OF HAWAII X-COUNTRY PREDICTIONS
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:
1) Margarito Martinez, Leilehua, senior, will repeat as state champion and dominate OIA if he’s still in Hawaii
2) Pierce Murphy, Island School, senior, state runner-up if Martinez runs and Kauai champ
3) Jordan Thibodeau, Kamehameha-Kapalama, senior
4) Dylan Martinez, Leilehua, sophomore
5) Troy Esaki, Iolani, junior
6) Nikolai Scharer, Punahou, sophomore
7) Justin Higa, Iolani, senior,
8) Zach Ferguson, Maui Prep, senior
9) Nicola Perez-Garre, Maui, junior (dropped)
10) Ryan Hobson, Mid Pacific Institute, senior
11) James Pearson, Baldwin, sophomore
12) Chad Nakaoka, Hawaii Baptist Academy, senior
13) Borys Pleskacz, Iolani, senior
14) Gianni Cuadrado, Kapolei
15) Casey Ryan, Pearl City
16) James Pearson, Baldwin, senior
17) Angelito Cuaremsa, Maui High
18) Rocky Balala, Maui, junior, MIL champ
Others to watch: Alex Ortega, Kamehameha-Kapalama; Micah Velasco, Leilehua; Zachary Carvalho, Mililani; Dino DeSalvio, Maui Prep; Brandon Miya, Leilehua; Joshua Robinson, Honokaa; Chris Mosch, Honokaa; Brandt Mabuni, Makua Lani; Kevin Olsen, Keaau; Quentin Penn, Radford; Mathew Dodge, Campbell.
With Kamehameha-Kapalama graduating four of their top six runners and the Big Dog being informed about Leilehua I will go out on a limb and predict the Mules to capture the 2010 HHSAA boys title with Iolani second and Punahou taking third.
For previous preseason predictions go to: https://waynejoseph.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/big-dogs-boys-preseaon-x-c-favorites-for-2010/
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