Cross Country

Mililani’s Vanessa Roybal won her third straight divisional title at Saturday afternoon’s OIA Western Division cross country championship. Roybal won the girls 3-mile race in 19 minutes, 45.45 seconds at Central Oahu Regional Park. She won the varsity girls race last year and was the JV winner as a sophomore. Teammate Lauren Gibbs placed second in 20:04.23 and Kiana Caranto placed fourth in 20:17.83 to help the Trojans win the team title with 30 points. Mililani won the boys team […]

Kalaheo swept the team titles at Saturday morning’s OIA Eastern Division cross country championship. Kalaheo runners grabbed the top four spots to help the Mustangs win the boys team title with 20 points at Central Oahu Regional Park. Avery Torres was first in the 3-mile race in 17 minutes, 11.60 seconds. Colby Otero finished second in 17:45.22, followed by Gillaume Tabary in 18:00.70 and Louis Delcore in 18:15.55. Kalaheo placed three girls in the top 10 as the Mustangs edged […]

The Hawaii Prep girls and Hilo boys ran to wins in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation cross country race at Kamehameha-Hawaii on Saturday. Hilo’s Keala Pacyao-Rivilla won the 3-mile girls race in 21 minutes, 36.43 seconds, but Ka Makani took the next four places. Waiakea’s Louie Ondo ran to victory in the boys race in 16:41.55. Results follow. BIIF cross country Sept. 26, at Kamehameha-Hawaii Girls team scores >> 1. Hawaii Prep, 23 >> 2. Hilo, 53 >> 3. Kamehameha-Hawaii, […]

Called upon to organize a race seemed to be the perfect fit. Jordan Jones, a St. Andrew’s Priory sophomore, was asked to organize this year’s Hawaii Children and Youth Day Fun Run. The race allowed her to apply her passion for running to a community service project. But when a series of events led to the postponement of this year’s Youth Day, Jones tapped into her leadership skills and perseverance to keep the race running. In August, the Hawaii State […]

Waiakea’s Louie Ondo and Pac-Five’s Jordan Jones were the top Hawaii finishers at Saturday’s ‘Iolani Invitational held at Kualoa Ranch. Ondo finished eighth in the boys 3-mile race with a time of 16 minutes, 30.87 seconds. Punahou’s Connor Lehl was 10th in 16:35.84 and ‘Iolani’s Royce Garcia placed 15th with a time of 16:54.17. Kalaheo’s Avery Torres was 20th in 17:05.68. Andrew Burkhardt of JSerra Catholic (Calif.) won the boys race for the second consecutive year with a time of […]

Kaiser’s Lisa Tashiro and Kalaheo’s Avery Torres remain undefeated. Tashiro won the girls race and Torres won the boys race at Saturday’s Pearl City cross country meet. They also won their respective races at the season-opening Michael Doran Invitational on Sept. 5. Tashiro, the defending state champion, finished the 3-mile course in 19 minutes, 15.48 seconds. Mililani’s Lauren Gibbs finished second in 19:33.25 and teammate Vanessa Roybal was third in 19:44.28. Radford’s Mary Moloney was fourth in 19:53.66 and Mililani’s […]

Waiakea’s Louie Ondo won Saturday’s Kamehameha-Hawaii Invitational. Ondo has won both of his cross country races two weeks into the season. Ondo finished the boys 3-mile course at Kamehameha-Hawaii in 16 minutes, 46.07 seconds. Hilo’s River Brown was second in 16:58.24 and Konawaena’s Cody Ranfrnaz placed third in 17:00.18. Hilo placed three runners in the top 10 to win the boys team title with 39 points. Kealakehe was second with 68 and Waiakea was third with 80. Amy Baray of […]