Kamehameha’s Tatum Moku was the individual star, winning four events, and Punahou took the boys and girls team titles at the Interscholastic League of Honolulu track and field championships Friday at Kamehameha.
Moku successfully defended her 2022 wins in the 100-meter hurdles and pole vault and added victories in the long jump and the 300 hurdles.
“I’d say it motivates me,” Moku said about being a defending champion. “Having that pressure at my back makes me want to push even harder, work harder, and get that gold.”
Moku added to the family legacy on Wednesday, setting meet records in the long jump with a personal-best 18 feet, 7 inches, and 12-6 in the pole vault. She finished more than a foot ahead of the second-place finisher in the long jump, and two feet higher than second in the pole vault.
Her brother, Tanner Moku, set an ILH championship record for the 300 hurdles in 2019 with a time of 37.99 seconds, a record that still stands.
“I’m trying to rep my family’s name,” Tatum Moku said. “I’m trying to follow in the footsteps my siblings made for me, and I think it’s really awesome that I got this opportunity to show who I really am.”
Moku added two more first-place finishes Friday.
All season long, she was the only girl in the state to run a 100-meter hurdle race in under 15 seconds. She repeated the feat, breaking the tape at 14.66. Runner-up Nala Stojadinovic of Punahou provided a stiff challenge, joining Moku under the 15-second threshold with a personal best of 14.99.
Moku also claimed gold in the 300 hurdles, setting a personal best of 45.41 to beat Stojadinovic by a full second.
“I feel good. Pumped,” Moku said. “I worked really hard for this, and I’m just glad it’s paying off.”
Kamehameha’s Scotty Dikilato swept the boys throwing events, unseating reigning ILH champion John-Keawe Sagapolutele of Punahou in both.
“It’s all love,” Dikilato said about his rivalry with Sagapolutele. “John’s such a good guy. He’s always so humble. I wish we could have shared the title.”
On Wednesday, Dikilato threw a personal best 167-3 to take gold in the discus, beating runner-up Blaze Hedani of Iolani by over 20 inches. Sagapolutele came in third with a throw of 144-3.
“We didn’t really have too many practices,” Dikilato said about his preparations for the meet. “Our coach believes that coming down to the end of the season, it’s good to wind down on practices and give the body time to heal. To come out here and throw fairly well, I’m happy about that.”
Hawaii Baptist’s Ashley Kodama dominated the girls’ distance events. The defending champion in the 1500 won in a personal best time of 4:56.95, a five second improvement from last year.
Kodama then finished second in the 800, two seconds behind Kelsey Carvill of Le Jardin.
At the urging of her coach, Kodama also ran in the 3,000 and won in 11:37.74.
“Actually a week ago, I was only supposed to run the 1500 and the 800,” Kodama said. “Then my coach came and told me I was seeded first for the 3000 and asked if I wanted to try. I went out there a little sore and tired, but it was a great race. There were really good competitors out there fighting for the finish.”
Shane Kawakami-Williams also won two races for Hawaii Baptist. He set personal records in the 100 (10.84) and 400 (48.95).
Kainoa Ronquilio of Punahou was second to Kawakami-Williams in the 400, and helped the Buffanblu to the team title with a win in the 200, which he covered in 22.48.
Winners Benjamin Brown in the 1500 and Tai Demura-Devore in the 110 hurdles also contributed first-place points for Punahou.
The Buffanblu also won two relays — Luke Sonson, Ean Kamau-Waikiki, Justice Wu and Travis Ross in the 4×100 and Cody Nagamine, Brandt Mooney, Joshua Kobayashi and Michael May in the 4×800 — on their way to the boys title with 155.5 points. Saint Louis was second with 135.
The Punahou girls also won on the strength of victories in the relays, and triple-jump winner Laule’a Ah Mook Sang, who took first with a mark of 34-5.25. Xehlia Salanoa, Kelsey Ann Sato, Xevani Salanoa and Emily Sparks won the 4×100, and Dalen Lau, Kylie Moniz, Stojadinovic and Xevani Salanoa clinched the meet with their win in the 4×400.
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At Kunuiakea Stadium
Boys Team Rankings
1. Punahou 155.5
2. St Louis 135
3. Iolani 106
4. Kamehameha 75
5. Hawaii Baptist Academy 31
6. Mid Pacific Institute 6.5
7. Damien Memorial 5
8. Maryknoll 2
8. Hanalani Schools 2
Girls Team Rankings
1. Punahou 154
2. Kamehameha 115
3. Iolani 99.5
4. Hawaii Baptist Academy 60
5. Maryknoll 42
6. Le Jardin 28
7. Mid Pacific Institute 12.5
8. Sacred Hearts Academy 6
9. Pac-Five 3
10. Hanalani Schools 2
Mens Open 100 Meters
1. Shane Kawakami-Williams, HBA 10.84a
2. Sytyn Lasconia, St. Louis 11.04a
3. Jahren Altura, St. Louis 11.13a
4. William Reed, St. Louis 11.23a
5. Noah Ambrose, Maryknoll 11.24a
Womens Open 100 Meters
1. Malia Rose Harvey, Maryknoll 12.42a
2. Kelsey Ann Sato, Punahou 12.67a
3. Emily Sparks, Punahou 12.90a
4. Rylie Burghardt, Kamehameha 12.92a
5. Xehlia Salanoa, Punahou 12.93a
Mens Open 200 Meters
1. Kainoa Ronquilio, Punahou 22.48a
2. William Reed, St. Louis 22.55a
3. Maximilian Even, Punahou 22.68a
4. Zachary White, Punahou 22.97a
5. Jacob Gaudi, ‘Iolani 23.22a
Womens Open 200 Meters
1. Mia Shepard, ‘Iolani 25.38a
2. Malia Rose Harvey, Maryknoll 25.50a
3. Xevani Salanoa, Punahou 26.40a
4. Emily Sparks, Punahou 26.76a
5. Kelsey Ann Sato, Punahou 27.04a
Mens Open 400 Meters
1. Shane Kawakami-Williams, HBA 48.95a
2. Kainoa Ronquilio, Punahou 49.50a
3. Casey Connell, St. Louis 50.12a
4. Maximilian Even, Punahou 50.50a
5. Mark Spencer, Hanalani 50.67a
Womens Open 400 Meters
1. Mia Shepard, ‘Iolani 57.16a
2. Jordan Davenport, HBA 58.35a
3. Rylie Burghardt, Kamehameha 1:00.80a
4. Dalen Lau, Punahou 1:01.40a
5. Skylyn Moore, Maryknoll 1:02.94a
Mens Open 800 Meters
1. Devin Pang, ‘Iolani 1:58.81a
2. Andrew Lovell, Punahou 2:01.34a
3. Brady Akau, Kamehameha 2:01.71a
4. Nathan Ewing, Punahou 2:01.86a
5. Chasen Inoshita, Punahou 2:02.97a
Womens Open 800 Meters
1. Kelsey Carvill, Le Jardin 2:23.72a
2. Ashley Kodama, HBA 2:25.67a
3. Noelle Lezy, Punahou 2:25.74a
4. Maila Healing, ‘Iolani 2:27.22a
5. Anna Pinkerton, Sacred Hearts 2:27.39a
Mens Open 1500 Meters
1. Benjamin Brown, Punahou 4:09.05a
2. Michael J. Price, St. Louis 4:09.93a
3. Keane Palmer, ‘Iolani 4:13.95a
4. Ethan Chock, ‘Iolani 4:16.00a
5. Nicholas Pugliese, Punahou 4:18.12a
Womens Open 1500 Meters
1. Ashley Kodama, HBA 4:56.95a
2. Isabella Ford, Punahou 5:00.36a
3. Madison Callo, HBA 5:11.53a
4. Kyle Hasegawa, Punahou 5:15.68a
5. Kiemi Paresa, Hanalani 5:31.56a
Mens Open 3000 Meters
1. Keane Palmer, ‘Iolani 9:30.16a
2. Cole Kaneshiro, ‘Iolani 9:34.96a
3. Spencer Lyau, ‘Iolani 9:35.75a
4. Jeremy Choi, ‘Iolani 9:36.82a
5. Jared Crestetto, HBA 9:38.80a
Womens Open 3000 Meters
1. Ashley Kodama, HBA 11:37.74a
2. Caley Chun, HBA 11:41.89a
3. Sophia May, Mid Pacific 11:47.70a
4. Lili Blair, Punahou 11:51.79a
5. Natali Nomura, HBA 11:53.55a
Mens Open 110m Hurdles
1. Tai Demura-Devore, Punahou 15.43a
2. Theolease Priester, ‘Iolani 16.09a
3. Wylder Peterson, Kamehameha 16.13a
4. Kaoi Blaisdell-Higa, Punahou 16.39a
5. Kilinahe Wong, Kamehameha 16.51a
Womens Open 100m Hurdles
1. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha 14.66a
2. Nala Stojadinovic, Punahou 14.99a
3. Destiny Look, Mid Pacific 15.57a
4. Saraya Burghardt, Kamehameha 15.99a
5. Maya Pacarro, Kamehameha 16.23a
Mens Open 300m Hurdles
1. Sytyn Lasconia, St. Louis 40.20a
2. Theolease Priester, ‘Iolani 40.63a
3. Tai Demura-Devore, Punahou 40.96a
4. Wylder Peterson, Kamehameha 42.21a
5. Cade Blake, Punahou 42.52a
Womens Open 300m Hurdles
1. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha 45.41a
2. Nala Stojadinovic, Punahou 46.42a
3. Saraya Burghardt, Kamehameha 46.69a
4. Laule’a Ah Mook Sang, Punahou 46.72a
5. Maya Yoshimura, Punahou 47.10a
Mens Open 4×100 Relay
1. Punahou (Luke Sonson, Ean Kamau-Waikiki, Justice Wu, Travis Ross) 43.08a
2. St. Louis 43.48a
3. HBA 44.17a
4. ‘Iolani 44.26a
5. Damien 44.30a
Womens Open 4×100 Relay
1. Punahou (Xehlia Salanoa, Kelsey Ann Sato, Xevani Salanoa, Emily Sparks) 49.71a
2. Maryknoll 51.06a
3. Kamehameha 52.01a
4. ‘Iolani 52.88a
5. HBA 53.18a
Mens Open 4×400 Relay
1. St. Louis (Jahren Altura, Josiah Fetui, Sytyn Lasconia, Casey Connell) 3:26.50a
2. Punahou 3:26.60a
3. ‘Iolani 3:31.18a
4. Kamehameha 3:33.31a
5. HBA 3:36.80a
Womens Open 4×400 Relay
1. Punahou (Dalen Lau, Kylie Moniz, Nala Stojadinovic, Xevani Salanoa) 4:05.44a
2. ‘Iolani 4:09.41a
3. HBA 4:17.63a
4. Maryknoll 4:22.63a
5. Kamehameha 4:30.59a
Mens Open 4×800 Relay
1. Punahou (Cody Nagamine, Brandt Mooney, Joshua Kobayashi, Michael May) 9:03.05a
2. ‘Iolani 9:07.24a
3. Kamehameha 10:13.06a
Womens Open 4×800 Relay
1. Kamehameha (Jordyn Koki, Madison Murata, Shaina Wandasan, Daisy Figueira )11:12.72a
2. ‘Iolani 11:23.15a
3. Punahou 11:32.05a
Mens Open Shot Put (12lb)
1. Scotty Dikilato, Kamehameha 53’ 9
2. Josh Sagapolutele, St. Louis 50’ 4.75
3. Kalei Harbottle, Kamehameha 47’ 1
4. Pono Meli, Kamehameha 46’ 6.25
5. William Saelua, Kamehameha 46’ 4.25
Womens Open Shot Put (4kg)
1. London Barboza, Kamehameha 35’ 6.5
2. Lulu Uluave, Punahou 34’ 8.25
3. Brooke Naniseni, ‘Iolani 34’ 6.5
4. Trinity Talaipa, Kamehameha 33’ 5.75
5. Pilialoha Lloyd, Punahou 33’ 1.5
Mens Open Discus (1.6kg)
1. Scotty Dikilato, Kamehameha 167’ 3
2. Blaze Hedani, ‘Iolani 144’ 8
3. John-Keawe Sagapolutele, Pun. 144’ 3
4. Josh Sagapolutele, St. Louis 139’ 8
5. Jones Vierra, ‘Iolani 128’ 0
Womens Open Discus (1kg)
1. Brooke Naniseni, ‘Iolani 125’ 1
2. Bethani Kaleleiki, Kamehameha 103’ 11
3. Nanea Cobb-Adams, ‘Iolani 101’ 11
4. Lulu Uluave, Punahou 101’ 1
5. Hereiti Casey, Kamehameha 100’ 2
Mens Open High Jump
1. William Reed, St. Louis 6’ 2
2. Ayndra Uperesa-Thomas, Punahou 6’ 0
3. Josiah Fetui, St. Louis 5’ 10
4. Dane Kellner, Punahou 5’ 8
5. Sylas Alaimalo, Damien 5’ 8
Womens Open High Jump
1. Charli Kennedy, Le Jardin 5’ 4
2. Alexis King, ‘Iolani 5’ 2
3. Anika Wida, Punahou 4’ 10
4. Pi’ilani Carvalho, Pac-Five 4’ 8
4. Sydney Schoonover, ‘Iolani 4’ 8
Mens Open Pole Vault
1. Kana’i Gibson, Kamehameha 13’ 9
2. Alexander Yuen, Punahou 13’ 3
3. Logan Mansfield, Punahou 12’ 3
4. Vaughn Baldemor, Punahou 11’ 9
5. Brady Awakuni, ‘Iolani 11’ 9
Womens Open Pole Vault
1. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha 12’ 6
2. Siena Jacobson, ‘Iolani 10’ 6
3. Jessie Erwin, Punahou 9’ 6
4. Alohilani Tangalin, Kamehameha 9’ 0
5. Taliga Hunt, Kamehameha 8’ 6
Mens Open Long Jump
1. Josiah Fetui, St. Louis 22’ 2.75
2. Bryson Pataray, St. Louis 21’ 4.75
3. Anakalea Monteilh, St. Louis 20’ 4.75
4. Aiden Hardie, Kamehameha 20’ 2.75
5. Christian Kauhane, Punahou 19’ 11.75
Womens Open Long Jump
1. Tatum Moku, Kamehameha 18’ 7
2. Kelsey Carvill, Le Jardin 17’ 2.5
3. Kelsey Ann Sato, Punahou 16’ 3.75
4. Lexi Fujita, ‘Iolani 16’ 2.75
5. Madelyn Wong, ‘Iolani 16’ 1.75
Mens Open Triple Jump
1. Josiah Fetui, St. Louis 44’ 4
2. Asher Matsui, ‘Iolani 42’ 1.25
3. Joaquin Mejia, Mid Pacific 41’ 10.75
4. Bryson Pataray, St. Louis 40’ 11.25
5. Connor Allen, Punahou 40’ 1.5
Womens Open Triple Jump
1. Laule’a Ah Mook Sang, Pun. 34’ 5.25
2. Kiani Panoke, Maryknoll 34’ 4.25
3. Xevani Salanoa, Punahou 33’ 10.5
4. Madelyn Wong, ‘Iolani 33’ 0
5. Kaya-Alani Smith, Punahou 31’ 8.25