SHOT PUT
Kiera Sam Fong
Maui sophomore
42 feet, 7.50 inches
“It was kinda like, I already got one medal, so whatever happens happens. I wasn’t as stressed about the event and I was able to come out and do what I had to do.”
LONG JUMP
Kelsey Carvill
Le Jardin senior
17 feet, 8 inches
“I’m in shock. I’m just so grateful for all my coaches and everyone that supported me. It’s a good way to end my senior year. The fact that these were my last few jumps in high school really got me through it.”
POLE VAULT
Analissa Paresa
Waiakea senior
12 feet
“It feels very rewarding. All the hard work and dedication really pulled through. It’s nice to finish my senior year with a state championship.”
DISCUS
Kiera Sam fong
Maui sophomore
136 feet, 8 inches
“It was surreal, like did that really happen? Now that a day has passed, it’s finally hitting me that it really happened.”
TRIPLE JUMP
Kendall Henningsen
Radford sophomore
38 feet, 8.50 inches
“It’s kinda surreal. I’m really grateful that I got the opportunity to be here. I want to keep doing this in college, so this is a big deal to me.”
HIGH JUMP
Charli Kennedy
Le Jardin Academy junior
5 feet, 8 inches;
State-meet record
“It means a lot (to break my own meet record). I was really stressed this entire week leading up to the final. But I perform well under pressure, and I put a lot of trust in myself and my coach that I was gonna do well. It feels great (being a state champion again).”
100-METER HURDLES
Nala Stojadinovic
Punahou senior
14.69
“It was such a tough race, but I’m so happy to have experienced it with her (Destiny Look). We both pushed hard. It was a fun lean. I’m really excited. I’m just so excited to have people who push me this far (Nala won by .007 seconds.).”
100 METERS
Amelia Stebe
Radford senior
12.36
“I’m really excited. This is something that I’ve been working towards since my sophomore year when I started sprinting. If there’s something I can say to people, it’s to keep working hard. Keep progressing and pushing yourself because you don’t know how things will turn out. Just keep going.”
1,500
Isabella Grossman
Seabury Hall freshman
4:54.72
“I owe it all to my coaches and my sister, who set the goal for me to reach. I’ve been working hard all season, I did offseason training, I did cross country. I’ve worked hard for this.”
400
Mia Shepard
‘Iolani senior
56.36
“I won the 400m dash last year, so I came in feeling pretty confident. Throughout the season I didn’t really run as well as I wanted, so coming here to the states and hitting a new PR means so much to me.”
300 HURDLES
Destiny Look
Mid-Pacific sophomore
44.08
“It’s amazing. It definitely means a lot to me (winning by a big margin), being a competitive athlete and all.”
800
Kekaihulali Halpern
Hilo junior
2:16.02
“It’s been a really long season. I’m super proud of myself for making it here again. I remember last year, it was my first time finishing first at states. I was running with such amazing girls, and it was more of the same this year. I’m so happy I got to run with them again.”
200
Mia Shepard
‘Iolani senior
25.33
“Last year in the 200m dash, we were all within .01 seconds from each other. Losing by .01 seconds last year was hard for me. To come back and win it this year means a lot to me.”
3,000
Ashlyn Jacobsen
Campbell sophomore
10:39.01
“I’m glad. I’m proud and I’m happy. I wanted to win a state title. I was a little disappointed after the 1,500 despite running my best. I just wanted it in this 3k.”
4×800 RELAY
Seabury Hall, 9:51.38
Running order: Kailana Hagen, Isabella Grossman, Layne Millen, Freya Carlsen
“We had one goal coming into this race. We didn’t know what to expect, this is the first time this event has been held in the state. Our one goal was to dig deep and leave it all out there on the track. That’s what we did. I’m really grateful to have such an amazing team.” — Layne Millen
4X100 RELAY
Punahou, 49.35
Running order: Haley-Scott Recarte, Kelsey Ann Sato, Meigan Li, Emily Sparks
“We actually haven’t been practicing with the same team a lot. We would switch it up sometimes. It’s a testament to our bond as teammates and the hard work we’ve been putting in that we were able to come out here tonight and do it exactly like how we’ve practiced.” — Kelsey Ann Sato
4X400 RELAY
Konawaena, 4:01.80
Running order: Jazmin Fillmore, Rustee Meyers, Dasha Kala, Violet Schaut
It feels amazing to be state champs. No matter how much failures you go through, you always push through and do your best.” — Konawaena relay runners
