HONOLULU — Kamehameha-Hawaii senior Megan Aina’s collection of medals is now complete, and she is in rare company among Big Island Interscholastic Federation standouts. HONOLULU — Kamehameha-Hawaii senior Megan Aina’s collection of medals is now complete, and she is in
HONOLULU — Kamehameha-Hawaii senior Megan Aina’s collection of medals is now complete, and she is in rare company among Big Island Interscholastic Federation standouts.
She pinned Kapolei’s Shanelle Ramelb in the 103-pound division at the Hawaii High School Athletic Association state judo championships on Saturday at Stan Sheriff Center, winning gold and filling the only void in her trophy case.
Aina has eight BIIF titles for judo and wrestling, all gold medals through her four years. It’s perfection across the board against Big Island competition. As good as it gets.
As for wrestling at states, she won gold as a sophomore, grabbed bronze in March and placed sixth and fifth as a freshman and junior, respectively.
It was Aina’s last chance for a gold medal in judo at states, after picking up bronze medals the last three years. A judo match is five minutes. Aina needed only 1 minute, 3 seconds to get the job done.
“It was a low throw. I rolled her over, grabbed her arms and held her as tight as I could to get the pin,” she said. “I can’t believe it.”
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