BIIF Track & Field: Satta-Ellis, Hanks lead Konawaena

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Konawaena’s Caiya Hanks (center) won the girls’ 100-meter dash Saturday at Julian Yates Field, finishing in a time of 13.11 seconds. Hanks also won the 200 and anchored the Wildcats’ victorious 4x100 and 4x400 relays. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)
Hilo’s Hulali Halpern won the girls’ 1,500-meter run in 5:27.95 Saturday. Halpern also won the girls’ 800-meter run. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)
Waiakea’s Kederang Ueda won a pair of events Saturday at Konawaena: the 1,500-meter run and the 3,000 meter run. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)
Konawaena’s Ro’o Satta-Ellis took first in four individual events Saturday at Julian Yates Field, including in triple jump with a leap of 40’6”. Satta-Ellis also anchored Konawaena’s winning 4x100 relay. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)
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KEALAKEKUA – Led by Ro’o Satta-Ellis and Caiya Hanks, Konawaena had a banner day Saturday afternoon on the track at Julian Yates Field.

The Wildcats recorded 13 first-place finishes at the BIIF’s second meet of the 2022 season.

After winning a pair of events last week, Satta-Ellis managed to edge out Kamehameha’s Kahiau Poe in both the 100 and long jump en route to winning four individual events on his home track: the 100 in 11.62 seconds, the 200 in 23.87, long jump with a leap of 20’11.75” and triple jump in a distance of 40’6”. The Konawaena junior also anchored Konawaena’s winning 4×100 relay team (45.81).

For the girls, Hanks improved on her times from a week ago as she notched a pair of individual victories in the 100 (13.11 seconds) and 200 (26.40) and anchored the Wildcats’ winning 4×100 (52.12) and 4×400 (4:28.91) relays.

Saturday afternoon saw four more athletes win multiple events, starting with Konawaena’s Malakai Fillmore taking the boys’ 110 hurdles (17.67) and 300 hurdles (43.29). Distance events were dominated by East Hawaii schools; Waiakea’s Kederang Ueda claimed victory in both the boys’ 1,500 (4:23.48) and 3,000 (9:51.31), while Hilo’s Hulali Halpern took the girls’ 800 (2:34.81) and 1,500 (5:27.95).

The final athlete to earn a pair of victories was Keaau’s Kamaile Paikuli, who claimed first in girls’ shotput (29’2.5”) and discus (85’5”).

The Big Island’s track & field athletes will return to competition on Saturday at Kamehameha.

Saturday at Konawaena

Boys discus

1. Daylon Letisi, Hilo, 113-07

2. Micah Lopes, Waiakea, 110-05

3. Niau Paulos, Kamehameha H, 103-08

4. Ezekiel Ledward, Hilo, 101-07

5. Cheysn-Keala Bannister, Waiakea, 100-09

6. Shauntae Taifmai, Waiakea, 97-08

Girls discus

1. Kamaile Paikuli, Kea’au, 85-05

2. Ava Santos, Waiakea, 69-10

3. Kaitlyn Ibbs, Kea’au, 68-00

4. Sailiileali’i Liufau, Kealakehe, 66-02

5. Tori Benevides, Waiakea, 53-11

6. Raelyn Quinajon, Waiakea, 53-09

Girls shot put

1. Kamaile Paikuli, Kea’au, 29-02.50

2. Ava Santos, Waiakea, 25-01

3. Kaitlyn Ibbs, Kea’au, 22-03

4. Anaheim-Joy Brown, Kamehameha H, 21-06.50

5. Sailiileali’i Liufau, Kealakehe, 21-02.75

6. Raelyn Quinajon, Waiakea, 20-11.50

Boys shot put

1. Shauntae Taifmai, Waiakea, 40-05

2. Daylon Letisi, Hilo, 36-00.50

3. Kris Tamanoha, Waiakea, 35-05.25

4. Scott Ramboyon, Waiakea, 32-09

5. Caius Jensen, Ka’u, 32-02.25

6. Micah Lopes, Waiakea, 31-03.50

Boys long jump

1. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena, 20-11.75

2. Kahiau Poe, Kamehameha H, 20-02

3. Nathaniel Lawton, Hawaii Prep, 18-05.75

4. Jaimin Medeiros, Konawaena, 17-11

5. Malakai Fillmore, Konawaena, 17-05.50

6. Ekolu Kainoa, Hawaii Prep, 16-10.75

Girls long jump

1. Uhiwai Wall, Konawaena, 14-11.25

2. Liliynn Soares, Kealakehe, 12-03.50

3. Priscilla Mow, Waiakea, 12-02.50

4. Zoe Gacayan, Kamehameha H, 11-09.25

5. Sara Gillespie, Kealakehe, 11-06.25

Boys triple jump

1. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena, 40-06

2. Donte Hall-Rowa, Waiakea, 36-06

3. Isaac Clement, Konawaena, 34-02

Girls triple jump

1. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 29-01

Girls high jump

1. Elaina Head, Hawaii Prep, 4-08;

2. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 4-04

3. Sakura Yabuki, Waiakea, 4-02

3. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 4-02

5. Liliynn Soares, Kealakehe, 4-00

6. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, Kealakehe, 3-10

Boys high jump

1. Donte Hall-Rowa, Waiakea, 5-05

2. Logan Enos, Kamehameha H, 5-00

3. Jaron Carmichael, Waiakea, 4-10

4. Spencer Vanderpool, Kealakehe, 4-08

5. Sabastian Ortiz-Bloom, Waiakea, 4-06

6. Liam Dadzie, Kealakehe, 4-04

Girls pole vault

1. Lily Kassis, Hawaii Prep, 7-06

1. Ava Huddleston, Hawaii Prep, 7-06

3. Charlotte Kassis, Hawaii Prep, 5-06

Girls 100 hurdles

1. Kaiulani Bento, Hawaii Prep, 17.60

2. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, Kealakehe, 18.88

3. Faith Baker, Konawaena, 20.64

4. Braxton Kimitete, Konawaena, 21.08

5. Morgan Huddleston, Hawaii Prep, 23.31

Boys 110 hurdles

1. Malakai Fillmore, Konawaena, 17.67

2. Kacen Hamada, Hawaii Prep, 19.75

3. Alejandro Thompson, Waiakea, 19.98

Girls 100

1. Caiya Hanks, Konawaena, 13.11

2. Layla Grace, Kealakehe, 13.70

3. Kaiulani Bento, Hawaii Prep, 13.94

4. Zadelyn Ferreira, Waiakea, 14.07

5. Bella Dadzie, Hawaii Prep, 14.13

6. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 14.19

Boys 100

1. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena, 11.62

2. Kahiau Poe, Kamehameha H, 11.68

3. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, Konawaena, 12.11

4. Nathaniel Lawton, Hawaii Prep, 12.16

5. Ekolu Kainoa, Hawaii Prep, 12.20

6. Kawelu Kaiawe, Konawaena, 12.22;

Girls 1500

1. Hulali Halpern, Hilo, 5:27.95

2. Shaian Garana, Konawaena, 5:43.00

3. Wynter Radey-Morgan, Hawaii Prep, 5:46.90

4. Malino Halpern, Hilo, 5:47.66

5. Akemi Tominaga, Waiakea, 5:53.28

6. Acadia Clark, Kealakehe, 6:14.55

Boys 1500

1. Ngirakederang Ueda, Waiakea, 4:23.48

2. Issac Keanaaina, Konawaena, 4:56.69

3. Kiran Letawsky, Waiakea, 5:02.54

4. Noah Rosenblum, Kealakehe, 5:10.28

5. Ethan Blankenship, Waiakea, 5:11.27

6. Jose Jimenez Delgado, Kealakehe, 5:11.82

Girls 4×100 relay

1. Konawaena (Uhiwai Wall, Ila Henry, Braxton Kimitete, Caiya Hanks), 52.12

2. Waiakea (Zadelyn Ferreira, Maya Kaneshiro, Kaili Mahaulu, Taysia Rocha), 55.98

Boys 4×100 relay

1. Konawaena (Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, Malakai Fillmore, Jaimin Medeiros, Torrance Satta-Ellis), 45.81

2. Konawaena ‘B’ (Kawelu Kaiawe, Makamae Kadaooka, Isaac Clement, Keau Higashi), 47.98

Girls 400

1. Bella Dadzie, Hawaii Prep, 1:04.05

2. Uhiwai Wall, Konawaena, 1:07.25

3. Shaian Garana, Konawaena, 1:08.71

4. Malia Hill, Waiakea, 1:09.37

5. Sara Gillespie, Kealakehe, 1:10.62

6. Tayler Rasmussen, Ka’u, 1:10.73

Boys 400

1. Caiden Andrist, Hawaii Prep, 54.69

2. Gage Barrilleaux, Hilo, 55.90

3. Kekoa Ah Loy, Kamehameha H, 57.35

4. Sabastian Tunney, Kealakehe, 57.59

5. Connor Gonzalez, Kamehameha H, 57.68

6. Caleb Schoen, Kamehameha H, 58.48

Girls 300 hurdles

1. Braxton Kimitete, Konawaena, 49.71

2. Kaiulani Bento, Hawaii Prep, 52.14

3. Morgan Huddleston, Hawaii Prep, 58.32

4. Hope Baker, Konawaena, 58.58

5. Faith Baker, Konawaena, 59.36

Boys 300 hurdles

1. Malakai Fillmore, Konawaena, 43.29

2. Alex Tuson, Waiakea, 46.83

3. Kacen Hamada, Hawaii Prep, 46.88

4. Isaac Clement, Konawaena, 47.45

5. Alejandro Thompson, Waiakea, 50.20

Girls 800

1. Hulali Halpern, Hilo, 2:34.81

2. Wynter Radey-Morgan, Hawaii Prep, 2:49.19

3. Malino Halpern, Hilo, 2:52.50

4. Alexis Akamu, Kamehameha H, 2:55.94

Boys 800

1. Tyler Selley, Waiakea, 2:16.81

2. Kiran Letawsky, Waiakea, 2:24.62

3. Caiden Andrist, Hawaii Prep, 2:27.02

4. Ethan Blankenship, Waiakea, 2:28.60

5. Jose Jimenez Delgado, Kealakehe, 2:28.79

6. Noah Rosenblum, Kealakehe, 2:33.53

Girls 200

1. Caiya Hanks, Konawaena, 26.40

2. Ila Henry, Konawaena, 28.45

3. Bella Dadzie, Hawaii Prep, 28.47

4. Zadelyn Ferreira, Waiakea, 28.98

5. Uhiwai Wall, Konawaena, 29.13

6. Maya Kaneshiro, Waiakea, 29.42

Boys 200

1. Torrance Satta-Ellis, Konawaena, 23.87

2. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, Konawaena, 24.22

3. Kawelu Kaiawe, Konawaena, 24.65

4. Nathaniel Lawton, Hawaii Prep, 24.70

5. Jaimin Medeiros, Konawaena, 24.97

6. Sylis Ruth, Waiakea, 25.15

Girls 3000

1. Teryn Tominaga, Waiakea, 13:50.77

2. Mahea Puckett, Hawaii Prep, 14:25.96

3. Acadia Clark, Kealakehe, 14:30.20

4. Peyton Botelho, Kamehameha H, 14:42.43

5. Sanoe Quintana, Kamehameha H, 15:43.09

6. Gianna Chinen, Kamehameha H, 16:00.94

Boys 3000

1. Ngirakederang Ueda, Waiakea, 9:51.31

2. Mason Selley, Waiakea, 10:32.63

3. Issac Keanaaina, Konawaena, 11:05.26

4. Kyle Ignacio, Waiakea, 11:15.66

5. Noah Rosenblum, Kealakehe, 12:33.58

Girls 4×400

1. Konawaena (Uhiwai Wall, Braxton Kimitete, Ila Henry, Caiya Hanks), 4:28.91

Boys 4×400

1. Waiakea (Sabastian Ortiz-Bloom, Tyler Selley, Sylis Ruth, Alex Tuson), 3:42.91

2. Hilo (Jayden Villena, Noa Quintana, Ezekiel Ledward, Gage Barrilleaux), 4:00.69

3. Kamehameha Hawaii (Kekoa Ah Loy, Elijah Dinkel, Connor Gonzalez, Micah Mahuna), 4:02.47

4. Kealakehe (Zachary Hart, Sabastian Tunney, Spencer Vanderpool, Jose Jimenez Delgado), 4:06.58