Every inch and every split-second count when it comes down to crowning the best of Big Island Interscholastic Federation.

This was particularly true in two events at Saturday’s BIIF Championship Meet. The two events? The 400-meter dash for boys and the pole vault for girls. These were the most competitive contests of the day.

Aiden Ankrum, Kealakehe Waverider, boy’s sprinter, was pushed to the limit by Alex Tusonof the Waiakea Warriors. The two-set new personal records as they raced to the finish. Ankrum won the BIIF title in 52.63 seconds. One-hundredth of a second faster than Tusonof.

Rylee Au of the Waiakea Warriors was tested in the pole vault. She competed with two of her Warrior team members – Analissa Paraesa, and Isabeglle Au. It was a three way jump off to determine the eventual champion.

Rylee Au was finally crowned BIIF champion after seven jump-offs. Au cleared 10’3″.

There were several close finishes on the boys’ side, with three of them being less than one tenth of second.

Ankrum finished in the 400. Kamehameha Warriors Kahiau Poe won the 200 in 23.54. This beat Konawaena Wildcats Carmine Taetuna–Fautanu by seven hundred of a second.

In the final race, Waiakea Warriors 4×400 team consisting of Sylis Ruth and Kiyoshi Todd, Jaden Gebin and Kederang Ueda crossed the finish line in 3:34.68. They just beat the Hawaii Prep Ka Makani by nine hundredths of a second.

Kamehameha also won the boys’ pole vault in jump-off, with Taylor Eckart beating Kaike Ramos.

Ueda, the ever-steady winner of the 1500 and 3000 races this spring, was pushed to the limit. He set a new personal record in the 1500 with a 4:13.07 time. This was a split second ahead of the Waveriders Cameron Cornforth. Ueda then won the 3000 in 9:33.67.

The HHSAA Track and Field State Championships will be held at Kamehameha–Kapalama on Friday, May 13th through Saturday, May 14.

2022 BIIF Track and Field Championship

Konawaena High School, May 6-7

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Finals:

1. Kaiulani Bento, HAPR, 16.57;
2. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, KEAL,17.52;
3. Zoe Gacayan, KAHA, 17.63;
4. Isla Rain Hilton, WAIA, 19.40;
5. Kacie Febo-Santiago, KAHA, 19.50;
6. Faith Baker, KONA, 20.18.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles:

1. Malakai Fillmore, KONA, 16.11;
2. Kacen Hamada, HAPR, 16.54;
3. Darius-Anthony Olloway, KAHA, 16.97;
4. Alejandro Thompson, WAIA, 17.60;
5. Tricksan Pasion, WAIA, 19.03;
6. Kenta Vanderpool, KEAL, 19.93.

Girls 100 Meter Dash Finals:

1. Caiya Hanks, KONA, 12.33;
2. Layla Grace, KEAL, 12.92;
3. Taysia Rocha, WAIA, 12.99;
4. Braxton Kimitete, KONA, 13.38;
5. Maya Kaneshiro, WAIA, 13.49;
6. Daniela Rojas-Castelblanco, HAPR, 13.58.

Boys 100 Meter Dash Finals:

1. Kahiau Poe, KAHA, 11.35;
2. Torrance Satta-Ellis, KONA, 11.58;
3. Everton Kuamoo, KAHA, 11.68;
4. Ekolu Kainoa, HAPR, 11.79;
5. Jakob Honda, HAPR, 11.86;
6. Henry James Guevara, PAHO, 11.98.

Girls 1500 Meter Run Finals:

1. Cozette Wood, KEAL, 5:00.20;
2. Kaylie Hashizaki, WAIA, 5:06.06;
3. Hulali Halpern, HILO, 5:07.03;
4. Shaian Garana, KONA, 5:22.50;
5. Akemi Tominaga, WAIA, 5:23.67;
6. Xochi Gervais, HILO, 5:35.01.

Boys 1500 Meter Run Finals:

1. Ngirakederang Ueda, WAIA, 4:13.07;
2. Cameron Cornforth, KEAL, 4:13.99;
3. Kiyoshi Todd, WAIA, 4:35.02;
4. Austin Mohica, WAIA, 4:36.06;
5. Gage Barrilleaux, HILO, 4:41.50;
6. Issac Keanaaina, KONA, 4:42.46.

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay:

1. Konawaena (Uhiwai Wall 10, Ila Henry 11, Braxton Kimitete 11, Caiya Hanks 12), 50.89;
2. Waiakea (Sakura Yabuki 11, Maya Kaneshiro 10, Zadelyn Ferreira 11, Taysia Rocha 12), 51.47;
3. Hawaii Prep Academy (Daniela Rojas-Castelblanco 10, Madison Hughes 12, Bella Dadzie 10, Kaiulani Bento 12), 53.27;
4. Kamehameha Hawaii (Katelyn Ah Puck 12, Zoe Gacayan 9, Sanoe Quintana 9, Sophia Wilson 11), 55.03;
5. Kea’au (Daphne Igloria 10, Carin Quirantes 10, Catherine Nishida 11, Jaydence Meribela 12), 1:04.64.

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay:

1. Konawaena (Jaimin Medeiros 10, Malakai Fillmore 12, Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu 10, Torrance Satta-Ellis 11), 44.83;
2. Kamehameha Hawaii (Kahiau Poe 10, Logan Enos 11, Kekoa Ah Loy 11, Everton Kuamoo 9), 45.47;
3. Hawaii Prep Academy (Jakob Honda 11, Nathaniel Lawton 11, Ekolu Kainoa 12, Luke Hendricks 9), 45.48;
4. Waiakea (Ian Furuli 12, Alex Tuson 11, Ty Fujii 9, Jayden Gebin 11), 45.87;
5. Pahoa (Blake Berte 12, Zedekiah Ahin-Ganir 10, Malachi Wilson 11, Henry James Guevara 10), 46.90;
6. Kealakehe (TJ Arakawa 12, Duke Becker 12, Jayden See 10, Max Smith 10), 47.91.

Girls 400 Meter Dash Finals:

1. Jordan Perry, HAPR, 1:00.46;
2. Bella Dadzie, HAPR, 1:01.46;
3. Sophia Wilson, KAHA, 1:02.84;
4. Ila Henry, KONA, 1:04.58;
5. Uhiwai Wall, KONA, 1:04.72;
6. Siddney Shumate, HAPR, 1:05.96.

Boys 400 Meter Dash Finals:

1. Aiden Ankrum, KEAL, 52.63;
2. Alex Tuson, WAIA, 52.64;
3. Jayden Gebin, WAIA, 52.94;
4. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, KONA, 53.46;
5. Caiden Andrist, HAPR, 53.85;
6. Kawelu Kaiawe, KONA, 54.23.

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles:

1. Braxton Kimitete, KONA, 48.49;
2. Kaiulani Bento, HAPR, 50.62;
3. Zoe Gacayan, KAHA, 51.06;
4. Xochi Gervais, HILO, 52.80;
5. Kawena Villasenor-Yamane, KEAL, 55.10;
6. Kacie Febo-Santiago, KAHA, 56.24.

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Finals:

1. Malakai Fillmore, KONA, 42.33;
2. Kacen Hamada, HAPR, 43.81;
3. Logan Enos, KAHA, 45.47;
4. Alejandro Thompson, WAIA, 46.43;
5. Kenta Vanderpool, KEAL, 49.16;
6. Kalamakua Buckley Francisco, KAHA, 49.69.

Girls 800 Meter Run Finals:

1. Kaylie Hashizaki, WAIA, 2:26.53;
2. Caroline Betlach, HAPR, 2:27.86;
3. Hulali Halpern, HILO, 2:31.80;
4. Akemi Tominaga, WAIA, 2:38.85;
5. Xochi Gervais, HILO, 2:43.77;
6. Malino Halpern, HILO, 2:45.94.

Boys 800 Meter Run Finals:

1. Kiyoshi Todd, WAIA, 2:00.57;
2. Cameron Cornforth, KEAL, 2:03.20;
3. Aiden Ankrum, KEAL, 2:11.33;
4. Gage Barrilleaux, HILO, 2:11.59;
5. Ethan Blankenship, WAIA, 2:12.76;
6. Zane Van Natta, HAPR, 2:19.12.

Girls 200 Meter Dash Finals:

1. Caiya Hanks, KONA, 25.33#;
2. Taysia Rocha, WAIA, 26.63;
3. Jordan Perry, HAPR, 27.04;
4. Layla Grace, KEAL, 27.36;
5. Maya Kaneshiro, WAIA, 27.92;
6. Ila Henry, KONA, 28.13.

Boys 200 Meter Dash Finals:

1. Kahiau Poe, KAHA, 23.54;
2. Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu, KONA, 23.61;
3. Everton Kuamoo, KAHA, 24.19;
4. Jordan Hanano, HAPR, 24.39;
5. Jayden Gebin, WAIA, 24.41;
6. Jaimin Medeiros, KONA, 24.54.

Girls 3000 Meter Run:

1. Cozette Wood, KEAL, 11:15.02;
2. Hulali Halpern, HILO, 11:46.36;
3. Lia Ho, WAIA, 11:53.95;
4. Xochi Gervais, HILO, 12:36.05;
5. Malino Halpern, HILO, 12:42.23;
6. Wynter Radey-Morgan, HAPR, 13:08.37.

Boys 3000 Meter Run:

1. Ngirakederang Ueda, WAIA, 9:33.67;
2. Levi Childers, KEAL, 9:42.50;
3. Austin Mohica, WAIA, 9:43.78;
4. Mason Selley, WAIA, 10:27.12;
5. Issac Keanaaina, KONA, 10:36.77;
6. Archer Ankrum, KEAL, 10:43.30.

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay:

1. Hawaii Prep Academy (Jordan Perry 12, Bella Dadzie 10, Siddney Shumate 11, Caroline Betlach 10), 4:12.63;
2. Konawaena (Uhiwai Wall 10, Ila Henry 11, Braxton Kimitete 11, Caiya Hanks 12), 4:13.91;
3. Waiakea (Malia Hill 10, Kaylie Hashizaki 11, Maya Kaneshiro 10, Taysia Rocha 12), 4:18.99;
4. Kamehameha Hawaii (Sophia Wilson 11, Gianna Chinen 11, Peyton Botelho 9, Sanoe Quintana 9), 4:54.22.

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay:

1. Waiakea (Kiyoshi Todd 12, Sylis Ruth 11, Ngirakederang Ueda 12, Jayden Gebin 11), 3:34.68;
2. Hawaii Prep Academy (Cameron Svoboda 12, Naoki Hayashi 10, Luke Hendricks 9, Caiden Andrist 12), 3:34.77;
3. Konawaena (Kawelu Kaiawe 11, Malakai Fillmore 12, Tavoi Filiva’a 10, Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu 10), 3:37.78;
4. Kealakehe (Aiden Ankrum 11, Cameron Cornforth 11, Sabastian Tunney 10, Zachary Hart 10), 3:42.59;
5. Pahoa (Zedekiah Ahin-Ganir 10, Judah Horn 10, Malachi Wilson 11, Henry James Guevara 10), 3:48.84.

Girls High Jump:

1. Elaina Head, HAPR, 5-01;
2. Talia Threlkeld, HAPR, 4-08;
3. Maya Kaneshiro, WAIA, 4-06;
4. Isabelle Au, WAIA, 4-04;
5. Rylee Au, WAIA, 4-04;
6. Liliynn Soares, KEAL, 4-02.

Boys High Jump:

1. Darius-Anthony Olloway, KAHA, 6-00;
2. Keoki Alani, KONA, 5-06;
3. Cameron Svoboda, HAPR, 5-06;
4. Aiden Ankrum, KEAL, 5-04;
5. Jayden See, KEAL, 5-02;
6. Jaxson Berryman, WAIA, 5-02.

Girls Pole Vault:

1. Rylee Au, WAIA, 10-03;
2. Analissa Paresa, WAIA, 10-00;
3. Isabelle Au, WAIA, 10-00;
4. Ava Huddleston, HAPR, 8-06;
5. Lily Kassis, HAPR, 8-00;
6. Anna Scott, HAPR, 8-00.

Boys Pole Vault:

1. Taylor Eckart, KAHA, 11-06;
2. Kaike Ramos, KAHA, 11-06;
3. Shelbey Cabais-Fernandez, WAIA, 11-00;
4. Haiden Kay, KAHA, 10-06;
5. Trevor Kaufman, HAPR, 9-06;
6. Jaron Carmichael, WAIA, 9-00.

Girls Long Jump Finals:

1. Layla Grace, KEAL, 16-06.50, w:NWI;
2. Taysia Rocha, WAIA, 15-00.50, w:NWI;
3. Caroline Betlach, HAPR, 14-11.25, w:NWI;
4. Madison Hughes, HAPR, 14-09, w:NWI;
5. Uhiwai Wall, KONA, 14-06.50, w:NWI;
6. Lilianne Wolfenberger, HAPR, 13-10.25, w:NWI.

Boys Long Jump:

1. Kahiau Poe, KAHA, 21-00, w:NWI;
2. Torrance Satta-Ellis, KONA, 20-06, w:NWI;
3. Nathaniel Lawton, HAPR, 19-02.75, w:NWI;
4. Jordan Hanano, HAPR, 19-02.50, w:NWI;
5. Duke Becker, KEAL, 18-09, w:NWI;
6. Ian Furuli, WAIA, 18-08.50, w:NWI.

Girls Triple Jump:

1. Taysia Rocha, WAIA, 34-05.50, w:NWI;
2. Elaina Head, HAPR, 34-02.50, w:NWI;
3. Layla Grace, KEAL, 33-07, w:NWI;
4. Priscilla Mow, WAIA, 26-04.75, w:NWI.

Boys Triple Jump Finals:

1. Torrance Satta-Ellis, KONA, 40-11.50, w:NWI;
2. Jayden Villena, HILO, 39-06, w:NWI;
3. Niau Paulos, KAHA, 35-11, w:NWI;
4. Isaac Clement, KONA, 35-03.25, w:NWI;
5. Jaxson Berryman, WAIA, 34-11.75, w:NWI;
6. Ian Furuli, WAIA, 32-05.25, w:NWI.

Girls Discus Throw:

1. Kamaile Paikuli, KEAA, 106-03;
2. Zoe Kimitete, KONA, 104-00;
3. Naomi Horiuchi, WAIA, 92-02;
4. Nariyah Suiaunoa, HILO, 84-07;
5. Nahi Kekuawela, WAIA, 82-03;
6. Ciana-Lei Bence, KAHA, 79-04.

Boys Discus Throw Finals:

1. Niau Paulos, KAHA, 120-05;
2. Ezekiel Ledward, HILO, 114-09;
3. Matthew Yamada, KAHA, 113-11;
4. Scott Ramboyon, WAIA, 108-00;
5. Hiwa Satta-Ellis, KONA, 107-05;
6. Gabby Aiona, HAPR, 105-07.

Girls Shot Put Finals:

1. Naomi Horiuchi, WAIA, 29-09;
2. Kamaile Paikuli, KEAA, 29-00.50;
3. Sailiileali’i Liufau, KEAL, 27-02.25;
4. Nariyah Suiaunoa, HILO, 26-02.50;
5. Ava Santos, WAIA, 26-01.75;
6. Kealohilani Grace, KAHA, 24-11.75.

Boys Shot Put:

1. Kris Tamanoha, WAIA, 39-08;
2. Gabby Aiona, HAPR, 38-11.50;
3. Shauntae Taifmai, WAIA, 38-02.75;
4. Caius Jensen, KAU, 36-10.50;
5. Keoki Keliikuli-Teixeira, KAHA, 36-01.75;
6. Matthew Yamada, KAHA, 35-01.25.