LIHUE — Hekili Dizol of the Kapaa Middle School track and field team topped the standing broad jump with a leap of 7 feet, 10.75 inches during the county’s age group track and field meet at Vidinha Stadium.
Dizol was also first in the Grades 6 and 7 100-meter run, crossing the line at 12.94 seconds, nearly a second ahead of Caleb Paden of the Waimea Canyon Middle School team who tripped the clocks at 13.79. He also topped the boys 50 meters on a 6.95 run over Voyager Colin Bedwell’s 7.27 dash.
The effort gave Dizol the Most Outstanding Boys, Grades 6-7, at the meet. Dwight Apao of Island School was named Most Outstanding for the Grades 8 division.
Apao was first in the boys 50-meter run at 6.43, first in the 100-meter run (11.97), and first in the 200-meter run (26.05).
Tavehi Dobocage, an eighth grade student at St. Catherine, was deemed Most Outstanding for the girls in the middle school division after topping the girls 200-meter run (29.61) nearly two seconds ahead of team mate Bekki Lindsey (31.26).
Following the day’s competition, Island School picked up first place team honors at 212 points followed by Waimea Canyon Middle School (168 points) and Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School (139 points).
Earlier, Lilly Kaohelauli‘i of Eleele Elementary School was named the Outstanding Girl athlete to lead Eleele School to a first place finish in the elementary division with 221 points.
Eleele was followed by Kapaa Elementary School finishing with 81 points followed by Kekaha Elementary School with 65 points.
Kamanu Smith of the King Kaumuali‘i Elementary School team was named Outstanding Boy athlete for the elementary division after taking the 50-meter race on a 7.85-second run, edging out Thomas Takazee of Wilcox Elementary (7.97). Silva also beat out his schoolmate Isaiah Poloa in the 200-meter run after stopping the clocks at 33.03 seconds to Poloa’s 33.36 seconds. During the field events, Silva topped the standing broad jump on a 6-foot leap, edging out schoolmate Kalea Hanohano-Ragasa by a mere inch.
Kaohelauli‘i list of accomplishments at the meet included a first-place finish in the girls 200 meters where she stopped the clocks at 30.97, nearly two seconds ahead of Kapaa’s Carlyn Rapozo-Kamoku (32.45). During the 50-meter run, Kaohelauli‘i was just .06 second ahead of Rapozo-Kamoku, stopping the clock at 7.71 seconds to Rapozo-Kamoku’s 7.77, just .01 second faster than Kekaha’s Jessica Longlar (7.78). Kaohelauli‘i topped her accomplishments with a first-place finish in the girls 400-meter run where she stopped the clock (115.33) more than three seconds ahead of schoolmate Nia Pablo (118.99).
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
