Punahou out to defend state titles
Advertiser Staff
The Local Motion/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Swimming & Diving State Championships will be held this weekend at the Veterans' Memorial Aquatic Center in Waipi'o.
Trials start Friday with the 1-meter dive at 9 a.m. and swimming events at 3:30 p.m.
On Saturday, semifinals and finals for the 1-meter dive start at 8:30 a.m. Swimming finals start at 1 p.m.
Punahou's Christel Simms (100-yard fly and 100 back), who competed at last year's Olympics for the Philippines, and Rachel Fujita (50 free and 100 free) are seeded first in two events. Seabury Hall's Libby Matthews (200 individual medley and 100 breast) is also a top seed in two events.
Freshmen Kacy Johnson of 'Iolani (200 IM and 500 free) and Daren Choi of Pearl City (100 free and 100 back) are the only boys seeded first in multiple events.
Since 1958, the Punahou girls have won 44 state team titles and the Punahou boys have won 41. The Buffanblu girls are three-time defending champions while the boys won the last two.
TOP QUALIFIERS
GIRLS
1-meter diving—1, Sheyenne Machida, Maui, 397.05. 2, Chelaine Eliazar, Punahou, 390.00. 3, Madison Cole, Mililani, 342.00. 4, Ashley Maginot, Island Pacific, 341.70. 5, Maria Zarka, St. Andrew's, 337.45.
200 medley relay—1, Punahou, 1:53.71. 2, Kapolei, 1:55.12. 3, Mililani, 1:55.37. 4, 'Iolani, 1:55.87. 5, Kamehameha, 1:55.92.
200 free—1, Jennifer Cahill, Baldwin, 1:55.75. 2, Rachel Shimizu, Waiakea, 1:58.56. 3, Kendra Rask, Punahou, 1:59.39. 4, Angelina Demirbag, Seabury Hall, 2:00.45. 5, LillyBelle Deer, Punahou, 2:00.81.
200 IM—1, Libby Matthews, Seabury Hall, 2:10.53. 2, Kiana White, Mililani, 2:12.93. 3, Alyssa Foo, Kealakehe, 2:13.55. 4, Aurora Calderara, Waiakea, 2:19.00. 5, Elise Baker, Punahou, 2:19.30.
50 free—1, Rachel Fujita, Punahou, 24.38. 2, Shanelle Choi, 24.78. 3, Madeline Jamora, Kapolei, 24.83. 4, Noe Vargas, Hawai'i Prep, 25.12. 5, Hailey Gill, Lahainaluna, 25.19.
100 fly—1, Christel Simms, Punahou, 58.08. 2, Shanelle Choi, Pearl City, 59.60. 3, Josette Gose, Mililani, 59.77. 4, Catherine Nakamura, Hawai'i Baptist, 1:00.81. 5, Koral Gill, Lahainaluna, 1:01.77.
100 free—1, Rachel Fujita, Punahou, 53.82. 2, Tori Crozier, Kamehameha-Maui, 54.28. 3, Josette Gose, Mililani, 54.72. 4, Sammy Moody, La Pietra, 55.37. 5, Claire Montgomerie, Hilo, 56.00.
500 free—1, Rachel Shimizu, Waiakea, 5:17.95. 2, Jennifer Cahill, Baldwin, 5:21.67. 3, Angelina Demirbag, Seabury Hall, 5:23.01. 4, Kimberly Cadell, Kamehameha, 5:23.58. 5, Trisha Ishikawa, Kaimuki, 5:25.89.
200 free relay—1, Punahou, 1:41.51. 2, Lahainaluna, 1:42.85. 3, Baldwin, 1:42.86. 4, 'Iolani, 1:43.63. 5, Kapolei, 1:43.85.
100 back—1, Christel Simms, Punahou, 57.45. 2, Kamae Alboro, Lahainaluna, 1:00.43. 3, Noe Vargas, Hawai'i Prep, 1:00.93. 4, Madeline Jamora, Kapolei, 1:01.70. 5, Catherine Nakamura, Hawai'i Baptist, 1:02.10.
100 breast—1, Libby Matthews, Seabury Hall, 1:07.69. 2, Kiana White, Mililani, 1:08.17. 3, Brandi Halemano, Punahou, 1:09.44. 4, Tori Crozier, Kamehameha-Maui, 1:09.70. 5, Kimbery Cadell, Kamehameha, 1:09.88.
400 free relay—1, Punahou, 3:41.05. 2, Baldwin, 3:45.00. 3, Lahainaluna, 3:45.85. 4, 'Iolani, 3:46.65. 5, Mililani, 3:47.57.
BOYS
1-meter diving—1, Kainoa Lopes, Kaiser, 415.10. 2, Spencer Madanay, Punahou, 406.95. 3, Austin Howlet, Seabury Hall, 395.00. 4, Beau Brians, Kaiser, 364.70. 5, Ryan Brem, Baldwin, 311.00.
200 medley relay—1, Punahou, 1:39.20. 2, Hawai'i Prep, 1:40.83. 3, 'Iolani, 1:41.07. 4, Waiakea, 1:43.28. 5, Kalani, 1:43.73.
200 free—1, Taylor Fife, Island Pacific, 1:46.53. 2, Jayson Hagi, Kapolei, 1:47.08. 3, Rob Kiessling, Punahou, 1:48.02. 4, Kevin Jones, 'Iolani, 1:48.71. 5, Sean McCaulley, Leilehua, 1:48.85.
200 IM—1, Kacy Johnson, 'Iolani, 1:54.67. 2, Kila Pickering, Kamehameha, 2:00.11, 3, Marc Okimura, Punahou, 2:02.93. 4, Kent Yamada, Mililani, 2:03.66. 5, Zach Johnson, Seabury Hall, 2:04.78.
50 free—1, Kyle Reese-Sanchez, Kaiser, 21.89. 2, Ruddy Kiessling, Punahou, 22.11. 3, Noah Murray, Hawai'i Prep, 22.28. 4, Cody Morse, Hawai'i Prep, 22.38. 5, Aaron Pasoquen, Leilehua, 22.51.
100 fly—1, Nicholas Garrett, Kealakehe, 52.02. 2, Kyle Reese-Sanchez, Kaiser, 52.08. 3, Nick Penny, Hawai'i Prep, 52.26. 4, Geramiah Simoes, 'Iolani, 52.56. 5, Avery Chern, Punahou, 53.29.
100 free—1, Daren Choi, Pearl City, 48.02. 2, Cody Morse, Hawai'i Prep, 48.45. 3, Ruddy Kiessling, Punahou, 48.71. 4, Thomas Yi, Kalani, 49.11. 5, Sean Paisley, Hawai'i Prep, 49.45.
500 free—1, Kacy Johnson, 'Iolani, 4:41.10. 2, Jayson Hagi, Kapolei, 4:43.62. 3, Kevin Moy, Punahou, 4:51.68. 4, Kevin Jones, 'Iolani, 4:58.37. 5, Aaron Schmaltz, Punahou, 4:58.94.
200 free relay—1, 'Iolani, 1:30.01. 2, Hawai'i Prep, 1:30.18. 3, Punahou, 1:30.30. 4, Kamehameha, 1:32.75. 5, Kaiser, 1:33.02.
100 back—1, Daren Choi, Pearl City, 52.54. 2, Nicholas Garrett, Kealakehe, 54.83. 3, Avery Chern, Punahou, 54.94. 4, Kaikea Nakachi, Hawai'i Prep, 55.54. 5, Ian White, 'Iolani, 55.93.
100 breast—1, Kila Pickering, Kamehameha, 1:00.12. 2, Marc Okimura, Punahou, 1:00.24. 3, Peter Chi, Waiakea, 1:00.40. 4, Kent Yamada, Mililani, 1:00.82. 5, Matthew Patao-Torres, Baldwin, 1:03.10.
400 free relay—1, 'Iolani, 3:16.79. 2, Punahou, 3:20.47. 3, Hawai'i Prep, 3:24.90. 4, Mililani, 3:27.55. 5, Kaiser, 3:28.10.