Chase for the Championship
Maui, Punahou, HBA tops in state cross country


Maui became the first neighbor island school since 1995 to win the boys team title at Saturday's Honolulu Marathon Cross Country State Championships at Patsy T. Mink/Central Oahu Regional Park Saturday.

The Sabers finished with 49 points to runner-up Iolani's 77 and third-place Punahou's 85 in the Division I final standings.

Hunter Shields, Adam Hakola and Damon Wakefield finished second, third and fourth, respectively, to lead Maui. It was just the third time a neighbor island team won the boys D1 team title.

Punahou captured its seventh consecutive D1 girls championship with 15 points. Iolani was second with 50 points and Kamehameha third with 142.

The Buffanblu were paced by top-10 finishes by Kayla Almeida (fifth), Maya Mastick (eighth) and Melody Lum (ninth). It was their record 31st state championship in program history.

Hawaii Baptist swept the D2 team titles.

The HBA boys posted 47 points to runner-up Seabury Hall's 62 and third-place Hanalani's 72. It marked their second straight team title and third overall. Meanwhile, the Eagles' girls claimed their first state championship with 21 points. Runner-up Seabury Hall finished with 57 points and Kauai was third with 69.

Individually, Hanalani junior Adam Harder won the boys race in a time 16 minutes and 50.85 seconds and Seabury Hall senior Chloe Gangath finished first in the girls race in 19:20.73.