Chase for the Championship
Punahou wins 4th straight boys paddling title


 



Punahou won both the boys and girls divisions of the 2018 Hawaiian Airlines/HHSAA Canoe Paddling Championships held at Hilo Bay.

The Buffanblu boys took home top honors for the fourth consecutive year with a race time of 3:45.10, while the girls claimed a state crown for the first time since 2015, with a winning time of 4:16.64.

Seabury Hall became a three-time winner of the mixed crew division, crossing the line with a time of 3:57.76.

With the mixed crew win, Spartans' Taysia Pimentel and Kaya Givensel earned four gold medals in paddling in their career (3 mixed, 1 girls), more than any other girl paddler in tournament history.

FINAL RESULTS

Boys

1. Punahou (3:45.10) - Riley Lathrop (12), Gabriel El Hajji (11), Trevor Hemmings (11), Isaac Miller (11), Aukina Hunt (10), James Morris (10)
2. Seabury (3:48.59)
3. Kalaheo (3:50.76)
4. Kamehameha (3:55.57)
5. Anuenue (4:05.09)
6. Mid-Pacific (4:09.69)
7. Kamehameha-Maui (4:27.94)
8. Hawaii Prep (DQ)

Seabury Hall won the mixed crew division for the third consecutive year. Peter Caldwell | SL

Mixed

1. Seabury (3:57.76) - Taysia Pimentel* (12), Kai Ponting (12), Kainalu Kubo (12), Kaya Givensel* (12), Shea Stisher (12), Dylan Newbro (12)
2. Kamehameha-Maui (4:02.61)
3. Keaau (4:06.50)
4. Kalaheo (4:09.16)
5. Iolani (4:10.04)
6. Waialua (4:10.49)
7. Kaiser (4:15.27)
8. Punahou (DQ)





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