|
|
|
 Swimming-Main Article Archives Pictures |
|
|
|
|
|
HHSAA HSN Advertiser Star-Bulletin Iolani Classic |
|
|
|
|
|
ISCv2.5 Final Site Started: 01/01/01 ISCv3 Progress  50% |
|
 Best viewed in 800x600 with MSIE5+  Submit an Article! Copyright ©2000-2001 Iolani School All Rights Reserved. |
 The Iolani Boys became the 2002 HHSAA State Swimming and Diving Champions. Photo by: Nelson Quan / ISC |
By: Nelson Quan, ISC-Senior Staff Writer
Updated: Febuary 23, 2002
Kona (February 23, 2002) -- From the start of the season, the male swimming and diving team for the Raiders were very consistent in scoring and managed not to pull off a total sweep in the ILH in all divisions (Intermediate, Junior Varsity and Varsity), and winning all the swimming events at the ILH varsity championships, but to take it to the next level by destroying the competition at the state meet on Kona.
The last time the boys took the state title was in 1996. This time, not only did the boys take the state title once again, they broke 5 of the 7 records broken at the swimming finals. The boys overwhelmingly took first place with an impressive 91 points. The Iolani girls took third with 39 points, 20 points behind Waiakea, which took first.
Brian Lee, the head coach who has been coaching the Raiders' swim team since 1990 said, "We knew that we had a special group from the beginning -- It's good to see them have such a great success. This just shows that our program has come a long way."
When it came time for qualifying for the state meet, almost 90% of the times entered were made at the ILH Championships. "That's exactly where we wanted the swimmers to be," said coach Lee.
HongZhe Sun ('03) helped contribute to the team's success by breaking a 16 year old state record in the 100 yard butterfly. One of his other strongest events include the 200 Individual medley, which he did not compete. "I was dissapointed with my times," stated Sun, "but I feel real happy for the team, and I love the Iolani One-Team spirit."
Every meet has to have a heart breaker. Carly Omizo came within a hundredth of a second in the girls 100 breaststroke. "Carly looked like she got 1st place, but she has short fingernails," said Kimberly Ono ('02) and Cherise Saito ('02). Omizo finished with a time of 1:06.20. 1/100th of a second under Cassie Kaapu-Lyons of Waiakea with a time of 1:06.19.
--Iolani Record Breakers--
Boys 200 Freestyle: Mark Eckert Jr. ('02) smashed the previous record of 1:40.78 set by Hong Zhe Sun last year. Eckert finished with a time of 1:39.28.
Boys 500 Freestyle: Again, Mark Eckert Jr. breaks another record. The old record was set in 1981 by Jimmy Murakami at a time of 4:31.00. Eckert broke it by almost three seconds with a time of 4:28.60.
Boys 100 Butterfly: HongZhe Sun ('03) finished at 49.40 breaking the old record, set by Matthew Cerizo with a time of 50.95, set in 1986.
Boys 200 Freestyle Relay: Patrick Morrissey ('03), HongZhe Sun ('03), Mark Eckert Jr.('04),
Joshua Anaya ('02) collectively broke the boys 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:25.22. Smashing the old record of 1:28.38, set by Punahou in 2000.
Boys 200 Medley Relay: Hong Zhe Sun ('03), Daniel Toba ('02), Mark Eckert Jr.('04), Joshua
Anaya ('02), were part of the team that swam 1:35.98, breaking the old record of 1:39.98 set in 2000 by Baldwin.
Kimberly Ono ('02) became the girls' 100 yard backstroke state champion and came close to breaking state record, but fell short by one second, finishing with a time of 58.30.
By special request, the four senior girls (Carly, Kim, Bri and Cherise) would like to leave this message to the rest of the team: "Reach for the moon, for if you miss, you'll be among the stars."
Congratulations to the boys' swimming and diving team for completing a fantastic season, sweeping all divisions and the state title, and congratulations to the girls' swimming and diving team for placing third in the state meet and having a great season!
Results
Courtesy: Honolulu Advertiser
BOYS
- • 200-yard medley relay: 1:35.98 by Iolani (Hongzhe Sun, backstroke; Daniel Toba, breaststroke; Mark Eckert Jr., butterfly; Joshua Anaya, freestyle). Former record 1:36.98 by Baldwin, 2000.
- • 200 freestyle: 1:39.28 by Mark Eckert Jr. of Iolani, breaking his own record of 1:39.89 set in Friday's trials.
- • 100 butterfly: 49.40 by Hongzhe Sun of Iolani, breaking his own record of 49.71 set in Friday's trials.
- • 500 freestyle: 4:28.60 by Mark Eckert Jr. of Iolani. Former record 4:31.00 by Jimmy Murakami of Punahou in 1981.
- • 200 freestyle relay: 1:25.22 by Iolani (Pat Morrissey, Hongzhe Sun, Mark Eckert Jr., Josh Anaya). Former record 1:27.09 by Punahou last year.
- • 400 freestyle relay: 3:10.44 by Punahou (Nick Tyau, C.J. Smith, Noa Sakamoto, Nick Borreca). Former record 3:10.78 by Punahou last year.
GIRLS
- • 200-yard medley relay: 1:48.18 by Waiakea (Jessica Bartolome) backstroke; Kathy Ka'apu-Lyons, breaststroke; Nicole Okuna, butterfly; Tamarah Binek, freestyle), breaking their own record of 1:49.12 set in Friday's trials.
- • 200 individual medley: 2:03.80 by Ashley Swart of Kaiser. Former record 2:04.66 by Jodi Jackson of Punahou, 1995.
- • 500 freestyle: 4:57.27 by Ashley Swart of Kaiser in Friday's trials. Former record 4:57.33 by Diane Williams of Hawai'i School for Girls (La Pietra) in 1983.
- • 400 freestyle relay: 3:33.49 by Waiakea (Tamarah Binek, Marlene Yafuso, Whitney Nekoba, Nicole Okuna). Former record 3:37.83 by Punahou last year.
• • •
Local Motion State Swimming and Diving Championships
At Kailua, Kona Aquatics Center
All distances in yards
BOYS
Team standings
- 1, Iolani 91
- 2, Punahou 52.
- 3, Seabury 18.
- 4, Roosevelt 12.
- 5, Hawai'i Prep 11.
- 6, Damien 10.
- 7, Baldwin 9.
- 8 (tie) Kealakehe and Kaiser 7.
- 10 (tie) Kamehameha and Kapolei 6.
- 12, St. Joseph 5.
- 13, King Kekaulike 3.
- 14, Hilo 2.
- 15, Waimea 1.
- 2, Punahou 52.
50 Freestyle
- Nick Borreca, Punahou 20.88
- Randall Tom, Seabury 21.23
- Justin Lee, HPA 21.50
- Nick Tyau, Punahou 21.53
- Pat Morrissey, Iolani 21.67
100 Freestyle
- Justin Lee, HPA 46.70
- Nick Tyau, Punahou 47.82
- Pat Morrissey, Iolani 47.92
- Joshua Anaya, Iolani 48.64
- Puna Moku, Kealakehe 48.80
200 Freestyle
- Mark Eckert Jr., Iolani 1:39.28 (meet record).
- Noa Sakamoto, Punahou 1:40.06
- Evan Duffin-Barnes, Kaiser 1:46.48
- Damon Jones, Iolani 1:48.86
- Daniel Lim, Iolani 1:49.96
500 Freestyle
- Mark Eckert Jr., Iolani 4:28.60 (meet record).
- Noa Sakamoto, Punahou 4:31.57
- Kimo Yamashiro, Iolani 4:47.01
- Damon Jones, Iolani 4:55.57
- Daniel Lim, Iolani 5:00.56
100 Backstroke
- Hongzhe Sun, Iolani 50.42
- Jared Heine, Damien 53.54
- Justin Yadao, St. Joseph 55.96
- Kai Yamashiro, Damien 56.44
- Hogan Orikasa, K. Kekaulike 57.14
100 Breaststroke
- Edward Afualo, Kapolei 58.83
- Daniel Toba, Iolani 59.58
- Julian Price, Iolani 1:02.05
- Joey Albarico, Roosevelt 1:03.35
- Jack Flores, Waimea 1:03.56
100 Butterfly
- Hongzhe Sun, Iolani 49.40 (meet record).
- Randall Tom, Seabury 50.98
- Jared Heine, Damien 53.45
- Justin Yadao, St. Joseph 54.48
- Evan Duffin-Barnes, Kaiser 54.76
200 Individual Medley
- Kimo Yamashiro, Iolani 1:57.15
- Daniel Toba, Iolani 2:01.09
- Jordan Otomo, Baldwin 2:02.49
- Jonathan Lau, Iolani 2:04.55
- Kai Yamashiro, Damien 2:06.78
1-meter Diving
- Joshua Tyau, Kamehameha 414.15.
- Drew Wallace, Punahou 390.85
- Matthew Elm, Kaiser 327.35
- Greg Takeshima, Hilo 255.35
- Nelson Quan, Iolani 250.75
200 Freestyle Relay
- Iolani 1:25.22 (Pat Morrissey, Hongzhe Sun, Mark Eckert, Joshua Anaya), (meet record).
- Punahou 1:27.13 (Nick Tyau, CJ Smith, Noa Sakamoto, Nick Borreca)
- Seabury Hall 1:33.23 (Tristan Adlawan, Sterling Thomas, Nick Meyer, Randall Tom)
- Roosevelt 1:34.93 (Joey Albarico, Chris Ota, Aaron Gon, Jonathan Ching)
- Hawai'i Prep 1:35.12 (Justin Lee, James Hustace, Al Bushnell, Garry Burns)
400 Freestyle Relay
- Punahou 3:10.44 (Nick Tyau, C.J. Smith, Noa Sakamoto, Nick Borreca), (meet record)
- Iolani 3:16.33 (Pat Morrissey, Damon Jones, Kimo Yamashiro, Daniel Toba)
- Roosevelt 3:27.49 (Chris Ota, Joey Albarico, Richard Aoki, Jonathan Ching)
- Seabury Hall 3:27.93 (Tristan Adlawan, Sterling Thomas, Kale Haywood, Randall Tom)
- Baldwin 3:29.94 (Jordan Otomo, Derek Ono, Ryan Hanzawa, Andrew Janiszewski),
200 Medley Relay
- Iolani 1:35.98 (Hongzhe Sun, Daniel Toba, Mark Eckert Jr., Joshua Anaya), (meet record)
- Punahou 1:43.68 (Kenni Nakakura, Noa Ching, Geoffrey Long, Nick Borreca)
- Kealakehe 1:46.38 (Sean Cooney, Puna Moku, Aaron Boranian, Chandler Nacino)
- Baldwin 1:47.05 (Derek Ono, Ryan Hanzawa, Jordan Otomo, Andrew Janiszewski)
- King Kekaulike 1:48.19 (Hogan Orikasa, Kahone Speed, Toby Orikasa, Kila Baker)
GIRLS
Team standings
- 1, Waiakea 59
- 2, Punahou 54
- 3, Iolani 39
- 4, Maui 19
- 5 (tie) Lahainaluna and Kaiser 17
- 7, Radford 7
- 8 (tie) Kealakehe and Kalani 6
- 10, King Kekaulike 5
- 11 (tie) Kamehameha, Kalaheo and Hawai'i Prep 3
- 14, Mililani 2.
- 2, Punahou 54
50 Freestyle
- Tamarah Binek, Waiakea 24.00
- Chelsea Nagata, Maui 24.07
- Kamaile Crowell, Punahou 24.35
- Anne Richardson, Punahou 24.77
- April Woo, Iolani 24.89
100 Freestyle
- Tamarah Binek, Waiakea 52.65
- Kristin Simunovich, Punahou 53.56
- Vanessa Ng, Iolani 53.80
- Katie Flanagan, Punahou 54.33
- Kamaile Crowell, Punahou 54.45
200 Freestyle
- Jessica Nohara, Lahaina 1:55.28
- Kim Ono, Iolani 1:55.78
- Alison Wilson, Punahou 1:56.22
- Kristin Simunovich, Pun. 1:56.77
- Christine Phillips, Kalaheo 1:57.51
500 Freestyle
- Ashley Swart, Kaiser 4:58.01 (Swart set meet record of 4:57.27 in trials.)
- Alison Wilson, Punahou 5:07.65
- Marlene Yafuso, Waiakea 5:07.92
- Christine Phillips, Kalaheo 5:13.94
- Helena Suehiro, K. Keka. 5:15.59
100 Backstroke
- Kim Ono, Iolani 58.30
- Ashley Rose, Kealakehe 58.83
- Jessica Nohara, Lahainaluna 59.18
- Megan Rose, Kealakehe 59.70
- Emalia Suehiro, K.Kekaulike 1:00.97
100 Breaststroke
- Cassie Ka'apu-Lyons, Waiak. 1:06.19
- Carly Omizo, Iolani 1:06.20
- Karly Kopra, Hawai'i Prep 1:06.65
- Cami Ichiki, Maui 1:07.64
- April Woo, Iolani 1:08.25
100 Butterfly
- Chelsea Nagata, Maui 56.01
- Nicole Okuna, Waiakea 56.20
- Stella Karoly-Brinich, Rad. 58.31
- Marina Morie, Punahou 58.72
- Kristin Sangren, Punahou 1:00.49
200 Individual Medley
- Ashley Swart, Kaiser 2:03.80 (meet record)
- Stella Karoly-Brinich, Rad. 2:08.82
- Emalia Suehiro, K.Kekau. 2:09.01
- Marlene Yafuso, Waiakea 2:09.63
- Cami Ichiki, Maui 2:11.14
1-meter Diving
- Sarah Delara, Maui 352.85
- Claire Schiff, Punahou 343.75
- Ronnie Oda, Kamehameha 325.50
- Andrea Eng, Mililani 306.85
- Kathryn Hurd, Kaiser 303.75
200 Freestyle Relay
- Punahou 1:38.26 (Kristin Simunovich, Anne Richardson, Kamaile Crowell, Katie Flanagan)
- Waiakea 1:40.51 (Jessica Bartolome, Marlene Yafuso, Whitney Nekoba, Nicole Okuna)
- Iolani 1:42.29 (Vanessa Ng, April Woo, Christi Morrissey, Brianne Castillo-Huang)
- Kalani 1:43.01 (Sayaka Ogura, Summer Nakasato, Ivy Yi, Erin Nakamoto)
- Kaiser 1:43.27 (Ashley Swart, Jasmine Slovak, Leina Ribao, Kaetlen Bursey)
400 Freestyle Relay
- Waiakea 3:33.49 (Tamarah Binek, Marlene Yafuso, Whitney Nekoba, Nicole Okuna), (meet record)
- Punahou 3:34.80 (Kristin Simunovich, Marina Morie, Alison Wilson, Anne Richardson)
- Iolani 3:42.13 (Vanessa Ng, Kim Ono, Brianne Castillo-Huang, Jinhee Hause)
- Lahainaluna 3:45.61 (Noelle Serrano, Janna Otomo, Malia Kim, Jessica Nohara)
- Kaiser 3:46.05 (Ashley Swart, Jasmine Slovak, Leina Ribao, Kaetlen Bursey)
200 Medley Relay
- Waiakea 1:48.18 (Jessica Bartolome, Cassie Ka'apu-Lyons, Nicole Okuna , Tamarah Binek), (meet record)
- Iolani 1:50.77 (Kim Ono, Carly Omizo, Sara Ajifu, April Woo)
- Punahou 1:52.09 (Kamaile Crowell, Avery Cavanah, Marina Morie, Anne Richardson)
- Lahainaluna 1:54.45 (Jessica Nohara, Noelle Serrano, Ciara Ganter, Janna Otomo)
- Kalani 1:54.49 (Natalie Noborikawa, Ivy Yi, Nika Nakamoto, Summer Nakasato)
