HAWAII STATE MEET

Moanalua Duo Sweeps Division 1 Individual Titles; Radford Girls End Punahou's 11-Year Streak

By Mary Albl of DyeStat

It was a record-breaking day for the Moanalua cross country program on Saturday at the Honolulu Marathon/HHSAA Cross Country Championships, held at Keopuolani Regional Park on Maui.

Moanalua High’s Sadie Krueger and James Millare won the girls and boys Division I individual titles and become the first school to do accomplish that feat a the Hawaii state meet since 1993 when Kalaheo had both winners. 

Krueger’s victory was extra sweet as the freshman won the 5,000-meter race in a time of 18 minutes, 4.2 seconds, the fastest time by any female in the history of the meet. (Hawaii started running 3-mile courses at state in 2005 and moved to 5,000 in 2016).

Second place overall went to Campbell junior Ashlyn Jacobsen (18:19.73). The girls team race was also historic as Radford scored 88 points to win the Division 1 title for the first time since 1980. Freshman Ivy Trowbridge was the top finisher for the team in 11th place in a time of 20:10.3.

The team victory put an end to the Punahou girls' bid for a 12th straight DI crown. Punahou finished in second place with 108 points. 

In the boys Division I race, Millare easily won the title in 15:57.2, nearly 30 seconds faster than the next runner. Iolani defended the team championship putting up 68 points with all five runners finishing in the top 25. 

The girls Division 2 team battle couldn’t have been closer with Hawaii Prep, Hawaii Baptist Academy (HBA) and Seabury all scoring 43 points, with the tie breaking coming down to the sixth runner.  Hawaii Prep had the fastest finisher and thus captured the title. 

Individually, Seabury’s  Isabella Grossman won the race in 19:21.5. 

The boys Division 2 title was claimed by HBA with 39 points, while Seabury standout senior Micah Brighton won the individual honors in 16:42.0. 

Team Champions

Division 1 - Iolani boys 43 points, Radford girls 88 points

Division 2 - Hawaii Baptist Academy boys 39 points, Hawaii Prep girls 43 points (won on tie breaker)