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Posted: September 23, 2016

Photos credited to Michelle Denault (Sunrise Athletics parent)

It was a scorching day at Waikoloa!  And by no means were spectators and participants only referring to the heat, but to the talent and pace of the harriers at this past weekend's (September 17) meet.  Waikoloa Middle School, a team consisting of 69 athletes and coached by Jordan Braschler, hosted the meet at a beautiful skate park.  The park boasted 360 degrees of picturesque views of Hawaii's ocean and volcanic mountains.  In addition, unlike a typical cross-country course, the Waikoloa course offered spectators the opportunity to watch the excitement from start to finish.

Once again, the young harriers started quick at the whistle, and the down hill at the beginning provided athletes with added acceleration to tackle the course.  "I really liked the hill at the start of the race, it got me going really fast!", mentioned Dominic Cavillis of Waikoloa.  Cavallis lead the way, while following behind him were teammates that worked on their strength in numbers and teamwork to place second overall.

Meanwhile, in the girls' race, Lila Christensen of Waikoloa, found "the most challenging part was running the soccer field twice."  Despite the heat and a difficult finish, Christensen cracked the top ten again in individual standings.  In the process Christensen's leadership continued to help Waikoloa stay  atop the standings and claimed a third overall team finish.

As for individual winners, Sunrise Athletics' Phoebe Wyatt and Kederang Ueda claimed their second individual crown the of the season in blistering times of 10:01 and 9:02 respectively in the blistering heat.  Meanwhile in overall team standings, Sunrise Athletics girls and Kamehameha Middle School boys claimed another first place team win, with Kamehameha girls earning second and Sunrise Athletics boys claiming third for the top three teams.

Another great meet by the host school, and great performances from all the youngsters who run their hearts out!  Stay tuned for more news on youth running on the Big Island. Next meet will be Saturday, September 24 at Waimea Middle School.

WAIKOLOA MIDDLE SCHOOL XC MEET (Sept. 17, 2016) - GIRLS RESULTS

 WAIKOLOA MIDDLE SCHOOL XC MEET (Sept. 17, 2016) - BOYS RESULTS