KIHEI - Sheila Altura said it was harder than it may have looked. Jonah Hu said it took a full team effort.
Whatever the formula, it added up to 84 points and first place for both the boys and girls teams from Baldwin High School in the Maui Interscholastic League swimming and diving championships Saturday at Kihei Aquatic Center.
"We had to go really give our best, 110 percent, you know," Altura said after winning the 50-yard freestyle and 100 butterfly, and swimming on the victorious 200 and 400 free relays. "We can't hold anything back, 110, maybe even 120 (percent). I think everyone did their best today even though it's not their best time. They gave their hearts out, that was amazing."
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Baldwin High School’s (from left) Maya Sinclair, Alyssa Waki, Sheila Altura and Dana Leonhard celebrate their win in the 200-yard freestyle relay during Saturday’s Maui Interscholastic League championship meet at Kihei Aquatic Center.
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Seabury Hall was second in each division - the boys had 63 points, the girls 55.
"We have come together as a team," said Hu, the league champion in the 100 and 200 freestyles and part of the first-place 200 medley relay team and runner-up 200 free relay squad. "We have dug deep and we're pulling out some great swims."
The event was the final high school meet on Maui for Renny Richmond, the Seabury Hall senior who wrapped up an unbeaten MIL individual career with titles in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley, as well as the 200 and 400 free relays.
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MIL SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday's Team Scores * At Kihei Aquatic Center
Girls
1. Baldwin 84, 2. Seabury Hall 55, 3. Lahainaluna 43, 4. Kamehameha School-Maui 38, 5. Maui Prep 18, 6. Maui High 1.
Boys
1. Baldwin 84, 2. Seabury Hall 63, 3. Kamehameha Maui 31, 4. Maui Prep 27, 5. Molokai 8, 6. Maui High 4, 7. Lahainaluna 3.
MIL SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday's Results
At Kihei Aquatic Center
Girls
Diving-1. Cloe Cadiz, Seabury Hall, 334.05; 2. Kinsey Sporrer, Baldwin, 318.45; 3. Emily Ratay, Seabury Hall, 270.40; 4. Mareena Hutchison, Baldwin, 253.85.
200 medley relay-1. Seabury Hall (Sabrina Altman, Sarah Armstrong, Maya Okamura, Roxane Gaedeke) 1:57.46, 2. Kamehameha Maui 1:59.31, 3. Baldwin 2:01.95, 4. Maui Prep 2:07.26, 5. Lahainaluna 2:12.06, 6. Molokai 2:25.37, 7. King Kekaulike 2:26.39, 8. Maui High 2:26.51.
200 freestyle-1. Jesselee Chapman, Lahainaluna, 1:58.49; 2. Maya Sinclair, Baldwin, 2:01.87; 3. Sabrina Altman, Seabury Hall, 2:06.31; 4. Stacie Cuadro, Baldwin, 2:08.93; 5. Erin Lim, Kamehameha Maui, 2:11.98; 6. Ember Hirsch, Maui Prep, 2:13.90; 7. Teak McAfee, Seabury Hall, 2:14.83; 8. Lia Ikeda, Kamehameha Maui, 2:15.77.
200 individual medley-1. Paris Sargent, Lahainaluna, 2:15.69; 2. Maya Okamura, Seabury Hall, 2:21.91; 3. Tina Medeiros, Baldwin, 2:24.64; 4. Alyssa Waki, Baldwin, 2:27.85; 5. Jessica Saki, Maui High, 2:29.30; 6. Megan Leonhard, Baldwin, 2:32.43; 7. Christina Patao-Torres, Baldwin, 2:44.73.
50 freestyle-1. Sheila Altura, Baldwin, 25.13; 2. Sarina Kong, Kamehameha Maui, 26.13; 3. Dana Leonhard, Baldwin, 26.28; 4. Riley Shiraishi, Kamehameha Maui, 26.91; 5. Geneva Leon, Lahainaluna, 27.29; 6. Haleigh Berko, Lahainaluna, 27.90; 7. Roxane Gaedeke, Seabury Hall, 28.13; 8. Hannah Shipman, Seabury Hall, 28.22.
100 butterfly-1. Sheila Altura, Baldwin, 1:00.12; 2. Danielle Jefferies, Maui Prep, 1:00.19; 3. Sarah Armstrong, Seabury Hall, 1:01.50; 4. Lia Ikeda, Kamehameha Maui, 1:11.73; 5. Christina Patao-Torres, Baldwin, 1:13.38; 6. Amanda Mayers, Lahainaluna, 1:13.61; 7. Kela Killam, Kamehameha Maui, 1:13.81.
100 freestyle-1. Maya Sinclair, Baldwin, 55.86; 2. Mia Czerwinski, Kamehameha Maui, 57.78; 3. Geneva Leon, Lahainaluna, 58.94; 4. Haleigh Berko, Lahainaluna, 1:00.65; 5. Hannah Shipman, Seabury Hall, 1:01.91; 6. Roxane Gaedeke, Seabury Hall, 1:03.02; 7. Andie Matayoshi, Seabury Hall, 1:05.00; 8. Elizabeth Guth, Kamehameha Maui, 1:05.28.
500 freestyle-1. Jesselee Chapman, Lahainaluna, 5:13.66; 2. Stacie Cuadro, Baldwin, 5:42.87; 3. Dana Leonhard, Baldwin, 5:49.47; 4. Teak McAfee, Seabury Hall, 5:52.04; 5. Erin Lim, Kamehameha Maui, 5:55.69; 6. Kyle Sullivan, Seabury Hall, 5:57.05; 7. Mikiala Holley, Baldwin, 6:16.36; 8. Deme Deshayne, Baldwin, 6:27.91.
200 freestyle relay-1. Baldwin (Sheila Altura, Dana Leonhard, Alyssa Waki, Maya Sinclair) 1:44.25, 2. Kamehameha Maui 1:46.68, 3. Lahainaluna 1:46.99, 4. Seabury Hall 1:55.35, 5. Maui Prep 1:58.04, 6. Molokai 2:04.53, 7. King Kekaulike 2:07.37, 8. St. Anthony 2:10.44.
100 backstroke-1. Sabrina Altman, Seabury Hall, 1:00.99; 2. Tina Medeiros, Baldwin, 1:04.70; 3. Alyssa Waki, Baldwin, 1:04.74; 4. Paris Sargent, Lahainaluna, 1:05.21; 5. Amanda Mayers, Lahainaluna, 1:11.38; 6. Mikiala Holley, Baldwin, 1:12.66; 7. Rhiannon Hernandez, Seabury Hall, 1:14.66; 8. Summer Travis, Maui High, 1:15.98.
100 breaststroke-1. Danielle Jefferies, Maui Prep, 1:10.24; 2. Sarina Kong, Kamehameha Maui, 1:10.27; 3. Sarah Armstrong, Seabury Hall, 1:10.29; 4. Maya Okamura, Seabury Hall, 1:13.33; 5. Megan Leonhard, Baldwin, 1:15.17; 6. Ava McCrea, Lahainaluna, 1:17.22; 7. Kiri Allen, Baldwin, 1:17.80; 8. Jessica Saki, Maui High, 1:18.11.
400 freestyle relay-1. Baldwin (Sheila Altura, Dana Leonhard, Alyssa Waki, Maya Sinclair 15) 3:49.40, 2. Lahainaluna 3:52.77, 3. Seabury Hall 3:57.80, 4. Kamehameha Maui 4:01.84, 5. Maui Prep 4:14.45, 6. St. Anthony 5:06.06.
Boys
Diving-1. Jonathan You, Baldwin, 288.05.
200 medley relay-1. Baldwin (Jonah Hu, Rysen Otomo, Troy Kojenlang, Carter Suzuki) 1:42.06, 2. Kamehameha Maui 1:47.29, 3. Seabury Hall 2:03.00.
200 freestyle-1. Jonah Hu, Baldwin, 1:45.49; 2. Ryan Koss, Seabury Hall, 1:48.87; 3. John Van Scoy, Seabury Hall, 1:50.06; 4. Lihau Fujihara, Maui High, 2:02.75; 5. Akona Adolpho, Molokai, 2:08.72; 6. Kiaku Nae'ole, Kamehameha Maui, 2:16.24; 7. Gabe Sisneros, Maui High, 2:16.65; 8. Per Gutierrez, Baldwin, 2:19.36.
200 individual medley-1. Renny Richmond, Seabury Hall, 1:54.80; 2. Carter Suzuki, Baldwin, 1:59.89; 3. Sebastian Buenrostro Gallimore, Maui Prep, 2:04.56; 4. Rysen Otomo, Baldwin, 2:05.36; 5. Reece Murata, Baldwin, 2:05.44; 6. Kai Iinuma-Nakaaki, Seabury Hall, 2:23.06; 7. Luke Kikukawa, Molokai, 2:44.09.
50 freestyle-1. Sky Hirsch, Maui Prep, 21.46; 2. Spencer Shiraishi, Kamehameha Maui, 22.97; 3. Kainoa Altier, Lahainaluna, 23.15; 4. Kyle Mauri, Kamehameha Maui, 23.33; 5. Slater Trout, Maui Prep, 23.97; 6. Santana Huck, Maui Prep, 24.00; 7. Justin Rodrigues, Baldwin, 26.29; 8. Per Gutierrez, Baldwin, 26.59.
100 butterfly-1. Renny Richmond, Seabury Hall, 49.46; 2. Reece Murata, Baldwin, 53.40; 3. Troy Kojenlang, Baldwin, 54.77; 4. Jameson Keiley, Baldwin, 57.19; 5. Mika Kane, Kamehameha Maui, 58.52; 6. Carter Umetsu, Seabury Hall, 1:02.14; 7. Joshua Schwartzlow, St. Anthony, 1:03.86 1:02.66; 8. Caulin Nelson, Molokai, 1:32.35.
100 freestyle-1. Jonah Hu, Baldwin, 46.77; 2. Sky Hirsch, Maui Prep, 47.19; 3. Zack Kresge, Seabury Hall, 49.13; 4. Kyle Mauri, Kamehameha Maui, 51.88; 5. Christian Saito, Baldwin, 54.22; 6. Akona Adolpho, Molokai, 55.43; 7. Thomas Carone, Baldwin, 58.07; 8. Michael Kikukawa, Molokai.
500 freestyle-1. Ryan Koss, Seabury Hall, 5:03.55; 2. Zack Kresge, Seabury Hall, 5:07.76; 3. Maverick Donohue, Baldwin, 5:08.60; 4. Jameson Keiley, Baldwin,; 5. Slater Trout, Maui Prep,; 6. Gabe Sisneros, Maui High,; 7. Kainoa Deguilmo, Kamehameha Maui.
200 freestyle relay-1. Seabury Hall (Renny Richmond, Zack Kresge, John Van Scoy, Ryan Koss) 1:28.17, 2. Baldwin 1:28.48, 3. Molokai 1:43.08, 4. Kamehameha Maui 1:53.04.
100 backstroke-1. Mika Kane, Kamehameha Maui, 54.63; 2. Sebastian Buenrostro Gallimore, Maui Prep, 56.79; 3. Maverick Donohue, Baldwin, 57.34; 4. Lihau Fujihara, Maui High, 1:00.27; 5. John Van Scoy, Seabury Hall, 1:01.01; 6. Christian Saito, Baldwin, 1:03.74; 7. Thomas Carone, Baldwin, 1:08.06; 8. Meric Griffith, King Kekaulike, 1:27.46.
100 breaststroke-1. Carter Suzuki, Baldwin, 1:01.71; 2. Troy Kojenlang, Baldwin, 1:01.90; 3. Rysen Otomo, Baldwin, 1:03.27; 4. Santana Huck, Maui Prep, 1:08.92; 5. Michael Kikukawa, Molokai, 1:11.75; 6. Carter Umetsu, Seabury Hall, 1:11.92; 7. Kai Iinuma-Nakaaki, Seabury Hall, 1:12.59; 8. Joshua Schwartzlow, St. Anthony, 1:16.49 1:14.35.
400 freestyle relay-1. Seabury Hall (Renny Richmond, Zack Kresge, John Van Scoy, Ryan Koss) 3:15.93, 2. Baldwin 3:28.10, 3. Maui Prep 3:34.36, 4. Kamehameha Maui 3:37.21.
The 200 relay team set an all-Maui record with a time of 1 minute, 28.17 seconds.
In a season during which Richmond said he was "a little off," he still has a chance to finish with more state titles than any MIL male in any sport, and has a scholarship to the University of Arizona.
Richmond swam the first leg of the 200 relay in 21.15 - the winning time in the individual 50 free was 21.46. Zack Kresge, John Van Scoy and Ryan Koss finished the race, bettering the mark set by Baldwin in 1994 by 1.76 seconds.
"That was awesome, we are all seniors," Richmond said. "We always wanted to go out strong and I think we did. We didn't have the manpower to go for the title like Baldwin, but we showed up and we did what we wanted to do."
The Bears also finished under the previous record Saturday, in 1:28.48.
Richmond said the national high school 100 fly record of 46.64 is in his thoughts after he was within a half-second last season, but he knows it will be tough after he recorded his first sub-50 time in the event this season at 49.46.
"I have been a little off this year," he said. "This was probably the first time I have been close to my best times all year, so it is still on my mind, but we will see what happens. Two more seconds to my best time, three seconds to the record, so it is a lot of work. I have got a shot, I think."
Richmond took three months off after the U.S. Olympic trials - "That was a big mistake," he said - then missed significant workouts while taking official college visits and battled an illness around the time of last month's state age-group meet.
"I have just been playing catch-up really all season," he said. "It was good to see 49 in the fly. I think this season is more about me having fun and enjoying the end of my senior year."
Baldwin was having its share of fun on Saturday.
The boys ended any doubt about the team competition with a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 breaststroke by Carter Suzuki, Troy Kojenlang and Rysen Otomo.
Hu, Suzuki and diver Jonathan You were the Baldwin boys' individual winners.
"Jonah, Carter, Reece Murata, Troy Kojenlang, they all stepped up," said Bears coach Laura Lipp. "They swam their best times and they were all excited for their races and knew that they could do it for the team."
Altura was one of Baldwin's two individual girls champions, along with freshman Maya Sinclair in the 100 free.
The only other double individual gold medalist was Lahainaluna's Jesselee Chapman, in the girls 200 and 500 frees.
Altura beat defending state champion Danielle Jefferies by 0.07 seconds in the fly.
"Sheila Altura was the standout, winning the 100 fly was awesome," Lipp said. "The relays were fabulous, our free-stylers really were up there, we had a lot of kids in the (individual medleys) step it up. Not everybody gets to swim exactly what they want, so everybody had a great attitude about swimming for the team."
* Robert Collias is at rcollias@mauinews.com
