Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Monday, May 6, 1996

Phillips, Harbold in Olympics

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Traci Phillips, 31, of Honolulu qualified for her third Olympic berth by winning the women's kayak 500 meters by half a kayak length over Mexico's Erika Duron yesterday in the Hemispheric Olympic Qualifier held on Lake Lanier.

Mike Harbold, 28, of Honolulu already qualified for the U.S. in the single kayak 1,000 meters, thanks to a seventh-place finish at last year's world championships.

Harbold's wife Alexandra, 31, of Rockaway Beach, N.Y., also qualified in women's kayak.


FOTI BROTHERS WIN: John and Jim Foti were first to finish in the men's open division of the 37.9-mile Kaiwi Challenge yesterday. The one-person canoe event started on Molokai and finished at the Outrigger Canoe Club.

The Foti's time was five hours, 11 minutes, 33 seconds.

Runners-up were Walter Guild and Jason Somereville in 5:16:23.

In the women's open race, Sonya Lambert and Loretta Toth came in first with a time of 6:20:20. Carrie Judd and Cheryl Villegas were second in 6:35:14.

The men's masters title went to Mark Myers and Ken Powell, who were timed in 5:38:32.

Beth Schulter and Diana Temple finished in 7:10:53 to win the women's masters division.

The mixed open division's only crew had Ronona Clark and George Leslie finishing in 6:16:29.


SAKAMAKI IN FIFTH PLACE: At Warsaw, Poland, LeGrand Sakamaki of Hilo, competing in the 130-pound class, leads the United States in the Junior Men's World Weightlifting Championships with a fifth-place performance.

Sakamaki snatched 2311/4 pounds, clean-and-jerked 292 pounds for a total of 5231/4 pounds.

He finished eight in 1995 and 16th in 1994.


SALTER, GRAYBILL TRIUMPH: Brian Salter and Rachel Graybill won the men's and women's 10-kilometer foot races, respectively, yesterday in the Sugar Cane Run & Roll held at Waikele Center.

Salter was timed in 32 minutes, 28 seconds and Graybill in 37:27.

In the five-kilometer runs, Jonathan Lyau won the men's race in 16:07 and Darlene Mota captured the women's race in 18:00.

The men's eight-kilometer in-line skating race was won by Tony Bell in 17:03 while Marie Ungos won the women's event in 21:22.


SPRINGER FIRST-ROUND LEADER: Ken Springer, from the Hilo Municipal Course, shot a 69 yesterday to lead the GTE Hawaiian Tel Hall of Fame Championship golf tournament by one stroke entering today's final round at Maui's Kapalua Village Course.

Shane Abe, from Ko Olina, was second at 70 while David Pritchett, Kapalua Village, and Donn Perno, Kapalua Bay, were tied for third place at 71.


PAVAO CITED: University of Hawaii golfer Michael Pavao has been named to the All-Western Athletic Conference first team.

Pavao was an all-WAC tournament selection after winning the conference's individual championship with a record 54-hole total of 203 at Cheyenne, Wyo., Saturday.


FUAMATU, SAGARA HONORED: Seniors Tanya Fuamatu and Brenden Sagara have been named the Female and Male Athletes of the Year at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Fuamatu, a four-year starter from Honolulu for the Vulcans volleyball team, capped her career as a first-team NCAA Division II All-American.

Sagara, a four-year starter from Wahiawa on the baseball team, had his most successful season this year when he posted an 8-2 record.



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