Kusutani takes second
in Las Vegas Marathon

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Former Hawaii Pacific cross country runner Sayuri Kusutani finished seven minutes behind Linda Huyck of Olympia, Wash., in the women's portion of the Las Vegas Marathon yesterday.

Kusutani was the first woman resident to finish the Honolulu Marathon in December, receiving a trip to the mainland marathon of her choice.

Kusutani fought strong winds to finish the distance in 3 hours, 4 minutes and 1 second. Huyck, who won her first marathon, finished in 2:57.48. Kusutani finished 41st overall, while 21 men beat Huyck to the line.

David Bronfenbrenner won the men's race.

Bronfenbrenner, from West Hazelton, Pa., finished in 2:33.34.

More than 3,500 runners competed in the race, with nine Hawaii residents finishing. Seven Hawaii residents finished the half-marathon run the same day.

This is the second year in a row the race did not offer prize money, race spokesman Al Boka said.

USA volleyball to hold youth tryouts in March

USA Volleyball will hold tryouts for the girls and boys high performance camp and youth national teams at the University of Hawaii in March at Gym I.

The girls tryout is on March 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Girls born between 1986 and 1987 are eligible for the youth national team, while girls born in 1988 or after are able to try out for the high performance camp.

The boys tryout will be from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on March 2, with boys born between 1985 and 1986 eligible for the youth team and boys born after 1986 eligible for the high performance camp.

For more information, call Cindy Flynn at 227-7367 or Kent Ma at 782-1082.

Islanders lose pair to parent league

Olen Rosehill and Kohei Satomi, members of the arenafootball2 Hawaiian Islanders last year, have been assigned to the practice squads of the Arizona Rattlers and Indiana Firebirds, respectively.

Rosehill was a lineman and Satomi was a defensive specialist.

They are the first two Islanders to move from the developmental af2 level to the AFL.

The Islanders are holding a tryout Saturday at Saint Louis School. Registration is 9 a.m.

Yamauchis bring home more hardware

Bryce Yamauchi, 17, a Punahou senior, won the 123-pound division at the National Weightlifting Championships in Shreveport, La., Saturday.

He lifted 198 pounds in the snatch and 242 in the clean and jerk for a total of 440.

Kyle Yamauchi, 19, a student at the University of Hawaii, won the 136-pound division by lifting 220 pounds in the snatch and 275 pounds, more than double his body weight, in the clean and jerk.

The total of the two lifts was 495 pounds. The Yamauchi brothers are both Junior National champions.

Monis and Alapa on Dana hoops team

Hawaii high school products Momilani Monis and Mililani Monis (Pearl City) and Samanta Alapa (Sacred Hearts Academy, Kaaawa) are playing basketball at Dana College in Blair, Neb.

Momilani Monis has had multiple double-double outings, and Alapa recorded a 30-point outburst Dec. 9 in a loss to York College. The Vikings are winless in 10 games this year.