2008 ILH Track Champions: Furukawa ‘08 and Wong ‘10
Senior Reid Furukawa ‘08 and sophomore Jenna Wong ‘10 captured gold medals at the 2008 ILH Track Championships this past weekend at Kamehameha Schools.
Furukawa won the long jump with a distance of 21 feet, 11 inches. A few weeks ago he captured the gold medal at the prestigious Punahou Invitational and has a personal best of 22 feet, 4 inches, just 2 inches shy of the the Iolani long jump record (22 feet, 6 inches) held by Eddie Kealoha ‘88.
Jenna Wong ‘10 won the 3000 meters with a time of 10:57.93, more than 9 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. She is currently ranked 2nd in the state and, along with Furukawa, will be looking to capture the gold at the 2008 Hawaii State Track & Field Championships on May 16 & 17 at Mililani High School.
At the 2007 State Championships, Furukawa and Wong finished 3rd and 2nd respectively.
[Source: Erin Furukawa '98, Photo: Rick Wo (via Furukawa)]
Sue Mason Said,
September 25, 2008 @ 9:16 am
Furukawa was actually the defending champion in the Long Jump for the prestigious Punahou Invitational since he won in 2007 as well. There were about a total of four athletes that were repeat winners in the 2008 Punahou Invitational. The Punahou Invitational is a preview of the State Championships since a lot of the best athletes are invitied to participate in their respective events.