Iolani Alumni

Despite fouling on two of his three attempts, senior long-jumper Reid Furukawa recorded one mark of 22 feet, 2 1/4 inches which was good enough to earn him the gold medal at the 2008 Hawaii State Track & Field Championships. He was the only member of the Iolani Boys team to place in the Top 3.

On the girls side, sophomore Jenna Wong and junior Olivia Fatongia each captured bronze medals. Wong finished in third in the 3000 meter run with a time of 10:48.82 while Fatongia earned her medal in the discus with a distance of 119 feet, 2 inches.

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)]