At the very top, the Hawaii Hall of Honor doesn’t often see brilliance as bright as this.
Dominant in their respective sports, runner Dakota Grossman, swimmer Jasmine Mau, two-sport standout Alohi Robins-Hardy and wrestler/judoka Joshua Terao led the final voting for the 2014 class on Sunday.
Grossman completed an illustrious career at Seabury Hall last week, winning gold in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs at the state track and field championships. Mau’s prowess in the pool was unparalleled during her career at Punahou. She won gold in four different individual events.
Robins-Hardy was the hub for three Kamehameha state championship teams — two in volleyball and one in basketball. Terao made history with a first of its kind: four wrestling state championships and four judo state titles.
The banquet for the 12 Hall of Honor inductees will be held at Ala Moana Hotel on June 1.
Here’s the field, chosen from a group of several dozen by the Hall of Honor panel this weekend:
Alyssa Bettendorf, Seabury Hall
After collecting a lot of second- and third-place finishes in the state track and field championships, Bettendorf peaked as a senior. She won three sprints last week — the 100, 200 and 400 — and took third in the long jump to help the tiny school in Olinda, Maui, win the girls team title. She will run at Northern Colorado.
Evan Enriques, Kamehameha-Hawaii
The three-time all-state volleyball selection, almost sure to be a four-time pick very soon, helped the Warriors become a statewide powerhouse during his career. He was the 2012 All-State player of the year, and in the recently completed state tourney, Enriques was picked as the tourney’s most outstanding player. He will play at Stanford.
Dayton Furuta, Mililani
The three-sport standout was in perpetual motion since Day 1 of his freshman year. He was an All-State linebacker for the OIA champion Trojans, was a two-time OIA wrestling champion — and placed second in the state meet at 220 pounds — and placed among the top three in the judo state tourney in all four years. He captured the state judo crown last week. He will play football at UH.
Dakota Grossman, Seabury Hall
Grossman capped a phenomenal career with her two long-distance wins at the state track meet, plus a third-place finish in the 800. Her victory in the 3,000 made it four golds in four years for that race, in addition to two golds in the 1,500. Her four-peat in the 3,000 is the first since Victoria Chang (1997-2000). Oh, and she also won the girls cross country state crown all four years. She will run at Utah.
Sarah Liva, Mililani
Liva’s near-epic basketball effort at tiny Hanalani School — two-time ILH Division II player of the year, All-State Fab 15 as a junior — took a stunning turn when she transferred to Mililani. She became a dominant player against D-I competition, helping Mililani upset Konawaena as the Trojans reached the state semifinals. She was voted to the All-State Fab 15 as the No. 3 player in the state. Liva was also voted No. 8 in the girls volleyball All-State Fab 15. She will play both sports at Portland State.
Jasmine Mau, Punahou
She’s been breaking marks since freshman year. In all, Mau altered the ILH record book eight times and the state (HHSAA) record book six times. Seven of the eight ILH marks were in individual events. Five of the seven state marks were individual. As a senior, she set a national record in the 100 fly (52.23 seconds). She will swim at Cal.
Jacob McEnroe, Farrington
Named this week as the Farrington senior male athlete of the year, McEnroe blossomed in the past year. He emerged as an All-State cornerback for the Governors, a 6-foot-2 blazer who covered ground as well as any defender. McEnroe was voted No. 2 in the All-State Fab 15 boys basketball selections by coaches and media, leading Farrington to the state final.
Alohi Robins-Hardy, Kamehameha
She was practically a prodigy with deep familial roots in volleyball. Robins-Hardy became a four-time All-State selection, including player of the year honors as a senior, and was the setter for state-title teams in ’10 and ’13. But she also ascended in basketball, becoming an All-State player as a junior during Kamehameha’s state-championship run. As an All-State senior, she finished a close second to Chanelle Molina in the running for player of the year. She will play both sports at BYU.
Ryan Stack, Kamehameha
An elite swimmer, Stack began collecting gold as a sophomore, winning the state 100 freestyle and helping the Warriors’ relay team win the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. In his junior season, he repeated as the state 200 and 400 freestyle champion, and Kamehameha also repeated as 200 and 400 freestyle relay champs, setting a record in the 200 freestyle relay. He also finished second in the 100 freestyle.
Stack three-peated with state titles in the 400 and 200 freestyle as a senior, setting a state record in the latter event. He also swam on a relay team that won the 200 medley. Two years ago, his Kamehameha Swim Club relay team set a national record in the 200 freestyle relay.
Josh Terao, Mid-Pacific
He followed his brother David’s footsteps and went beyond. Taking eight golds in wrestling and judo is a first, and on the national scene, he was first in freestyle and seventh in Greco-Roman at the Junior Cadet national championships last summer. He will wrestle at American University.
Alyssa Tobita, Mililani
Tobita captured three state individual tennis championships between her freshman and junior seasons, and won four OIA crowns. She has been nationally ranked throughout her prep career. She will play at Oregon.
Larry Tuileta, Punahou
Tuileta is a two-time All-State quarterback and guided the Buffanblu to a state football title as a senior. On the volleyball court, he is a three-time All-State outside hitter, on the verge of a fourth selection. He’s also in the running for volleyball player of the year honors. Tuileta was named Punahou’s male athlete of the year in his class for all four years. He will play at USC.