McKenna sixth at D-II championship

Senior runner Fiona McKenna cemented her place in Hawaii Pacific athletics history when she finished sixth in the NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country Championship on a muddy course Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

McKenna tied Nina Christensen for the best performance in HPU history when Christensen placed sixth in 2003.

Racing as an individual in a field of 248 runners, McKenna covered the 5.78-kilometer course in 21 minutes, 25 seconds — 20 seconds out of first place.

Hawaii Pacific men beat Hilo in overtime

Justin Long made two free throws with 19 seconds left in overtime to ice Hawaii Pacific’s 70-65 victory over Hawaii Hilo in a Pacific West Conference game on Saturday at Neal Blaisdell Center.

Hawaii Hilo’s Darius Johnson-Williams converted one of two free throws with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to force the extra period, but HPU outscored the Vulcans 8-3 in overtime and improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the PacWest.

Luke Hager had a game-high 24 points and Darry Jones was double trouble for the Vulcans, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds for HPU.

Hawaii Hilo (4-4, 0-2) had three players score in double figures. Darnell Williams had 15 points, Tre Johnson 13 and Johnson-Williams 10.

HPU women’s basketball team on a roll

The Hawaii Pacific women’s basketball team continued its win streak against Hawaii Hilo, defeating the Vulcans 99-65 on Saturday in a Pacific West Conference game at Neal Blaisdell Center.

HPU (6-1, 2-0) has beaten Hawaii Hilo (2-4, 1-1) eight consecutive times. Morganne Comstock had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and Kylie Huerta had a game-high 24 points for the Sharks.

Hayley Reynolds and Alexa Jacobs led Hawaii Hilo with 10 points each.

Ching finishes tied for ninth at eGolf event

Punahou graduate Alex Ching carded a final-round 73 and finished in a four-way tie for ninth place at the eGolf Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship on Saturday at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Ching finished the 72-hole tournament at 7-under 281 and pocketed $6,250.

Ryan Nelson of Charleston, S.C., carded a 2-under 70 for a 20-under 268 total, good for a five-shot wire-to-wire win and the tournament’s $50,000 first-place prize — the largest check in developmental golf history.

Nick Mason, a Leilehua graduate, finished in a four-way tie for 13th with a final-round 71 and earned $4,625.

Moanalua grad Tadd Fujikawa faltered with a final-round 81, and placed 68th, earning $1,050.