Seattle University junior Jacques Herbert picked a great time to set a personal record in the one-mile run.
The 2014 Punahou alumnus ran the race in 4 minutes, 15.05 seconds to win medalist honors at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Nampa, Idaho, on Saturday.
Herbert also finished in sixth place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:40.50, which came after he won the mile by .78 seconds.
“His strength and speed endurance have improved since last outdoor season,” Seattle U. coach Trisha Steidl said in a press release. “That, coupled with his dead-on focus and desire to get this title put him in position to mentally and physically be prepared to do what he did. He looked in control the whole time and made confident moves.”
The outdoor track and field season begins March 18.
Hayashida ties Seattle Pacific record
Seattle Pacific senior Kristi Hayashida tied the school record with a 9.925 on the balance beam to win the event in a four-team meet at The Pavilion in Davis, Calif., on Friday.
Hayashida, who is from Mililani and was home schooled, topped her previous best score of 9.90 to tie the record established 16 years ago by Alison Siegel.
Her score helped lead the Falcons to a season-high point total in the meet.
“Alison was also an awesome beam worker. She and Kristi are both deserving of being school record holders,” said SPU coach Laurel Tindall in a press release. “A 9.95 would beat it and I would say Kristi is definitely capable of that. She pretty much stuck her dismount, but there was a little room for error there.”
Hayashida placed second nationally on the beam in last year’s USA Gymnastics Collegiate meet after finishing third as a sophomore and 10th during her freshman season.
AROUND THE NATION
BASEBALL
>> Codie Paiva, Kamehameha ’15: The Loyola Marymount right-hander picked up his first win of the season, allowing two earned runs on seven hits in six innings with four walks and three strikeouts in a 7-3 win over Washington State on Monday.
>> KJ Harrison, Punahou ’14: The Oregon State junior blasted his first home run of the season in a 5-2 win over Nebraska on Saturday and finished hitting .375 (6-for-16) with four runs and five RBIs in four games to help the Beavers go 3-1 in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Spring Training College Baseball Challenge over the weekend in Surprise, Ariz.
>> Tyler Yamaguchi, Mid-Pacific ’15: The Northern Colorado shortstop singled home the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning to give the Bears a 1-0 win over San Jose State on Friday. Yamaguchi went 5-for-16 with two RBIs in two games each against Brigham Young and the Spartans. The Bears finished 1-3.
>> Corey Nakakura, ‘Iolani ’15: The Northern Colorado designated hitter finished 3-for-9 with four walks in four games last week.
>> Brent Sakurai, Mid-Pacific ’13: The New Mexico State senior second baseman finished 8-for-17 with six runs, six RBIs, a walk and a stolen base in a four-game sweep of Mount St. Mary’s over the weekend.
>> Tyler Meditz, Kamehameha ’13: The Santa Clara left fielder homered in a 10-3 loss to Michigan on Sunday and finished 5-for-12 with two runs scored in three losses in the Jack Gifford Memorial Tournament over the weekend.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
>> Alexandra Masaquel, ‘Iolani ’13: The William & Mary forward had 14 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal in a 58-52 win over UNCW on Friday and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field to finish with 15 points, six rebounds, four steals and an assist in a 62-53 victory over James Madison on Sunday.
>> Kiki Robertson, Mid-Pacific ’13: The Alaska Anchorage senior point guard finished with eight points, nine rebounds, four steals and three assists in a 75-72 double-overtime victory over Western Washington on Thursday to clinch a third consecutive GNAC title for the Seawolves. Robertson had 13 points, four steals, four rebounds and two assists in a 77-72 win over Simon Fraser on Saturday to close the regular season.
MEN’S GOLF
>> John Oda, Moanalua ’14: The UNLV junior shot consecutive rounds of 3-under 69 before closing with a 72 to finish in a tie for eighth place at 6-under 210 in the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz., that ended Tuesday.
>> PJ Samiere, Punahou ’14: The San Diego State junior closed with a 2-under 70 to finish in a tie for 34th place at 7-over 223 in the Southwestern Invitational that ended Tuesday in Westlake Village, Calif.
>> Kyle Suppa, Punahou ’16: The Southern California freshman closed with a 2-over 74 to finish in a tie for 48th place at 10 over in the Southwestern Invitational.
>> Kyosuke Hara, Moanalua ’16: The Oregon State freshman finished strong after shooting consecutive 81s, closing with a 1-over 73 to finish in a tie for 71st place at 19 over in the Southwestern Invitational.
WOMEN’S GOLF
>> Mariel Galdiano, Punahou ’16: The UCLA freshman earned her third top-five finish in six career collegiate events with a tie for third place at 4-over 223 at the Bruin Wave Invitational that ended Tuesday in Los Angeles. Galdiano shot rounds of 76 and 74 on Tuesday to finish four shots behind the winner.
>> Brittany Fan, Kamehameha ’14: The Colorado junior shot rounds of 74, 75 and 76 to finish in a tie for seventh place at 6-over 225 at the Bruin Wave Invitational.
>> Allisen Corpuz, Punahou ’16: The Southern California freshman battled back from an opening-round 86 to shoot 76 and 77 on Tuesday and finished in a tie for 42nd place at 20-over 239 at the Bruin Wave Invitational.
>> Rose Huang, ‘Iolani ’15: The Brigham Young sophomore matched her opening-round 73 with another on Tuesday to finish in a tie for fourth place at 1-over 217 in the Gold Rush tournament in Seal Beach, Calif.
>> Ciera Min, Waiakea ’13: The Gonzaga senior opened with an even-par 72 and closed with a 74 to finish in a tie for 13th place at 6 over in the Gold Rush tourney.
>> Kristin Le, Punahou ’14: The Santa Clara junior finished with her best round, a 2-over 74, to place in a tie for 33rd at 12-over 228 in the Gold Rush.
>> Aiko Leong, Punahou ’16: The BYU freshman closed with back-to-back 79s to finish in a tie for 58th place at 19 over at the Gold Rush tourney.
SOFTBALL
>> Kamalani Dung, Kamehameha ’15: The Fresno State sophomore pitcher went 2-1 over the weekend, allowing just three earned runs in 22 innings to improve to 7-3 this season. Dung tossed a two-hitter in a 3-0 win over UC Davis on Saturday, striking out four and walking none. She finished with 17 hits allowed, five walks and 12 strikeouts in the three games.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
>> Alyssa Tobita, Mililani ’14: The Oregon junior is 14-5 in doubles competition this season with a win in the No. 1 flight and won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4 singles to help the Ducks beat UC Santa Barbara 5-2 on Friday. She also won at No. 1 doubles on Sunday in a 4-0 defeat of Houston.
>> Ashley Ishimura, Punahou ’15: The Creighton sophomore snapped a four-match losing streak at No. 1 singles and was also victorious at No. 1 doubles to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-2 win over Missouri Western State on Sunday.
>> Kristen Poei, ‘Iolani ’13: The Cal State Northridge senior evened her singles record at 3-3 with a victory in the No. 6 draw and helped secure a 4-3 win over Cal Poly on Sunday with a win at No. 1 doubles to help the Matadors secure the deciding point in doubles competition.
>> Lisa Owen, Kaiser ’16: The Puget Sound freshman collected her second Logger Club Logger of the Week award after leading UPS to two wins over the weekend. Owen won both No. 1 singles matches in straight sets and also won twice at No. 1 doubles to help Puget Sound beat Pacific Lutheran 8-1 on Saturday and Willamette (Ore.) 9-0 on Sunday.
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
>> Jessica Lee, ‘Iolani ’16: The Villanova freshman made the awards podium in the pole vault with a height of 3.50 meters to place third at the Big East Championships on Friday in Staten Island, N.Y.
>> Kristine Felix, Baldwin ’12: The Washington State senior cleared a height of 3.97 meters to finish in sixth place at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in Seattle on Friday.
>> Celine Lum, Kaiser ’15: The Point Loma sophomore finished second in the pole vault after clearing 3.40 meters at the Mangrum Invitational on Saturday in San Marcos, Calif.
>> Anaiah Christensen, Kauai ’16: The Point Loma freshman took fourth in the women’s high jump (1.55 meters) and sixth in the triple jump (10.16 meters) in the Mangrum Invitational.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
>> Micah Ma’a, Punahou ’15: The UCLA sophomore had a team-high 42 assists, four kills, four digs, three block assists and an ace in a five-set loss to UC Irvine on Friday. Ma’a had a match-high 55 assists, five kills in five swings, three block assists, a dig and an ace in a four-set win over UC San Diego on Saturday.
>> Wil Stanley, Punahou ’16: The Brigham Young freshman put down kills in both of his attempts and added two aces, an assist and a block assist in a four-set win over Stanford on Friday after sweeping the Cardinal on Thursday.
>> Gabriel Vega, ‘Iolani ’12: The Stanford senior hit .261 with a team-high 10 kills, seven digs and two block assists against BYU on Thursday and tied for a game-high 14 kills, seven digs and a block assist on Friday.
>> Evan Enriques, KS-Hawaii ’14: The Stanford starting libero had a game-high 12 digs and two assists on Thursday and a team-high 13 digs and two assists on Friday.
>> Emmett Enriques, KS-Hawaii ’15: The Cal Baptist sophomore libero had eight digs and two assists in a four-set loss to Long Beach State on Feb. 22 and four assists and three digs in a three-set loss to CSUN on Friday.
>> Cullen Mosher, Kamehameha ’13: The Grand Canyon junior outside hitter had seven kills, six digs, four block assists and an ace in a five-set loss to Ohio State on Sunday.
>> Sky Engleman, Moanalua ’14: The Grand Canyon junior libero had six digs and three assists against the Buckeyes.
>> Justice Lord, Hilo ’15: The Barton College sophomore middle blocked had five kills, five block assists, two digs and a solo block in a four-set win over Mount Olive on Feb. 22. Lord put down all six attempts for kills and added two block assists in a sweep of Coker on Friday.
>> Karson Cruz, Moanalua ’15: The Briar Cliff sophomore posted 15 kills in a four-set win over Benedictine Mesa on Friday.
>> Diego Garcia, Punahou ’16: The Emerson College freshman had a match-high 10 digs, two assists and an ace in a sweep of Dean College on Saturday.
>> Stig Regan, Le Jardin ’14: The Emerson College junior middle had two kills, a solo block and a dig against Dean College.
>> Savili Bartley, Kamehameha ’12: The Grand View (Iowa) senior middle had three kills, four block assists, three digs, one solo block and an assist in a sweep of Graceland (Iowa) last Thursday.
>> Silia Tucker, Kalaheo ’13: The Graceland (Iowa) senior setter had a team-high 23 assists, four digs and two kills against Grand View (Iowa).
>> Casey Bolda, Kaiser ’13: The Lakeland (Wisc.) University senior outside hitter had a team-high 16 digs, 13 kills, two aces and two block assists in a five-set loss to Carthage on Saturday.
Stats compiled by Billy Hull, Star-Advertiser. To submit an athlete for nomination, email: bhull@staradvertiser.com.
