2006 ILH Boys Cross-Country

Looking at the results from yesterday's meet at Kamehameha Schools, I couldn't help but notice how different the strength is distributed in the boys from the girls teams. The top teams results were as follows:

Intermediates: Mid-Pacific 40, Kamehameha 41, Iolani 64, HBA 108, Punahou 124
JV's: Iolani 29, Kamehameha 51, HBA 82
Varsity: Kamehameha 46, Mid-Pacific 53, Iolani 57, HBA 85

Pardon me, but the first thing that this old Iolani supporter notices is, where's Punahou? Whereas Punahou is the team to beat on the girls side, they certainly have a lot of work to do on the boys side. There were 62 entries in the boys varsity, not one from Punahou. There were also only 3 boys entered in the JV division. Wow!

But, even without Punahou, it looks like the competition will be fierce. Mid-Pacific, led by Scott Motobu, looks to have the depth to make a run this year. Kamehameha and Iolani also have the top runners and depth to make it a 3 way race this year. All 3 teams have 3 potential top 10 runners. Mid-Pacific has Scott, Philip Hong and Rick Goto. Iolani has Kon Weber, Daniel Lum and Sean Dudevoir. Kamehameha has Kyle Pidot, Kainoa Ho and Kamalu Beamer. The only other team on the horizon would be HBA, but at this early point in the season, it looks like they don't have quite enough this year to stay with the other 3 teams.