LA‘IE, O‘ahu —Sharlene Carillo, former Kapa‘a cross country runner, finished second overall to help lead the University of Hawai‘i women’s cross country team to a first finish at the 2006 BYUH Cross Country Invitational Saturday.
Carillo crossed the finish at the BYUH course in La‘ie at 19:33. Top overall female finisher, Chantelle Laan of the Hawai‘i team, set the pace at 18:37.
The Hawai‘i women’s cross country team finished first with a total of 31 team points followed by host BYUH at 44 points, Hawai‘i Pacific at 69 points and Chaminade at 85 team points.
Chaminade freshman Rachel Martin, a former Waimea High School cross country runner, finished 18th overall at 22:25. That finish was good for the third Chaminade finish. Lisa Castle was the first Chaminade runner to cross at 20:13, 7th overall.
Irons brothers get good show in France
HOSSEGOR, France —
Kaua‘i’s Andy Irons and Association of Surfing Professionals ratings front-runner Kelly Slater notched solid wins in Round 1 of the Quiksilver Pro presented by Evian Saturday.
The event, the eighth of 11 on this year’s tour, was held in six feet-plus beachbreak-type waves at Hossegor located in the south of France, and spectacular barrel-riding was the norm.
Irons and Slater were two of the day’s standouts as both found plenty of time riding inside the bellies of some sand-crunching beasts.
Irons tore into his heat to surpass France’s Patrick Bevan and Australia’s Shaun Cansdell with relative ease.
“I’ve had a really good run here for the last couple of years,” Irons said. “I’m definitely not counting on anything, but I’m going to go out there and surf my best and that’s all I can do. It actually looks a lot like Hawai‘i — it’s just beautiful.”
Kaua‘i’s Bruce Irons put on a display, scoring a near perfect total of 19.57 out of 20 points by pulling into two long, stand-up barrels and leaving the crowd baying for more.
Organizers will meet this morning to assess conditions and make a decision regarding continuing the meet.
The forecast for the next few days indicates the weather could turn nasty, but swell permitting, either Round 2 or an expression session are likely to hit the water.
Coaches meeting Thursday
A coaches meeting for the County’s 14 and Under Community Girls Basketball program will start at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Pi‘ikoi Building Conference Room A.
Registration for the 14 and Under girls league takes place from Oct. 9 to 13 and participants need county waiver forms and a master list.
Registration fee is $30 per child.
For more information, contact Clyde at 332-9770 or Aaron at 822-0511.
Valdez aces WGC No. 14
Bobby Valdez of Kalihi, O‘ahu, aced the Wailua Golf Course 14th hole recently.
Valdez made the hole-in-one on the 168-yard par 3 using a MacGregor Hybrid UT3 20 degrees club. It’s his second ace in the 14 years he’s been golfing.
