Maui Interscholastic League surf results for third contest of the season in Hāna

Zolten Poulsen paced Maui Prep to their third straight boy’s win, while Maui Christian won the girl’s title behind Lila Sloan at the third Maui Interscholastic League surf contest, Saturday at Kokī Beach in Hāna.

Poulsen won his third straight shortboard Boys No. 1 title and repeated in the longboard No. 1. Other finalists for Nā Pueo included Seth Jucker (third in longboard No. 2 and fifth in shortboard No. 2), Bode Wheeler (third in bodyboard), and Tristan Richard (fourth in shortboard No. 3).

The Lahaina senior was able to handle the shifty, rainy, onshore conditions better than most. “Maybe I got the upper hand, because I’ve been doing it longer, and I’ve been to Hāna a lot more times than everybody else,” Poulsen said. “The waves were super all over the place, but definitely some diamonds in the rough. It was super rainy and stormy but yeah definitely some good ones out there. Super grateful to walk away with a win.”

Maui Prep can clinch the boy’s MIL title with a top five showing at the final contest at Lahaina Harbor. “We have a pretty solid team this year, everybody is fired up”, Poulsen said. “Hopefully we can get it done this year.”

Sloan, a Maui Christian senior, competed in all three events. She won longboard No. 1 and bodyboard and placed second in shortboard No. 1 in leading the Eagles to their first win of the season. Her teammate, Thayane Colpas, was second in shortboard No. 2 and longboard No. 2 while her twin sister, Talia, was fifth in shortboard No. 3.

Sloan was exhausted after winning the last heat of the day, the bodyboard final, but she put a positive spin on it. Sloan said, “I’m tired, it was nice because I got to go in the water a lot. It was kind of all over the place, it was hard to tell where I was in the line-up. For Kokī, the waves were great.”

The win put Maui Christian in contention for the women’s overall title along with Lahainaluna and King Kekaulike, who won the first two contests, respectively, and Maui Prep which has been in the top three in all three events.

Besides Poulsen and Sloane, the other double winner was Keano Jardine, of Maui Christian, who won the shortboard No. 2 and longboard No. 2. Ocean Lipstein, of Lahainaluna, won her third straight shortboard No. 1 title while Mikaia Barnes, of King Kekaulike, claimed her third straight win at shortboard No. 2. Kaja Przeciechowski, of King Kekaulike, won her second title at shortboard No. 3 while her brother, Miki, of Kīhei Charter, won his first bodyboard title. Noah Haas, of Kīhei Charter, won his second title at shortboard No. 3. The other winner was Zoey Offerfeld at girls longboard No. 2.

The battle for the team MIL crowns and team state berth will come down to the final team event at Lahaina Harbor on April 25. The next meet at Hoʻokipa on April 11 will determine the individual MIL qualifiers for the first Hawaiʻi High School Activities Association state surf contest. The HHSAA contest will be May 1, 2 at Hoʻokipa Beach Park.

Results

Team
Maui Prep 63
Kīhei Charter 58
Baldwin 54
Lahainaluna 53
Maui Christian 51
Seabury Hall 49
King Kekaulike 38
Hāna 37
Kamehameha 33
Kūlanihākoʻi 26
Maui High 18

Individual
Boys Shortboard No. 1

1. Zolten Poulsen, Maui Prep 15.23
2. Kahlil Pineres-Schooley, Seabury Hall 13.13
3. Matias Banto, Lahainaluna 10.64
4. Angel Jardine, Maui Christian 10.00
5. Chase Burnes, King Kekaulike 7.50
6. Rex Ang, Baldwin 5.60

Boys Shortboard No. 2

1. Keano Jardine, Maui Christian 11.76
2. Duke Stanton, Baldwin 11.57
3. Aiden Haas, Kīhei Christian 11.43
4. Ian Pegoraro, King Kekaulike 9.50
5. Seth Jucker, Maui Prep 9.26
6. Desmond Connelly, Seabury Hall 8.16

Boys Shortboard No. 3

1. Noah Hass, Kīhei Charter 11.50
2. Huy Vu, Baldwin 10.77
3. Mason Burns, Lahainaluna 9.50
4. Tristan Richard, Maui Prep 9.20
5. Noah Dvorak, Maui Christian 7.23
6. Ozzie Reyes, King Kekaulike 7.17

Longboard No. 1

1. Zolten Poulsen, Maui Prep 14.16
2. Dylan Molina, Baldwin 8.83
3. Kahlil Pineres-Schooley, Seabury Hall 8.73
4. Cru Spalding, Kamehameha 7.33
5. Aiden Haas, Kīhei Charter 8.27
6. Dylan Riley, Lahainaluna 2.50

Longboard No. 2

1. Keano Jardine, Maui Christian 10.46
2. Chase Lee, Lahainaluna 10.07
3. Seth Jucker, Maui Prep 8.13
4. Joshua Kawaiaea, Hāna 6.00
5. Taj Craig, Kīhei Charter 5.83
6. Ayden Truong, Baldwin 5.00

Bodyboard No. 1

1. Mike Przeciechowski, Kīhei Charter 13.44
2. Akira Thayer, Seabury Hall 7.13
3. Bode Wheeler, Maui Prep 6.57
4. Levin Stoddart, Lahainaluna 5.97
5. Ace Akiu, Hāna 4.30
6. Samuelu Kosi, Baldwin 4.00

Girls

Team
Maui Christian 67
Maui Prep 63
King Kekaulike 62
Lahainaluna 55
Kīhei Charter 46
Baldwin 45
Seabury Hall 41
Kamehameha 35

Individual
Shortboard No. 1

1. Ocean Lipstein, Lahainaluna 10.23
2. Lila Sloan, Maui Christian 7.94
3. Sloane Jucker, Maui Prep 7.40
4. Ayla Daian, King Kekaulike 7.03
5. Peyton Prouty, Seabury Hall 4.54
6. Kelea DeCaro, Kīhei Charter 4.16

Shortboard No. 2

1. Mikaia Barnes, King Kekaulike 9.93
2. Thayane Colpas, Maui Christian 7.74
3. Zoey Offergeld, Maui Prep 7.40
4. Stella Pogni, Lahainaluna 5.87
5. Moony Sanderson, Kīhei Charter 5.24
6. Greta Freet, Seabury Hall 4.17

Shortboard No. 3

1. Kaya Przeciechowska, King Kekaulike 9.03
2. Natalie Riggs, Kīhei Charter 5.83
3. Layla Merrill, Maui Prep 4.40
4. Mikaela Petrilli, Baldwin 3.06
5. Talia Sloan, Maui Christian 2.00
6. Francesca Scallopino, Seabury Hall 1.83

Longboard No. 1

1. Lila Sloan, Maui Christian 10.00
2. Sochi Henderson, King Kekaulike 7.00
3. Sloane Jucker, Maui Prep 5.93
4. Gianna Pogni, Lahainaluna 5.60
5. Akasia Knight, Baldwin 4.87
6. Elizabeth Jenkins, Seabury Hall 2.40

Longboard No. 2

1. Zoey Offergeld, Maui Prep 9.73
2. Thayane Colpas, Maui Christian 7.94
3. Ocean Lipstein, Lahainaluna 6.23
4. Kaja Przciechowska, King Kekaulike 4.90
5. Kelea DeCaro, Kīhei Charter 3.07
6. Kaia Kim, Baldwin 1.03

Bodyboard No. 1

1. Lila Sloan, Maui Christian 8.20
2. Hi’ipoi Starbuck, Kamehameha 7.93
3. Ilana Caserta, Maui Prep 7.04
4. Ava Herren, Baldwin 5.60
5. Stella Pogni, Lahainaluna 5.47
6. Madison Hughes, King Kekaulike 5.27

Season Standings

Boys
Maui Prep 39
Kīhei Charter 31
Maui Christian 30
Lahainaluna 26
King Kekaulike 25
Baldwin 24
Seabury Hall 17
Hāna 15
Kamehameha 10
Kūlanihākoʻi 10
Haleakalā Waldorf 8
Maui High 4

Girls
King Kekaulike 34
Lahainaluna 33
Maui Christian Academy 31
Maui Prep 31
Baldwin 23
Kīhei Charter 21
Seabury Hall 19
Kamehameha Maui 15
Maui High 8
Haleakala Waldorf 6
Kūlanihākoʻi 4