New BIIF track standouts emerge as veterans keep winning at Kamehameha campus

Liko Godinez-Morrison gave the April BIIF track meet its sharpest jolt at Kamehameha-Hawaiʻi, breaking through for the first individual victory of his high school career in the boys 200 and doing it in a personal-best 22.81 seconds. The Waiakea sophomore’s run was the clearest sign yet that the league’s competitive order is shifting as championship season approaches.

He was not alone. Michaela Costales of St. Joseph swept the girls hurdles, winning the 110 in 17.50 seconds and the 300 in 51.33, both season-best marks. Waiakea’s Raiyan Rahman matched that kind of double in the boys hurdles, taking the 110 in 18.39 and the 300 in 44.43, both his best efforts of the season. Kealakehe’s Mia Thennes also used the meet to reset her own standard, winning the girls 100 and 200 with personal-best times, while Keaʻau’s Kayzahlyn Mendoza-Sua earned her first individual win of the season in the girls 400.

Even with the new names breaking through, the island’s established leaders kept piling up wins. Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s Jack Soon-Ludes controlled the boys middle-distance races, winning the 400, 800 and 1,500. Kealakehe’s Zadie Bolton stayed dominant in distance events with victories in the girls 1,500 and 3,000. Kohala’s Mari Ontiveros won both the discus and shot put, while Kohala’s Nai Rivera and Kanu o ka ʻĀina’s Zenity Murray-Thorton added field-event victories. Hilo’s boys and girls relay teams also came away with multiple wins, underscoring how deep the league remains across sprints, distance and the throws.

The meet fit into a larger spring grind, not a one-day showcase. BIIF’s 2026 track schedule lists separate meet results and dates through the season, and the league has already staged meets at Kamehameha-Hawaiʻi on March 21 and Hawaii Preparatory Academy on April 4 before this latest stop. The same campus has been fast all spring. A March 30 meet there produced venue records and personal-best performances, including Konawaena senior Violet Schaut’s sweep of the girls 100, 200 and 4x100.

That pattern matters now because the postseason is close. The Hawaii High School Athletic Association has set the 2026 track and field state championships for May 15-16 at Kamehameha-Kapālama in Honolulu, giving BIIF athletes only a short runway to sharpen marks, improve seedings and lock in relay lineups. With schools from Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi and Waiakea to Hilo, Kealakehe, Kohala, Konawaena, St. Joseph, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Keaʻau and Kanu o ka ʻĀina all in the mix, the Kamehameha campus meet showed a league where the familiar powers still win, but the challengers are closing fast.