January 19,
2008
David Kawada - Content Editor
dkawada@digitalsports.com
WATCH: Video Interviews of Kalaheo Female and Male Teams Below
A total of
14 schools competed in this 1st-year event at Richardson Complex at
Pearl Harbor. The JROTC cadets formed 34
teams and competed in several events testing physical conditioning, aquatic
skill, and how fast you can climb a tree.
“You can’t
really train for that,” said Linda Naki, coordinator of the event and JROTC
instructor at Campbell High School, the host school.
The events
were an obstacle course, physical fitness, water rafting, 2-mile run, tug o
war, and the popular coconut tree climbing.
The Hawaii National Guard provided the tree in which cadets needed to
climb as fast as they could and hit a buzzer at the top.
“We normally
have the Army Training Challenge. But because
so many troops are deployed, that was cancelled,” said senior Darren Taylor,
the student commander of the Campbell JROTC.
PFC Taylor is actually in the
Hawaii National Guard as part of the College First Program, as the minimum age
is 17 years.
Awards went
to the team winners in each event plus an overall winner. The awards were presented by Captain Michael
Malone from the US Navy.
2 mile run Kalaheo- Male
Obstacle Course Waianae- Male
Coconut Tree Climbling Kaiser- Male
Water Rafting Kalaheo
Tug O War St. Louis
Physical Fitness Kalaheo- Female
OVERALL KALAHEO- FEMALE TEAM
