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Cajimat, McKee get gold in taekwondo
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i's Jayme Cajimat and Jarred McKee won gold medals last week at the Fourth Pan American Junior Taekwondo Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Cajimat, a junior at Damien Memorial School, defeated Pedro Arturo Romualdo Dominguez of El Salvador, 3-0, Saturday in the title match of the flyweight division.
McKee, a senior at 'Aiea High School, defeated Edgar Sanchez of the Dominican Republic, 1-0, in overtime Friday in the final of the bantamweight division.
ARCHERY
SHIPMAN ADVANCES
Hale'iwa's Phyllis Shipman, a 64-year-old retired principal, placed 14th recently at the First Nomination Shoot in Conyers, Ga. The finish determined her ranking for the Second Nomination Shoot in April.
The 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for archery consists of three shoots. The U.S. currently has three Olympic slots open for the men and one for the women.
Jennifer Nichols, of Cheyenne, Wyo., took first in the women's division with 23.75 points. Shipman collected 7.50 points. She advanced from the first day into the final 16, which qualifies her for the next trial.
Nichols was the top qualifier, then won 14 of her 15 round-robin matches to accumulate her points. Brady Ellison, Glendale, Ariz., won the men's division with 20.75 points.
The Second Nomination Shoot will be at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., April 1 to 6. After the conclusion of that, the field will be cut to eight men and eight women. Those athletes compete in the Third Nomination Shoot at the Easton Archery Complex in Phoenix, Ariz., May 1 to 4, to determine their final rank. Those athletes will be nominated to the USOC for a position on the U.S. Olympic Team.
SOCCER
WHITE, LANZ HONORED
Hawai'i-Hilo's Kelly White and Luis Lanz have been named the Pacific West Conference Soccer Players of the Week.
White, a sophomore midfielder, anchored a defense that has now kept opponents scoreless for more than 300 minutes. She led the Hilo to a 2-0 win over Chaminade and set up the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Brigham Young-Hawai'i.
Lanz, a freshman forward on the men's team, scored two goals and had two assists in a 7-1 win over Chaminade and a 2-1 win over BYUH.
GOLF
UH MEN FINISH 14TH
The University of Hawai'i men's team finished 14th in the 19-team Wolf Pack Classic yesterday at Reno, Nev.
The Warriors shot a three-round total of 29-over 893. Arizona was the only team to finish under par with a 14-under 850 total.
Robert Berton led UH with a 5-over 221 total for a tie for 34th. Arizona's Tyler Neal won with 6-under 210.
HILO WOMEN PLACE 4TH
The Hawai'i-Hilo women's team finished fourth in the seven-team Western Washington Women's Invitational at Bellingham, Wash.
The Vulcans shot a two-round total of 64-over 648. Western Washington won with 42-over 626.
Randi Ono led Hilo with a 12-over 158 total for a tie for sixth. Grand Canyon's Jessica McKay won with 1-over 147.
