Defending state champion Margarito Martinez of Leilehua won his second straight race of the season on Saturday, helping his boys cross country team to the team title at the Mililani Invitational.

Martinez finished the 3-mile course in 15 minutes, 48.21 seconds. Younger brother, Dylan, was second in 16:58.63 and teammate Elliot Estrada was third in 17:01.81, helping the Mules win with a meet-low 23 points. Also scoring points for Leilehua were Branden Miya (sixth, 17:47.61) and Adam Weaver (11th, 18:22.87).

Margarito won the season-opening meet at Pearl City on Sept. 4 while Dylan was second.

In the girls 3-mile race, Mililani's Kimberly Pugliese won her second straight race of the season, helping the Trojans win the team title.

Pugliese finished the three-mile course around her school's campus in 19:38.62. Pugliese also won the season-opening meet at Pearl City on Sept. 4.

Pugliese's teammates finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth to help the Trojans win the team title with 19 points. Courtney Garner was third (20:35.12), Taylor Suwa finished fourth (21:37.91), Jaclyn Knaus was fifth (21:49.80) and Taylor Sinn finished sixth (21:50.47). Moanalua's Sophie Curatilo finished second in 20:33.74.

Also on Saturday, Kalani runners won their respective races at the Kalani Invitational. Linnea Tokushige won the girls three-mile race in 21:39.76. Tokushige and Castle's Daylnn Chun Fat-Arden were the race leaders until Tokushige pulled away. Tamako Delfino of Roosevelt was second in 22:15.15 and Chun Fat-Arden was third in 22:19.03.

In the boys race, Gavin Taketa of Kalani passed race leader Marjeson Gonzales of Farrington with about a mile left to win in 17:53.48. Gonzales was second in 18:04.32 and Jerry Yu of Roosevelt was third in 18:29.70.

RESULTS

Mililani Invitational
3 miles

Varsity Boys
Team: 1, Leilehua 23. 2, Mililani 45. 3, Pearl City 54.

Individual: 1, Margarito Martinez, Lei, 15:48.21. 2, Dylan Martinez, Lei, 16:58.63. 3, Elliot Estrada, Lei, 17:01.81. 4, Zachary Carvalho, Mil, 17:08.78. 5, Royce Yamane, Mil, 17:30.14. 6, Branden Miya, Lei, 17:47.61. 7, Dick Bergstrom, PC, 18:00.88. 8, Zachary Villarmia, PC, 18:02.67. 9, Peter Tanaka, PC, 18:09.30. 10, Paven Sinn, Mil, 18:09.91.

Varsity Girls
Team: 1, Mililani 19. 2, Leilehua 58. 3, Moanalua 95. 4, Campbell 97. 5, Kalaheo 110. 6, Aiea 158.

Individual: 1, Kimberly Pugliese, Mil, 19:38.62. 2, Sophie Curatilo, Moa, 20:33.74. 3, Courtney Garner, Mil, 20:35.12. 4, Taylor Suwa, Mil, 21:37.915. Jaclyn Knaus, Mil, 21:49.80. 6, Taylor Sinn, Mil, 21:50.47. 7, Katelyn LaCamera, Lei, 22:07.02. 8, Jacqueline Chong, PC, 22:12.05. 9, Kelsey Painter, Mil, 22:19.82. 10, Rhiannon Cleveland, Lei, 22:27.60.

JV Boys
Team: 1, Moanalua 45. 2, Pearl City 61. 3, Leilehua 75. 4, Kalaheo 96. 5, Campbell 102. 6, Mililani 104.

Individual: 1, Carson Garner, Mil, 18:17.62. 2, Reece Teramoto, PC, 18:25.72. 3, Austin Davis, Moa, 18:29.63. 4, Paul Enriquez, PC, 18:54.29. 5, Ryan Matsumoto, Moa, 19:19.85.

JV Girls
Team: 1, Mililani 20. 2, Kalaheo 59. 3, Campbell 77. 4, Moanalua 81.

Individual: 1, Maile Shigemasa, PC, 21:36.29. 2, Aiza Valeriano, Cam, 21:50.26. 3, Alyssa Stiles, Mil, 22:34.05. 4, Brooklin Jensen, Lei, 22:59.55. 5, Rachel Brewer, Mil, 23:05.30.

Kalani Invitational
3 miles

No team scores.

Boys (combined)
Individual: 1, Gavin Taketa, Kaln, 17:53.48. 2, Marjeson Gonzales, Farr, 18:04.32. 3, Jerry Yu, Roos, 18:29.70. 4, Sime Shen, McK, 18:43.39. 5, Bryson Nakatani, Roos, 18:48.25. 6, Sankalpa Marahatta, Roos, 18:56.17. 7, Tomoyaki Murata, Kais JV, 18:56.50. 8, Cedric Petty, Cas JV, 19:07.86. 9, Brandon Pizzarro, Cas, 19:08.36. 10, David Kim, McK, 19:41.17.

Girls (combined)
Individual: 1, Linnea Tokushige, Kaln, 21:39.76. 2, Tamako Delfino, Roos JV, 22:15.15. 3, Daylnn Chun Fat-Arden, Cas, 22:19.03. 4, Lynn Le, Roos, 22:32.84. 5, Makenzie Arita, Kais, 22:34.92. 6, Lindsey Moriyama, Kaln, 22:35.84. 7, Kana Morimoto, Roos JV, 23:12.99. 8, Trisha Ishikawa, Kaim, 23:17.92. 9, Lauren Calkins, Cas JV, 23:30.40. 10, Tiffany Tang, McK, 23:38.06.

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