For so long, Shamma Nakama’s shadow on the judo mat was Kayla Araki, who always had a reservation spot for first place on the medal podium.
Araki, a Kamehameha senior, was attempting to make history at the BIIF individual championships on Saturday at Waiakea’s gym, shooting for a 3 for 3 career gold finish.
She earlier closed her BIIF wrestling career with a 4 for 4 run and three bronzes at the HHSAA tournament.
A 7 for 7 stat line as a judoka/wrestler would have placed her right below 2012 Kamehameha graduate Megan Aina, who went 8 for 8 and won gold in both sports at states.