KEAAU — The crowd at Cougars Stadium hardly had time to sit down after the rendition of Hawaii Ponoi when Chenoa Frederick and Saydee Aganus struck.
Aganus assumed her preordained place at the top of the hurdling podium Saturday, while Frederick dazzled with a promise never seen before in Hawaii girls triple jumping.
HHSAA title aspirations will have to wait for Kamehameha, but Aganus and Frederick got a record-breaking day at the state track and field championships off to a raucous start.
“I’m happy, excited, tired, all at the same time,” Aganus said.
The junior claimed her first state gold by winning the 100-meter hurdles in 14.