Former EHS Hornet Hawaaboo breaks own school record, claims second NWC heptathlon title

Hawaaboo earned a career best of career-best 4,840 points at the Northwest Conference Multi-Event Championship.

Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Linfield University.

Linfield’s Kira Hawaaboo broke her own school record by 211 points while successfully repeating as heptathlon champion Tuesday at the Northwest Conference Multi-Event Championships at Stoffer Family Stadium.

Hawaaboo finished the two-day, seven-event competition with career-best 4,840 points, outpacing 10 challengers. The championship event was hosted by George Fox University.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the way Kira competed the last few days,” Wildcats coach Travis Olson said afterward. “She continues to improve, which is a testament to the work she puts in.”

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Hawaaboo began the second day of competition trailing George Fox’s Jenna Huntsman by five points but easily surpassed her conference rival on Day 2, winning both the long jump (18 feet, 0 inches) and the javelin (personal best 124-1). She also placed fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:34.59.

“Kira knows how to get in the right frame of mind to compete at a high level when it counts. That’s something you just can’t teach and probably the biggest reason she’s so successful. I’m expecting even bigger things from her for the rest of the season.”

Huntsman finished second overall with 4,669 points followed by Emily Brown of Whitworth with 4,495 points.

The junior from Enumclaw, Washington, positioned herself nicely for an automatic invitation to compete in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, May 23-26, in Geneva, Ohio. Her school-record 4,840 points ranked third among Division III heptathletes this spring. Hawaaboo is also likely to be a leading contender in the women’s long jump, where she currently ranks eighth nationally.

Read more about Hawaaboo at https://golinfieldwildcats.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/kira-hawaaboo/18344.

Linfield University is an independent, nonprofit university with campuses in McMinnville and Portland, Oregon, as well an eCampus for online learning. Since 1858, Linfield has connected a traditional liberal arts experience with practical education through 54 majors, including wine studies, sport management and nursing. Linfield also offers interdisciplinary master’s degrees in business, nursing and sports sciences. For five years running, U.S. News & World Report magazine has named Linfield one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation when it comes to social mobility. Thirty-eight percent of Linfield students are first-generation college students, and 38% are U.S. students of color. Linfield competes in the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference.

Learn more at www.linfield.edu.