Approaching her final triple jump at the HHSAA track and field championships in May, Kadara Marshall looked up at the Oahu sky and turned nostalgic.
Soaking everything in, Marshall was determined to have her last leap epitomize her four-year career at Waiakea.
“I was like this is your last athletic event in high school,” Marshall said. “You’ve done this; three sports for four years, just go all out and make yourself happy.”
When Marshall landed, she was a state champion.
“I did that, and I surprised myself and everybody else,” Marshall said.
Her track and field career is over – there were a few restless nights involved – and her soccer days are also done, which is just as well.