2016 (Senior): Played in all 14 games, starting two at running back… one of 38 players on the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List prior to the season…ran for 416 yards on 102 carries, averaging 4.1 yards per rush…ran for a team-best 13 touchdowns, tied for sixth most in a single-season in program history…found the end zone in seven straight games, tying for the longest rushing touchdown streak in UH history…ran for 61 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in the season-opener vs. California (Aug. 27)…racked up a season-high 71 yards on the ground with one touchdown on 11 attempts against UT-Martin (Sept. 10)…had first of three multi-touchdown games, scoring two while running for 63 yards at Arizona (Sept. 17)…hit pay dirt twice while rushing for 25 yards vs. UNLV (Oct. 15)…scored the go-ahead touchdown with less than a minute remaining in a win at Fresno State (Nov. 19) to cap off a two touchdown performance…selected to the team’s leadership council…named to the academic All-MW team…finished his career ranked 11th all-time in rushing yards (1,717)
and ninth in rushing touchdowns (19).
2015 (Junior): Made seven appearances with three starts at running back before an injury sidelined him following the Nevada game on Oct. 24...carried the ball 48 times for a team third-best 187 yards...averaged 3.9 yards per carry and 26.7 yards per game...made a season-long run of 20 yards in his best game of the season at New Mexico (Oct. 17), carrying the ball 17 times for 94 yards...made four receptions out of the backfield, gaining 14 yards.
2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in 10 games, starting seven at running back…led the team with 646 yards rushing on 159 carries (4.1 avg.) and two touchdowns…also caught seven passes for 53 yards…two 100-yard rushing games…career-high 124 yards on career-high 32 carries and one touchdown against Northern Iowa (Sept. 13)…the following week, rushed for 123 yards on 19 carries against Colorado (Sept. 20)…rushed for 55 yards and a score against Nevada (Oct. 25)…missed the final three games of the season due to injury...named to the academic all-MW team.
2013 (Freshman): Appeared in all 12 games and made four starts at running back…finished second on the team with 468 yards on 113 carries and four touchdowns…averaged 4.1 yards per carry…had 13 receptions for 85 yards…season-high 19 carries for 104 yards and one touchdown against Army (Nov. 30)…rushed for 66 yards and two scores versus Fresno State (Sept. 8)…seven games with at least 10 carries…rushed for 77 yards on 16 carries with a season-long 29-yard rush against San José State (Oct. 5)…had three catches each at Oregon State (Sept. 7) and Colorado State (Oct. 26)…named to the academic all-MW team.
2012: Redshirted.
Prep: A 2012 graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu, O‘ahu…selected as the Gatorade Hawai‘i Football Player of the Year…rated as the No. 3 recruit in the state of Hawai‘i and 36th-best running back nationally by Rivals…picked as the No. 5 prospect in the state and No. 70 running back nationally by 247Sports…rushed for 1,154 yards and 12 touchdowns on 218 carries as a senior, leading his team to the HHSAA Division I state championship game…named to the
Honolulu Star-Advertiser all-state first team as a junior and senior…a three-time, all-ILH pick and ILH Offensive Player of the Year in 2011…selected to all-Hawai‘i football team by ESPN…rushed for more than 100 yards four times, including a season-high 162 yards in a win over ‘Iolani…participated in the H.U.B. Goodwill Senior Bowl All-Star game…as a junior, rushed for 771 yards on 152 carries and four touchdowns and caught 16 passes for 141 yards and a score...selected to
Honolulu Star-Advertiser all-state third team…also named all-ILH as a sophomore…a multi-sport athlete who also competed in basketball, track and wrestling...a starter on the Buffanblu basketball squad that captured the 2012 HHSAA Division I state championship...a member of the National Honor Society, Medical Science Club and Young Life Club.
Personal: Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu...majoring in kinesiology and rehabilitation sciences...nicknames are “Laka” and “Laks”...has two younger brothers...younger brother Ronley is a sophomore linebacker at San Diego State...parents are Ronley and Serena Lakalaka of Honolulu, O‘ahu.
2013 Game-by-Game Statistics
2014 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
