University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2023 (Senior):

• Appeared in all 13 games, starting in five.
• Made a position switch from offensive line to fullback.
• Carried the ball 12 times for 63 yards.
• Averaged 5.3 yards per carry with a long of 14 yards.
• Also had nine catches for 54 yards, including a season-long 23-yard gain in UH’s season opener vs. Vanderbilt.
• Nominated for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year award, marking the fourth time he’s been named to the list.

2022 :

• Appeared in four games.
• Made three straight starts at left guard versus Colorado State, Wyoming and at Fresno State.
• Redshirted.

• Appeared in nine games. 
• Started eight games at right guard.
• Started the first three games of the season.
• Also started the final five games of the season, including the last two when UH averaged 44 points and 513 yards per game.

2020:

• Started at right guard in all nine games.
• One of two offensive linemen along with Taaga Tuulima to start every game on the year.

2019 (Sophomore): 

• Named to the Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List
• Played in 10 games, starting all but one of those contests.
• Started the first three games of the year and six of the final eight at right guard. 
• Part of an offensive line that helped UH finish No. 13 nationally in total offense, including fifth in passing yards. 

2018 (Freshman):

• Named all-Mountain West honorable mention.
• Started all 14 games at right guard.
• One of only four true freshman nationally to start every game of the season.
• Provided protection for an offense that finished ninth nationally in passing.
• Earned academic all-MW honors.

Prep: 

• A 2018 graduate of Corona Centennial High School in Corona, Calif.
• Rated three stars by 247Sports as well as the No. 9 offensive guard in the West by Scout prior to his senior year.
• A four-year letterwinner in football, lining up at center and guard.
• A two-time all-league and all-CIF first-team selection.
• Also named Big 8 League Offensive Lineman MVP in both his junior and senior seasons.
• As a senior, helped the Huskies lead the area in scoring at 56.4 points and 525 yards per game.
• Part of a squad that won four straight league titles and a pair of CIF   championships.
• Participated in the Inland Empire All-Star Classic game.
• Also competed in the 2018 Polynesian Bowl.
• An honor-roll student.

Personal: 

• Born in Riverside, Calif.
• Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
• Has two brothers and three sisters.
• Parents are Atunaisa and Lusitania Vaipulu of Riverside, Calif.