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2023 Football Roster

Russ Cannon
Trevor Camello

61 Eliki Tanuvasa

61 Eliki Tanuvasa

  • Position:
    Offensive Line
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 300
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Honolulu, O'ahu
  • Highschool:
    Saint Louis School
  • Prev School:
    Eastern Illinois

Summary

Biography

2023:

  • A team captain.
  • Started in all 13 games at center
  • One of five offensive players and one of three lineman to start all 13 games.
  • Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for the third straight year.
  • Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
  • Named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
2022:
  • Played in nine, starting eight at center.
  • Served as one of four team captains. 
  • Anchored offensive line unit that surrendered only 10 sacks in Mountain West play.
  • Named to the CSC academic all-district team
  • Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
  • A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

2021:

  • Appeared in 11 of 13 games.
  • Started six games total at guard.
  • Earned first career start vs. San Jose State, the first of five consecutive starts in the middle of the season at right guard. 
  • Named the team’s top scholar athlete. 
  • Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team.
  • Also earned academic all-MW honors.

2020:

  • Played in all nine games on the special teams unit.
  • Earned academic all-MW honors.
  • A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
2019:
  • Backup lineman appeared briefly in three games.
  • Redshirted. 
  • Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award.
  • A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
  • 2019 Game-by-Game Statistics
Prior To UH:
  • Spent one season at Eastern Illinois.
  • Named an FCS Freshman All-American.
  • Played in all 11 games, while starting 10 at center as a true freshman.
  • Helped block for one of the top FCS offenses in the nation with a unit ranked ninth in passing offense.
Prep:
  • A 2018 graduate of Saint Louis School.
  • A three-year starter on the offensive line.
  • A two-time all-state and three-time all-league selection.
  • As a senior, earned first-team all-state honors from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ScoringLive and second-team from USA Today.
  • A member of two state championship squads serving as the center for current Division I quarterbacks Tua Tagovaiola (Alabama) and Chevan Cordeiro (Hawai‘i).
  • An honor-roll student and member of the National Honors Society.
Personal:
  •   Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu.
  •   Graduated with a degree in communications.
  •   Earned a masters degree in kinesiology and rehabilitation science
  •   Has two brothers and two sisters.
  •   Parents are Erick and Laurie Tanuvasa of Honolulu, O‘ahu.
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Historical Player Information

  • 61

    2019Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 320 lbs
    61
  • 61

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 320 lbs
    61
  • 61

    2021Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 320 lbs
    61
  • 61

    2022Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 300 lbs
    61
  • 61

    2023Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 300 lbs
    61