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Koa Kaai

  • Title
    Graduate Assistant (Defense)
Koa Ka'ai begins his first season as a defensive graduate assistant at UH and will work primarily with the Rainbow Warrior defensive line. 


ALMA MATER
  • Oregon, 2014

COACHING EXPERIENCE
  • Hawai‘i, Defensive Graduate Assistant (2020-Present)
  • Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama, Strength & Conditioning Coach (2019-2020); Track & Field Assistant Coach (2018); TIght Ends/Football Strength & Conditioning Coach (2017)
  • Farrington High School, Offensive Coordinator (2019); Track & Field Head Coach (2019); JV Football Head Coach (2018)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
  • Oregon, 2011-15

PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS
  • Part of five bowl squads at Oregon, including the 2014 Duck squad that competed in the CFP National Championship Game. 
  • Named to the 2012 Pac-12 academic all-conference first team.
  • Awarded the Elmer Sahlstrom Award for being the senior that most exemplifies academic excellence, leadership, diligence and commitment to the team.

HOMETOWN
  • Honolulu, O’ahu

EDUCATION
  • Oregon, B.S., Psychology, B.S., Sociology (2014)
  • Chaminade University, Masters of Business Administration (2019)