University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2022:

• Appeared in eight games, starting all eight at left guard.
• Was the starting guard in UH’s three wins on the season (Duquesne, Nevada, UNLV).
• Started in the final two games of the season after missing five due to injury.

2021:

• Returned to the roster after not playing in 2020.
• Played in six games, primarily on special teams and as a backup guard.
• Saw a majority of action in the second half of the schedule, appearing in four of the final five games of the season. 

2020:

• Did not play football.

2019 (Sophomore):

• Appeared in the last four games of the season, primarily on special teams.

2018:

• Named the Jimmy Asato Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
• Redshirted.

2017 (Freshman):

• Pressed into action late in the season, appeared in the team’s final four games.
• Saw time on special teams and as a reserve lineman.
• Recipient of the Coach Larry Price Unselfish Warrior award.
• 2017 Game-by-Game Statistics

Prep:

• A 2017 graduate of Kaiser High School in Honolulu, O‘ahu.
• Attended Salesian High School in Los Angeles, Calif., during the fall of 2016 to play his senior season.
• Played on both sides of the line, competing at center, guard, and nose tackle.
• Named first-team all-city at offensive line.
• Played sophomore and junior seasons at Kaiser High School and freshman season at Kalani High School in Honolulu, O‘ahu.
• Twice earned all-OIA honorable mention while starting at offensive guard.
• Also played four years of club rugby.
• Part of St. Francis squad that defeated two top-10 nationally ranked squads and finished third in the 2017 Pacific Cup High School Rugby Championship.

Personal:

• Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu.
• Major is communications with a minor in communicology.
• Has four brothers and one sister.
• Related to former NFL lineman Haloti Ngata and former Rainbow Warrior David Veikune.
• Mother is Tevila Bernal-Wendt of Honolulu, O‘ahu.