University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

1999 (Junior):  Scrappy third baseman played in 49 games during regular season...hit .270, leading the club in hit by pitch (14), while finishing second on the squad with a .378 on-base average...played much of the season with a knee injury which required off-season knee surgery...a WAC Scholar-Athlete...had a solid WAC tourney, hitting .333 (4-for-12), with a .467 on-base average...hit first collegiate homer in final home series against WAC rival San Jose State (Apr. 24)...broke her own season hit by pitch record, getting plunked 14 times...school's career record holder for hit-by-pitch, with 29...named to the Paradise Classic All-Tournament team after batting .315 and finishing among tourney leaders in RBI to help lead Hawai`i to the tourney title...hit. 179 (7-for-39), with four RBI and six hit by pitch in WAC games.

1998 (Sophomore): Played in 35 games, starting 27...began season as the starting third baseman...set the school's single season hit-by-pitch record with 10...had a .368 on-base average...best game was against then-nationally ranked Oregon State going 2-for-3 in the Paradise Classic championship game (Feb. 15)...went 2-for-3 against Hawai`i Pacific on Feb. 8...had a season-high seven-game hit streak.

1997 (Freshman): Played in 15 games, starting six...batted .150 with three hits in 20 at-bats...scored five runs...tied for the team lead in hit-by-pitches (5)...committed one error in 10 chances for a .900 fielding percentage.

Prep: A 1996 graduate of Waimea High on Kauai...earned first team all-star and all-state accolades as a senior...batted .415, blasted seven home runs and knocked in 15 RBI...a two-time kIF Player-of-the-Year...Hit. 500 with 11 RBI as a junior...mentioned in Who's Who Among American Students...member of the Yearbook Club.

Personal: Born Jan. 11, 1978, in Lihue, Kauai...favorites are singer Mariah Carey, actress Jula Roberts, the movie "Pretty Woman," and the book Island of the Blue Dolphins...majoring in Secondary Education...parets are Angie and Bert Rapanot of Kekaha, Kauai.