Tyson Kongsil

School: King Kekaulike High School

Grade: 12 / GPA: 4.1

AP: Stats, Psych, Calc, Physics

Sports: Track & Field, Paddling

Athletic awards/honors: January Upcountry Rotary Student of the Month

School club(s): Key Club, Writing Club, Mock Trial

Future Plans: I plan to study Physical Therapy at Pacific Lutheran University.

Sports Lessons: I enjoy the feeling of completing a hard day of practice. The bliss of being able to go home after surviving such a brutal event was the best feeling I’ve had.

Being an athlete has taught me how not to be someone who gives up. I’ve always been a loser at sports, never as good as everyone else but even then I still worked hard even when everything tells you that it’s all for nothing because I learned that If I gave up just because they were better than me, I would be someone who is worse than a loser.