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A Close-up look at Maui County's High School Athletes presented by Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
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• Lahainaluna High School / Grade 11
• GPA: 3.2
• SPORTS: Track and field, volleyball, canoe paddling, cheerleading
• FAMILY: Shantel Medeiros and Iolani Kaniho of Lahaina
• ACTIVITIES: Hawaiiana Club, Younglife junior leader, Sunday church, culinary arts
• FUTURE PLANS: Studying fashion design, merchandising at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
• SPORTS LESSONS: "Being an athlete taught me how to be humble, trust people, and has given me a strive in life to shoot high for the results I want to accomplish. ... It also taught me that you can't win by yourself, you have teammates that need you and you need them."
* Sports Spotlight students are selected by athletic officials from Maui County high schools and these profiles are compiled by the sports department of The Maui News. The Alexander & Baldwin Foundation makes a $200 donation in honor of each student athlete to their high school's athletic fund.