HIGHLIGHTS
» Walk-Off Hit vs Western Oregon (Feb. 17, 2024)
» Career High: Nine Assists (1.000) vs Western Oregon (Feb. 17, 2024)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
2024 (Sophomore): Started all 43 games at third base, totaling 33 putouts and 115 assists (.937 fielding) ... Totaled two RBI, including the game-winning walk-off RBI single to right-center field in a 5-4 win vs Western Oregon (Feb. 17). Drew a bases-loaded RBI walk in a two-run 10-inning win vs Azusa Pacific (March 12). Blasted a two-out full-count RBI double in a 4-1 win vs Academy of Art (March 30). Got on with a single and scored the lone run of the game in a 1-0 win vs HPU (April 21). Brought in an RBI single in B6 of an eight-inning 7-6 win vs HPU (April 21) ... Helped Vulcans to qualify for PacWest Championships postseason tournament, coming away with a third-place finish.
2023 (Freshman): Played in 17 games with eight starts, starting two at first base and the rest as designated player ... Recorded eight putouts in a loss to Azusa Pacific (April 13).
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2022 graduate of Maryknoll School (Hawai‘i)
» Played one season of varsity softball for coach John Uekawa
» 2022 Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association Division I State Champion
» Played club for Team Kulia Softball
PERSONAL
» Born May 2004 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Kelly and Nalley Nera
» Has two older siblings and one younger sibling
» Career Aspirations: Physical Therapist or Athletic Trainer
» Major: Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "To stay connected to Hawai‘i but also to leave home."
FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Collecting Vinyl Records
» Sports Moment: "Winning state championship senior year of high school."
» Athletes: Jackie Robinson
» Movies: Rocky IV, Top Gun, 8 Mile, The Last Dragon
» Shows: Modern Family
» Musicians: Michael Jackson, Ekolu
» Game Day Song: Notorious Thugs by The Notorious B.I.G.
