Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE

2026 (Freshman)

BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2026 graduate of Dublin Jerome High School (Ohio)
» Three seasons of varsity soccer for coach Georgi Petrov
» (4x) District Champion
» Honors: (2x) Ohio Cardinal Conference First Team, (3x) Central District Team
» Other Sports: Basketball
» Club/Travel Teams: Internationals Soccer Club under Keri Sarver and Zdravko Popovic

PERSONAL
» Nickname: Kae
» Born January 2008 in Ohio
» Parents: Erica and Dontez
» Siblings: 2 sisters
» Older sister Shania was a SEC Conference Championship-winning gymnast at the University of Alabama (2021-2025)
» Has two dogs and a cat
» Career Aspirations: Entrepreneurship in Marine Conservation
» Major: Marine Science
» Summer Team: Sporting Columbus Academy

WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "It felt like home meeting the coaching staff, the diversity amongst the team and the authentic Hilo community. I also chose Hilo for the world-renowned Marine Science program due to its immersive and hands-on curriculum."

FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Reading, Swimming, Collecting Seashells
» Sports Moment: "Scoring the winning overtime goal to win the district championship my sophomore year of high school."
» Sports Teams: Columbus Crew
» Athletes: Serena Williams and Kobe Bryant
» Movies: Stand By Me
» Shows: iCarly
» Musicians: Tupac Shakur
» Gameday Song: Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe
» Quote: "When you put your mind to something, anything is truly possible." –Natalia Cohen