Our student athletes continue to excel and draw the attention of top colleges and universities…
Take for example Juliano Falaniko, of Leone High School.
He was named Most Valuable Player linebacker from among high school football players of Polynesian ancestry from Hawaii and the mainland.
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Falaniko said meeting Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh was the highlight of his training camp.
He says, “On the second day of the camp someone just came from the back and picked me up and just carried me like it was nothing. That was how I met Jim.
“He said it was an honor to meet me but really, the honor was all mine and I’m not going to wash my jersey that I used that day, I’m going to hang it up because this was the jersey I met Jim Harbaugh in.”
Juliano committed to the University of Southern California earlier this year and says the most important thing to him is academics.
The 2016 All Poly Camp was held for three days in Layton, Utah,
The All Polynesian Camp was created in 2001, by Alta High School head coach Alema Te’o with hopes of giving student athletes an opportunity to showcase their talents on the field.
Other participants included Adan Mao and Eddie Siaumau from Leone High School and Vegas Pearson from Tafuna High School.
