Maile’ana Kanewa 5-5 | Freshman | Duluth, Minn. CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL Maile moved from her native Hawaii at a young age but is proud of her heritage and used to teach community hula dancing classes in Minnesota.
Finished 10th in 2012 and 3rd in 2011 in the all-around at the Junior Olympic Nationals...2011 Junior Olympic National Team Member ... 2011 Nastia Cup Qualifier ... 2012, 2011 Regional vault champion ... 2011 Regional floor champion... Minnesota Gymnast of the Year nominee ... High scores from pre-collegiate competitions: allaround-37.9, vault-9.875, beam-9.5, bars-9.475, floor-9.675 ... Coached by Kara and Mark Waterhouse
PERSONAL Daughter of Robert Kanewa-Mariano and Kristin Cooper-Kanewa ... Full name is Maile’ana Mekeanuenue Kanewa-Mariano ... Goes by Maile ... Has one sister, Makialani ... most recently lived in Duluth, Minn. ... 4.0 student at Duluth Denfeld ... Plans to major in physical therapy or athletic training ... Recruited by Nebraska, Arkansas, Minnesota, Florida and Iowa State
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