The 5-foot-10 senior swept the shot put and discus throws at the Class 5A state meet this past season, leading the Hawks to sixth place as a team. Pili’s personal-best effort of 45 feet, 8 inches in the shot thnis spring ranked as the nation’s No. 40 throw among 2021 prep girls competitors. She also launched career-record throws in the discus (139-10) and javelin (112-10) and graduated with the state’s No. 3 shot put distance and the No. 1 (tie) discus throw in prep girls track history.
Pili has maintained a 3.94 unweighted GPA in the classroom. She remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
An appointed youth elder in her church for two years, Pili planned lessons and activities for the girls under her charge. Commonly called “Lia,” she also served as part of a humanitarian youth group for several weeks while building a preschool in Yucatan, Mexico. Pili has also donated her time at a charity clothing store, an elderly home for Alzheimer’s patients and founded an anonymous teen service group named P2SA (Proud 2 Stand Alone), helping area families in need and raising awareness for suicide prevention.
