2000: Participant on the UH cross country team…competed in three races, posting her best time of 27:36 at the Hawai'i Invitational (5K). 1999: Redshirted. Prep: A 1999 graduate of Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu…earned two letters in paddling and one in both basketball and cross country…coached by Dexter Kaiama, Randy Lee, Rose Lum, and Joel Truesdell…involved in the Yearbook Committee, hula and Hawaiian clubs. Personal: Born May 19, 1981, in Honolulu…chose UH to stay close to home…enjoys reading books, surfing, and dancing hula…favorite movie is the Labyrinth while her favorite food is laulau…aspires to become a computer specialist that creates Hawaiian language software…has two older sisters, Chanel and Cherie…parents are Annette and James Watanabe of Makakilo, Oahu.