Hawaii Athletics

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 5-11
Class: Junior
Hometown: Hale`iwa, O`ahu
Previous School: College of Southern Idaho

2007 (Sophomore): Played in all 33 matches, starting 31 as an outside hitter…named first team all-WAC…second on the team in kills per game with 3.69…also averaged 2.79 digs and 0.26 aces per game…had 13 double-doubles…earned all-tournament honors at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Challenge and the WAC Tournament…posted 16 kills and 15 digs vs. Michigan (Aug. 24)…had a season-high 22 kills and nine digs vs. Wichita State (Sept. 7)…had 16 kills and 23 digs at New Mexico State (Sept. 22)…hit .351 with 16 kills at San Jose State (Sept. 24)…hit .379 with 15 kills at Boise State (Oct. 11) and .364 with 16 kills at Utah State (Oct. 15)…hit .517 with 17 kills and 10 digs vs. Boise State in the WAC Tournament (Nov. 15)…posted 17 kills and 20 digs in the WAC Tournament final at New Mexico State (Nov. 17)…academic all-WAC.

Prior to UH: Played one season at the College of Southern Idaho…earned NJCAA and AVCA All-America honors in 2005…also named to the All-Region 18 Team…named the Region 18 Tournament MVP…finished second in the region in kills (3.65), sixth in digs (2.67), first in aces (1.05) and sixth in hitting (.350)…helped the Golden Eagles to an NJCAA national championship…redshirted the 2006 season.

Prep: A 2005 graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu, O‘ahu…lettered four years in volleyball…named to the Volleyball magazine Fab-50 list…named the 2003 State Player of the Year…earned second-team all-state honors in 2001 and ’02…named all-league three times, including earning league MVP honors in 2003…led team to state and league championships in 2003 and ’04.

Personal: Born Aneli Ekekela Jolene Cubi-Otineru in Hale`iwa, O‘ahu…has four sisters, including former Rainbow Wahine volleyball player Babes Kalulu…parents are Delphine and Joseph Otineru of Hale`iwa, O`ahu.