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At Utah Tech 2024 (FRESHMAN): Played in 14 matches ... appeared in 28 sets ... tallied 33 digs, 10th on the team, averaging 1.18 digs per set ... added three assists & one service ace ... notched a dig in eight matches with a season-high 11 at Northern Arizona (Sept. 21) ... added lone service ace of the season at Gonzaga (Sept. 6) ... notched one assist in three matches, at Utah Valley (Oct. 3), at Abilene Christian (Oct. 24) & at California Baptist (Nov. 9) ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

High School: four-year letter winner at Kamehameha Kaplama HS ... won a pair of Hawaii Division I state titles in 2021 and 2023 ... earned all-state honorable mention honors in 2023 ... 

More on Kaleinani: born in Honolulu, Hawaii ... parents are Roger and Lehua Watson ... plans to major in psychology ... favorite sports team is the Tennessee Titans ... favorite food is pasta ... favorite movie is Step Up ... biggest athletic influence is her brother ... 

Why Kaleinani chose Utah Tech: "I chose Utah Tech because I love the culture here, the staff and the girls are amazing and I really wanted to be apart of a building program. Growing up I was apart of a program that was built and was done with so many traditions and expectation to live up to the legacies created. My goal here at Utah Tech is to create those legacies and an environment in which each and everyone would love to be apart of!"