Tuki Sauvao
Tuki Sauvao
Height: 5-8
Year: Soph
High School: Artesia
Major: Nursing
Events: Heptathlon
Cerritos College Track & Field (2012): Placed third at the State Championships in the javelin (40.28 meters) and ninth in the discus (40.89 meters) after placing third and seventh, respectively at the Southern California Championships… Also placed 13th in the heptathlon at the Southern California Championships… Her javelin distance is the fifth best in school history… Came in second place at the South Coast Conference in the javelin, fourth in the discus and seventh in the shot put (11.48 meters)… Also competed in the 200 meters (27.34), 800 meters (3:15.48), 100-meter HH (16.24), high jump (1.37 meters), long jump (4.61 meters)…..

Artesia HS: Competed in the discus (123’ 10”), shot put (38’ 5”) and ran the 100 meter HH (16.0) and the 200 meters (26.6)... Voted her team's Most Valuable Player as a senior and junior after winning the league championship... Also voted the ABC District Girls’ Varsity Athlete of the Meet once as a senior and junior... Spent her sophomore and freshman years at Long Beach Poly High, where she was named their Most Valuable Sophomore Athlete... Placed third at the Moore League Championships in the discus... Earned the Coaches Award as a freshman.....

Personal:
Aspires to study medicine... Hobbies include playing football and volleyball with her brothers and sister… Is the daughter of Faafoi and Jackie Tuioti… Born in Lakewood, CA on September 21, 1993…..

F
avorite Food:  Filipino                                         Favorite Movie:  “The Other Side of Heaven”
Favorite TV Show: “CSI: Miami”