Former Lahainaluna star athlete Lalelei Mata’afa has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine water polo team, coach Maureen Cole announced Monday.

“We are thrilled to welcome one of the state’s top high school water polo players to the Wahine Program,” Cole said in a press release. “Lalelei has a tremendous amount of athletic ability and I’m excited to help her achieve her potential at the collegiate level.”

On Sunday, Mata’afa was one of 12 athletes inducted into the Hawaii High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Honor.

Mata’afa was a two-time Maui Interscholastic League Water Polo Player of the Year and was named the MIL’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete. She led the Lunas to three MIL water polo championships. A versatile athlete, she went undefeated as a four-time HHSAA state wrestling champion – one of only four ever to win four straight.

The Rainbow Wahine finished 20-8 last season as the Big West runner-up and were the 2015 BWC champions.

Seabury Hall runner is NCAA D-III champ

Seabury Hall graduate Daniel Pietsch, a sophomore at Emory University (Ga.), used a stunning finishing kick to win the 400-meter title at the NCAA Division III national outdoor track and field championships in Waverly, Iowa, last month.

Trailing by about 10 meters in the closing 100 meters, Pietsch passed James Wilson, the meet’s long jump champion, to win the May 28 event with a personal-best time of 46.92. Wilson of Monmouth (Ill.) also ran a lifetime best at 46.97.

Campbell’s Alo earns Gatorade honor

Campbell High’s Jocelyn Alo, the Star-Advertiser’s All-State Position Player of the Year, was named the Gatorade’s Softball Player of the Year.

The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement (Alo has a 3.75 GPA) and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field.

The 5-foot-8 junior catcher led the Sabers (17-1) to the Division I state title this season. She batted .612 with eight home runs, 30 RBIs and a 1.726 OPS. She was named Most Outstanding Player of the D-I tournament, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs in a 12-2, title-clinching win over Kapolei.