Kawika Shoji | |||||
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Full name | Kawika Tennefos Shoji | ||||
Nationality | American | ||||
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | November 11, 1987||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||
College / University | Stanford University | ||||
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Position | Setter | ||||
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Kawika Tennefos Shoji (born November 11, 1987) is an American former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the U.S. national team from 2011 to 2021. The 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner.
Kawika's parents are Dave and Mary Shoji. His younger brother Erik Shoji is also a player (libero) for the United States men's national team. [1] He and his wife, Megan, married in 2014. On March 16, 2018, their daughter Ada–Jean Ehiku Shoji was born in Milan, Italy.
Dave Shoji is an American sports coach who was the head coach of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team from 1975 to 2017. Under his leadership, the Rainbow Wahine won four national titles.
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