Paramount HS: As a senior, she won the Masters Meet, CIF and San Gabriel Valley League championship in the shot put… Also came in seventh place at the state championships and earned the Pirate Athlete of the Year and Queen of the Ring Award… Selected the MVP of the field events, as she broke her own school record with a distance of 44’ ½”… Won the league title in the shot put four years in a row and was a three-time Press Telegram Dream Team selection… Also advanced to the Masters Meet twice and the CIF Finals all four years… Won the CIF championship as a junior, while picking up the Pirate of the Year award… Was the MVP of field events her sophomore season and earned the school’s Female Sophomore Athlete of the Year… Was the Female Freshman Athlete of the Year and the team’s Rookie of the Year… Also played on the freshman football team her freshman season…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was when she won the Master Meet as a senior and broke the school’s shot put record… Is also working on a minor in criminal justice and would like to transfer to a strong academic school with a good throws coach… Aspires to be a clinical psychologist… Likes to spend time with her family… Nicknamed “Big Steph”… Has seven siblings – Daniel (24), Cardel (22), Nura (22), Manu (21), Ruby (15) and George (14)… Is the daughter of Issako and Faafetai Aliimatafitafi … Born in Long Beach, CA…..