Destiny Talalemotu
Height: 5-10
Year: Soph
High School: Long Beach Millikan
Major: Psychology
Events: Shot Put, Discus, Hammer, Javelin

Cerritos College Track & Field (2014): Set the school record in the shot put (14.83 meters), while she is second in the discus (47.18 meters)… Won the CCCAA State Championship in both events, placed second in the javelin (40.06 meters) and took 11th place in the hammer (45.58 meters)… Also won the Southern California championship in the shot put and discus, while taking second place in the javelin and fifth in the hammer… Was a three-time South Coast Conference champion…

Azusa Pacific University Indoor Track & Field: Competed for Azusa Pacific University on the indoor track team…..

Long Beach Millikan HS: Was a two-time CIF champion in the shot put and won the discus championship as a senior… Placed fifth at the state championships in the shot put… Helped the team win the Moore League championship two seasons in a row and was a multiple champion both seasons… Named her team’s Most Outstanding Athlete as a senior after setting the school record in the discus (152’) and shot put (47’ 8”)… As a junior, she was voted their Most Improved Athlete… Spent three seasons on the track and field team, two years on the basketball team and one season on the softball team… As a sophomore, she was voted the basketball team’s Offensive Player of the Year…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was advancing to the State Championships as a senior and setting school records… Is training to compete in the Olympics… Hobbies include singing, writing songs and playing the ukulele… Nicknamed “Tiny”… Born in Long Beach, CA on September 2, 1995…..

Favorite Athlete: Valerie Adams                 Favorite Movie:  “Hotel Transylvania”
Favorite Food: Burritos                              Favorite TV Show:  “The Big Bang Theory”