New Mexico State University Athletics

Freshman (2010): Kaaihue started 23 games for the Aggies and made 49 appearances as a rookie. She hit .312 on the season with 24 hits and 13 RBI. She set a pair of career highs against UTSA on Feb. 13 with four runs scored and four RBI against the Roadrunners. Late in the season she totaled five at-bats at San Jose State, scoring a run and posting two RBI in the process. Kaaihue hit eight extra-base hits including two homers and six doubles on the season. She posted six multi-hit games and three contests with multiple RBI in 2010. Kaaihue earned WAC All-Academic Team honors for her performance in the classroom.

High School: Kaaihue was a four-year letter winner in softball and volleyball at Kapolei High School. She was selected to the state all-star team in both sports from 2006-08. She led the Hurricanes to a third place state finish in 2006 and a fifth place finish in 2007 in softball. She batted .468 as a senior with 35 RBIs, eight home runs, eight doubles; six triples and stole 14 bases. Kaaihue was the 2009 OIA West Volleyball Player of the Year and was chosen to play in the first annual senior invitational all-star game.

Personal: She is the daughter of father Alden Kaaihue and his wife Alyssa, and mother Marlo Mello and her husband Eric. Kaaihue was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i. She is a pre-community health major.