Rakeiuekaha "Kama" Morton '23 Recruiting Profile
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Aloha, My name is Kama Morton. I grew up in Hawaii and but now live in Aotearoa New Zealand (with dual USA/NZ citizenship).
I'm a 16-year-old Junior at Rangitoto College in Auckland who plays center back/driver/wing for my school, club, and country. My coaches say I have a great build for water polo and swimming at 6'5" tall, 195 pounds. They also say that I'm a good team mate whose coachable and puts team ahead of self.
Our family moved from Hawaii to Aotearoa New Zealand in February 2021 because of COVID. This was a hard decision for us as we loved Hawaii and I loved playing in the USA Water Polo system. Moving countries, starting at a new school, joining a new varsity team and club were all really hard but worth it. I've been able to play with great coaches and players again here in NZ. 2021 has been a great year and so different to 2020. My teams made both the school and club division 1 finals this year. After just 6 months here in Aotearoa New Zealand the highlight was to be selected for the NZ 2022 World Youth Mens Team to compete at the FINA World Junior Mens Championships in Australia next year.
Now I'm really looking forward to the 2022 season. I've grown and developed so much playing high level water polo here. Training for and competing in the 2022 World Youth Mens Championship and my senior school / club season will really prepare me for collegiate water polo in 2023.
Mahalo,
Kama Morton
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 3 years
- Varsity Starter
- 3 years
- 2022 Varsity Team
- Starter
Individual Awards
- National Youth Team
Team Awards
- National Champs, State 3rd Place, Regional Champs, Sectional Champs, Conference Champs
- 2021 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #4
Individual Awards
Team Awards
- National 2nd Place, Sectional Champs, Conference Champs, Regional 2nd Place
- 2020 Club/Travel Team
- Starter- Jersey: #9
- 2019 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #10
- 2019 Club/Travel Team
- Starter- Jersey: #10
- 2019 Club/Travel Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
- 2018 Club/Travel Team
- Jersey: #10
- 2018 Freshman Team
- Starter- Jersey: #10
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 8 seasons
- 2022 New Zealand Representative (Youth Men)
- Competing at the FINA world championship
- 2022 New Zealand Representative (Men’s Squad)
- 2022 North Harbour (Senior Men Div 2)
- National Champions
- 2022 North Harbour (U18)
- Auckland Champions
- 2021 New Zealand Representative (Selected for 2022 FINA World Junior Mens Water Polo Championship)
- 2021 North Harbour (U18 Maroon Team (A))
- 2021 North Harbour (U21 Black Team (B))
- 2019 Hawaiian Islands Water Polo (16U & 14U)
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Iosefa Tuiasau
- Travel / Club Coach
- Dave Schiffner
- Club Coach
- Nemanja (Nemo) Radjen
- Club Coach
- Logan Geary
- Club Coach
- Shawn Williamson
Events
- Camp/Event
- 2022 FINA World Youth Mens Water Polo Championships
- 8/10/22 to 8/19/22
- Selected at 2M defender and utility for New Zealand Youth Team to play at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Serbia
- Camp/Event
- New Zealand Mens Division 2
- 5/13/22 to 5/15/22
- Placed 1st with North Harbour Water Polo 1
- Camp/Event
- New Zealand Youth Men Training Camp
- 5/07/22 to 5/08/22
- Camp/Event
- New Zealand Secondary Schools Premier Championship
- 4/26/22 to 4/30/22
- 2022 National School Champions
- Camp/Event
- New Zealand Youth Men training camp
- 4/16/22 to 5/16/22
- Camp/Event
- New Zealand Mens Division 2
- 3/11/22 to 3/13/22
- Placed 3rd with North Harbour Water Polo 1 (development team with players born 2003,04,05)
- Camp/Event
- New Zealand Youth Men training camp
- 2/05/22 to 2/06/22
- Camp/Event
- 2021 New Zealand U18 National Club Tournament
- 7/18/21 to 7/21/21
- Placed second at the Division 1 Under 18 New Zealand Division 1 National Championships
- Camp/Event
- 2021 New Zealand Secondary (High) School National Championship
- 4/28/21 to 4/30/21
- Placed second in the final of the 2021 Division 1 New Zealand Secondary School National Championship
- Camp/Event
- 2021 North Island Secondary Schools Championship
- 3/25/21 to 3/28/21
- Placed Second in the division 1 New Zealand North Island Secondary Schools Championship. Rangitoto College placed second in a penalty shootout after the game was tied at 5-5. Link to tournament details - https://www.waterpolo.org.nz/events2/north-island-sec-schools-championships/
- Camp/Event
- 2018 USA Water Polo National Holiday Camp
- One of the Hawaii players selected to attend the 2018 National Holiday Camp training event at Colorado Springs, CO
- Camp/Event
- 2019 USA Water Polo National Team Selection Camp
- Selected at the 2019 Olympic Development Program tournament to attend the 2019 USA National Team Selection Camp for players born in 2004
Training
- USA Waterpolo National Team Selection Camp 2019
- 1 year
- Selected to train and trial at the USA Water Polo National Team Selection Camp
- Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center Winter Water Polo Camp 2018
- 1 year
- Stanford University Summer Waterpolo Camp
- 2 years
- Olympic Development Program
- 3 years
Additional Sports
- Volleyball
- 3 years
- Junior Varsity Team
- Swimming
- 2 years
- Varsity Team
- Qualified for Hawaii State Championships as a Freshman.
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
High School Information
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
NoAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. IB Economics IB Business Management IB Biology IB English IB Maths Interpretation and Applications IB Spanish IB Core IB Theory of KnowledgeRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsIB certificate of excellence and 7/7 grade for Business Management
- ActivitiesPupukahi Hula Hālau (Hawaiian performing arts program); School Kapa Haka (Māori) performing arts group; Selected for Year 12 Leadership Development Programme; Junior Water Polo team coach; participate in community service projects; school "Blue" award for water polo.
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