Rina Kawasaki, a freshman at PV High, has already made a huge impact on the PVHS Girls Varsity Golf team.
The Girls Varsity team won their first non league match of the season with Kawasaki leading the team with an even par 35. She is currently ranked 105 in the Rolex American Junior Golf Association and has played in seven of the events.
As such a valuable player on the team, Kawasaki has astonished everyone with her precision and technique when playing golf.
Despite Kawasaki being new to PV high, she is truly no stranger to the world of competitive golf.
“Rina has one of the best forms I have ever seen,” Junior Lauren Kim said.
“She is so committed to each of the tournaments that we play in and I can tell that she truly loves the sport.”
Kawasaki started golf from the early age of seven but her competitive drive took off when she entered middle school.
“I started playing when I was seven, but it wasn’t until middle school that I decided to take it seriously,” Kawasaki explained.
Now that Kawasaki is a freshman here at PV High, the challenge of balancing her academics and sports sounds intense, but for her it has just helped her grow as a person.
“Rina is super sweet and really contributes to the team because she is so hard working,” senior and teammate Shivi Vidjearadji said.
In addition to Kawasaki being a freshman here at PVHS, her goals for the future are brighter than ever. She plans to commit to a D1 school for college and to rank as high as she possibly can.
“Committing to a good D1 school would truly be an honor for me,” she said.
Her swings truly do show off all of her countless hours of practice and commitment. Kawasaki is a rising star that will continue to shine.