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Career Honors
- 2025 Big Ten floor champion (14.075, stuck every pass)
- All-Big Ten First Team (2025)
- 2025 CGA regular season All-American (floor)
- Big Ten Gymnast to Watch (2025)
- Floor: 14.250
- Pommel Horse: 13.950
- Rings: 13.450
- Vault: 13.450
- Parallel Bars: 13.500
- High Bar: 12.000
- All-Around: 77.250
- Top-25 national rankings (based on national-qualifying average): floor (5th – 14.006), parallel bars (24th – 13.250)
- Competed on rings (13.333) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the Big Ten Floor Championship (14.075), sticking every pass
- Won floor in two meets – Nebraska (3/8) and at the Big Ten Championships
- Stuck his final pass on floor (13.950) and his dismount on parallel bars (13.450) during the Big Ten team championships, also competing on rings (12.500)
- At the NCAA Qualifiers, stuck his final pass on floor (13.566), also competing on rings (13.400) and parallel bars (12.266)
- His 77.250 all-around score at the Stanford Open (1/25) was the third highest on the team this season
- Was the runner-up on rings (13.250) against Greenville (1/17)
- Finished second on floor (13.800) and third on parallel bars (13.400) against Penn State (2/9)
- Finished third on floor with a two-day combined score of 27.550 at the Winter Cup
- Finished second on parallel bars (13.250) and third on floor (14.050, stick) against Illinois (3/25)
- Stuck his rings dismount against Nebraska
- Competed on floor (12.400), pommel horse (13.700) and rings (12.666) in the NCAA Championships
- Competed the same three events in the NCAA Qualifiers, earning 12.700 on floor, 13.400 on pommel horse and 12.866 on rings
- At the Big Ten Championships, scored a 13.450 on floor, 13.200 on pommel horse and 13.350 on rings (career-high)
- Finished third on pommel horse (13.650) against Oklahoma/Arizona State
- Earned a career-highs on floor (14.250) and pommel horse (13.950) against Michigan
- Top-25 national rankings (based on national-qualifying average): floor (21st – 13.750)
- In the Big Ten individual event finals: finished 10th on floor (13.350)
- Made his collegiate debut on floor (13.650) at the Navy Open, tying for the win
- Competed on floor (13.800) and pommel horse (12.900) at the Big Ten team championships
- Also competed on floor (13.200) and pommel horse (13.066) at NCAA Qualifiers
- Competed on floor in all but one meet this season, consistently earned spot in pommel horse lineup
- Earned a career-high 13.500 on pommel horse and a then-career-high 13.700 on floor at No. 11 Army
- Had a career-high 13.900 on floor the next week against No. 1 Oklahoma/No. 4 Penn State
- Went to high school at Hawaii Technology Academy
- Competed for 14 years for HITS
- Son of Jonathan and Erin Pakele
- Has two sisters, Kylie and Kayla
- Majoring in finance
- Wants to either start his own business or get into real estate
- Enjoys skateboarding, martial arts, surfing and the beach (when at home) and hanging out with friends
