2025
Made five appearances, all in relief, during his sophomore season at UCLA...Logged 2.2 perfect innings without allowing a single base runner...Recorded one strikeout against San Diego on April 6...Pitched a scoreless inning against Vanderbilt on Feb. 28 in his longest outing of the season...Collected two outs without allowing a base runner on Feb. 26 against Arizona State...Posted three more scoreless outings on April 6 (San Diego), May 4 (at USC), and May 6 (at Long Beach State), getting one out in each contest.
2024
Made two appearances, both in relief, during his debut season in Westwood ... Made his NCAA debut on April 9 against Pepperdine, pitching 1/3 of an inning ... Went 2/3 of an inning against Stanford in the season finale on May 18, notching his first-career strikeout ... Finished with a 9.00 ERA over 1.0 inning pitched ... Selected to the 2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Attended Kamehameha Schools Kapalama ... As a senior, posted a 1.85 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 30 1/3 innings ... Ranked the No. 1 LHP, and No. 7 prospect overall, from his class in the state of Hawaii by Perfect Game.
Personal
Full name: Kaena Wayne Kiakona ... Born in 2003 in Kailua, Hawaii to parents Lisa and Keli'i ... Has a younger brother, Alaka'i ... Decided to attend UCLA "for the academics, beautiful campus, and warm weather ... Admires Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler ... Hobbies and interests include surfing, reading, and watching TV shows ... Majoring in computer science.
Made five appearances, all in relief, during his sophomore season at UCLA...Logged 2.2 perfect innings without allowing a single base runner...Recorded one strikeout against San Diego on April 6...Pitched a scoreless inning against Vanderbilt on Feb. 28 in his longest outing of the season...Collected two outs without allowing a base runner on Feb. 26 against Arizona State...Posted three more scoreless outings on April 6 (San Diego), May 4 (at USC), and May 6 (at Long Beach State), getting one out in each contest.
2024
Made two appearances, both in relief, during his debut season in Westwood ... Made his NCAA debut on April 9 against Pepperdine, pitching 1/3 of an inning ... Went 2/3 of an inning against Stanford in the season finale on May 18, notching his first-career strikeout ... Finished with a 9.00 ERA over 1.0 inning pitched ... Selected to the 2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Attended Kamehameha Schools Kapalama ... As a senior, posted a 1.85 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 30 1/3 innings ... Ranked the No. 1 LHP, and No. 7 prospect overall, from his class in the state of Hawaii by Perfect Game.
Personal
Full name: Kaena Wayne Kiakona ... Born in 2003 in Kailua, Hawaii to parents Lisa and Keli'i ... Has a younger brother, Alaka'i ... Decided to attend UCLA "for the academics, beautiful campus, and warm weather ... Admires Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler ... Hobbies and interests include surfing, reading, and watching TV shows ... Majoring in computer science.