Lukas Kuipers, a recent Hilo graduate, made a good first impression on Anthony Arceneaux, who starred on the football field at Saint Louis back in the day and now serves as an assistant at Southern Utah.
After sifting through several offers, Kuipers, a 6-foot, 175-pound wide receiver, decided to join the Thunderbirds, an FCS or Division I-AA school that competes in the Big Sky Conference.
Kuipers, who was one of his school’s 21 valedictorians with a 4.1 GPA, has an academic scholarship to Southern Utah. He’s undecided on a major.
The football factories — Saint Louis, Punahou, Kahuku, etc.