By J.R. DE GROOTE
West Hawaii Today
Rugby helped Nika Paogofie-Buyten go to college. It also helped her go on an adventure.
Through her freshman season with Lindenwood University in Missouri, the 2016 Kealakehe graduate saw 20 states, took a trip over the Atlantic for a rugby tour in Ireland and accumulated a boatload of experiences.
Oh, and there was a national championship, too.
“It was everything I had imagined and more, but it definitely feels good to be home after such a busy year,” Paogofie-Buyten said. “Going to college and traveling so much opened my eyes to a lot of things.