UC San Diego

MEDIA
• The Spirit of Aloha: Noa Kerner Embraces Hawaiian Roots While Rowing at UC San Diego (11/20/19)

AS A SENIOR IN 2020-21
Team co-captain ... UC San Diego All-Triton Scholar-Athlete Team selection ... UC San Diego All-Triton Scholar-Athlete Academic Team honoree ... Named a 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse Issues in Higher Education ... Member of the Varsity 8 boat that placed first at the Western Sprints, which earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (5/24) honors ... Competed in the Varsity 8 boat at the IRA National Championship (5/28-29).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20
Team co-captain ... Helped UC San Diego A to a first-place finish at the San Diego Fall Classic for the first time since 2013.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19
IRA All-Academic ... Member of WIRA Championships V8+ Grand Final-winning Varsity 8 boat that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (4/29) honors ... Named the Varsity's Most Improved ... Captured first place with the Varsity 8 crew during UC San Diego's sweep of the Western Sprints ... Competed in the Varsity 8 boat at the IRA National Championship ... Came away with a runner-up finish in the Varsity 8 boat at the San Diego Crew Classic's Men’s Varsity American Specialty Health Cup Final 1, trailing only Purdue.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18
Competed with the Third Varsity 8 boat at the IRA National Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii … Competed with Hui Nalu Canoe Club … Led his team to the 2017 kayaking championship and six-man canoe paddling title … Never lost a race in six-man canoe … Named most inspirational player for his kayaking team as a senior.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 20 in Honolulu, Hawaii … Son of Jackie and Greg Kerner … Mechanical engineering major at Marshall College ... Plans to work in the engineering-energy sector after graduating from UC San Diego ... Top rowing memory was winning Western Sprints and qualifying for the IRA with teammate Kenny Padden ... Favorite UC San Diego memories are the TAC swim relay every year because they kill it ... Enjoys kitesurfing and macreme ... Loves the movie Forrest Gump ... Roots for the Arizona Cardinals ... Favorite athletes are David Goggins and Air Jordan ... Listens to the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... Favorite foods is poke bowls ... Likes cats.