Kanoa Shannon

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-8
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Kaneohe, HI
High School:
Kamehameha

2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in 10 games
• Totaled 13 rushing attempts for 54 yards and one touchdown
• Ran for 21 yards and his first career touchdown in the win over Montana State in Portland
• Totaled 12 rushing yards on two carries against Colorado
• Finished with 9 yards on two carries against California and 10 yards on two attempts versus Arizona State

2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in three games
• Posted his first career carries in the win over Idaho, totaling 4 yards on two attempts
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Did not play
• Member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

2019 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Joined the program midway through spring practices. Redshirted the 2018-19 academic year as he was a student starting Fall 2018
• Did not play
• Member of the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

KAMEHAMEHA HIGH SCHOOL
• Started three years for head coach Abu Ma’afala
• Played both running back and slot
• Named first-team all-league as a junior and a senior
• Served as the team’s captain and named most valuable offensive player
• Led the team in rushing yards in all nine games as a senior, totaling 715 overall
• Also competed in wrestling as a junior and a senior

PERSONAL
• Graduate with a degree in business administration
• Son of Ann and Michael Shannon
• Has one brother, Pono, and one sister, Nalei
• National Honors Society Selection, Honor Roll and Ku Mauna Leadership while in high school
• Enjoys spearfishing, hunting and surfing in his spare time
• “I chose to attend Oregon State because of the college atmosphere and the home feel I got when I visited. I also wanted to play football for a program with rich history and student support such as Oregon State. It provided the major I wanted and I knew it would give me the best college experience.”