Career:  School's all-time career leader in rounds played (66), countable scores (54), birdies (107) and tied for first in eagles (2) ... ranks second with 10 rounds of shooting par or less ... fourth in scoring average per round (78.79) with 36-hole minimum.

2016-17 (Senior):  Was the team's Most Inspirational Golfer ... finished third on team with 78.32 per round average ... played in seven tournaments with 19 countable rounds ... carded career-best three-round total of 2-over 218 at the PacWest Championships at the Turtle Bay Fazio Course (April 24-26) ... had career-best round of 2-under at PacWest Championship Second Round ... helped guide team to sixth-place tie, the highest-ever finish at the championships ... highest finish was seventh at Chaminade Dual Match (Nov. 1-2).

2015-16 (Junior):  Averaged 78.65 per round ... earned first career medalist finish in season-opener at HPU Fall Dual Match (Sept. 18), along with teammate Jarin Harada with an even-par 144 (72-72) ... finished as runner-up in Chaminade Invitational (Oct. 5-6) ... had four top-8 finishes ... tied for 30th at the Pacific West Conference Championships at the Wigwam Golf Course in Litchfield Park, Ariz. (April 18-20) ... was a semifinalist at the 2016 Manoa Cup, one of the most prestigious amateur tournaments in Hawai'i.

2014-15 (Sophomore):  Named the team's Most Inspirational Golfer ... participated in nine matches, averaging 79.05 per 18 holes ... best overall finish was third in the Chaminade Tri-Match (Oct. 7-8), carding a 1-under-par 143 at the Pearl Country Club, including a career-low 1-under 71 in the second round ... enjoyed two other top-10 finishes ... finished 34th overall in the PacWest Championships at the Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, Utah, shooting a 22-over 238.

2013-14 (Freshman):  Named to the Pacific West Conference All-Academic Team ... averaged 78.6 shots in nine rounds during the spring championship season ... shot a season-best 2-over 74 twice; once in the final round of the Aloha at O'ahu Tournament at the Turtle Bay Palmer Course (March 28), then again in the second round of the Pacific West Conference Championship at the Hiddenbrooke Golf Course in Vallejo, Calif. ... finished fifth overall in the 36-hold Chaminade Dual Match with a 6-over 150 ... played in one match in the non-championship fall season, carding an 80 in the BYUH Tri-Match (Oct. 9) won by the Silverswords.

High School:  A 2013 graduate of Kamehameha-Kapalama School ... captain of the the Warriors' Varsity I team in senior season, averging 73.2 shots per round ... shot 77.0 on Varsity I squad in junior year ... played on Varsity II team in sophomore season, earning team player of the year honors ... was a second-place finisher during an ILH match as a sophomore.

Personal:  Parents are Raphael and Shannon Taparra ... has two sisters, Shanel and Shanna ... Chaminade teammate Michael Milton is his hanai (Hawaiian for 'adopted') brother ... majoring in Business Adminstration ... would like to go into real estate after graduation.