2023: Played in all 10 contests, contributing primarily on special teams.
2022: Did not see any action.
2021: Did not see any game action as a sophomore wide receiver … Contributed on the scout team.
2020: Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he earned four varsity letters for Head Coach Ron Lee … Named Honorable Mention All-State as a senior … Led the Crusaders to four consecutive state championships … Saw action as a slot receiver … Named Saint Louis’ top scholar-athlete … Played wide receiver in each of his four seasons … Guided the Crusaders to fourth straight Hawaii State Football Championships and led his squad to three straight undefeated seasons in league play … Caught 57 passes for 602 yards and a touchdown as a senior …Caught 10 passes for 90 yards against Saint Thomas Aquinas in the Geico State Champions Bowl Series … Competed in the Tagiamau 7-on-7 football tournament and advanced to the semifinals of the Pylon Tournament ... Earned a total of eight varsity letters in football and basketball … Saw action as a point guard in basketball … Named an All-State point guard as a senior … Salutatorian for the Class of 2020 as a senior … Four-year honoree on the President List Award (grade point average of 4.0 or above) … National Honor Society member … Eddie Aikau Statewide essay contest winner as a freshman … Involved in a variety of volunteer activities and community service including helping children with severe illness at the Ronald McDonald House for Children and working with youth on their basketball games at the City High Basketball Clinic.
PERSONAL: Born Isaac Silva on September 4, 2001 … Son of George and Jodi Silva in Hilo, Hawaii … Has a younger sister Zoe … Father coached girls basketball at Kamehameha-Hawaii and continues to coach youth hoops in Honolulu … Father graduated from Seattle Pacific University, while mother attended Washington … Parents sacrificed and lived apart in order for him to attend Saint Louis School … Role model is his father because he has sacrificed everything so that he can pursue his dreams … Began playing football at age 6 on Hilo before his family moved to Honolulu … Hobbies and interests include reading, working out, and perfecting his craft … Also can body board, paddle a canoe, and dance the hula … Plays sports because it gives him purpose and motivates him to improve in all aspects … Nickname is Hollywood because of his fashion and style … One word that describes him: driven … Notable individuals who attended his high school: Tua Tagovailoa, Marcus Mariota, and Kamalei Correa … Bucket list event is attending a Pittsburgh Steelers game at Heinz Field … Favorite athlete: Russell Westbrook and Kobe Bryant … Chose Columbia because he will be able to receive an Ivy League education from one of the world’s top universities, have the opportunity to play NCAA Division I football, and also have the chance to live in New York City, the perfect location for his aspired profession as an investment banker … Selected Columbia over an offer from Syracuse … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in Economics.
