The sports world is celebrating Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan, a proud Hawaiian from Waimānalo, who has been named the 2024 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year! In a heartfelt past interview with PAC-12, McMillan reflected on his heritage, sharing,
“Being Polynesian is special. I’m just glad to be Hawaiian.”
McMillan’s stellar 2024 season speaks volumes about his talent and work ethic. He racked up an impressive 84 receptions, 1,319 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. These achievements earned him First-Team All-Big-12 and Consensus All-American honors, and his remarkable 3,423 career receiving yards now stand as a record in Arizona Wildcats history. As he looks toward the NFL, McMillan adds this prestigious award to his growing list of accolades. The Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award, established in 2014, celebrates excellence on and off the field by athletes of Polynesian ancestry. Past winners include NFL stars Marcus Mariota, Tua Tagovailoa, Talanoa Hufanga, Laiatu Latu, and Penei Sewell. Accepting the honor, McMillan shared a moving message:
“God has blessed me with many gifts, talents, and opportunities, and I hope to use these to inspire others. I hope that I can be a reflection of the Polynesian culture, not only through my play but also through my character.”
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
