72 player overall in the region, and he also earned first-team all-Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) honors for a second straight year.
Manupuna played college football at the University of Colorado and started in all 13 games as a senior, including the Champs Sports Bowl.
Manupuna had 52 total tackles on his senior season (28 solo), including four for losses, five third down stops, seven quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups.
Manupuna was signed by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League as a free agent in 2006 and spent part of the season on the practice squad.
He has been named in the United States national rugby league team 22 man squad for the 2010 Atlantic Cup.