Pacific University Athletics

Honors & Awards

• Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete (2014-15)
• NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2014-15, Softball)

As a Junior (2016)

• Appeared in one game as a junior

As a Sophomore (2015)

• Played in three games as goalkeeper for the Boxers
• Started in one game, earning a win over No. 23 Pacific Lutheran

As a Freshman (2014)

• Member of the Pacific Boxers softball team

High School

• Played at Pearl City High School for Frank Baumholtz III
• OIA Champion, OC16's Team Player
• Also participated in softball, track and field and cross country
• Softball: OIA Honorable Mention for both junior and senior year; Team's Defensive Player of the Year
• Cross Country: OIA Second Team All-State Runner; Team's Most Valuable Player

Personal

• Daughter of Arnold anf Nat Bali
• Brother, Austin, All-American for Feather River College, baseball
• Majoring in Biology, with a minor in Computer Science

Getting to Know Ari

• Favorite Movies: She's the Man, White Chicks, ,Pitch Perfect, The Blind Side, Big Hero 6, Zootopia
• Favorite Musician/Band: Bruno Mars, SoMo, Chris Brown and Alessia Cara
• Favorite TV Show: Teen Wolf, Grey's Anatomy, Psych
• Favorite Book: The Percy Jackson Series (Rick Riordan)
• Favorite Sport to Watch: Soccer, Gymnastics
• Favorite Athlete: Kayla Mizo (Pacific women's soccer)
• Favorite Team: Soccer USWNT '15
• Favorite Food(s): Pizza, pasta, sushi, pad thai, Zippy's Chili
• Hobbies & Activities: Hiking, photography, dancing and singing badly
• Favorite Quote: "It's not where you start- it's where you finish that counts." -Zig Ziglar
• Other Pacific Activites/ Clubs: Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), NHOH, Pre-Med Club, Pre-Optometry Club, Phi Eta Sigma Society
• Career Ambition: Ophthalmologist, YouTuber
• Volunteer with HUGS Hawaii
• Best Athletic Moment: Going throughout my whole sophomore soccer regular season without getting scored on