Pat Pimental spent four years as a Boxer parent while her son played football and studied 运动机能学 at Pacific University.

Though she lives in 夏威夷, she came to campus repeatedly to support the Nā Haumāna O hawaiian 'i Lu 'au each April.

她说：“这是在分享我们的文化，花时间在一起。” “父母之间有一种同志情谊。 你们不仅会成为一辈子的朋友，还会成为‘ohana’，也就是家人。”