The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team was named a 2025 All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after posting a 3.49 team grade-point average during the fall semester.

To qualify for the honor, programs must compete and record a team score at the NCAA Division II Regional Cross Country Championships and maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. 东精影业 Hilo placed No. 24 at the NCAA Division II West Regional in Monmouth, Oregon.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Athletics took second place in the Pacific West Conference 2025–26 Bob Hogue Commissioner’s Cup with 43.5 total points for a 10.88 average.

Fall sports finishes:

• Women’s Soccer (No. 2)
• Men’s Soccer (No. 3)
• Women’s Volleyball (No. T3)
• Women’s Cross Country (No. 7)

The PacWest Commissioner’s Cup honors the athletic program with the strongest overall performance each academic year. Points are awarded based on regular-season conference standings for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball with championship results counting for cross country, golf and tennis.

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For the second time this season, Rainbow Wahine runner Lucy Milliner was named Big West Athlete of the Week. Milliner was recognized on October 7, after winning the Charles Bowles Invitational in record fashion.

Milliner broke a 24-year-old 5k school record previously held by Cheryl Smith (16:56.33, 2001) by running 16:45.10 to lower the record by more than 11 seconds. She came in 9 seconds ahead of the runner-up to pick up her second win of the season in as many events.

The sophomore now tops the 东精影业 M膩noa record books in four different events between cross country and indoor and outdoor track. Milliner also holds program records in both the 800m and 1500m outdoors while owning the school record in the indoor mile. Additionally, she is second in 东精影业 M膩noa history in both the cross country 6k and the indoor 800m.

Milliner is the first 东精影业 M膩noa runner to earn multiple Big West Athlete of the Week honors in a single season since the 鈥楤ows joined the conference. She is also the first student-athlete to be named conference athlete of the week twice this season.

She began her 2025 season by winning the Big Wave Invitational for her first career individual victory. This also marks the second consecutive year that a Rainbow Wahine athlete has earned the win at multiple meets in a season, after Emilie Kirk Langschwager won both the Big Wave Invitational and Charles Bowles Invitational in 2024.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa sophomore Lucy Milliner opened her 2025 season by earning Big West Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors following her win at the Big Wave Invitational.

Milliner took home the individual title with a 4k time of 13:57.3 to claim her first collegiate cross country victory.

This is the first time in her career that Milliner has taken home Big West Athlete of the Week honors, and the third consecutive season that a 东精影业 M膩noa athlete has earned cross country conference weekly honors.

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Twenty-five University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa student-athletes from women’s , and have earned Academic All-Big West honors for their performance during the 2024 fall sports season.

The soccer team led the way with 13 honorees, followed by volleyball with seven and cross country with five.

To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, have completed one full year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically) and competed in at least 50%of their team’s contests.

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The is joining the Mountain West Conference as a full member effective July 1, 2026. Travel subsidies for conference opponents will be phased out as part of the new membership and the exit fee from the Big West Conference will be covered. Since 2012, 东精影业 has been competing in the Mountain West in football and in the Big West for most of its other men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 sports teams.

“The University of Hawaiʻi is honored to accept full membership in the Mountain West Conference, marking a pivotal moment in our athletic program’s history.” said 东精影业 President David Lassner. “While we are sad to leave so many amazing colleagues and competitors in the Big West, this expanded partnership will build on our strong football relationship and securely position us to thrive with our Mountain West colleagues in the incredibly dynamic landscape of intercollegiate athletics. The move will also help strengthen our overall finances.”

The addition of 东精影业 as a full member of the conference gives the Mountain West eight full-time members, meeting the NCAA minimum requirement to be a Division I conference. The move comes after five schools announced in September that they are leaving the conference in 2026 and the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) accepted an offer to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on September 26 that remaining schools signed a memorandum of understanding, affirming their current commitment to the conference and formally agreeing to negotiating and executing a six year media rights contract that would begin in July 2026.

“We are thrilled to welcome the University of Hawaiʻi to the Mountain West as a full-time member,” said MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. “Hawaiʻi has been a tremendous football-only member since 2012, and we鈥檙e excited to add their incredible national brand across all MW sports. As the flagship institution on the islands, with extraordinary academics and a celebrated athletics tradition, we look forward to providing their student-athletes with exceptional educational and athletic experiences.”

Beginning with the 2026–27 seasons, Hawaiʻi will compete in 15 conference-sponsored sports in the Mountain West. Women’s sports include basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Men’s sports include basketball, baseball, football, golf, and tennis. The Mountain West does not sponsor beach volleyball, men’s volleyball, men’s swimming & diving, and women’s water polo. A formal decision on where those 东精影业 teams will compete will be determined in the coming months. 东精影业鈥檚 co-ed and women鈥檚 sailing teams will continue their affiliation with the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference.

“This is a momentous day for University of Hawaiʻi Athletics,” said 东精影业 Athletics Director Craig Angelos. “We鈥檝e had the privilege of being a football-only member in the Mountain West for the last dozen years. Now the majority of our sports will enjoy the same experience of competing in this exceptional conference. Joining the Mountain West allows us to renew some historic rivalries, creates opportunities for increased exposure and provides stability in the constantly-evolving world of collegiate athletics.”

State leaders say they support the conference realignment.

“I鈥檓 encouraged that community leaders and the University of Hawaiʻi President and Athletics Director are on the same page with the current proposal to fully join the Mountain West Conference,” said Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green. “We are optimistic about moving forward with the MWC as it is a conference that we are familiar with, and will position 东精影业 athletics well moving forward.”

“As a proud University of Hawaiʻi alum, former player and coach, I have a deep connection to this institution and its future,” said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “While I respect the decision to remain in the Mountain West Conference, I personally would have liked to see 东精影业 explore opportunities with the newly restructured Pac-12. However, I trust that 东精影业 leadership has made this decision with the best interests of the university and our community in mind, and I will continue to support them in representing Hawaiʻi with pride and strength.”

东精影业 M膩noa is the only Division I athletics program in Hawaiʻi with approximately 500 student-athletes on 22 teams. The school became a member of the NCAA in 1946 and joined its first major intercollegiate conference in 1979. 东精影业 boasts six team national championships and 11 individual national champions in its history.

The other Mountain West Conference members as of July 2026 will be the United States Air Force Academy; University of Nevada, Reno; University of New Mexico; San José State University; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; the University of Wyoming; and UTEP.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa athlete Emilie Kirk Langschwager has earned Big West Female Athlete of the Week honors for the second time in her career on September 10.

The sophomore got her season off to a winning start, running an 18:09.9 to lead 东精影业. She finished the 5k race nearly 19 seconds ahead of the runner-up. She led 东精影业 to a perfect score of 15 points, as the Rainbow Wahine took each of the top five spots in the season-opening race.

Kirk Langschwager holds the fourth-fastest 5k time in the Big West so far in the early season.

Kirk Langschwager is only the second Rainbow Wahine athlete to earn Big West Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors multiple times in a career.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo athletics program recognized their student-athletes at their annual 东精影业 Hilo Vulcans Athletics 2023–24 All-Sports Banquet last week, at The Arc of Hilo.

player Nicholas Gomez and player Kiersten Saludares took home the male and female athletes of the year, respectively, while the men鈥檚 golf team claimed the Vulcan Team of the Year.

The Imua Vulcan award was introduced to the honors, recognizing one male and one female student-athlete for making strides in their personal athletic journeys. The recipients for this award were player Kalique Mitchell and player Megan Donovan.

player David Mayser and women鈥檚 soccer player Filippa Graneld were honored as the Joe and Harriet Estrella Male Scholar-Athlete and Sakai and Harue Wakakuwa Female Scholar-Athlete, respectively, for earning the highest cumulative grade point average through at least five semesters as a Vulcan.

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Twenty-three student-athletes earned Academic All-Big West honors for the fall sports during the 2023 season. The sports include: cross country, soccer and women’s volleyball.

Kylie McNamara, 东精影业 women鈥檚 soccer player, is one of nine conference student-athletes that can tout a 4.0 GPA.

The soccer team had the most honorees (14) followed by women’s volleyball (7) and cross country (2).

Cross country:

• Ania Magdesian—Sophomore
• Keilah Wilkes—Sophomore

Women鈥檚 soccer:

• Eliza Ammendolia—Senior
• Nicole Ando—Junior
• Sophie Augustin—Senior
• Eve Bleam—Junior
• Mia Foster—Senior
• Amber Gilbert—Senior
• Maya Gonzalez—Senior
• Jacey Jicha—Junior
• Brynn Mitchell—Senior
• Zoe Park—Sophomore
• Krista Peterson—Senior
• Cate Sheahan—Junior
• Nohara Takayama—Senior
• Fabiola Zamora—Senior

Women鈥檚 volleyball:

• Caylen Alexander—Sophomore
• Talia Edmonds—Graduate
• Kennedi Evans—Graduate
• Tayli Ikenaga—Junior
• Kate Lang—Senior
• Jackie Matias—Sophomore
• Riley Wagoner—Senior

To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes have to maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA, complete one full year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically) and competed in at least 50% of their team’s contests.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa freshman Emilie Kirk Langschwager was named Big West Athlete of the Week after her first collegiate victory at the Hawaiʻi Pacific University Invitational on October 8.

Kirk Langschwager took victory in the 6k race at Kahuku Golf Course, finishing over a minute ahead of everyone else in the field with a time of 22:10.00. Kirk Langschwager is the first Hawaiʻi runner to be named Big West Athlete of the Week since 2021.

Kirk Langschwager has been the top 东精影业 finisher in each of the last three meets and has finished in the top seven in all four meets she has competed in, including a pair of runner-up finishes and a win.

She started her collegiate career with a runner-up finish in the Big Wave Invitational before following with another second-place finish at the Mountain Regional Preview. Kirk Langschwager then placed No. 7 at the Charles Bowles Invitational, running the fourth-fastest 5k in program history with a 17:27.00.

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