The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team won the 2026 Pacific West Conference Championship at Aliante Golf Club, marking the program鈥檚 second conference title.

The Vulcans held steady in second place through the first two rounds before delivering a strong final-round score of 295 (+7), finishing the tournament at +31 (895) to clinch the team victory.

Elle Otani led the way for 东精影业 Hilo, tying for fourth overall at +4 with rounds of 74, 73, and 73. Otani closed with a par on the final hole, sealing the win as teammates rushed to celebrate.

Kiersten Saludares placed eighth at +9, followed by Kailee McKee in ninth at +10 and Trinity Ledgerwood tied for 10th at +11. Kieran Florino bounced back from a difficult second round to post a one-over finish in the final round, contributing to the team鈥檚 decisive push.

The team will now compete in the NCAA West Regional tournament in Colorado, May 4–6.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team captured its fourth consecutive Pacific West Conference Championship April 22 at Aliante Golf Club, continuing its dominance in the league.

Dylan Bercan led the way, claiming his second straight individual title after finishing at eight-under overall. Holding a two-shot lead entering the final round, Bercan stayed in control with a two-under performance to become the program鈥檚 first two-time PacWest champion.

The Vulcans entered the final round with a commanding lead and closed with a five-under 283 to finish the tournament at seven-under as a team, securing their seventh overall conference crown.

Jacob Torres placed fifth at one-over, while Katsuhiro Yamashita tied for eighth at three-over. Ben Crinella and Dysen Park both finished tied for 14th at four-over.

The Vulcans will compete in the NCAA South Central/West Regional tournament, May 7–9.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa junior Anson Cabello gained valuable experience on the world golf stage at the Sony Open in Hawaiʻi, closing his first PGA Tour appearance with a strong second-round performance at Waiʻalae Country Club, January 15 and 16.

The Kahului, Maui native finished the tournament with rounds of 77 and 71 to post an 8-over par total, missing the weekend cut. Cabello earned his spot in the field by winning a local qualifier in November. Cabello’s caddie was fellow teammate Nathan Szpakowicz.

“It was so cool,” Cabello said. “This week didn鈥檛 turn out the way I had hoped, but the whole experience with my caddie, my teammate—that was big. Just being able to experience this kind of event just means the world because there aren鈥檛 that many opportunities for me to do this鈥opefully more in the future.”

Battling back

After a challenging opening round that included seven bogeys, Cabello responded in the second round. After starting with bogeys on holes 1 and 2, he settled in quickly, carding birdies on holes 3, 6, 8 and 9 to turn at 2-under par for the round. Cabello battled on the back nine to finish the day with a 1-over par 71.

“I’m not going to lie, after those first two holes I thought I was going to shoot 80. I mean, to come back and start making solid swings down the stretch, it was big,” Cabello said. “Yesterday, that kind of happened and just couldn’t get anything going. After that start and the way I finished, couldn鈥檛 be more proud of myself.”

Cabello became the seventh Rainbow Warrior to qualify for a PGA Tour event. He followed Blaze Akana, who competed in the tournament in 2023 and 2024.

In his third season with the Rainbow Warriors, Cabello is enjoying his best collegiate campaign to date. During the fall portion of the 2025–26 season, he averaged a team-best 70.33 strokes per round, shooting par or better in eight of nine rounds. His 10-under 203 finish at the Kāʻanapali Classic by OUTRIGGER tied for the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history.

The Rainbow Warriors return to collegiate competition February 5-7 at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Waimea, Hawaiʻi.

University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa 尘别苍鈥檚 golfer Anson Cabello qualified for the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaiʻi.

The junior won a qualifier at the Waiʻalae Country Club on November 24, shooting 1鈥搖nder 71 to edge out his teammate Dane Watanabe and UCLA鈥檚 Tyler Loree by two strokes.

This marks the seventh time a Rainbow Warrior has qualified for a PGA Tour event. Most recently, Blaze Akana competed in the Sony Open in 2023 and 2024.

The 2026 Sony Open runs January 15–18, 2026, at the Waiʻalae Country Club.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo swept the first Pacific West Conference men’s golf weekly awards of the season, sharing Co-Player of the Week honors between Ben Crinella and Jacob Torres, along with Team of the Week recognition.

Crinella and Torres claimed individual wins on the Vulcans’ season-opening trip to Washington, finishing in first place at the Saint Martin’s University Bishop Invitational and the Western Washington University Invitational.

The three-time reigning PacWest Champions posted fifth and seventh place finishes, respectively, placing ahead of all fellow PacWest schools at each event filled with regional teams.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Kiersten Saludares was named Pacific West Conference Player of the Week for September 15鈥�23, on the heels of claiming victory at the season-opening Grisham Memorial Shootout.

The senior shot even-par rounds through the two-day event at The Home Course in DuPont, Washington, setting a new program record for two-round scores.

Saludares topped a field comprising 13 schools from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the California Collegiate Athletic Association, the PacWest Conference, the Northwest Conference and Canada.

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For the fourth time in program history and second consecutive year, the University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa program was recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) for its strong academic performance as the recipient of a Platform Golf team academic award.

The Rainbow Warriors earned the President鈥檚 Special Recognition with a combined team grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or above. 东精影业 M膩noa was the only Big West school to receive this distinction.

Just last week, six 东精影业 M膩noa golfers were named All-America Scholars by the GCAA, the most in a single-season in program history and the most across all of Division I during the 2024鈥�25 season. These Rainbow Warriors maintained a GPA of 3.20 and above and had a scoring average of 76.0.

东精影业 M膩noa men驶s golf honorees

• Anson Cabello
• Josh Hayashida
• Tyler Ogawa
• Garrett Takeuchi
• Dane Watanabe
• James Whitworth

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A program-record six University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa were named to the 2024鈥�25 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list.

东精影业 golfers awarded:

• Anson Cabello
• Josh Hayashida
• Tyler Ogawa
• Garrett Takeuchi
• Dane Watanabe
• James Whitworth

To be eligible for a nomination, an individual must be at least a sophomore in standing both academically and athletically. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.

The six honorees tied fellow Division I schools College of Charleston, Georgia Southern and Mississippi State for the most recipients across all six divisions.

Five of the six—Cabello, Hayashida, Ogawa, Watanabe and Whitworth—were selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, while all six were named to the Big West’s Academic All-Conference team.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo ranked No. 23 for team grade point average (GPA) among all NCAA Division II women’s golf programs for the 2024鈥�25 school year with a 3.648 GPA. The team achievement was announced by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA), a non-profit organization.

The Vulcans had the highest team GPA in the Pacific West Conference and ranked third among all West Region programs listed in the WGCA top 25. They were also recognized as a Ramon Goya Academic Team of the Year for highest GPA posted by a 东精影业 Hilo team this past school year.

2024鈥�25 东精影业 Hilo wo尘别苍鈥檚 golf honorees

• Trinity Ledgerwood
• Elle Otani
• Kiersten Saludares
• EriLei Udo-Tao
• Erica Yokomoto

Otani and Saludares were also previously recognized on the WGCA All-American Scholar Team for achieving a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50.

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The reigning PacWest Champion earned five spots on the All-PacWest Teams, led by individual champion Dylan Bercan and Katsuhiro Yamashita on the First Team. Ben Crinella and Dysen Park earned Second Team honors, while Jacob Torres was named to the Third Team.

Head Coach Earl Tamiya was named PacWest Coach of the Year for the third straight season and sixth time overall, leading the Vulcans to their seventh league title.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa Josh Hayashida received honorable mention honors on the Big West’s All-Conference Team. He was the lone Rainbow Warrior among the 21 honorees.

The junior led the team with a 73.00 scoring average on the year, which was capped by a 15th place finish at the Big West Championship. Hayashida had three top 20 finishes this season with a season-best tie for 11th at the Western Intercollegiate.

In February, Hayashida tied a program-record by posting a 9-under 63 in the second round of the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. He had a team-best 14 rounds of par or better including six rounds in the 60s.

Hayashida and the Rainbow Warrior golf team closed out their season with a ninth place team finish at the Big West Championship.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo鈥檚 captured its third consecutive Pacific West Conference Championship on April 23, at the Aliante Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Leading the way was Dylan Bercan, who also captured the individual tournament championship. The redshirt senior from Vancouver, British Columbia carded a seven-under score over the three-day tournament to tie for the lead forcing a playoff. Bercan edged Jessup鈥檚 Michael Sorber in the playoff to become the sixth Vulcan to claim an individual win at the PacWest Championships.

Katsuhiro Yamashita and Jacob Torres landed at No. 4 and No. 9 place, respectively, helping 东精影业 Hilo erase a two-shot deficit and overtake HPUin the final round. The Vulcans were the only team under par in round 3, finishing at seven-under overall, good for an eight-shot win.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Maline Kraus was listed among the honorees in the 2024鈥�25 All-Big West Team as an honorable mention selection. Kraus was the lone Rainbow Wahine representative.

In her first season at 东精影业 Mānoa, after transferring from Virginia, Kraus led the team with a 74.54 scoring average with two top 10 finishes including fifth place at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate and ninth place at the Fresno State Classic. She had a team-best eight rounds of par or better.

In October, Kraus shot 5-under 211 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate, which tied the program鈥檚 54-hole scoring mark.

Kraus concluded her junior season with a 34th place finish at the Big West Championship in April.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Ben Crinella earned Pacific West Conference Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after finishing fourth at the Sonoma State Spring Invitational.

Crinella shot rounds of 73, 73 and 70 to finish even-par at No. 4 on the individual leaderboard.

Crinella had previously been named PacWest Player of the Week after shooting a program-record round of 64 to start the spring season in early February.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo golfer Katsuhiro Yamashita repeated as Pacific West Conference Player of the Week, and the was named Team of the Week as announced on October 29.

The Vulcans closed the fall season with two events on Hawaiʻi Island competing against a large field of 19 regional teams composed of 14 top-100 ranked golfers and five top-25 teams, including top-ranked Colorado Christian University. 东精影业 Hilo finished fifth at the Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) Sharks Shootout and 12th at the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate.

Yamashita followed up last week鈥檚 Co-Player of the Week conference honors with two more top-20 finishes after shooting two-under (15th place) and one-under (19th place) at the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate and HPU Sharks Shootout, respectively.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Katsuhiro Yamashita was named PacWest Conference Co-Player of the week on October 18 after his win during last week鈥檚 Hawaiʻi Triangular.

Yamashita shot a two-under at the Waikoloa Resort and Mauna Lani courses to lead the Vulcans in a victory over HPU and Chaminade.

“I didn’t stress over every shot. I was pretty well aware I was in the lead, but I wasn’t really thinking about that the entire day like I used to,” said Yamashita. “It was like go out there, have some fun swinging a golf club and see what happens.”

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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 尘别苍鈥檚 and wo尘别苍鈥檚 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 wo尘别苍鈥檚 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.

Nicholas Gomez, Junsu Im, Jordan Sato and Jacob Torres earned Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar recognition for averaging under 78.0 and achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher.

The four Vulcans were among 226 NCAA Division II athletes from 77 schools.

To be eligible, an individual must have held at least sophomore standing both academically and athletically. They must have participated in at least 50% of their team’s competitive rounds with a stroke average under 78.0 in Division II.

All four were also named to the Academic All-PacWest Team after helping 东精影业 Hilo capture back-to-back Pacific West Conference Championships in April. Gomez claimed the individual title and was later named 东精影业 Hilo鈥檚 2023–24 Male Athlete of the Year. The team also earned 东精影业 Hilo Vulcan Team of the Year honors.

Josh Hayashida, Kolbe Irei and Tyler Ogawa were named to the 2023–24 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list.

Ogawa, a junior from Honolulu, made the list for the second consecutive year while Irei, a senior from Honolulu, was selected for the second time after being named to the list in 2021–22 while a member of UC Irvine 尘别苍鈥檚 golf team. For Hayashida, it was his first distinction.

Last month, both Ogawa and Hayashida were selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team in addition to being named to the Academic All-Big West team. All three were picked to the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

To be eligible for All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be at least a sophomore in standing in both academics and athletics. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team鈥檚 competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Isabella Ranches, Kailey Oki and Elle Otani were named to the 2023–24 Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. The trio was among 1,497 women collegiate golfers from 412 programs recognized for achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Oki and Otani received the honor a year ago.

Oki also earned 东精影业 Hilo Wo尘别苍鈥檚 Golf Scholar-Athlete award for highest GPA on the team.

A total of 73 earned academic All-Big West honors for spring sports during the 2024 season. The sports included are baseball, beach volleyball, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, men’s volleyball and women’s water polo.

The track and field team had the most honorees with 18 followed by softball (13), baseball (12) and water polo (10).

To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, complete one full year at the member institution prior to the season and compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests (baseball pitchers are exempt of participation standards, track and field must either compete in 50% or conference championship).

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo golfers Nicholas Gomez, Kailey Oki, Elle Otani and Isabella Ranches earned Academic All-District At-Large Team honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

The CSC Academic All-America/District program recognizes the nation鈥檚 top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom, requiring a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher (sophomore standing and above).

Nine University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa student-athletes have been selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic At-Large All-District Team.

The honorees are:

• 鈥橢leu Choy, civil engineering (尘别苍鈥檚 volleyball)
• Alana Embry, psychology (beach volleyball)
• Kaylee Glagau, BA social work (beach volleyball)
• Josh Hayashida, finance (尘别苍鈥檚 golf)
• Tara Logan, kinesiology and rehab sciences (water polo)
• Bia Mantellato Dias, marketing (water polo)
• Tyler Ogawa, finance (尘别苍鈥檚 golf)
• Jaime Santer, BS marketing (beach volleyball)
• Riley Wagoner, BS chemistry; BA women, gender and sexuality studies (beach volleyball)

In order to be eligible, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) at his or her current institution. All student-athletes who meet the requirements can be named to the at-large all-district team, however schools are limited to just six male and six female honorees. At-large candidates come from a pool of more than a dozen NCAA-sponsored sports, which includes 尘别苍鈥檚 volleyball, wo尘别苍鈥檚 beach volleyball, wo尘别苍鈥檚 water polo and 尘别苍鈥檚 and wo尘别苍鈥檚 golf at 东精影业.

The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa was well-represented at the 115th Manoa Cup, as 东精影业 golfer Josh Hayashida beat teammate Anson Cabello in dramatic fashion in the June 22 final at Oʻahu Country Club. By taking down Cabello, Hayashida successfully defended his title from last year鈥檚 Manoa Cup.

“It鈥檚 kinda cool playing against a teammate. We both know each other鈥檚 game so well,” Hayashida said. “We both play here all the time, so there鈥檚 no clear advantage over each other. Last year, I knew I had a slight advantage over Kihei (Akina) because he hadn鈥檛 played here that much, and you really need to know how to play here (Oʻahu Country Club). It鈥檚 a cool feeling knowing someone from 东精影业 was going to win. In the end, 东精影业 wins.”

The last time the open division featured an all-东精影业 final was 1995.

“To have two 东精影业 players battle it out for the championship on this amazing field is something really special,” Cabello added. “It really speaks to (东精影业 尘别苍鈥檚 golf head coach) Scott (Simpson) and how he鈥檚 built this program and it also speaks to our players and how we鈥檙e able to fight through adversity, fight through a lot of stuff and make it this far.”

Five Rainbow Warrior golfers reached quarterfinals. Alongside Hayashida and Cabello were Isaiah Kanno, Kolbe Irei and Tyler Ogawa. Former 鈥橞ow Zachary Sagayaga also made the final eight.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo softball player Chenoa Cainglit and golfer Dylan Bercan were named the KTA Super Stores Superstars for May for their stand-out accomplishments.

Chenoa Cainglit

Cainglit was batting .106 on just three hits heading into the Pacific West Conference Championships but emerged as one of the Vulcans’ many hot-hitting bats.

In an elimination game against Biola University, Cainglit blasted a full-count RBI triple high off the right-center field fence to give the Vulcans the lead in the top of the eighth. The catcher later scored to give 东精影业 Hilo a two-run cushion for an 8-5 victory in 11 innings. In the following game, Cainglit knocked a solo homer off the right-center-field scoreboard in the fifth inning to give the Vulcans their first run of the game against Azusa Pacific University.

Dylan Bercan

Bercan followed up his outing at the PacWest Conference Championships with a top-10 finish among the 108-field of golfers at the NCAA South Central/West Regional.

After a five-over round 1 score, Bercan shot up 50 spots on the individual leaderboard before settling at a tie for No. 10 after rounds of 68 and 67 for a two-under final finish.

Bercan carded 13 total birdies as the back-to-back PacWest Conference Champions placed 16th.

Nine University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo golfers—six from the team and three from the —landed on the 2023–24 All-PacWest teams with Head Coach Earl Tamiya receiving his second Coach of the Year honor.

For the 尘别苍鈥檚 team, Dylan Vercan and Nicholas Gomez claimed first team honors. Dysen Park and Kevin Yamashita were named to the second team, and Jacob Torres and Ben Crinella landed on the third team. These honors come after the , and Gomez won the individual championship.

For the wo尘别苍鈥檚 team, Elle Otani and Kiersten Saludares received first team honors, while Tia Kualiʻi made second team honors. .

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team concluded their 2024 season at the NCAA Men鈥檚 Golf South Central/West Regional, highlighted by student-athlete Dylan Bercan鈥檚 10th place finish.

Bercan shot a four-under 67 in the final round for a -2 overall score. In round 2, Bercan shot a three-under 68 score to shoot up 50 spots on the individual leaderboard before hitting five birdies to snake up 15 more slots to a three-way tie at No.2 10.

东精影业 Hilo totaled 293 on the final day. The Vulcans finished +33 for a tie with Cal State East Bay and Cal State San Marcos.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa men’s golfer Blaze Akana was named to the All-Big West first team.

Akana led the team with a 71.67 scoring average which is the second-lowest in program history behind Matthew Kodama’s 71.50 average in 2003-04. Akana was already ranked No. 2 after averaging 72.37 strokes per round last season, his first as a Rainbow Warrior after transferring from Sacramento State.

Akana is the first 东精影业 golfer to earn first-team all-conference honors since T.J. Kua was named to the all-Western Athletic Conference first team in 2012. Since 东精影业 joined to the Big West in 2012, no other Rainbow Warrior had earned first team honors.

He posted two Top 10 finishes this season and concluded his 东精影业 career with a final round 5-under 67 to tie for 18th at the Big West Championship. He posted a team-best 12 rounds under par including six in the 60s.

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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 尘别苍鈥檚 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 wo尘别苍鈥檚 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.

The Ramon Goya Academic Teams of the Year for highest combined GPA went to and .

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University of Hawaiʻi Hilo player Kiersten Saludares claimed the Pacific West Golf title with an outstanding final two rounds at the 2024 Pacific West Conference Wo尘别苍鈥檚 Golf Championship on April 17 at the Mauna Lani Golf Course.

Saludares finished with an even-par 72 to hold off Biola University鈥檚 golfer for medalist honors. The 东精影业 Hilo sophomore shot scores of 71 and 72 to finish at +4.

Saludares is the first Vulcan to win the PacWest tournament in 10 years.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team claimed the 2024 Pacific West Conference Men鈥檚 Golf Championship at the Mauna Lani Golf Course on April 17, winning the trophy by a 14-stroke lead.

The Vulcans carried a nine-shot lead, posting rounds of 309-286-303 (+34) to beat Hawaiʻi Pacific University.

Golfer Nicholas Gomez also received an individual award after a stellar performance. Gomez was the most consistent through the tournament, posting three rounds of 73鈥�73鈥�74.

The team will participate in the NCAA West-South Regional Championships in Las Cruces, New Mexico, May 9–11.

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University of Hawaiʻi Hilo and golf teams each took PacWest Team of the Week after impressive performances at their golf tournaments.

The wo尘别苍鈥檚 team finished second in a field of nine teams at the Augustana Spring Fling in Palm Desert, California. Golfers Tia Kualiʻi finished second and 东精影业 Hilo had two other top 10 golfers—Elle Otani in fourth and Kiersten Saludares in 10th.

The 尘别苍鈥檚 team topped five other Pacific West Conference competitors at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout in Alameda finishing at +3. 东精影业 Hilo鈥檚 top four golfers were Dylan Bercan, Jacob Torres, Dysen Park, and Nicholas Gomez.

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University of Hawaiʻi Hilo player Tia Kualiʻi earned her PacWest Golfer of the Week award after landing in second place during the Augustana Spring Fling at Palm Desert鈥檚 Desert Will Golf Conference.

Kualiʻi shot consistent rounds of 77 and 76 and helped lead her team to a second-place finish as well making this the best tournament finish in her five-year career as a Vulcan. Kualiʻi battled through both rounds with six bogeys on each 18, but also three birdies the first day and four birdies the second.

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senior Blaze Akana started 2024 competing in his second straight PGA Tour Sony Open in Hawaiʻi at Waiʻalae Country Club. Akana, who is in his final year on the 东精影业 men驶s golf team, failed to make the weekend cut but gained invaluable experience as one of two amateurs in the field alongside 142 of the world鈥檚 top professionals.

“Every time I get to step foot in a PGA Tour event is a great experience. I try to use it as a confidence going forward just knowing that I’m able to hit some shots under this amount of pressure with the big crowds watching,” Akana said. “The support was great this year. Pretty much all my teammates came out. Bunch of my family members came out to watch basically the whole 18.”

Akana鈥檚 best round came on Friday, January 12. The Honolulu native began on the 10th and made a solid birdie on the tough par-3 11th. He turned in 2-over par 37, before carding a bogey on the 4th. He then posted a great bounce-back birdie on the demanding 468-yard par-4 6th after sticking his approach to five feet, then reached the par-5 9th in two shots en route to a two-putt birdie and a 1-over 71.

Akana opened the tournament in the afternoon wave of the first round on Thursday, January 11. Conditions were tough as winds were blowing from the west, opposite the normal trade winds, at 15–20 miles per hour with gusts into the 30s. Akana bogeyed four of his first eight holes before carding a birdie on the par-5 9th. He really couldn鈥檛 get anything going on the back nine, posting five bogeys to shoot a first-round 79.

The Kamehameha Schools-Kap膩lama alumnus earned an exemption into the Sony Open after winning a local qualifier shooting 66 at Waiʻalae CC in November 2023. Of the 12 players in the qualifier, eight were 东精影业 golfers: Akana, James Whitworth, Kolbe Irei, Dane Watanabe, Zachary Sagayaga, Joshua Hayashida, Tyler Ogawa and Anson Cabello.

At the 2023 Sony Open, the Honolulu native missed the cut by just five shots after carding rounds of 71 and 72.

Akana currently leads the Rainbow Warriors with a 70.67 scoring average this season, shooting under par in five of 12 rounds including three in the 60s. The spring schedule begins Feb. 8–10 with the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Waimea, Hawaiʻi.

The posted a program-best 54-hole score of 16-under par 836 at the 碍腻ʻ补苍补辫补濒颈 Classic Collegiate Invitational at the Royal 碍腻ʻ补苍补辫补濒颈 Course.

Over the three-day tournament, the Rainbow Warriors set team scoring records for a single-round, 36 holes and 54 holes, while finishing in ninth place in the 20-team field. Individually, four 东精影业 golfers finished the tournament under par led by Blaze Akana’s 5-under 208, which tied for 30th place.

Garrett Takeuchi shot a final round 3-under 68 for a 4-under 209 total and a tie for 40th along with Josh Hayashida, who scrambled for a 3-over 74 in the final round. Kolbe Irei also shot 74 and finished the tournament at 1-under 212 and tied for 58th. Dane Watanabe battled back with a 1-over 72 to finish at 225 and a tie for 108th.

Four other Rainbow Warriors competed as individuals—Isaiah Kanno (214; tied-68th), James Whitworth (218; tied-85th), Tyler Ogawa (218; tied-85th) and Anson Cabello (221; tied-98th).

This was one of the first major events held in west Maui, more than two months after the devastating wildfires in Lahaina. The tournament held fundraising efforts for those impacted by the fires, and also held a free golf clinic for Valley Isle keiki.

东精影业 wraps up the fall season by hosting the inaugural Kapolei Invitational in west Oʻahu. The 19-team tournament runs from October 31 through November 2 at the Kapolei Golf Club.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo player Megan Donovan and player Junsu Im are KTA Super Stores Superstars of the Month. The KTA Super Stores Superstars of the Month highlights one male and one female 东精影业 Hilo student-athlete for their stand-out accomplishments.

Fifth-year senior Donovan has accomplished new feats as a dual-sport student-athlete after competing in two events as a member of the women’s cross country team, finishing as the Vulcans’ leading runner in both races and matching the 东精影业 Hilo women’s soccer single-game record of six scored points during their match against Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) on October 8.

Donovan made her debut as a collegiate runner at the Chaminade Invitational on Oʻahu with a No. 12 finish, just 14 hours after logging 54 minutes in the Vulcans women’s soccer team’s victory over Stanislaus State.

The 东精影业 Hilo women’s soccer team sits at No. 6 in the NCAA Division II with an overall record of 8-0-1.

After a successful first season with claims as PacWest Conference Championships Individual Co-Champion and PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year, Im started his sophomore campaign with back-to-back top 10 finishes. The 东精影业 Hilo men’s golf team opened the fall 2023 slate in Washington with Im finishing tied for third at the Saint Martin’s University Bishop Invitational and tied for sixth at the Western Washington University Invitational just a few days later.

Im was also named as the conference’s first PacWest Conference Golfer of the Week.

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sophomore Emiko Sverduk set a new program record with a 7-under 65 in the final round of the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational on October 3, at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club in Lakewood, Washington.

Sverduk posted seven birdies with no bogeys on her round, which started with birdies on four of the first six holes. The Long Beach, California native broke the previous record (held by Hana Mirnik in 2021) by one stroke. Sverduk finished in a tie for 31st place at 6-over 222.

As a team, the Rainbow Wahine carded an even par 288 and tied for 10th place with an 889 total. Wendy Song was 东精影业‘s top finisher in a tie for 17th place with a career-best 54-hole score of 4-over 220. Focus Jonglikit shot a final round even par 72 to tie for 36th place at 223. Newcomers Kellie Yamane and Jordyn Parr tied for 76th at 230.

东精影业 will host the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, October 23–25, to close out the fall season. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be played at Kapolei Golf Club on Oʻahu.

player Junsu Im finished in a four-way tie for third place and the Vulcans team took seventh-place at the Saint Martin鈥檚 University Bishop Invitational at The Home Course in Dupont, Washington.

The 2022–23 PacWest Conference Co-Champion and Freshman of the Year got his sophomore campaign off to a good start, finishing round 1 tied atop the leaderboard at 4-under before ultimately ending the 54-hole tournament at 5-under-par. Im tallied seven of his 14 total birdies in the first round.

The Vulcans lineup featured three newcomers with Dysen Park, Dylan Bercan and Jacob Torres, in addition to returning fifth-year senior Nicholas Gomez.

Sophomore Jordan Sato competed as an individual.

The Vulcans will compete in Washington in the Western Washington University Invitational on September 25–26.

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Three University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa repeated as All-American Scholars announced by the (WGCA). Sophomores Ting-Yu Liu, Hyeonji Kang and Mayumi Umezu were also named to the list last year.

The criteria for selection to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50 with a total of 1,401 women’s collegiate golfers representing 378 programs earning the prestigious recognition in 2022—23.

This year marks the fifth consecutive year and ninth time in the last 11 years that at least one rainbow wahine was named to the All-American Scholar Team.

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University of Hawaiʻi 尘别苍鈥檚 golfer Josh Hayashida captured the 114th M膩noa Cup with a remarkable come-from-behind win in the 36-hole final against K墨hei Akina, 2&1, June 24 at the Oʻahu Country Club.

The Mililani, Oʻahu native was 3-down after the morning 18, and trailed by as much as four holes with eight to play. That鈥檚 when Hayashida won six holes in a row (-3 in that span) to take a 2-up lead with two holes to play. The pair both parred 17 to give the Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy alumnus the 2&1 victory.

In addition to Hayashida, two other Rainbow Warriors advanced to the quarterfinal round—Isaiah Kanno and James Whitworth. Kanno lost his match to Evan Kawai in 19 holes while Whitworth took down two-time defending champion Peter Jung in the round of 16 before falling to Akina, 1-up, in the quarterfinals. The 64-man match play also included 东精影业 golfers Blaze Akana (lost in round of 32) and Zachary Sagayaga (lost in round of 32 to Hayashida).

In his first season as a Rainbow Warrior, Hayashida competed in all 10 tournaments with a 74.0 scoring average. He posted two top 10 finishes, including a tie for 10th at the season-opening William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, where he carded a season-best 3-under 213. The 2022 Hawaiʻi state champion was also the 2021 Hawaiʻi State Golf Association Player of the Year.

Hayashida became the first current 东精影业 golfer to win Hawaiʻi‘s most prestigious and oldest amateur tournament since T.J. Kua captured the 2009 title. Nainoa Calip won in 2014, although a couple months after the completion of his 东精影业 career, and Jared Sawada took the 2013 title, a year after completing his 东精影业 career.

Other recent Rainbow Warriors who won the M膩noa Cup include Travis Toyama (2005), Ryan Perez (2004) and Kellen-Floyd Asao (2003). Perez won the title before entering his freshman season at 东精影业 while Toyama also captured the 2002 title at the age of 15.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Kiersten Saludares and Tia Kualiʻi earned PacWest Conference awards for the 2023 season. Saludares was named the Freshman of the Year and Kualiʻi earned a spot on the All-PacWest Second Team.

Saludares had a 79.50 stroke average on the season, and was in contention at the PacWest Championships in Arizona after shooting 75-78 on the opening two days of the tournament. She finished tied for No. 10 to earn all-tournament honors.

Kualiʻi, a junior, was the only other Vulcan recognized, earning All-PacWest Second Team honors. She had a No. 14 finish at the PacWest Championships.

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Members of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team were honored with top PacWest Conference awards for the 2023 season. Andrew Otani was named PacWest Golfer of the Year, Junsu Im was selected as Freshman of the Year and Coach Earl Tamiya won Coach of the Year. The awards were voted on by the PacWest Conference coaches.

东精影业 Hilo finished third in the 21-team NCAA West Region Spring Preview, which was held April 10–11 in Rohnert Park, California. They then carried that momentum into the PacWest Championships held April 17–19 in Arizona, where they led from start to finish and claimed the banner by 10 strokes.

One of the reasons for that strong finish was Otani. The fifth year senior, who began his career by , shared the 2023 medalist award with Im. He rode rounds of 69-73-75 to finish at +1 for the tournament. He was consistent throughout the three days and had eight birdies.

Im, a freshman, had a similar story. Finishing at +1 as well, he turned in scorecards of 71-71-75. He had 10 birdies during the tournament.

Im and Otani are the first Vulcans to win medalist honors since 2011. They are also part of the All-PacWest First Team, along with Keith Ng. Dustin Franko also earned a spot on the second team.

Veteran coach Earl Tamiya has been the coach of the Vulcans since 1991. A beloved leader, Tamiya coached his team through a slow start this season, to peak at the right time to win their first conference championship since 2014.

The Vulcans will now advance to the NCAA West Region tournament, May 11–13 in Rohnert Park, California. The top three teams from the West Regional will advance to the NCAA Championships in Warren, Ohio, May 22–26.

University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa Hyeonji Kang and Mayumi Umezu received 2023 Big West All-Conference awards. Kang was selected to the conference first team and Umezu was selected to the second team.

Kang, a sophomore from Jeju, South Korea, led the Rainbow Wahine with a 73.8 scoring average. She competed in all nine tournaments with three top 10 finishes, including runner-up at the Cowgirl Classic, which was held April 3–4 in Maricopa, Arizona. Last season, Kang earned second-team all-conference honors.

Umezu, a sophomore from Waimea, Hawaiʻi, finished second on the team with a 74.3 average. Last week, she was named to the Big West all-tournament team after . Umezu also posted the season’s best single round (67) and 54-hole total (212) at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, held October 24–26, 2022.

东精影业 concluded the 2022–23 season last week at the Big West Championship, where it finished in seventh place.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Junsu Im and player McKenna Mountain earned KTA Super Stores Superstars of the Week awards for April 5–18.

Im, a freshman, finished the year with strong performances, tying for No. 14 (+1) at the West Regional Spring Preview before claiming a share of the Pacific West Conference Championships individual title as co-champion with Andrew Otani (+1).

In the Vulcans’ final regular-season road trip to Colorado, Mountain went 3-0 in singles matches and 3-0 in doubles. She twice battled back from being down a set to take victories over Colorado Mesa University and Metropolitan State University of Denver.

The names one male and one female Vulcans student-athlete each week, highlighting their accomplishments from the prior week.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team captured the program’s fourth Pacific West Conference team title at the PacWest championships held April 17–19 in Phoenix, Arizona. Andrew Otani and Junsu Im were also individual co-champions.

The Vulcans jumped out to a 10-shot lead at the end of day 1 and held strong to finish 15-over with round scores of 285, 294 and 300. Otani and Im both shot 75 in the final round to finish at one-over for a tie atop the individual leaderboard with both staking claim as co-champions.

“I’m happy with the way the boys played this week,” said 东精影业 Hilo Head Coach Earl Tamiya. “We had the potential all year-long, and they finally put it all together at the end.”

The Vulcans were coming off of their best performance of the year with a third-place finish at the West Regional Spring Preview last week in Rohnert Park, California, and continued on to win their first conference team title since 2014.

Otani and Im join the roster of 东精影业 Hilo PacWest individual champs, which include previous winners Zady Ari (2008), Logan Goulding (2009) and Blake Snyder (2011).

Keith Ng and Dustin Franko also placed in the top 10 with Nicholas Gomez close behind at No. 20.

The Vulcans will continue on at the NCAA West Regional Championships, May 11–13, in Rohnert Park, California.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team was named PacWest Team of the Week after the Vulcans finished third at the NCAA West Region Spring Preview in Rohnert Park, California. Additionally, Keith Ng was named Golfer of the Week after finishing fourth with a 3-round score of -4.

东精影业 Hilo had the best showing among all the PacWest teams present at the NCAA West Region Spring Preview, finishing third in the 21-team event. The Vulcans finished the two-day, three-round event at +2, only behind No. 26 California State University San Marcos (-11) and No. 19 Sonoma State University(-1).

Ng, a senior, put together his best rounds of the season, with rounds of 70-69-73 (212) to finish at -4—four shots behind the tournament leaders. He had 12 birdies during the tournament.

东精影业 Hilo will compete next in the PacWest Championships, April 17⏻19 in Litchfield Park, Arizona.

University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa sophomore Blaze Akana experienced one of the biggest opportunities in Hawaiʻi amateur golf—teeing it up alongside the top professionals in the world in the PGA Tour鈥檚 Sony Open.

Akana shot a 1-over 71 in the first round and a 2-over 72 in the second round. Despite missing the cut in his first appearance in a PGA Tour event, Akana saw several bright spots at Waiʻalae Country Club including carding birdies on some of the most difficult holes on the golf course. Akana birdied the first and second holes in the first round (his 10th and 11th of the day since he started on the back nine), which are a pair of demanding par fours. He also added a birdie on the 13th hole, a near 500-yard par four, in the second round. In total, Akana racked up eight birdies, which were offset by 11 bogeys to finish the 36 holes at 3-over.

Akana was one of two amateurs in the elite field, meaning they could not earn prize money. He joined the likes of 东精影业 M膩noa alumni Jared Sawada, Brandan Kop, T.J. Kua and David Saka to play in the Sony Open as an amateur.

Qualifier featured present, past Rainbow Warriors

The Honolulu native secured an exemption into the Sony Open via an 18-hole qualifier, which featured the top 12 ranked Hawaiʻi amateur golfers in 2022. Akana shot a 3-under 69 at Waiʻalae Country Club last November to beat out UCLA commit Luciano Conlan and ʻIolani School senior Dane Watanabe by one shot. Also competing in the event were current 东精影业 M膩noa golfers Joshua Hayashida and Tyler Ogawa, and 东精影业 M膩noa alumnus Shawn Sakoda. The tournament has granted an annual sponsor’s exemption into the Sony Open to a top Hawaiʻi amateur since 1995.

Early season success

Akana, a 2020 Kamehameha Schools Kap膩lama graduate, played in all three of 东精影业鈥檚 fall tournaments, tallying his best finish in a tie-for-19th at the Bill Cullum Invitational in October 2022. It was at the tournament in Valencia, California where he also carded his low round of the fall season, a 4-under 68 in the second round.

Akana returned home to play for the Rainbow Warriors after spending two seasons at Sacramento State. Over both years, he competed in 11 of the team鈥檚 12 tournaments, compiling a 73.6 scoring average and was named second team all-Big Sky in 2021–22.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Keith Ng finished in a tie for fifth place shooting a one-under par 139 at the , a two-day tournament held October 28–29 at the Waikoloa Beach Resort. Following the tournament, which marked Ng鈥檚 second consecutive top 10 finish, he was also named for October 24–30.

As a team, 东精影业 Hilo concluded its fall season with a No. 10 finish at the tournament. The Vulcans ended round one in a tie for second after a 283 score—just two shots behind the leader—before shooting 298 to fall to No. 10 on day two.

Dustin Franko finished with a one-under par 69 to place in the top 10 on day one, but posted a four-over par second day to slide down to a tie for No. 19.

Playing as an individual, Ethan Hironaga moved up the leaderboard between day one and two with a five-shot improvement.

东精影业 Hilo will return for its spring season at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in February 2023, which will be held at the H膩puna Golf Course in Waimea, Hawaiʻi.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa team concluded the Kāʻanapali Classic Collegiate Invitational with a program-best 858 total following the final round on October 30 at the Royal Kāʻanapali Course.

The Rainbow Warriors completed the third and final round of the tournament with a 285 to finish at 6-over par for the tournament and a tie for 15th place. 东精影业‘s previous best score at Kāʻanapali was 869 in 2015.

Atsuya Oishi was 东精影业‘s top finisher with a 1-under 212 total. Oishi posted his second straight 72 to close out the tournament and tie for 40th place.

Blaze Akana posted the best round of the day for the Warriors with a 2-under 69 to finish at even par 213 and a tie for 53rd place.

Also competing for 东精影业 were Josh Hayashida (71=218, t-83rd), Tyler Ogawa (73=218, t-83rd) and Remington Hirano (75=219, 89th).

Isaiah Kanno (72=215, t-67th), Pierce Braun (73=221, t-96th), James Whitworth (70=222, t-100th) and Garrett Takeuchi (78=229, t-116th) competed as individuals.

The Kāʻanapali Classic closed out the fall season for the Rainbow Warriors. 东精影业 will open its spring season with the Amer Ari Invitational, which it will co-host with . The tournament will be held February 8–10, 2023 at the H膩puna Golf Course in Waimea, Hawai驶i.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa Mayumi Umezu placed third at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational following the final round on October 26.

The sophomore shot 5-under 67 at the Kapolei Golf Club to finish the three-day tournament at 4-under 212. The third place finish was the best of her collegiate career and her 212 total was also her 54-hole low. Umezu carded six birdies in her final 18, including a stretch of three straight on her front nine to post the tournament鈥檚 best score of the day.

Hyeonji Kang birdied her final three holes to finish with a 2-under 70 and solo fifth place at 2-under 214 for the tournament and her career 54-hole low.

Freshman Wendy Song also shot 70, a new single round season-low, to finish in a tie for 35th place at 228. Also competing for the Rainbow Wahine were Monica Johnson (233, t-49th) and Kralyn Salazar (265, 78th). Focus Jonglikit (236, t-61st) and Ting-Yu Liu (252, 75th) competed as individuals.

The Rainbow Wahine will conclude the fall season with their annual trip to Hawaiʻi Island for the Nanea Pac-12 Preview, which will be held October 31–November 2 in Kailua-Kona.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa team posted its best finish ever at the Bill Cullum Invitational, held October 10–11 in Valencia, California. The Rainbow Warriors carded a 293 for an 862 total, which earned them fourth place.

东精影业‘s top finisher was Atsuya Oishi, who carded a final round 74 for a 2-under 214 total and a tie for eighth place. Blaze Akana and Tyler Ogawa tied for 19th at 2-over 218 while Remington Hirano was one stroke back at 3-over 219 and a tie for 22nd place.

Also competing for the Rainbow Warriors were Josh Hayashida (220, t-26th) and Isaiah Kanno (228, t-49th), who was competing as an individual.

Previously, 东精影业‘s best finish at the Bill Cullum Invitational was . The Rainbow Warriors, who were making their seventh all-time appearance at the tournament, finished third among six Big West teams in the 10-team field.

东精影业 will return home to host the Kāʻanapali Classic Collegiate Invitational, October 28–30 at the Royal Kāʻanapali Golf Course on Maui, which will close out the fall season.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa placed 15th at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate following Sunday鈥檚 final round at the Highlands Ranch Golf Club in Colorado.

The Rainbow Wahine carded their best round of the tournament with a 298 to finish at 902. Vanderbilt University captured the team title going away with a 839 total, 20 strokes over runner-up Xavier University (859) while University of New Mexico鈥檚 Napat Lertsadwattana and Tulane鈥檚 Carla Bernat shared medalist honors at 10-under 206.

东精影业鈥檚 top finisher was sophomore Mayumi Umezu who posted a final round 1-over 73 to finish at 1-over 217 for the tournament and a tie for 18th place.

Also competing for the Rainbow Wahine were Hyeonji Kang (225, t-57th), Wendy Song (229, 68th), Monica Johnson (239, t-84th) and Kralyn Salazar (241, 88th).

东精影业 will next host the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, October 24-26 at Kapolei Golf Course.

The wo尘别苍鈥檚 and 尘别苍鈥檚 golf teams opened their seasons with strong finishes at the Saint Martin’s University Bishop Invitational, held September 23–24. The claimed fourth place and the finished fifth.

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Juniors Tia Kualiʻi and Tori Hironaga led the women’s golf team to its fourth place finish in one of the team鈥檚 best performances in recent years. This was the first time that the Vulcans finished in the upper half of the team standings since .

Kualiʻi and Hironaga landed four and six birdies, respectively, for their career-best outings with both finishing tied for ninth place. Kualiʻi shot 77 and 78 (+11) while Hironaga recovered from a first-round score of 80 to finish with a 75 on day two (+11).

The team posted round scores of 311 and 321 for a 632 total at +56.

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Senior Andrew Otani finished four shots under par to claim an individual fourth place finish as he led the Vulcan men’s team to fifth place. This was Otani鈥檚 best finish, which included tying a career-round-low of 69. Otani had nine birdies and finished both days of the tournament at the No. 4 spot on the leaderboard.

The team posted round scores of 292 and 291 for a 583 total at +7.

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is the first Pacific West Conference Team of the Week as the veteran Vulcan club led five PacWest squads at the Saint Martin’s University Bishop Invitational this past weekend.

东精影业 Hilo, which tied for the PacWest title last spring but lost the trophy to Hawaiʻi Pacific University in a playoff, began 2022鈥�23 in an impressive fashion.

The Vulcans were fifth of 14 teams at the SMU Bishop Invitational at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. The Vulcans turned in consistent scores of 292 and 291 for a 36-hole total of +7.

Andrew Otani paced 东精影业 Hilo with a fourth-place finish at -4 (69-71).

Teammates Keith Ng (73-72) and Dustin Franko (72-74) were also in the top 20, tying for 14th and 18th respectively.

Student-athletes at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have consistently shown strong performances in the classroom. This year, their rankings by the NCAA showed off impressive scores near an all-time high with eight of the 18 teams each scoring a perfect 1,000.

东精影业 Mānoa scored a 980 overall, which is just shy of its record 986 in the 2020–21 academic year. The Academic Performance Rate (APR) scores were released by the NCAA on June 14.

The wo尘别苍鈥檚 teams posting perfect scores were basketball, golf, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, and tennis. The 尘别苍鈥檚 teams that scored 1,000 were golf, and swimming and diving.

The APR is calculated based on the number of student-athletes on scholarship and those who are retained and remain eligible for competition. Teams with a four-year score below 930 or a 950 average over the most recent two years, can be penalized by a loss of scholarships and post-season ban. For the 14th consecutive year, no 东精影业 Mānoa team was penalized with the loss of scholarships.

The NCAA Committee on Academic Performance instituted the APR data requirements beginning in the 2003–04 academic year. The benchmark of 930 projects to an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of approximately 50%. The overall goal of measuring APRs is to encourage improved academic performance and help institutional administrators examine admission policies, retention and graduation rates, and improve academic support for student-athletes. Only student-athletes on scholarship are factored into the APR scores.

东精影业 fields 21 intercollegiate sports programs, however, the NCAA‘s APR only includes 18 as indoor and outdoor track and field are counted as one score and coed and women’s sailing are non-NCAA sports.

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Three Keith Ng, Andrew Otani and Dustin Franko received PacWest honors for their performances this year.

Ng was named First Team All-PacWest for an outstanding junior year. The British Columbia native averaged 73.63 strokes per round and carded under par scores eight times this season.

Ng won three tournaments in the fall, which tied him with four other Vulcans who have won three tournaments in their entire careers. He also received PacWest Golfer of the Week honors twice this season.

Otani and Franko both received Second Team recognition.

Otani finished this season with a scoring average of 75 and carded par or below eight times. He received medalist honors at the Hawaiʻi Challenge by winning in a playoff which earned him PacWest Golfer of the Week. Otani also finished in the top three in four invitationals.

Franko averaged 74.67 strokes per round this season and carded par or below eight times. He finished in the top three in two tournaments, one of which was at the PacWest Championships.