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62 Percent of UHH Student-Athletes Named Academic All-PacWest

A record number 133 University of Hawai`i Hilo student-athletes were named today to the Academic All-Pacific West Conference team, based on scholastic work through the spring semester. 

The Vulcanshad representatives from all 12 of their teams. To qualify for the squad, student-athletes have to possess a 3.0 or better accumulative grade point average, have spent at least two semesters at UHH and have had to play in at least one game, match or race in 2021-22. 

“We are very proud of our student-athletes that continue to excel in the classroom while also playing in their respective sport,” said Vulcan athletic director Patrick Guillen. “While our competitiveness on the fields and courts has continued to improve, at the end of the day the reason our student-athletes are here is to get a quality education and graduate.”

62 percent of UH Hilo’s 2021-22 student-athletes made the list, also a record. The previous highest number of Vulcans making the grade was recorded after the 2019-20 season with 117, followed by 116 last year and 90 in 2018-19. 

“This now marks six consecutive years of improved academic performance and I could not be more proud,” said Guillen, who just finished his seventh year as leader of the athletic department.  “Congratulations to our student-athletes on this achievement.  Mahalo also to the coaches and staff that work so hard to help provide the necessary resources to be successful.  We are also grateful to our wonderful faculty that care greatly for our student success.”

Four of the UH Hilo teams had nearly 100 percent of their student-athletes reach a 3.0 grade point average or better. Men’s tennis (seven of eight), women’s golf (five of six), men’s golf (six of seven) and women’s cross country (six of seven) headline the Vulcan academic efforts. 11 of the 12 programs had at least half of their team on the list.

The women’s soccer (20 of 26) and baseball programs (20 of 45) had the largest number of players named, followed by men’s soccer (18), softball (14) and volleyball (13).

The list of Hawai`i Hilo Academic PacWest selections list is next, by sport, in alphabetical order. At the end of the list is a link to the Pacific West Conference release.

BASEBALL (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Mason Campbell, Sr., 3.22, Business Administration, Murrieta, Calif./Mt. Sac JC
Ryan Cho, So., 3.64, Biology, San Diego, Calif./Westview HS
Zachary De Hondol, Fr., 3.28, Business Administration, Gilbert, Ariz./Perry HS
Teppei Fukuda, Sr., 3.09, Japanese Studies, Kawasaki, Japan/Citrus College
Jamieson Hirayama, Sr., 3.27, Sociology, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Alexander Hobgood, Jr., 3.62, Political Science, Ottawa, Ontario/South Carleton HS
Barron Holtz, Jr., 3.51, Business Administration, Plainview, Minn./North Dakota State
Ty Honda, So., 3.31, Biology, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Tuiteavaika Ickes, Fr., 3.30, Business Administration, Wahiawa, Hawaii/Kamehameha Kapalama
Jarod Kaneshiro, Sr., 3.61, Kinesiology, Honolulu, Hawaii/Yakima Valley CC
Jacob Liberta, Jr., 3.19, Sociology, Tempe, Ariz./Valley Christian HS
Conor Meehan, Fr., 3.24, Business Administration, San Bruno, Calif./Capuchino HS
Alden Norquist, So., 3.13, Psychology, Turlock, Calif./Merced College
Shane Ota, So., 3.68, Business Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii/Aiea HS
Eric Peterson, Jr., 3.22, Business Administration, Puyallup, Wash./Tacoma CC
Lucas Sakay, Sr., 3.01, Business Administration, Sao Paulo, Brazil/Glendale CC
Aaron Wehrman, Sr., 3.89, Environmental Science, Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS
James Yamasaki, Fr., 3.88, Business Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii/Shoreline CC
Casey Yamauchi, Jr, 3.74, Communication, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Bradyn Yoshida, Jr, 3.32, Kinesiology, Makakilo, Hawaii/Kapolei HS

MEN’S BASKETBALL (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Kai Apele, So., 3.59, Administration of Justice, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Erik Borg, Fr., 3.97, Kinesiology, Ski, Norway
Anthony Haskett, Sr., 3.86, Communication, Walnut Creek, Calif./Diablo Valley College
Steven Hubbell, Sr., 3.54, Communication, Burbank, Calif./Glendale CC
Max Kunnert, Fr., 3.81, Undeclared, Milwaukee, Wisc./Brookfield Academy
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, So., 3.27, Kinesiology, Wellington, New Zealand
Darren Williams, Jr, 3.13, Business Administration, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Chaffey College

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Sierra Cavaletto, Jr., 3.38, Communication, Goleta, Calif./Santa Barbara College
Mandi Kawaha, Jr, 3.78, Communication, Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo HS
Mindy Kawaha, Fr., 3.41, Psychology, Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo HS
Nicole Miller, Sr., 3.36, History, Fullerton, Calif./Notre Dame de Namur
Bryanne Olson, Sr., 3.93, Kinesiology, Tucson, Ariz./Pima CC
Kayla Revelo, Fr., 3.49, Kinesiology, Vallejo, Calif./St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS 
Sara Shimizu, Sr., 3.82, Communication, Sacramento, Calif./CK McClatchy HS
Jenna Waki, Jr., 3.29, Kinesiology, Sacramento, Calif./CK McClatchy HS

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Lily Gavagan, Sr., 3.83, Marine Science, Pukalani, Hawaii/Kamekameha Maui
Emma Heidelmeier, So., 3.09, Geography, Pagosa Springs, Colo./Pagosa Springs HS
Olivia Jarvis, Sr., 3.95, Environmental Science, Oceanside, Calif./El Camino HS
Mari Monico, Fr., 3.34, Psychology, Kaneohe, Hawaii/Hawaii Baptist Academy
Makena Morris, Sr., 3.22, Communication, Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala HS
Aurea Streadbeck, So., 3.77, Kinesiology, Ewa Beach, Hawaii/Campbell HS

MEN’S GOLF (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Dustin Franko, Jr., 3.32, Business Administration, Delta, British Columbia/Douglas College
Nicholas Gomez, Jr., 3.54, Business Administration, Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley HS
Ethan Hironaga, So., 3.78, Kinesiology, Keaau, Hawaii/Hilo HS
Noah Lau, Jr., 3.59, Psychology, Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani School
Keith Ng, Jr., 3.44, Psychology, Richmond, British Columbia/Univ. of British Columbia
Andrew Otani, Jr., 3.32, Accounting, Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani School

WOMEN’S GOLF (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Tori Hironaga, So., 3.66, Mathematics, Hilo, Hawaii/Northern Arizona Univ.
Tia Kualii, So., 3.01, Business Administration, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Kailey Oki, Fr., 4.00, Psychology, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Carli Shimokihara, Sr., 3.39, Business Administration, Mililani, Hawaii/Mililani HS
Kaelyn Uchida, Sr., 3.83, Psychology, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS

MEN’S SOCCER (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Bo Antonissen, Sr., 3.08, Kinesiology, Amsterdam, Netherlands/West Valley College
MarcAnthony Cabrera, So., 3.42, Kinesiology, Honolulu, Hawaii/Kalani HS
Gabriel Gallardo, Fr., 3.22, Kinesiology, Anaheim Hills, Calif./Canyon HS
Michael Harre, Sr., 3.86, Communication, St. Louis, Mo./Maryville Univ.
Caesar Hjerten, Sr., 3.55, Business Administration, Ulricehamin, Sweden/Union College
Kealaula Keliikoa, Sr., 3.50, Business Administration, Wailuku, Hawaii/Whatcom CC
Luca Lippert, Sr., 3.70, Business Administration, Langen, Germany/Northern Michigan
Rafail Makrodimitris, Fr., 3.29, Business Administration, Rafina, Greece
Henrique Matos, Sr., 3.30, Business Administration, Jundiai, Brazil/Harford CC
David Mayser, So., 3.98, Communication, Munich, Germany/Theodolinden Gymnasium
Wataru Muto, So., 3.83, Business Administration, Chiba, Japan
Brady O’Neill, Jr., 3.87, Business Administration, Murrieta, Calif./Cal State Dominguez Hills
Andrew Rehedul, So., 3.49, Kinesiology, El Paso, Tex./Chapin HS
Teddy Rubenstein, So., 3.68, Biology, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii/Redlands Univ.
Tommy Seaver, So., 3.09, Computer Science, Lindon, Utah/Pleasant Grove, HS
Kaleihalia Tolentino-Perry, Sr., 3.64, Agriculture, Keaau, Hawaii/San Jose State
Tom Vorkastner, So., 3.85, Business Administration, Tangstedt, Germany/Gymnasium Heidburg
Devan Yoshimura, Sr., 3.15, Business Administration, Pearl City, Hawaii/Pearl City HS

WOMEN’S SOCCER (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Saydee Bacdad, Jr., 3.66, Psychology, Hilo, Hawaii/Utah Valley
Alison Bischof, Sr., 3.03, Business Administration, Discovery Bay, Calif./Delta JC
Bailee Brennan, Jr., 3.92, Kinesiology, Carlsbad, Calif./UC San Diego
Jacelyn Cambra, Fr., 3.54, Biology, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Piper Collado, Sr., 3.69, Kinesiology, Waipahu, Hawaii/Pearl City HS
Sophia Dent, Jr., 3.87, Kinesiology, San Diego, Calif./Our Lady of Peace HS
Megan Donovan, So., 3.64, Business Administration, Encinitas, Calif./McNeese State
Filippa Graneld, So., 3.98, Environmental Science, Stockholm, Sweden/Univ. of Colorado
Annie Haglund, Fr., 3.14, Business Administration, Horby, Sweden
Taylor Hornburg, Sr., 3.75, Agriculture, Exeter, Calif./Exeter HS
Christina Kanellou, Sr., 3.48, Communication, Mykonos, Greece/Sierra College
Kayla Kunihisa, Jr., 3.71, Business Administration, Waipahu, Hawaii/Maryknoll HS
Jodi Lillie, Jr., 3.78, Business Administration, Mililani, Hawaii/Mililani HS
Alyssa Padron, So., 3.13, Kinesiology, San Pedro, Calif./UC Davis
Maisie Paulson, Sr., 3.90, Psychology, Highlands Ranch, Colo./Jacksonville State
Camille Strazzo, Sr., 3.86, Kinesiology, Sutter Creek, Calif./Sierra College
Daelenn Tokunaga, Jr., 3.83, Administration of Justice, Waipahu, Hawaii/Univ. of Hawaii
Nanea Wall, So., 3.37, Agriculture, Kealakekua, Hawaii/Konawaena HS
Kierstyn Yamamoto, So., 3.47, Biology, Keaau, Hawaii/California Baptist
Brende Yoshizumi, Jr., 3.85, Kinesiology, Kapolei, Hawaii/Kamehameha Kapalama

SOFTBALL (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Sara Bhatt, .So, 3.57, Communication, Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS
Kaia Bradford, So., 3.38, Biology, Redmond, Wash./Redmond HS
Taisha Bratton, So., 3.13, Exploratory Health Sciences, Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon Springs HS
Brandee Chinen, Jr., 3.63, Biology, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Chloe Domingo, Jr., 3.33, Mathematics, Ewa Beach, Hawaii/Campbell HS
Makena Goldbeck, Fr., 3.52, Marine Science, Santa Rosa, Calif./Maria Carrillo HS
Mari Kimoto, Fr., 3.53, Geography, Honolulu, Hawaii/Univ. of Hawaii
Lana Kline, Fr., 3.27, Kinesiology, Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep
Alexis Lacy, Fr., 3.74, Administration of Justice, Anaheim Hills, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS
Angel Prewitt, Sr., 3.86, Biology, Port Orchard, Wash./Concordia-Portland
Malia Risdale, Jr., 3.46, Kinesiology, Santa Clarita, Calif./Saugus HS
Mayalee Saneishi, So., 3.56, Business Administration, Wahiawa, Hawaii/Big Bend CC
Nikki Zielinski, Sr., 3.55, Kinesiology, Sedona, Ariz./College of Southern Idaho
Sarah Zuniga, Fr., 3.45, Biology, La Verne, Calif./Bonita HS

MEN’S TENNIS (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Luca Checchia, Sr., 3.89, Business Administration, Valencia, Spain/Distrito Maritimo
Alessio Demichelis, So., 3.78, Business Administration, Casale Monferrato, Italy/Ascanio Sobrero HS
Luke Hamano, So., 3.48, Japanese Studies, Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo HS
Joshua Liu, Jr, 3.95, Political Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/Sonoma State
Luca Matheiowetz, So., 3.92, Accounting, Munich, Germany/Robert-Bosch-Bachoberschute
Martin Soukal, Sr., 3.12, Business Administration, Brno, Czech Republic
Ryosuke Sowa, Jr., 3.09, Business Administration, Takarazuka, Japan/Jacksonville State

WOMEN’S TENNIS (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Carolina Alfonsin, Jr., 3.21, Kinesiology, Monterrey, Mexico/Sonoma State
Julia Barden, So., 3.97, Psychology, Singapore/Univ. of Southern Mississippi
Sandra Dafincescu, Sr., 3.87, Business Administration, Ramnicu, Romania/De Anza College
Casydee De Mattos, So., 3.86, Psychology, Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo HS
Hannah Highsmith, Sr., 3.94, Psychology, Folsom, Calif./Sonoma State
Akari Ichikawa, Fr., 3.51, Kinesiology, Shiga, Japan/Es International School
Hokulani Iseri, So., 3.95, Kinesiology, Kolua, Hawaii/Kauai HS
Chloe Teramoto, So., 3.35, Kinesiology, Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS
Lino Yoshikawa, Sr., 3.82, Mathematics, Kihei, Hawaii/Maui HS

VOLLEYBALL (Name, Year, GPA, Major, Hometown/Previous School)
Bria Beale, Gr., 4.00, Psychology, Eastvale, Calif./UC Irvine
Madelyn Blandford, Fr., 3.19, Business Administration, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii/Kealakehe HS
Cara Bolte, So., 3.71, Business Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii/Univ. of Puget Sound
Chloe Culanding, Fr., 3.66, Biology, Chesapeake, Virg./Grassfield, HS
Sydney Gott, So., 3.63, Administration of Justice, Quincy, Calif./Feather River College
Tani Hoke, Fr., 3.69, Undeclared, Kailua, Hawaii/MaryKnoll HS
Ashton Jessee, Sr., 3.76, Business Administration, Anchorage, Alaska/South Anchorage HS
Aulike Kaiawe, Fr., 3.18, Kinesiology, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii/Kealakehe HS
Kendall Kott, So., 3.82, Political Science, Shingle Springs, Calif./Ponderosa HS
Nicole Logan, Fr., 3.20, Biology, Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS
Alexandria Parisian, Sr., 3.48, Communication, Apple Valley, Calif./Apple Valley HS
Amber Tai, Sr., 3.10, Kinesiology, Waimanalo Valley, Hawaii/Waianae HS
Mia Takai, Fr., 3.21, Geography, Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo HS