Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

Freshman golfer Andrew Otani stunned the field and nearly walked away with the conference championship last week at the Pacific West Conference Men's Golf tournament in Arizona. Listed as the Vulcans No. 4 player on their ladder, the Oahu native held the medalist lead for a stretch of the first round and again halfway through the final 18 holes. He had two birdies on the front nine when he made his charge for the lead. He finished in fourth place at one-over par, shooting 73-71-73, four shots behind the leader. Those three rounds were his best 18's of the season, with the exception of one other 71 (Dennis Rose Intercollegiate).