Corey Kozuma and
Kirsty Imai were announced as the 2012-13 University of Hawaii at Hilo Most Valuable Vulcans during Thursday's Annual All-Sports Banquet in the UHH Campus Center Dining Room.
Kozuma, a junior golfer, is the top-rated player in the NCAA Division II West Region and ranked 20
th nationally. He won the Dennis Rose Invitational and recorded four top-10 finishes during the season. Those finishes were 6
th at the Western Washington Invitational, 3
rd at the GolfWeek Division II Preview, 6
th at the Sonoma State Invitational and 8
th at the St. Martin's Intercollegiate.
Imai, a senior guard, earned honorable mention all-Pacific West Conference honors in helping the Vulcans to the PacWest Basketball Tournament. She started 24 games and averaged 9.7 points per game with a team-high 37 three-pointers. She also recorded 22 steals and 32 assists.
Other awards include:
Team of the Year ........................................................ Men's Golf
Coach of the Year.......................................................
Earl Tamiya (Men's Golf)
Assistant Coach of the Year.........................................
Zac Zepponi (Men's Basketball)
Academic Athlete of the Year (Male)...........................
Gregory Cleary (Baseball)
Academic Athlete of the Year (Female)........................
Chloe Nishioka (Soccer)
Academic Team of the Year........................................ Women's Tennis
Community Engagement/Service.................................. Men's Soccer
Volunteer of the Year (Male)....................................... Tracy Miyashiro
Volunteer of the Year (Female).................................... Millie Kaneshiro
Vulcan Athletic Club Booster of the Year..................... Faith Nance
Staff Member of the Year............................................
Glen Kagamida
Behind the Scenes.......................................................
Diane Wissing