Freshman golfer Andrew Otani and baseball standout RJ Romo played key roles in Vulcan successes last week and have been named the UH Hilo Pepsi Athletes of the Week. 

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). 

Senior first baseman RJ Romo earns the UH Hilo Pepsi Athlete of the Week award after a thrilling series victory over Point Loma in San Diego. Romo was one of a number of Vulcan heroes that helped UHH take three of four games from the Sea Lions to move into sole possession of second place in the Pacific West Conference. In Saturday's third game of the series, the Glendora, Calif. native went 3-for-5, which included a game-clinching double down the left field line to bring home a run in the ninth in the 6-4 win. In the second game of the doubleheader, Romo drove in both of UH Hilo's runs with another double in the 2-1 victory. For the series, he had four RBI and six hits.