HILO, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Vulcan Athletics wrapped up its 2022-23 school year with its annual All-Sports Banquet last week at The Arc of Hilo.

Baseball's Casey Yamauchi and women's soccer's Jodi Lillie were named Male and Female Athletes of the Year, respectively, with Women's Soccer tabbed as Vulcan Team of the Year. Yamauchi and Lillie, both fifth-year seniors, have played integral roles to help build their respective sports programs over the last handful of seasons culminating in achieving top 25 rankings by both squads this season and an undefeated regular-season run to claim back-to-back Pacific West Conference Championships for women's soccer.

Luca Matheiowetz (men's tennis) and Bree Olson (women's basketball) have both maintained a 3.91 cumulative grade point average to earn this year's Joe and Harriet Estrella Male and Sakai and Harue Wakakuwa Female Scholar-Athlete honors, respectively. To be eligible, student-athletes must have been active this season of competition and been in attendance here for at least five semesters.

The Ramon Goya Academic Teams of the Year for highest combined GPA went to Women's Soccer (3.48 GPA) and Women's Tennis (3.47 GPA) — both consecutive repeat winners.

In addition to student-athletes from each team also receiving scholar-athlete and Most Pono Vulcan honors, women's soccer also took home the Community Engagement / Service Award for more than 700 combined hours volunteering in the local area.

Departing seniors from each team were recognized with special recognition for women's volleyball's Kendall Kott, women's basketball's Mandi Kawaha and baseball's Yamauchi for setting new all-time program records.

2022-23 HAWAI'I HILO VULCAN ATHLETICS AWARDS

VULCAN TEAM OF THE YEAR
Women's Soccer

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jodi Lillie, Women's Soccer (5TH / Mililani, Hawai'i

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Casey Yamauchi, Baseball (5TH / Hilo, Hawai'i)

SAKAI AND HARUE WAKAKUWA FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Bree Olson, Women's Basketball - 3.91 GPA (6TH / Tucson, Arizona)

JOE AND HARRIET ESTRELLA MALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Luca Matheiowetz, 3.91 GPA (JR / Olching, Bavaria, Germany)

SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
Women's Cross Country: Olivia Jarvis (GR / Oceanside, California)
Men's Soccer: Tom Vorkastner (JR / Tangstedt, Germany)
Women's Soccer: Filippa Graneld (JR / Stockholm, Sweden)
Women's Volleyball: Kendall Kott (SR / Shingle Springs, California)
Men's Basketball: Emery Eberhard (FR-R / Lafayette, Colorado)
Women's Basketball: Bree Olson (6TH / Tucson, Arizona)
Men's Golf: Ethan Hironaga (SO / Kea'au, Hawai'i)
Women's Golf: Kailey Oki (SO / Hilo, Hawai'i)
Men's Tennis: Luka Petrikic (SO / Vienna, Austria)
Women's Tennis: Julia Barden (JR / Toh Tuck, Singapore)
Baseball: James Yamasaki (JR / Honolulu, Hawai'i)
Softball: Alexis Lacy (SO / Anaheim Hills, California)

RAMON GOYA ACADEMIC TEAMS OF THE YEAR
Team Sport: Women's Soccer (3.48 GPA)
Individual Sport: Women's Tennis (3.47 GPA)

KOKUA AWARD / VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Marty Ciez

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT / SERVICE AWARD
Women's Soccer

MOST PONO VULCAN
Women's Cross Country: Lauren Runnels (FR / Beaverton, Oregon)
Men's Soccer: Wataru Muto (SR / Chiba, Japan)
Women's Soccer: Nalani Wall (SR-R / Kealakekua, Hawai'i)
Women's Volleyball: Tani Hoke (JR / Kailua, Hawai'i)
Men's Basketball: Darren Williams (5TH / Rancho Cucamonga, California)
Women's Basketball: Mindy Kawaha (JR / Hilo, Hawai'i)
Men's Golf: Keith Ng (SR / Richmond, British Columbia, Canada)
Women's Golf: Kailey Oki (SO / Hilo, Hawai'i)
Men's Tennis: Manuel Loera (SR / Barstow, California)
Women's Tennis: Lehua Jordan (FR / Chatsworth, California)
Baseball: Kobie Russell (6TH / Waipahu, Hawai'i)
Softball: Lexie Tilton (FR / Mililani, Hawai'i)