HILO, Hawai'i – Vulcans student-athletes once again set new all-time academic marks by posting a 3.284 combined grade point average for the 2023-24 school year. Additionally, 160 honorees were recognized on the Academic All-PacWest Team for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and higher.
This year's combined GPA mark bests last year's record of 3.246 with 127 Vulcans named to the Academic All-PacWest Team.
Hawai'i Hilo ranked No. 8 among all other Pacific West Conference members. Point Loma repeated as recipient of the PacWest Conference Academic Achievement Award with a 3.52 GPA.
On the broader scale, all conference members combined to post the highest number of Academic All-PacWest Team honorees at 1,900 total — topping last year's mark of 1,822. The Vulcans contributed six of the PacWest's record-setting 125 total of 4.0-GPA achieving student-athletes.
The Hawai'i Hilo Men's Golf team was one of four PacWest Conference Champions to also finish atop their respective sport's conference leaders with eight Academic All-PacWest Team selections (tying with HPU and Chaminade). The other academic-achieving conference champs were Azusa Pacific Women's Basketball, Biola Women's Golf and Concordia University Irvine Softball.
ACADEMIC ALL-PACWEST TEAM
To qualify, student-athletes have to achieve at least a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, completed at least two semesters at their institution and participated in regular-season competition in one of the 15 PacWest sponsored sports.
This year, the highest men's team total was Azusa Pacific Baseball with 31. Track & Field squads from Concordia University Irvine and Biola followed shortly behind with 30 honorees each. For the women, Point Loma Track & Field had a total of 45 scholar-athletes.
Totaling all sports in which each school competed, Biola led the way with 239 PacWest All-Academic members, followed by CUI (229).
» Nick Agacki | Sr. | Cave Creek, Ariz. | Communication - 3.04
» Patrick Atkinson | Jr. | Monte Rio, Calif. | Geography - 3.41
» Kyle Casados | Jr. | Phoenix, Ariz. | Mathematics - 3.30
» Gabe Childs | Sr. | Caldwell, Idaho | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.91
» Mason Cook | So. | Farmington, Utah | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 4.00
» Luke Dickson | Jr. | Phoenix, Ariz. | Business Administration – Marketing - 3.67
» Connor Dougal | Jr. | Surprise, Ariz. | Administration of Justice - 3.30
» Mark Fedro | Fr. | Irvine, Calif. | Business Administration - 3.89
» Devin Hayashi | Fr.-R | Pearl City, Hawai'i | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.45
» Ty Honda | Sr.-R | Hilo, Hawai'i | Communication - 3.23
» Kein Iwata | Sr. | Tokyo, Japan | Business Administration – Marketing - 3.41
» Trent Jackson | Sr. | Kent, Wash. | Communication - 3.31
» Jake Liberta | Sr.-5 | Tempe, Ariz. | Sociology + Business Administration – Applied Economics - 3.35
» Bryce Lindberg | Jr. | Shoreline, Wash. | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.48
» Braden Lowe | Fr.-R | La Crescenta, Calif. | Business Administration – Finance - 3.71
» Kiyo Perry | Sr. | Kane'ohe, Hawai'i | Business Administration - 3.56
» Arthur Soto | Jr. | Scotts Valley, Calif. | Communication - 3.68
» Tyrus Stephens | Fr.-R | Nanakuli, Hawai'i | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.02
» JP Tilley | Sr. | Kaimuki, Hawai'i | Business Administration - 3.12
» Blake Tweedt | Sr. | Red Bluff, Calif. | Business Administration - 3.46
» Bryce Tweedt | Sr. | Red Bluff, Calif. | Communication - 3.36
» Chris Varljen | Sr. | Georgetown, Texas | Psychology - 3.47
» Eamon Velarde | Sr.-5 | Yreka, Calif. | Marine Science - 3.11
» Brandon Wada | Fr. | Honolulu, Hawai'i | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 4.00
» Christian Wood | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. | Communication - 3.62
» James Yamasaki | Sr. | Honolulu, Hawai'i | Business Administration - 3.83
» Bradyn Yoshida | Sr.-6 | Makakilo, Hawai'i | Communication - 3.20
» Takato Awai | So.-R | Osaka, Japan | Business Administration – Marketing - 3.89
» MarcAnthony Cabrera | Sr.-5 | Honolulu, Hawai'i | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.40
» Ethan Downey | Fr. | Temecula, Calif. | Undeclared - 3.05
» Adam Frank | So. | Reno, Nev. | Business Administration - 3.68
» Gabriel Gallardo | Jr. | Anaheim Hills, Calif. | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.61
» Koki Hamada | So. | Kita, Tokyo, Japan | Business Administration - 3.67
» Andrew Holley | Jr. | Grand Blanc, Mich. | Business Administration - 3.56
» Palli Ingvason | So. | Akureyri, Iceland | Business Administration - 3.78
» Shudai Ito | So. | Morioka, Japan | Accounting - 3.74
» Justin Koerner | Fr. | Clearwater, Fla. | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.84
» Colby Lee | Jr. | Ogden, Utah | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.58
» David Mayser | Jr. | Munich, Germany | Communication - 3.97
» Ronan McFarland | Fr. | San Diego, Calif. | Undeclared - 3.01
» Andrew Rehedul | Sr.-5 | El Paso, Texas | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.20
» Bryan Schraier | So. | Foothill Ranch, Calif. | Business Administration – Finance - 3.06
» Christian Souza | Sr. | Kapolei, Hawai'i | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.04
» Joseph Torres | Sr. | Murrieta, Calif. | Communication - 3.11
» Brian Trujillo | Jr. | Palmdale, Calif. | Business Administration - 3.32
» Tom Vorkastner | Sr. | Tangstedt, Germany | Business Administration - 3.84
» Teani Arakawa | Jr. | Makawao, Hawai'i | Business Administration – Finance - 3.58
» Phoebe Barnes | Jr. | La Crescenta, Calif. | Biology - 4.00
» Alia Bournay | So. | Northville, Mich. | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.74
» Jacelyn Cambra | Jr. | Hilo, Hawai'i | Biology - 3.78
» Majae De Leon | Sr. | Elk Grove, Calif. | Psychology - 3.39
» Megan Donovan | Sr.-5 | Encinitas, Calif. | Business Administration – Marketing - 3.62
» Jazlynn Ellis | Jr.-R | Parker, Colo. | Communication - 3.80
» Oceana Garcia | Sr. | Albuquerque, N.M. | Biology - 3.27
» Filippa Graneld | Sr. | Stockholm, Sweden | Geography + Environmental Science - 3.99
» Annie Haglund | Sr. | Horby, Sweden | Business Administration – Marketing - 3.49
» Adree Johnson | Sr. | Huntsville, Utah | Sociology - 3.82
» Courtney Linn | So. | Guelph, Ontario, Canada | Marine Science - 3.38
» Zariah Nogales | Sr.-5 | Placentia, Calif. | Political Science + Administration of Justice - 3.70
» Alyssa Padron | Sr. | San Pedro, Calif. | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.64
» Jordan Parrish | Sr. | Pinole, Calif. | Administration of Justice - 3.37
» Myah Patterson | Fr.-R | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Agriculture - 3.93
» Keely Rooker | So.-R | Portland, Ore. | Environmental Science - 3.81
» Samy Sierra | Jr.-R | Long Beach, Calif. | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.67
» Nanea Wall | Sr.-5 | Kealakekua, Hawai'i | Agriculture - 3.52
» Kierstyn Yamamoto | Sr.-R | Kea'au, Hawai'i | Biology + Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.46
» Chenoa Cainglit | Fr. | Kapolei, Hawai'i | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.71
» Mia Joaquin | Fr. | Waikoloa, Hawai'i | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.18
» Ke'alohi Markham | Fr. | Pearl City, Hawai'i | Business Administration - 3.58
» Lauren Otsubo | Fr. | Kahului, Hawai'i | Agriculture - 4.00
» Kanoe Piltz | So. | Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i | Biology - 3.15
» Madison Rabe | So. | Waipi'o, Hawai'i | Business Administration – Marketing - 3.70
» Chloe Sales | Jr. | 'Ewa Beach, Hawai'i | Administration of Justice - 3.03
» Maya Lee Saneishi | Sr.-6 | Wahiawa, Hawai'i | Bachelor of Business Administration - 3.45
» Linsea Strauch | Fr. | Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. | Undeclared - 3.90
» Lexie Tilton | So. | Mililani, Hawai'i | Business Administration - 3.92
» Rayna White | So. | Mililani, Hawai'i | Business Administration - 3.12
» Isabella Aguinaldo | So. | Hilo, Hawai'i | Agriculture - 3.14
» Madelyn Blandford | Jr. | Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i | Business Administration - 3.57
» Kamryn Childs | Sr. | Syracuse, Utah | Communication - 3.55
» Chloe Culanding | Sr. | Chesapeake, Va. | Biology - 3.75
» Baylee Goeas Galdeira | Fr. | Kane'ohe, Hawai'i | Political Science - 4.00
» Isabella Hadaller | Fr.-R | Kelso, Wash. | Psychology - 3.89
» Tani Hoke | Sr. | Kailua, Hawai'i | Political Science - 3.82
» Imani Lee | So. | Hacienda Heights, Calif. | Psychology - 3.93
» Nikki Logan | Sr. | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Biology - 3.31
» Erynn Munoz | Fr. | Mission Viejo, Calif. | Psychology - 3.74
» Emerson Reinke | So. | Arvada, Colo. | Communication - 3.94
» Raelee Samio | Jr. | Kekaha, Hawai'i | Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences - 3.23
