CALIFORNIA – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Golf swept the first Pacific West Conference Men's Golf weekly awards of the season, sharing Co-Player of the Week honors between Ben Crinella and Jacob Torres along with Team of the Week distinction.
Crinella and Torres claimed individual wins on the Vulcans' season-opening trip to Washington, finishing in first place at the Saint Martin's University Bishop Invitational (Sept. 26-27 at The Home Course) and the Western Washington University Invitational (Sept. 29-30 at Bellingham Golf & Country Club).
The three-time reigning PacWest Conference Champions posted fifth and seventh place finishes, respectively, placing ahead of all fellow PacWest schools at each event filled with regional teams.
HAWAI'I HILO MEN'S GOLF WEEK
Sept. 26-27 at SMU Bishop Invitational (DuPont, WA)
- Fifth Place: 294–282–274 (-14)
- Individual Win: Crinella (69–68–69 / -10)
- Tied for second-best three-round score in program history
Sept. 29-30 at WWU Invitational (Bellingham, WA)
- Seventh Place: 291–291–294 (+12)
- Individual Win: Torres (67–70–72 / -7)
- Fended off four tied first-place golfers by winning a three-hole playoff
PACWEST CONFERENCE WEEKLY AWARDS (SEPT. 15-30)
- Co-Player of the Week: Ben Crinella, Hawai'i Hilo
- Co-Player of the Week: Jacob Torres, Hawai'i Hilo
- Team of the Week: Hawai'i Hilo
