Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer's Koki Hamada and Iago Perez Ferreiro headlined postseason academic honors with both landing on the Academic All-America Team as selected by College Sports Communicators.
Both seniors, in addition to Palli Ingvason, had also earned Academic All-District Team distinction for maintaining a 3.50+ cumulative grade point average (with at least sophomore standing) while competing in 90 percent of matches (or starting 66 percent) this past season. Academic All-District selections advanced to the Academic All-America ballot with teams selected by CSC members.
Perez Ferreiro was named to the Academic All-America Second Team with Hamada on the Third Team.
Hamada also garnered United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region Team and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America accolades (3.30+ cumulative GPA with at least junior standing).
Koki Hamada (Tokyo, Japan): Business Administration – Management
- CSC Academic All-America Third Team
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America
- CSC Academic All-District Team
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region Team
Iago Perez Ferreiro (A Coruña, Spain): Data Science – Statistics
- CSC Academic All-America Second Team
- CSC Academic All-District Team
Palli Ingvason (Akureyri, Iceland): Business Administration
- CSC Academic All-District Team
College Sports Communicators (CSC)
Founded in 1957, College Sports Communicators is a 4,700+ member national association for strategic, creative and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the U.S. and Canada. The organization adopted the CSC name in 2022 after previously operating as CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) and administers the Academic All-District and Academic All-America programs.
Academic All-America® program
Established in 1952, the Academic All-America program recognizes student-athletes for combined academic and athletic excellence across championship college sports. Honorees are selected by CSC members, making it the nation's longest-running program of its kind.
United Soccer Coaches
Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, United Soccer Coaches is the world's largest soccer coaches organization, serving more than 30,000 members. The association sponsors Scholar All-America and Scholar All-Region programs to recognize student-athletes who excel both academically and athletically.
