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HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS
2025 Awards

Men's Soccer Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information

Hamada Headlines Bevy of All-PacWest Awardees

Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer senior Koki Hamada earned All-Region honors to highlight a bevy of postseason awards garnered by the Vulcans.

Hamada was named to both the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team and the D2 Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region First Team.

The senior was also named Pacific West Conference Defender of the Year, highlighting seven total All-PacWest Team selections that included PacWest Conference Newcomer of the Year Iago Perez Ferreiro and PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year Jakob Santiago.


Koki Hamada (DEF / SR / Tokyo, Japan / High Mowing School)
  • United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team
  • D2 CCA All-West Region First Team
  • PacWest Conference Defender of the Year
  • All-PacWest First Team
  • 1,685 Total Minutes (16 Full-90 Matches)
  • Contributed to six total team shutouts
  • Scored two goals

Koki Hamada POTY Defender


Iago Perez Ferreiro (FWD / SR / A Coruna, Spain / Maristas A. Coruna / Southern New Hampshire)
  • PacWest Conference Newcomer of the Year
  • All-PacWest First Team
  • Scored eight goals (three game-winners) with two assists
  • PacWest Ranks (Conference-Only Contests): No. 1 Shots/Game, No. 3 Game-Winners, No. T6 Goals, No. 7 Points/Game

Iago Perez Ferreiro POTY Newcomer


Jakob Santiago (DEF / FR-R / Los Angeles, California / Village Christian School)
  • PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year
  • All-PacWest Second Team
  • Scored five goals (two game-winners)

Jakob Santiago POTY Freshman


Mirai Sato (FWD / SR-5 / Suginamiku, Tokyo, Japan / Komazawa University HS / Notre Dame College)
  • All-PacWest Second Team
  • Scored seven goals (three game-winners) with three assists

Gen Takahashi (MID / SR / Tokyo, Japan / Nihon University Buzan HS / Hesston)
  • All-PacWest Third Team
  • Totaled one assist

Felix Drizinsky (DEF / SR / Essen, Germany / Carl-Humann-Gymnasium / Eastern New Mexico)
  • All-PacWest Third Team
  • Scored two goals with six assists

Paul Waschkau (GK / SR / Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / Landferman Gymnasium / Eastern New Mexico)
  • All-PacWest Third Team
  • 9-5-2 Record (two shutouts)
  • 1.28 Goals Against Average (41 Saves)
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Players Mentioned

Felix Drizinsky

#2 Felix Drizinsky

DEF
6' 4"
Senior
Koki Hamada

#4 Koki Hamada

DEF
6' 2"
Senior
Jakob Santiago

#3 Jakob Santiago

DEF
6' 3"
Freshman (Redshirt)
Mirai Sato

#9 Mirai Sato

FWD
5' 11"
Senior (Fifth Year)
Gen Takahashi

#20 Gen Takahashi

MID
5' 9"
Senior
Paul Waschkau

#88 Paul Waschkau

GK
6' 1"
Senior
Iago Perez Ferreiro

#7 Iago Perez Ferreiro

FWD
6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Felix Drizinsky

#2 Felix Drizinsky

6' 4"
Senior
DEF
Koki Hamada

#4 Koki Hamada

6' 2"
Senior
DEF
Jakob Santiago

#3 Jakob Santiago

6' 3"
Freshman (Redshirt)
DEF
Mirai Sato

#9 Mirai Sato

5' 11"
Senior (Fifth Year)
FWD
Gen Takahashi

#20 Gen Takahashi

5' 9"
Senior
MID
Paul Waschkau

#88 Paul Waschkau

6' 1"
Senior
GK
Iago Perez Ferreiro

#7 Iago Perez Ferreiro

6' 1"
Senior
FWD