CALIFORNIA – Continuing a year-over-year rise, Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics has once again set a new academic benchmark with nearly 230 student-athletes across its 12 sports teams posting a record-high combined grade point average of 3.32.
This year's marks tops last year's previous record-high combined GPA of 3.28 — a trend that has continually risen over the past decade. Earlier this week, it was also announced that a record 170 Vulcans student-athletes earned Academic All-PacWest Team honors for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher.
"Our Vulcans student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom," 11th-year Hawai'i Hilo director of athletics Patrick Guillen said. "Congratulations are in order for their ability to balance full-course loads and daunting travel schedules, all while dedicating countless hours to practices, training and competitions. This, along with a vigorous academic standard here at UH Hilo, make it all more impressive. Academic excellence is an expectation in our program, and the combined support from our coaches, academic advisors and professors provide the assistance that lead to our student-athletes' success. Congratulations on another great year of academic achievement. You make us all proud!"
Across all 13 members of the Pacific West Conference, Point Loma and Dominican shared the top spot as both managed to post a combined GPA of 3.52.
For individual sports, Hawai'i Hilo's women's golf team topped all other squads with a GPA of 3.67. The highest team GPA was 3.86 from the Point Loma Men's Tennis team.
The PacWest had 186 student-athletes ending the school year with a perfect 4.0 GPA — four of whom were Vulcans: Mason Cook (Baseball), Lauren Otsubo (Softball), Cami Oyama (Women's Tennis) and Brandon Wada (Baseball).
PACWEST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2024-25: Point Loma + Dominican (3.52)
2023-24: Point Loma (3.52)
2022-23: Point Loma (3.55)
2021-22: Dominican (3.51)
2020-21: Dominican (3.62)
2019-20: Point Loma (3.5)
2018-19: Dominican (3.47)
2017-18: Dominican (3.42)
2016-17: Dominican (3.44)
2015-16: BYU-Hawaii (3.44)
2014-15: Dominican (3.4)
2013-14: Dominican (3.41)
2012-13: Dominican (3.34)
2011-12: Dominican + Grand Canyon (3.26)
2010-11: Dominican (3.25)
2009-10: Dominican (3.21)
2008-09: BYU-Hawaii (3.15)
2007-08: Notre Dame de Namur (3.36)
