CLEVELAND, Ohio – Hawai'i Hilo Athletics had 76 student-athletes placed on the D2 Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award for posting a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher through the end of the 2024-25 school year.
A total of 22,756 NCAA Division II student-athletes received recognition — 1,272 of them from Pacific West Conference member schools.
"Our Vulcans student-athletes continue to raise the bar on the field and in the classroom," 11th-year Hawai'i Hilo director of athletics Patrick Guillen said. "Their ability to juggle demanding course loads, rigorous travel schedules and relentless hours of training and competition is nothing short of remarkable. Congratulations on another outstanding year of academic success."
The conclusion of this previous school year once again marked a new record high with Vulcans student-athletes combining for a 3.32 overall GPA.
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» Mason Cook (JR): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Luke Dickson (SR): Business Administration – Marketing
» Mark Fedro (SO): Business Administration – Marketing
» Nate Gray Jr. (JR): Business Administration – Management
» Bryce Lindberg (SR): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Braden Lowe (SO-R): Business Administration – Finance – Management
» Noah Nakaoka (FR-R): Accounting
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» Maka Shigematsu (JR): Business Administration – Management
» Arthur Soto (SR): Communication
» Brandon Wada (SO): Business Administration – Finance + Accounting
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» Luke Farrington (JR-R): Business Administration – Applied Economics
» Isaiah Hinds (JR): Communication
» Jake Kosakowski (SR-R): Anthropology
» Julio Montes II (JR): Communication
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» Kaile Cruz (JR): Biology – Cell, Molecular & Biomedical Sciences
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CROSS COUNTRY (WOMEN'S)
» Megan Donovan (SR-5): Communication
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» Jacob Torres (JR-R): Chemistry – Health Sciences
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» Elle Otani (JR): Accounting + Business Administration – Management
» Kiersten Saludares (JR): Business Administration – Marketing
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» Takato Awai (JR-R): Business Administration – Marketing
» Adam Frank (JR): Business Administration – Finance – Management
» Gabriel Gallardo (SR): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
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» Konner Jacang (SO-R): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Colby Lee (SR): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Tom Vorkastner (SR-5): Business Administration – Management + Business Administration – Finance
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» Phoebe Barnes (SR): Biology
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» Alyssa Padron (SR-5): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Myah Patterson (SO-R): Agriculture – Animal Health and Management
» Keely Rooker (JR-R): Environmental Science
» Jordan Schaden (JR): Environmental Science + Geography – Environmental Studies
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» Samy Sierra (SR-R): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Annette Sotelo (JR): Communication
» Aubrey Swindle (SR-5): Psychology
» Savina Zamborini (SR-5): Chemistry – Biosciences
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» Chenoa Cainglit (SO): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Mia Joaquin (SO): Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Madi Lee (JR): Business Administration – Management
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» Lauren Otsubo (SO): Business Administration – Management
» Madison Rabe (JR): Business Administration – Marketing
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» Yu Jhe Du (SR): Business Administration – Management
» Luca Matheiowetz (SR-5): Accounting + Business Administration – Finance
» Jaime Paquet (SO-R): Mathematics + Data Science – Statistics
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» Cami Oyama (SR): Psychology
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S)
» Madelyn Blandford (SR): Business Administration – Marketing
» Kamryn Childs (SR-5): Communication
» Chloe Culanding (SR-5): Biology – Cell, Molecular & Biomedical Sciences
» Alohi Garcia (SO): Business Administration – Marketing
» Baylee Goeas Galdeira (SO): Political Science
» Isabella Hadaller (SO-R): Psychology
» Tani Hoke (SR-5): Political Science
» Maya Imoto-Eakin (FR-R): Chemistry – Health Sciences
» Imani Lee (JR): Psychology
» Erynn Munoz (SO): Psychology
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