HILO, Hawai'i – The Hawai'i Hilo Women's Cross Country team won't have to travel far in 2025 with all regular-season competition staying within the 808 state.
The Vulcans will take their regular tour of meets hosted by each of the four Hawai'i schools (UH Hilo, UH Manoa, Chaminade, HPU) with the Pacific West Conference Championships coming to O'ahu in late October.
NCAA West Regional Championships will be held Nov. 8 at Ash Creek Preserve in Monmouth, Oregon.
This year's Hawai'i Hilo squad welcomed six newcomers (three freshmen) after four departures from a season ago.
"We've welcomed some new faces this season and the team's putting in the work," third-year head coach Alan Ryan said. "We're focused on progressing and getting better as we continue to build the program."
The team will have had roughly three weeks of official training before opening with UH Manoa's Big Wave Invitational (4K) at Kapi'olani Regional Park (O'ahu) on Sept. 5.
Hawai'i Hilo's lone home competition of the season is Oct. 11 at the Grand Naniloa Resort Banyans Golf Course.
Vulcans are following up last fall's slate of claiming team victories at both the Chaminade Invitational and HPU's Sharks Open — having broken a 17-year drought going back to 2007.
Roster Total: 8 (4 Upperclassmen / 3 Seniors)
Newcomers: 6 (3 Freshmen / 3 Transfers)
Returners: 2
Departures: 4 (1 Graduated/Exhausted Eligibility)
NEWCOMERS HOME STATE/COUNTRY:
- California: 1
- Hawai'i: 1
- Oregon: 1
- Washington: 1
- Michigan: 1
- Colombia: 1
2025 ROSTER: HiloAthletics.com/WXCroster
2025 SCHEDULE: HiloAthletics.com/WXCschedule
5'4 | GR | Bogota, Colombia | Colegio Nueva Granada
» 2025 (Spring) B.S. Marine Science
» Graduate of Colegio Nueva Granada (Colombia)
Major: Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science
5'2 | JR | Carson, CA | Torrance HS / Academy of Art + El Camino
» Spent one season at Academy of Art University (California)
» Spent two seasons at El Camino College (California)
» 2023 3C2A All-America First Team All-State (El Camino)
» 5CTCA Runner of the Week (Oct. 24-30, 2023) (El Camino)
» 2023 All-South Coast Conference First Team (El Camino)
» 2022 graduate of Torrance High School (California)
» Competed in four seasons of varsity cross country for coach Pose
Major: Art
Why Hawai'i Hilo: "I wanted to feel community, not just among my peers, but also in the neighborhood as well. Hilo was just so beautiful and green, I was motivated to train more."
5'6 | FR | Salem, OR | South Salem HS
» 2025 graduate of South Salem High School (Oregon)
» Competed in four seasons of varsity cross country
» Honors: 2024 MVC 800m Runner-Up, 2023 MVC 800m District Champion, MVC All-Conference First Team (x4), Salem Rotary Fall Student Athlete
» Other Sports: Track & Field
Major: Exploratory Health Sciences
Why Hawai'i Hilo: "The minute I stepped foot on campus, I felt at home in the strong community the school has."
5'3 | FR | Honolulu, HI | Kalani HS
» 2025 graduate of Kalani High School (Hawai'i)
» Competed in four seasons of varsity cross country for coaches Matt Sanders, Brooke Nasser, Ross Kidani
» Honors: All-O'ahu Interscholastic Association East Division First Team (x3)
» Other Sports: Softball, Track & Field
Major: Business Administration – Marketing
Why Hawai'i Hilo: "As someone who was born and raised on O'ahu, I wanted to represent the state of Hawai'i at the collegiate level. Hawai'i Hilo felt like a home away from home. Going to Hawai'i Hilo allows me to stay in Hawai'i, but with a new change of pace and community."
5'4 | SO-R | Auburn, WA | Holy Names Academy / Washington State
» Spent one season at Washington State University under coach Laura Harmon
» Competed at six indoor track & field events with the Cougars (NCAA D-I)
» Posted personal bests of 5:21.27 in the one mile and 4:55.33 in the 1500m
» 2025 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
» 2023 graduate of Holy Names Academy (Washington)
» Competed in four seasons of varsity cross country for coach Erin McCormick
» Honors: 2019 3A State Runner-Up
Major: Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
Why Hawai'i Hilo: "Good sense of community."
5'5 | FR | Michigan | Kalaheo HS
» 2025 graduate of Kalaheo High School (Hawai'i)
» Competed in three seasons of varsity cross country for coaches Amanda Isom, Stan Roth
» Other Sports: Track & Field
» Track & Field Honors: Sixth Place at States for 4x800m relay
Major: Exploratory Health Sciences
Why Hawai'i Hilo: "It gave me the best opportunity to continue my running journey!"
