'AIEA, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Golf finished third at the Hawai'i Tri-Match at Pearl at Kalauao on Saturday and Sunday.
Ben Crinella led the Vulcans, placing No. 3 overall at plus-1 on rounds of 71 and 74. He made six birdies in Round 1 to finish one-under in fourth place heading into Sunday. In Round 2, Crinella landed his eighth birdie of the weekend on Hole 17 to move past Chaminade's Ethan Alexander into third place — Alexander bogeyed his last two holes.
Dysen Park hit five birdies in the opening round to finish even-par before shooting six-over in the closing round — moving up one spot to fifth overall.
The Vulcans posted rounds of 294 and 311 to finish plus-29. After the first day, UHH was just five strokes behind Chaminade in first place but ultimately finished 20 shots behind. HPU placed 11 shots ahead of the Vulcans.
Vulcans freshman Ryan Steed competed as an individual and tied for 10th at plus-10 (74–80). He made a tournament-high 27 pars and tied for the third-fewest bogeys with seven.
Chaminade's Dale Swartwood took the individual win at five-under (66–73).
UP NEXT
- Oct. 26-27 at Punahele Jerky Company Inc. Invitational (Kohala Coast, Hawai'i) — Mauna Lani Golf North Course
- Formerly Dennis Rose Intercollegiate
- Oct. 30-31 at HPU Sharks Shootout (Kohala Coast, Hawai'i) — Waikoloa Golf Resort Beach/Lakes Courses
VULCAN CHALLENGE
Hawai'i Hilo Athletics has launched its annual Vulcan Challenge, a month-long fundraising campaign running from Sept. 21 through Oct. 23 to support scholarships, travel, training and other essential resources for the Vulcans' 12 NCAA Division II teams. To support, visit HiloAthletics.com/VC.
2026 Hawai'i Tri-Match Individual Leaderboard
| NAME |
PLACE |
SCORE |
RD TOTALS (72) |
NOTES |
| B. Crinella |
No. 3 |
+1 |
71–74 (145) |
8 Birdies |
| D. Park |
No. 5 |
+6 |
72–78 (150) |
8 Birdies |
| R. Steed * |
No. T10 |
+10 |
74–80 (154) |
1 Birdie |
| J. Bjorken |
No. T12 |
+11 |
76–79 (155) |
3 Birdies |
| R. Obero-Ueno |
No. T12 |
+11 |
75–80 (155) |
3 Birdies |
| N. Izawa-Okazaki * |
No. T18 |
+14 |
79–79 (158) |
2 Birdies |
| J. Otani |
No. T22 |
+19 |
82–81 (163) |
2 Birdies |
| N. Otani * |
No. 24 |
+20 |
79–85 (164) |
2 Birdies |
* Competed as Individual
2026 Hawai'i Tri-Match
| TEAM |
TO PAR |
RD SCORES (72) |
TOP FINISHER |
| 1. Chaminade (PacWest) |
+9 |
289–296 (585) |
(1) D. Swartwood |
| 2. HPU (PacWest) |
+18 |
291–303 (594) |
(2) K. Krupp |
| 3. Hawai'i Hilo (PacWest) |
+29 |
294–311 (605) |
(3) B. Crinella |
