NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Dylan Bercan claimed his second individual PacWest title as Hawaiʻi Hilo Men's Golf won its fourth consecutive conference crown on Wednesday afternoon at the Pacific West Conference Championships at the Aliante Golf Club.
Bercan held a two-shot lead heading into the final round of play. The senior had a little bit of extra cushion early on and stayed the course to post another two-under round for a minus-eight overall finish to become Hawai'i Hilo's first two-time PacWest champion. Bercan claimed last year's title on the same course after posting a minus-seven score with a playoff victory over Jessup's Michael Sorber. Vanguard's Kyle Koski shot three-under to finish as this year's runner-up.
Hawai'i Hilo held an 18-shot lead entering the final 18 and turned in rounds of 287 (-1), 287 (-1) and 283 (-5) to finish seven-under for the program's seventh-overall team title.
Jacob Torres (+1) finished fifth with Katsuhiro Yamashita (+3) tied for eighth and both Ben Crinella and Dysen Park tied at No. 14 (+4).
Menlo finished second at 11-over with Westmont one shot behind in third place.
NOTES
- Hawai'i Hilo Individual PacWest Champions (7): Zady Ari (2008), Blake Snyder (2011), Junsu Im and Andrew Otani (2023), Nicholas Gomez (2024), Dylan Bercan (2025, 2026)
- Vulcans Men's Golf PacWest Championships (7): 2008 (+38), 2011 (+16), 2014 (+23), 2023 (+15), 2024 (+34), 2025 (-7), 2026 (-7)
- All championships won under head coach Earl Tamiya.
- On the women's side, the Vulcans claimed the program's second PacWest Championship marking the third time in conference history a school won both men's and women's golf titles. The last time was when the Vulcans did it in 2014 along with Grand Canyon University in 2013.
- Third individual event win for 2025-26 season: Ben Crinella at SMU Bishop Invitational (Sept. 27, 2025), Jacob Torres at WWU Invitational (Sept. 30, 2025), Dylan Bercan at PacWest Championships (April 22)
UP NEXT
- May 7-9 at NCAA South Central/West Regional (Stockton, California)
PACWEST HAWAI'I CHALLENGE
Hawai'i Hilo earned the maximum three points for Men's Golf competition after finishing ahead of the other two Hawai'i schools at the PacWest Championships (HPU finished No. 7 and Chaminade at No. 8).
The Vulcans now have 21 points and with just Baseball and Softball competition to wrap up in the coming weeks, Hawai'i Hilo has clinched bragging rights of the friendly competition for a third consecutive win (fourth time in the last five years). Hawai'i Hilo is guaranteed at least two more points (one in each sport) and will finish with a minimum final score of 23. A maximum of six points (three in each sport) is still up for grabs but it still won't be enough for Chaminade (15) and HPU (16) to tie or overtake the top spot.
The year-long PacWest Hawai'i Challenge tracks head-to-head (Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Softball, Baseball) and common conference event results (Women's Cross Country, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf) in equal sponsored sports between Hawai'i's three NCAA Division II schools. Full breakdown available at HiloAthletics.com/PWCHI.
2026 PacWest Championships Individual Leaderboard
| NAME |
PLACE |
SCORE |
RD TOTALS |
| D. Bercan |
No. 1 |
-8 |
68–70–70 (208) |
| J. Torres |
No. 5 |
+1 |
70–77–70 (217) |
| K. Yamashita |
No. T8 |
+3 |
72–76–71 (219) |
| B. Crinella |
No. T14 |
+4 |
77–70–73 (220) |
| D. Park |
No. T14 |
+4 |
77–71–72 (220) |
2026 PacWest Championships
| TEAM |
TO PAR |
RD SCORES |
| 1. Hawai'i Hilo |
-7 |
287–287–283 (857) |
| 2. Menlo |
+11 |
301–291–283 (875) |
| 3. Westmont |
+12 |
300–295–281 (876) |
| T4. Dominican |
+25 |
300–301–288 (889) |
| T4. Vanguard |
+25 |
297–306–286 (889) |
| 6. Jessup |
+27 |
299–304–288 (891) |
| 7. HPU |
+34 |
298–312–288 (898) |
| 8. Chaminade |
+59 |
304–321–298 (923) |
