HIGHLIGHTS
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. 2 (61 Points)
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. T3 (20 Goals)
» Program All-Time Career Leader (21 Assists) (Nov. 4, 2023)
» 2022 PacWest Conference Champion
» 2021 PacWest Conference Co-Champion
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2024 D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team Midfielder
» 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
» 2024 All-PacWest Second Team Midfielder
» 2023 Hawai‘i Hilo Women's Soccer Pono Vulcan Award
» 2023 D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team Midfielder
» 2023 All-PacWest First Team Midfielder
» 2022 D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team Midfielder
» 2022 CSC Academic All-District Team
» 2022 All-PacWest First Team Midfielder
» KTA Super Stores Superstar of the Week (Sept. 7-13, 2022)
» 2021 D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team Forward
» 2021 PacWest Conference Newcomer of the Year
» 2021 All-PacWest First Team Forward
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Sept. 5-12, 2021)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2023-24 D2 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award
» 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete
» 2023-24 Sakai and Harue Wakakuwa Female Scholar-Athlete
» 2022-23 United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award
» 2022-23 D2 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2021-22 D2 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award
» 2021-22 United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award
» 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team
2023 (Senior): Started all 15 games ... Assisted on game-winning goal in season-opening 2-1 win over No. 22 UCCS (Sept. 3). Scored a goal in 3-1 win over Stanislaus State (Sept. 15). Scored a goal and assisted on another in a 3-1 win over HPU (Sept. 19). Assisted on a score in 6-0 win over Academy of Art (Sept. 25). Added another assist in 3-0 win over Dominican (Sept. 28). Assisted and scored a goal in 2-2 tie with Azusa Pacific (Nov. 4) ... Selected as 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Sakae and Harue Wakakuwa Female Scholar-Athlete. Named to D2 Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region Second Team and to All-PacWest First Team. Voted to PacWest Preseason Team.
2022 (Junior): Started 16 of 17 games played in, totaling six goals and four assists for 16 points scored ... Netted a pair of goals in 3-1 win over San Francisco State (Sept. 8). Scored a goal and assisted on a score in 3-0 win over Regis (Sept. 12). Scored a goal and assisted on a score in 3-1 win over Dominican (Sept. 26). Scored a goal and assisted on a score in a 3-0 win over Fresno Pacific (Oct. 15). Assisted on game-opening game-winning goal in 3-0 win over Biola (Oct. 22). Scored a goal in a 3-1 win against CUI (Oct. 27) ... Helped Vulcans capture the PacWest Conference Championship ... Named to D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and All-PacWest First Team. Voted to PacWest Preseason Team.
2021 (Sophomore): Started in all 15 matches, totaling five assists and five goals. Had game-winning goal in 1-0 win over San Francisco State (Sept. 7). Scored one goal and assisted on two scores in a 4-0 win over Hawai‘i Pacific (Sept. 12). Had a goal in 4-0 win over Holy Names (Oct. 3). Assisted on a score in 3-2 win over Fresno Pacific (Oct. 5). Scored a goal and assisted on a score in 3-0 win over Dominican (Oct. 10). Scored a goal and assisted on a score in 5-1 win over Hawai‘i Pacific (Nov. 11) ... Helped Vulcans capture share of PacWest Conference Championship ... Named PacWest Newcomer of the Year and to All-PacWest First Team as well as D2 Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region Second Team ... Selected as PacWest Player of the Week for Sept. 5-12.
2020-21* (Colorado): Played in six matches for the Buffaloes.
*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent freshman year at the University of Colorado at Boulder
» 2020 graduate of Stockholms Idrottsgymnasium
» Spent two years in the U.S. at Harriton High School (Pennsylvania)
» Played for the U17, U18 and U19 Swedish National teams
» Played club for Hammarby IF in the top division in Sweden, as well as for Djurgardens IF
» Other Sports: Tennis, Golf
PERSONAL
» Born May 2001 in Sweden
» Parents: Birgitta Rydell and Lars Graneld
» Has one older sibling
» Career Aspirations: Anything related to the environment, especially in water management
FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Skiing
» Sports Teams: Hammarby, Chelsea
» Movies: Momma Mia
» Shows: Brooklyn 99, Modern Family, Friday Night Lights
» Musicians: ABBA
MEDIA
» Nationally ranked UH Hilo opens conference play with victory (Sept. 26, 2022) - KHON2 News
