<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://hiloathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics</title><link>https://hiloathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=mten</link><description>Latest news items for Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://hiloathletics.com/rss?path=mten" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Hawai‘i Hilo Launches Annual Vulcan Challenge to Support Student-Athlete Success</title><link>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/9/21/general-hawai-i-hilo-launches-annual-vulcan-challenge-to-support-student-athlete-success.aspx</link><guid>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/9/21/general-hawai-i-hilo-launches-annual-vulcan-challenge-to-support-student-athlete-success.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Vulcan Challenge 2026" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/21/vc262026.jpg" /><br /><br />HILO, Hawai'i – University of Hawai'i at Hilo Athletics launched its annual Vulcan Challenge on Sept. 21, inviting the Hawai'i Island and statewide community to support student-athletes and help unlock more than $46,000 in matching gifts.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/21/vc262026.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/21/vc262026.jpg"><media:title>Vulcan Challenge 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/21/vc262026.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:08:00 </pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10623</s:story_id></item><item><title>UH Hilo Chancellor Irwin Expresses Strong Support for Protect College Sports Act</title><link>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/9/18/general-uh-hilo-chancellor-irwin-expresses-strong-support-for-protect-college-sports-act.aspx</link><guid>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/9/18/general-uh-hilo-chancellor-irwin-expresses-strong-support-for-protect-college-sports-act.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Protect College Sports Act" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/18/pcsa0918.jpg" /><br /><br />HILO, Hawai'i – University of Hawai'i at Hilo Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin announced her official support for the passage of the federal Protect College Sports Act (PCSA).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/18/pcsa0918.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/18/pcsa0918.jpg"><media:title>Protect College Sports Act</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/18/pcsa0918.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:30:00 </pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10619</s:story_id></item><item><title>Chancellor Irwin Designated Chair of PacWest Conference Executive Board</title><link>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/9/15/general-chancellor-irwin-designated-chair-of-pacwest-conference-executive-board.aspx</link><guid>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/9/15/general-chancellor-irwin-designated-chair-of-pacwest-conference-executive-board.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Irwin" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/15/irwin262600.jpg" /><br /><br />HILO, Hawai'i – University of Hawai'i at Hilo Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin was designated chair of the Pacific West Conference Executive Board for the 2026-27 academic year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/15/irwin262600.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/15/irwin262600.jpg"><media:title>Irwin</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/15/irwin262600.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 </pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10615</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hawai‘i Hilo Athletics Partners with Athlete's Thread to Expand NIL Opportunities</title><link>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/9/10/general-hawai-i-hilo-athletics-partners-with-athletes-thread-to-expand-nil-opportunities.aspx</link><guid>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/9/10/general-hawai-i-hilo-athletics-partners-with-athletes-thread-to-expand-nil-opportunities.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Athletes Thread" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/10/athletesthreadsss.jpg" /><br /><br />HILO, Hawai'i – University of Hawai'i at Hilo Athletics has partnered with Athlete's Thread, a leading provider of officially licensed Name, Image and Likeness merchandise and trading cards, to expand NIL opportunities for its Vulcans student-athletes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/athletesthreadsss.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/athletesthreadsss.jpg"><media:title>Athletes Thread</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/athletesthreadsss.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:30:00 </pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10608</s:story_id></item><item><title>2025-26 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award</title><link>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/8/31/general-hawai-i-hilo-places-75-student-athletes-on-d2-ada-academic-achievement-awards-list.aspx</link><guid>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/8/31/general-hawai-i-hilo-places-75-student-athletes-on-d2-ada-academic-achievement-awards-list.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="D2 ADA" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/31/2526d2adaacademic0.jpg" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND, Ohio – Hawai'i Hilo placed 75 student-athletes on the 2025-26 Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Awards list for achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NCAA Gym Floor" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/5/UHH_24-08-07_046650.jpg" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The NCAA Division II Executive Board adopted emergency legislation to establish an age-based eligibility model as recommended by the Management Council in July.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/5/UHH_24-08-07_046650.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/5/UHH_24-08-07_046650.jpg"><media:title>NCAA Gym Floor</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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– Hawai'i Hilo student-athletes posted a record-high 3.37 combined grade point average across all 12 sports during the 2025-26 academic year topping last year's mark of a 3.32 GPA.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/14/2526gparecord.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/14/2526gparecord.jpg"><media:title>GPA</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/14/2526gparecord.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:11:00 </pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10572</s:story_id></item><item><title>2025-26 Academic All-PacWest Team</title><link>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/7/9/general-2025-26-academic-all-pacwest-team.aspx</link><guid>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/7/9/general-2025-26-academic-all-pacwest-team.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic All-PacWest" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/9/2526academicallpacwest.jpg" /><br /><br />HILO, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Athletics posted 172 student-athletes on the Pacific West Conference's Academic All-PacWest Team for achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher through the 2025-26 school year.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Cup</title><link>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/5/21/vulcans-capture-pacwest-hawai-i-challenge-finish-no-5-in-commissioners-cup.aspx</link><guid>https://hiloathletics.com/news/2026/5/21/vulcans-capture-pacwest-hawai-i-challenge-finish-no-5-in-commissioners-cup.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="PacWest 2025-26" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/21/2526pwchichallengecup.jpg" /><br /><br />HAWAI'I – The University of Hawai'i at Hilo has won the PacWest Hawai'i Challenge for the 2025-26 academic term.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/2526pwchichallengecup.jpg" 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Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Graduates" src="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/18/UHH_26-05-15_07484_KK_72_pwdCs.jpg" /><br /><br />HILO, Hawai'i – Seventy three University of Hawai'i at Hilo Vulcans student-athletes completed academic work toward earning a bachelor's degree during the 2025-26 school year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/18/UHH_26-05-15_07484_KK_72_pwdCs.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hiloathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/18/UHH_26-05-15_07484_KK_72_pwdCs.jpg"><media:title>Graduates</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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