HIGHLIGHTS
» 2023 PacWest Conference Individual Co-Champion
» 2023 PacWest Conference Champion
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2023-24 Cobal Golf Scholar All-America Scholar
» KTA Super Stores Superstar (Sept. 2023)
» PacWest Conference Golfer of the Week (Sept. 20-26, 2023)
» 2023 PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year
» 2023 All-PacWest First Team
» KTA Super Stores Superstar of the Week (April 5-18, 2023)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
2023-24 (Sophomore): Opened with five-under score for a tie for third place at the Saint Martin's University Bishop Invitational (Sept. 22-23). Days later, finished at even par for a tie at No. 6 at the Western Washington University Invitational (Sept. 25-26) ... Selected as PacWest Conference Golfer of the Week for Sept. 20-26.
2022-23 (Freshman): Enrolled in spring 2023, competing at all six events ... Finished at a tie for No. 7 (along with teammate Dustin Franko) at one-over in first collegiate competition at the Battle In The Desert (March 1-2). After opening with a round score of 68, Im finished at a tie for No. 14 at one-over to help the Vulcans to a third-place finish at the NCAA West Regional Spring Preview (April 10-11). Im again finished at one-over, but this time at a tie atop the leader board to share claim as PacWest Conference Championships Individual Co-Champion with teammate Andrew Otani (April 17-19) ... Lead the Vulcans to winning the 2023 PacWest Conference Championships ... Named PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year and to the All-PacWest First Team.
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2022 graduate of Walnut Grove Secondary School (British Columbia, Canada)
» Senior Valley Team + Individual Win (x2), Junior Valley Win, BC "AAA" Provincial's (Team and Individual) Runner-Up
PERSONAL
» Nickname is "Junny" and also goes as "Danny"
» Born July 2004 in South Korea
» Parents: Hyo Jin Kil and Im Jong Bin
» Has a younger brother and a dog named Mint
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "Love the culture as well as the weather. I had two seniors from Canada who I wanted to play with."
FAVORITES
» Sports Moment: "Representing Canada in Australia team challenges."
» Sports Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
» Athletes: Tom Kim, K. J. Choi
» Shows: Modern Family, The Office
