HIGHLIGHTS
» Two Goals vs Fresno Pacific (Oct. 15, 2022)
» Game-Winner (83') vs Cal Poly Humboldt (Sept. 4, 2022)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
» 2024 All-PacWest First Team Defender
» 2023 D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team Defender
» 2023 All-PacWest First Team Defender
» 2022 All-PacWest Third Team Defender
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Oct. 10-16, 2022)
» KTA Super Stores Superstar of the Week (Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2022)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2024-25 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2024-25 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2023-24 D2 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award
» 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
2024 (Junior): Started all 17 matches he appeared in. Led the team with 1,479 minutes playing the entirety of 15 matches. Totaled one goal and one assist. Helped contribute to five shutouts ... Headed in the equalizing goal in the 84th minute of an epic 3-2 late-game comeback victory vs Cal State Monterey Bay (Sept. 19). Assisted the Vulcans' lone score of a 81st-minute equalizer in a double OT loss to Westmont in the PacWest Championships semifinal round (Nov. 14) ... Helped Vulcans to inaugural PacWest Conference Championships postseason tournament, falling to Westmont in double overtime in the semifinal round (Nov. 14) ... Named to All-PacWest First Team and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023 (Sophomore): Named to All-PacWest First Team.
2022 (Freshman): Started all 14 matches played in, tallying four goals ... Scored game-winning goal in the 83rd minute in a 2-1 win against Cal Poly Humboldt for the first match played on the new Vulcan Soccer Field (Sept. 4). Netted lone goal in a 3-1 loss to Westminster College (Sept. 9). Had a pair of scores in a 3-3 draw with Fresno Pacific (Oct. 15) ... Initially wore No. 4 but switched to No. 26 after jersey was ripped (to shreds) in second game of the season ... Named to All-PacWest Third Team. Selected as PacWest Conference Player of the Week for Oct. 10-16.
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent a year at High Mowing School (New Hampshire) playing for coach Scott Miller
PERSONAL
» Born August 2002 in Japan
» Parents: Yukie and Shin Hamada
» Major: Business Administration – Management
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "Good environment to compete in soccer. I thought that this team is able to get a conference championship so I decided to come to Vulcans."
