UH-Hilo: 79 earn Pacific West Conference Scholar Athlete honors

SHELLY BLUNCK/UH-Hilo UH-Hilo had 79 student-athletes earn Pacific West Conference Scholar Athlete honors in 2017-18, and women’s basketball player Kailani Jones led the way with a 3.96 grade point average. Jones, of Waimea, played in 22 games for the Vulcans and started three games during her senior season, majoring in computer science.
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At total of 79 Vulcans student-athletes received Pacific West Conference Scholar Athlete honors this past school year.

To qualify, the student-athlete must have a 3.0 accumulative grade point average or better, have to have competed for at least two semesters at the school, and played on the team this year.

The women’s soccer team had the most honorees with 16. The Vulcan baseball, men’s soccer and softball teams had 11 each.

BASEBALL

Chris Aubort, Fr., 3.04, Business

Marcus Calamese, Jr., 3.04, Kinesiology, exercise science

Micah Carter, Sr., 3.85, Kinesiology, exercise science

Reese Cato, Sr., 3.16, Business administration

Gaven Palagonia, Fr., 3.31, Political science

Jonathan Segovia, Sr., 3.21, Kinesiology, exercise science

Edwin Stanberry, Sr., 3.31, Kinesiology, Japanese studies

Phillip Steering, Sr., 3.72, Business communications

Dylan Sugimoto, Jr., 3.56, Kinesiology

Thomas Warren, Jr., 3.25, Accounting

Kyle Yamada, Jr., 3.10, Economics

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Will Burghardt, Fr., 3.51, Undecided

Ryley Callaghan, Sr., 3.12, Kinesiology, exercise science

Eric Wattree, So., 3.12, Economics

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Kailani Jones, Sr., 3.96, Computer science

Alyssa Movchan, Jr., 3.62, Kinesiology

Allie Navarette, Fr., 3.54, Psychology

Safia Sheikh, Sr., 3.87, Psychology

Sara Shimizu, Fr., 3.75, Kinesiology

WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY

Anna Baker-Mikkelsen, Sr., 3.91, Marine science

Beatriz Duarte, Jr., 3.26, Mathematics

Megan Langbehn, Jr., 3.21, Nursing

Reyna Garcia Lopez, So., 3.11, Performing arts

MEN’S GOLF

Evan Merrier, Fr., 3.71, Business

Taylor Patrick, So., 3.56, History

WOMEN’S GOLF

Kimberly Katayama, So., 3.02, Japanese, communications

Keely Kitamura, So., 3.66, Psychology

Rachel Soans, Fr., 3.90, Animal Science

MEN’S SOCCER

Cassidy Dixon, Sr., 3.33, Kinesiology, exercise science

Connor Ebright, Jr., 3.36, Business

Trenton Hooper, Jr., 3.46, Psychology

Joshua Jasper, Sr., 3.12, Kinesiology, exercise science, psychology

Kyran Johal, Sr., 3.47, Communications

Omar Machado, Jr., 3.51, Nursing

Xahil McDonald, Jr., 3.14, Communications

Christian Ohly, Jr., 3.57, Business administration

Jesus Ortega, So., 3.56, Accounting

Christian Reyes, Fr., 3.38, Kinesiology

Nick Williams, Jr., 3.32, Administration of justice

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Tiera Arakawa, Jr., 3.27, Agriculture

Maleni Avalos, Jr., 3.55, Psychology

Ysabela Gabrielle Barin, Fr., 3.14, Kinesiology, exercise science

Hedda Bjerklund, So., 3.65, Psychology

Bryana-Marie Ebbers, So., 3.76, Pre-Nursing

Madison Gates, So., 3.36, Environmental science

Taylor Greenwood, Jr., 3.75, Psychology

Meghan Langbehn, Jr., 3.21, Nursing

Jada Macairan, Fr., 3.63, Kinesiology

Lucy Maino, Jr., 3.16, Business administration

Jaimie Salas, Jr., 3.82, Biology

Kayela Santiago, Sr., 3.45, Kinesiology, exercise science

Sophie Satterlee, Sr., 3.31, Nursing

Keani Shirai, Sr., 3.90, Psychology

Danika Steele, Jr., 3.01, Marine Science

Leighana Weaver, So., 3.25, Kinesiology

SOFTBALL

Keana Reyes-Burke, Fr., 3.54, Animal Science

Billi Derleth, Jr., 3.90, Communications

Cyanne Fernandez, Sr., 3.58, Business administration/

marketing

Brinell Kaleikini, So., 3.25, Kinesiology, exercise science

Mari Kawano, Sr., 3.27, Business administration/psychology

Kiarra Lincoln, Fr., 3.15, Undecided

Jordan Millwood, So., 3.11, Biology

Darian Obara, Fr., 3.91, Agriculture

Markie Okamoto, Fr., 3.49, Biology

Kayla Requelman, Jr., 3.18, Communications

Maria Steadmon, Jr., 3.66, Marine Science

MEN’S TENNIS

Stefan Coney, Sr., 3.28, Kinesiology, exercise science,

psychology

Alessandro Giuliato, Fr., 3.08, Business

Vaclav Slezak, Jr., 3.29, Business, marketing

Gregory Zukeran, Jr., 3.69, Prenursing, kinesiology

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Marina Colvee, So., 3.09, Marine Science

Irena Le, Fr., 3.63, Biology

Daniela Sanz, Sr., 3.18, Kinesiology, exercise science

Cheyenne Schula, So., 3.13, Business

VOLLEYBALL

Trixie Croad, Sr., 3.84, Sociology, kinesiology

Ashton Jessee, Fr., 3.41, Business

Lucy Fitzgerald, Jr., 3.82, Kinesiology

Siera Green, Sr., 3.55, Administration of Justice

Taylor Madrid, Sr., 3.71, Kinesiology, exercise science