Vulcans rake in record national awards
Thirty one were recipients of the Academic Achievement Awards.
Thirty one were recipients of the Academic Achievement Awards.
A record 69 UH Mānoa winter and spring sports student-athletes were named to the Academic All-Big West team, improving from last year¡¯s total of 61.
The Vulcans had a total of 189 student-athletes compete last fall, meaning close to half of them had 3.0 GPAs or better.
The award recognizes student-athletes that achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and competed at their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
The year featured success from student-athletes and teams both on the playing field and in the classroom.
Freshman baseball outfielder Scotty Scott has been named to the 2019 Freshman Collegiate Baseball All-America Team.
The season was the best ever for the Vulcan men's tennis team.
Megan Zamzow originally came to UH Mānoa with visions of training dolphins and sprinting around the Rainbow track but she stumbled on a new sport and new career path.
Two sophomore standouts and a senior-laden baseball team took the top honors at the 15th annual University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at Hilo All-Sports Banquet on May 5.
UH Mānoa's NCAA academic performance rate score of 981 out of 1,000 bested last year's previous high of 980 and is just shy of the national average of 983.