{"id":118747,"date":"2020-05-18T12:52:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T22:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=118747"},"modified":"2020-08-07T12:52:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T22:52:55","slug":"tokyodachi-magical-run-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/18\/tokyodachi-magical-run-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Athletics ‘H’ magical run against big programs ends"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The “May Madness” magical run has come to an end in the 2020 Tokyodachi Mascot Mania tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s character fell in the quarterfinals to Fresno State in the most tightly contested battle and the match with the largest vote total in the entire competition, 19,630 to 19,397.<\/p>\n

Despite the Elite 8 loss, thanks to YOUR support, UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s character took down major powerhouses such as Pac-12<\/abbr> members Washington (round 5) and UCLA<\/abbr> (round 3), ACC<\/abbr> members Pittsburgh (round 4) and Syracuse (round 2), and Radford University (round 1). UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s character had the fifth highest vote total through the quarterfinals with 52,192. This was UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s first appearance in the Tokyodachi Mascot Mania tournament, which began on April 20 with 256 schools.<\/p>\n

The light-hearted tournament was an opportunity to showcase the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa character, designed by Zephyr, and remain engaged on social media with fellow ʻBows<\/span>. The winning campus will earn its own custom Tokyodachi merchandise line.<\/p>\n

“We were very pleased with the participation from our community through the Tokyodachi tournament,” UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Athletics Director David Matlin<\/strong> said. “Mahalo to all of our fans who carried us to the Elite 8 in our first ever showing. The tournament gave our university national exposure and a nice diversion from the current issues our state is facing today. We look forward to next year and going even further. Go ʻBows<\/span>!”<\/p>\n

“A huge shout out to the fans who supported us throughout the tournament! Without you we couldn\u2019t have made it this far,” UH<\/abbr> Licensing Administrator Debbie Kutara<\/strong> said. “Tokyodachi merchandise is available on its website and will be in the UH<\/abbr> Bookstore.”<\/p>\n

—By Marc Arakaki<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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