{"id":227047,"date":"2025-12-16T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=227047"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:24:54","slug":"matsuzawa-walter-camp-all-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/16\/matsuzawa-walter-camp-all-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Matsuzawa 1st Rainbow Warrior named to Walter Camp All-America first team"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa placekicker Kansei Matsuzawa was named to the Walter Camp All-America first team, becoming the first UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa player in program history to earn first team honors by the organization. Matsuzawa was also the only non-Power Conference player selected to the first team.<\/p>\n

The Walter Camp All-America team is the oldest college football All-America team and is celebrating its 136th<\/abbr> edition in 2025. It is one of five All-America teams that make up the NCAA<\/abbr>‘s annual consensus team along with The Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, The Sporting News and Football Writers Association of America.<\/p>\n

Matsuzawa, who finished the regular season 25-of-26 in field goal attempts, has already been named to several other All-America teams. “Tokyo Toe” captivated the nation this season with his incredible story and record-breaking feats, including tying a 43-year old NCAA<\/abbr> record for consecutive made field goals to start a season.<\/p>\n

Matsuzawa is one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s top placekicker. He is the second \u02bbBows kicker to become a finalist along with Jason Elam. Matsuzawa is also on pace to become the school’s most proficient kicker, having made 88% of his career attempts.<\/p>\n

All-America Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n