IRVINE, Calif. – Hawai'i Pacific University saw half of its student-athletes honored on Monday when the Pacific West Conference announced the 2016-17 Academic All-PacWest Honor Roll.
 
The Sharks had 118 of their 235 student-athletes recognized by the PacWest for their academic achievements. A total of 1,692 student-athletes were honored among the 17 institutions represented.
 
Student-athletes who achieve at least a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, completed at least two semesters at their institution and participated in regular season competition in a PacWest sponsored sport receive Academic All-PacWest recognition.
 
"This is an outstanding achievement for our student-athletes," said HPU Executive Director of Athletics Vince Baldemor. "Our coaches and staff are consistent in reminding our student-athletes that their performance in the classroom is just as important as their performance in the arena."
 
The Men's and Women's Soccer teams led the way for the Sharks as each program had 18 student-athletes recognized. Baseball had 16 players honored and softball 14.
 
The Women's Tennis team had six of its seven student-athletes qualify for the honor, to rank as the highest percentage of the roster among HPU teams.
 
The HPU numbers do not include student-athletes from Acrobatics and Tumbling, a sport not sponsored by the PacWest.
 
HPU student-athletes posted an overall departmental grade point average of 3.11, marking the third straight year of a departmental GPA of greater than 3.10.
   
2016-17 ACADEMIC ALL-PAC WEST FROM HAWAI'I PACIFIC

BASEBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Mitchell Bumann	Junior	3.10	Business Administration	Corona, Calif./Temescal Canyon
Kyle Detwiler	Senior	3.67	General Business	Chandler, Ariz./Mountain Pointe
Russell Grant	Freshman	3.37	Biology	Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside
Wyatt Hoppie	Junior	3.04	Communication Studies	Orange, Calif./Villa Park
Jordan Knoll	Senior	3.22	Business Administration	Salem, Ore./South Salem
William Leskovec	Senior	3.29	Communication Studies	Kapolei, Hawai'i/Kapolei
Evan-Thomas May	Junior	3.73	Political Science	Buena Park, Calif./Oxford Academy
Jordan Mopas	Junior	3.44	Business Administration	Ewa Beach, Hawai'i/St. Louis HS
Ryan Sanchez	Junior	3.41	History	Atwater, Calif./Atwater
Codi Santana	Junior	3.55	Criminal Justice	Oxnard, Calif./St. Bonaventure HS
Froy Smith	Junior	3.81	Criminal Justice	Kaneohe, Hawai'i/Castle
Zachary Smith	Graduate	3.29	Master of Business Administration	No. Olmsted, Ohio/No. Olmsted
Tanner Tokunaga	Sophomore	3.23	Business Administration	Pearl City, Hawai'i/Pearl City
Ryan Torres-Torioka	Junior	3.16	Business Administration	Holualoa, Hawai'i/Konawaena
Tyler Van Stone	Sophomore	3.67	Business Administration	Henderson, Nev./Foothills
Trey Yukumoto	Sophomore	3.44	Business Administration	Waipahu, Hawai'i/Leilehua
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Darnell Bettis	Sophomore	3.57	Business Administration	Los Angeles, Calif./University
Jonathan Janssen	Sophomore	3.33	Business Administration	Noosa Heads, Australia/Mountain Creek
Connor Looney	Senior	3.15	Business Administration	Palmer, Alaska/Palmer
Chauncey Orr	Senior	3.16	Communication Studies	Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green HS
Devin Riley	Junior	3.10	Human Resource Development	Wildomar, Calif./Elsinore
Nikola Urli	Junior	3.31	Business Administration	Zagreb, Croatia
Spencer Vering	Sophomore	3.03	Business Administration	San Diego, Calif./Mater Dei Catholic
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Aminata Cole	Senior	3.19	Social Work	Anchorage, Alaska/Dimond
Gabriella Fotu	Sophomore	3.28	Biology	Auckland, New Zealand/Rangitoto
Danielle Iwami	Freshman	3.29	Environmental Studies	Seal Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos
Sarah Liva	Sophomore	3.60	Psychology	Mililani, Hawai'i/Mililani
Stephanie Louie	Junior	3.91	Business Administration	Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach
Janessa Manzano	Sophomore	3.47	Pre-Nursing	San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius
Anna Mumm	Junior	3.51	Biology	Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills
Cece Pearl	Senior	3.70	Business Administration	Peoria, Ariz./Peoria
Starr Rivera	Sophomore	3.62	Business Administration	Honolulu, Hawai'I/Roosevelt
Brianne Yasukochi	Senior	3.84	Communication Studies	Oceanside, Calif./LaJolla Country Day
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Jimmy Chagoya	Sophomore	3.48	Biology	Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan
Joseph Chagoya	Sophomore	3.46	Biology	Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan
Ricky Oschner	Junior	3.23	Business Administration	Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Allison Carone	Junior	3.83	International Studies	Reston, Va./South Lakes
Meghan Cooley	Senior	3.40	Marine Biology	Stanwood, Wash./Redmond
Malia Gonzales	Senior	3.42	Elementary Education	Rio Rancho, N.M./Cleveland
Evelina Maansson	Grad	3.38	Master's in Communication	Lund, Sweden/Polhemskolan
Meghan Rasch	Junior	3.33	Elementary Education	Santa Clarita, Calif./Hart
Jessica Suriano	Sophomore	3.04	Biology	Bondi Beach, Australia/Kambala
MEN'S GOLF
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Alec Fourie	Senior	3.47	Master of Business Administration	Portland, Ore./Westview
Aniruddh Kedlaya	Freshman	3.96	Computer Science	Bangalore, India/Bluffton S.C. Heritage Academy
Masato Yoshitsugu	Sophomore	3.19	Business Administration	Aichi, Japan/Bluffton S.C. Heritage Academy
WOMEN'S GOLF
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Pranisa Chimsuti	Sophomore	3.55	Businesss Administration	Pathumtani, Thailand
Kaia Takaki	Sophomore	3.81	Businesss Administration	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Kalani
Mika Walker	Sophomore	3.28	Businesss Administration	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Kaiser
MEN'S SOCCER
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Josch Cuerten	Junior	3.74	General Business	Cologne, Germany/Landrat-Lucas Gymnasium
Paul Enzignueller	Freshman	3.52	Business Administration	Zimdorf, Germany/Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Gymnasium
Mathew Fronda	Junior	3.46	Business Administration	Mililani, Hawai'i/Mililani
Christopher Galang	Junior	3.05	Biology	Aiea, Hawai'i/Mililani
Mario Garcia	Junior	3.36	Business Administration	Leganes, Spain/les Laguna De Joatzel Getafe
Kalen Halvorsen	Freshman	3.40	Criminal Justice	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Punahou
Erik Kemsies	Senior	3.85	Master of Business Administration	Velgast, Germany/CJD Schueler
Sven Koenig	Sophomore	3.90	Business Administration	Schuerte, Germany/Friedrich Bahrens Gymnasium
Jesse Kunitomo	Senior	3.52	Health Science	Mililani, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Kapalama
Dean Phillips	Senior	3.24	General Business	Kahului, Hawai'i/Feather River
Christian Porras	Freshman	3.84	Criminal Justice	Rockville, Md./Rockville
Javier Risco Garcia	Senior	3.49	Health Science	Madrid, Spain/NILE
Zen Rotan	Freshman	3.55	Business Administration	Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes
Just Salvesen	Junior	3.68	General Business	Kongsberg, Norway/Kongsberg Videregaaende Skole
Chandler Schur	Freshman	3.32	Business Administration	Fayetteville, Pa./Chambersburg Career Magnet
Kazuki Tateishi	Freshman	3.22	Business Administration	Tacoma, Wash./Gujo
Christopher Williams	Freshman	3.63	Business Administration	Duluth, Ga./Northview
Yuki Yamamoto	Senior	3.49	International Business	Tokyo, Japan/Tokai Takanawadai
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Maia Angell	Freshman	3.17	Marine Biology	Spokane, Wash./Lewis & Clark HS
Molly Ashley	Freshman	3.47	International Studies	Surrey, Canada/British Columbia HS
Camryn Buck	Freshman	3.80	Business Administration	North Bend, Wash./Mount Si
Taylor Cabbab	Junior	3.48	Social Work	Ewa Beach, Hawai'i/Campbell
Madison Casey	Freshman	3.44	Pre-Nursing	Portland, Ore./Grant
Brianne Cremer	Junior	3.04	Biology	Wailuku, Hawai'i/Baldwin
Lennon Dobben-Annis	Sophomore	3.91	International Business	Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth
Kai Hasegawa	Sophomore	3.08	Criminal Justice	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Kaiser
Alannah John	Junior	3.54	Nursing	Sacramento, Calif./Ponderosa
Filippa Lindman	Senior	3.90	International Business	Stockholm, Sweden/Rydberg
Ebony Madrid	Freshman	3.10	Biology	Porterville, Calif./Ramstein (Germany)
Noelle Mercado	Sophomore	3.61	Business Administration	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Kaiser
Sara Romo	Junior	3.24	Criminal Justice	Elk Grove, Calif./Franklin
Casey Roth	Sophomore	3.31	Pre-Nursing	Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area
Skylynn Nanoo	Senior	3.67	Mass Communication	Citrus Heights, Calif./Bella Vista
Lauren Spencer	Sophomore	3.87	Marine Biology	Oxford, Mich./LaSalle
Hi'Ilani Thomas	Junior	3.84	Criminal Justice	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Punahou
Rhys Wynbrandt	Freshman	3.57	Pre-Nursing	Sacramento, Calif./St. Francis
SOFTBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Jordan Curry	Sophomore	3.24	Biology	Farmington, N.M./Farmington
Sierra Dias	Freshman	3.40	Criminal Justice	Mililani, Hawai'i/Bishop Gorman
Mari Kajiwara	Senior	3.59	Mathematics	Mililani, Hawai'i/Mililani
Emilee Leonard	Freshman	3.00	Business Administration	LaMirada, Calif./Saint Paul
Alexa McCoin	Junior	3.31	Public Health	Sacramento, Calif./Pleasant Grove
Alexis Morales	Sophomore	3.21	Mathematics	San Diego, Calif./Mater Dei Catholic
Gabriella Nowack	Junior	3.25	International Business	San Jose, Calif./Silver Creek
Sienna Santiago	Junior	3.82	Nursing	Ele'ele, Hawai'i/Waimea
Brazzlyn Tovio-Asato	Freshman	3.19	Biology	Kapolei, Hawai'i/University Lab
Carolann Toyama	Senior	3.21	Public Health	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Maryknoll
Nicole Viena	Senior	3.16	Health Science	Corona, Calif./Santiago
Dominique Walker	Sophomore	3.21	Elementary Education	Whittier, Calif./Saint Paul
Kristy Washizaki	Senior	3.29	Health Science	Temecula, Calif./Great Oak
Kiana Wolfe	Junior	3.60	Humanities	Redding, Calif./Enterprise
MEN'S TENNIS
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Filip Dolezel	Junior	3.49	Masters in Communications	Brno, Czech Republic / Masaryk University
Adrian Elduque	Junior	3.82	Business Administration	Barcelona, Spain / Colegio Leon XIII (Cumberlands)
Jakub Hadrava	Senior	3.71	Business Administration	Ostrava, Czech Republic (Technical University of Ostrava)
Aaron Machida	Senior	3.17	Biology	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Mid-Pacific Institute
Torben Otto	Senior	3.85	Masters in Education	Brunsbuettel, Germany (Hannover)
Filip Soban	Freshman	3.97	Business Administration	Dubnica Nad Vahom, Slovakia/Gymnasium Pierre de Coubertin
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Oceane Adam	Junior	3.87	TESOL	Le Moule, Guadeloupe/CNED Lycee
Leticia Gonzalez dos Santos	Junior	4.00	Communication Studies	Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil
Monica Greene	Freshman	3.55	Business Administration	North Vancouver, Canada
Nicole Hoynaski	Senior	3.59	Mass Communication	Sydney, Australia
Barbora Kijasova	Sophomore	3.72	Psychology	Ostrava, Czech Republic
Lara Meccico	Junior	3.78	Psychology	Carolei, Italy
VOLLEYBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Amanda Acosta	Freshman	3.41	Elementary Education	Exeter, Calif./Extra Union
Alyson Brunner	Junior	3.51	Psychology	Willows, Calif./Willow
Sierra Dawson	Junior	3.22	Business Administration	Marin County, Calif./Redwood
Lea Felton	Junior	3.41	Business Administration	Sacramento, Calif./St. Francis
Kayley Mohr	Freshman	3.40	Business Administration	Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge
Mahea Pescaia	Sophomore	3.40	Business Administration	Kailua, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Kapalama
Kennedy Poligratis	Sophomore	3.94	Business Administration	Honolulu, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Kapalama
Carson Pyle	Sophomore	3.53	Pre-Nursing	Houston, Texas/Memorial