IRVINE, Calif. – Hawai'i Pacific University posted a new high with more than half of its student-athletes honored on the 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest Honor Roll announced by the conference on Thursday.
 
The Sharks had 134 of their 255 student-athletes recognized by the PacWest for their academic achievements. A total of 1,742 student-athletes were honored among the institutions represented in the conference. HPU was tied for fourth among PacWest institutions with student-athletes honored.
 
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.
 
The HPU Baseball team led the way in 2019-20 with 26 Sharks recognized. Women's Soccer and Softball each had 16 student-athletes, with Volleyball boasting 14 to the list.
 
The Women's Tennis team had all nine of its 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 3.31 for the 2019-20 school year, setting a new record and marking the fifth straight year of a departmental GPA of greater than 3.10. The totals included the Sharks recording a departmental 3.38 GPA in Spring 2020, the best on record.
   
2019-20 ACADEMIC ALL-PACWEST FROM HAWAI'I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

BASEBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Jacob Abell	Fr.-RS	3.72	Mathematics	St. Louis, Mo. / Parkway North
Jared Bannister	Sr.	3.64	Psychology	San Ramon, Calif. / Bishop O'Dowd
Brandon Booz	Jr.	3.62	Business Administration	Turlock, Calif. / Turlock
Sean Coffey	Sr.	3.82	Business Administration	Boise, Idaho / Centennial
Grant Dragmire	Sr.	3.35	Business Administration	Elk Grove, Calif. / Bradshaw Christian
Joseph Gallagher	Sr.	3.11	Communication Studies	Sacramento, Calif. / Del Campo
Diego Harris	Jr.	3.12	Communication Studies	Los Angeles, Calif. / Crespi
Richard Higa	So.	3.80	Business Administration	Honolulu, Hawai'I / University Lab
Nicholas Jio	Fr.	3.67	Business Administration	San Diego, Calif. / Scripps Ranch
Cole Kashimoto	Fr.	3.60	Business Administration	Kaneohe, Hawai'i / St. Louis School
Scott Laur	Fr.	3.63	Psychology	Santa Fe, N.M. / Santa Fe
Micah Layosa	Jr.	3.12	Oceanography	Lihue, Hawai'i / Kauai
Edward Lee	Fr.-RS	3.27	Public Health	Honolulu, Hawai'i / Kalani
Cole Mayeshiro	So.	3.25	Business Administration	Mililani, Hawai'i / Miliani
Zack McHone	Jr.	3.40	Business Administration	Bakersfield, Calif. / Liberty Hills
Nick O'Connor	Sr.	3.55	Communication Studies	Las Vegas, Nev. / Chaparral
Travis Paynter	Sr.	3.10	Criminal Justice	Port Angeles, Wash. / Port Angeles
Brandon Peterson	Jr.	3.23	Business Administration	Stockton, Calif. / Excel Academy
Marc Sauceda	Sr.	3.33	Business Administration	Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral
Jake Selco	Sr.	3.49	Public Health	West Hills, Calif. /El Camino Real
Jason Shiigi	Fr.	3.89	Pre-Nursing	Mililani, Hawai'i / Miliani
Evan Spitzer	Jr.	3.10	Criminal Justice	Mesa, Ariz. / Desert Ridge
Matt Tsutomi	Sr.	3.24	Criminal Justice	Pearl City, Hawai'i / Pearl City
Jarred Uyeda	Sr.	3.74	Business Administration	Aiea, Hawai'i / Aiea
Trey Yukumoto	Sr.	3.69	Business Administration	Waipahu, Hawai'i / Leilehua
Douglas Zolezzi	Fr.-RS	3.78	Business Administration	Sunnyvale, Calif. / Homestead
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Ronald Blain	Sr.	3.20	Communication Studies	McDonough, Ga. / Union Grove
Ryan Godges	Fr.-RS	3.58	Business Administration	Santa Barbara, Calif. / San Marcos
Lachlan Viney	Fr.	3.77	Psychology	Melbourne, Australia / Mazenod
Colton Martin	Fr.-RS	3.28	Business Administration	Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound
Elijah Martinez	Fr.-RS	3.40	Multimedia Cinematic Production	Denver, Colo. / Regis Jesuit
Neema Namdar	Sr.	3.37	Communication Studies	Sandy, Utah / Alta
Chidoze Ndu	Jr.	3.40	Business Administration	Lagos, Nigeria / Sunrise Christian (Kan.) Academy
David Rowlands	Jr.	3.65	Business Administration	Dayton, Ohio / Moorpark
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Ally Bates	So.	3.67	Public Health	Melbourne, Australia / Yarra Valley
Amy Baum	So.	3.07	Business Administration	Melbourne, Australia / Rowville Secondary
Kaylee Berry	So.	3.72	Psychology	San Diego, Calif. / LaCosta Canyon
Avery Cargill	Fr.	3.47	Psychology	Santa Rosa, Calif. / Cardinal Newman
Makenna Gambee	Jr.	3.56	Business Administration	Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro
Maja Leidefors	Fr.	3.51	Psychology	Jonkoping, Sweden / Sandagymnasiet
Alysha Marcucci	Jr.	3.62	Psychology	Melbourne, Australia / Marist-Sion
Starr Rivera	Sr.	3.58	Computer Science	Honolulu, Hawai'i / Roosevelt
Theresa Spatzier	Fr.	3.83	Biology	Heidelberg, Germany / St. Raphael
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Jona Bodirsky	Fr.	3.82	Electrical Engineering	Muhlhausen, Germany / Leibniz Gymnasium Ostringen
Jason Flores	Jr.	3.09	Biology	Beaumont, Calif. / Beaumont
Cade Harrington	Jr.	3.43	Business Administration	Galveston, Texas / Ball
Troy Oshimoto	Fr.	3.80	Business Administration	Honolulu, Hawai'i / Kalani
David Rutto	So.	3.02	Electrical Engineering	Eldoret, Kenya / Kimwarer
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Sophia Cash	Fr.	3.69	Biology	Kamuela, Hawai'i / Honoka'a
Karen Corona-Perez	So.	3.53	Public Health	Ocracoke, N.C. / Ocracoke
Brooke Gottmeier	Sr.	3.94	Biology	Fairbanks, Alaska / West Valley
McKay Guckenberg	Fr.	3.83	Biology	Eureka, Mont. / Lincoln County
Janice Hata	Sr.	3.90	Public Health	Kaneohe, Hawai'i / Castle
Evelyn Macias	So.	3.22	Marine Biology	Keller, Texas / Timber Creek
MEN'S GOLF
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Keli'i Kamelamela-Dudoit	Fr.-RS	3.17	Environmental Studies	Ho'olehua, Hawai'i / Kamehameha-Kapalama
Ray Kim	So.	3.11	Business Administration	Aiea, Hawai'i / Moanalua
Minsu Lee	Sr.	3.07	Communication Studies	San Jose, Calif. / Willow Glen
Joseph Pigatti	So.	3.43	Business Administration	Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos
Sirasit Prateepmongkol	Jr.	3.68	Political Science	Bangkok, Thailand / Ruamrudee International
Tom Purcell	Jr.	3.55	Business Administration	Liverpool, England / St. Mary's
Ryan Torres	Jr.	3.30	Business Administration	San Jose, Calif. / Evergreen Valley
WOMEN'S GOLF
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Kassidy Dunn	Sr.	3.10	Business Administration	Berlin, Pa. / Berlin Borthersvalley
Kaley Saludares	So.	3.80	Biology	Hilo, Hawai'i/ Waiakea
Avery Weil	Fr.	3.12	Environmental Studies	Colorado Springs, Colo. / Maclaren
MEN'S SOCCER
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Gerrit Arzberger	Jr.	3.85	Business Administration	Munich, Germany / Therese von Bayern
Max Austli	So.	3.68	Psychology	Gothenburg, Sweden / Katrinelundsgymnasiet
Paul Enzingmueller	Sr.	3.42	Business Administration	Zimdorf, Germany / Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Gymnasium
Ryo Hirayama	Jr.	3.00	Communication Studies	Fukuoka, Japan / Phoenix CC
Travis House	So.	3.17	Communication Studies	Atlanta, Ga. / Community Christian
Junji Iriguchi	So.	3.17	Business Administration	Kyoto, Japan / Phoenix CC
Isac Maansson	Sr.	3.48	Business Administration	Stockholm, Sweden / Bromma Gymnasium
Trenton Tondryk	Fr.	3.92	Pre-Nursing	Henderson, Nev. / Coronado
Ben Wattis	Sr.	3.60	Business Administration	Colnbrook, England / The Langley Academy
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Maia Angell	Sr.	3.30	Public Health	Spokane, Wash. / Lewis & Clark HS
Gretchen Berkey	Sr.	3.24	Psychology	Grants Pass, Ore. / Grants Pass
Camryn Buck	Sr.	3.85	Business Administration	North Bend, Wash. / Mount Si
Daisie Flores	Jr.	3.64	Public Health	Whittier, Calif. / LaMirada
Marissa Froio	So.	3.57	Business Administration	Simi Valley, Calif. / Royal
Tayzha Furuta	So.	3.34	Criminal Justice	Mililani, Hawai'i / Mililani
Tomke Heeren	Fr.	3.84	Psychology	Oldenburg, Germany
Brittny Ihara	So.	3.64	Pre-Nursing	Pearl City, Hawai'i / Pearl City
Emily Lemus	Sr.	3.41	Business Administration	Fontana, Calif. / Etiwanda
Rianna O'Neill	So.	4.00	Criminal Justice	San Diego, Calif. / Westview
Katie Pothier	Fr.	3.97	Environmental Science	Ewa Beach, Hawai'i / Campbell
Kaylee Sumida	Fr.	3.88	Pre-Nursing	Honlolulu, Hawai'i / Moanalua
Mya Tolentino	Fr.	3.45	Electrical Engineering	Waipahu, Hawai'i / Waipahu
Sydney Vidos	Fr.	3.34	Multimedia Cinematic Production	Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake
Kayli Ann Yoshioka	Fr.	3.84	Environmental Studies	Honolulu, Hawai'i / Kaiser
Ebony Madrid	Sr.	3.18	Nursing	Porterville, Calif. / Ramstein
SOFTBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Poliahu Aina	Fr.	3.44	Elementary Education	Kailua, Hawai'i / Kamehameha-Kapalama
Laurel Ainsworth	Fr.	4.00	Oceanography	Conifer, Colo. / Conifer
Cieana Curran	Jr.	3.34	Criminal Justice	Ewa Beach, Hawai'i / Campbell
Sierra Dias	Sr.	3.59	Criminal Justice	Mililani, Hawai'i / Bishop Gorman
Mary Dungey	Jr.	3.13	Psychology	Las Vegas, Nev. / Silverado
Sadie Garner	Jr.	3.73	Elementary Education	Preston, Idaho / Preston
Ashley Iseri	Jr.	3.68	Biology	Cerritos, Calif. / Whitney
Leipua Kaui	So.	3.92	Elementary Education	Kapa'a, Hawai'i / Kapa'a
Ashley Laver	Fr.	3.40	Biology	Irvine, Calif. / Woodbridge
Brandi Leong	So.	3.85	Pre-Nursing	Wahiawa, Hawai'i / Leilehua
Noel Saunders	So.	3.16	Criminal Justice	Pearl City, Hawai'i / Pearl City
Keiana Sieu	Fr.	3.16	Biology	San Ramon, Calif. / Dougherty Valley
Miki Takara	Sr.	3.94	Business Administration	Pearl City, Hawai'i / Maryknoll
Kanoe Tanigawa	So.	3.80	Elementary Education	Mililani, Hawai'i /Maryknoll
Malia Torres	Jr.	3.88	Business Administration	Danville, Calif. / Monte Vista
Megan Wilson	Jr.	3.71	Elementary Education	Santa Clarita, Calif. / West Ranch
MEN'S TENNIS
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Ondrej Ctverak	So.	3.85	Business Administration	Brno, Czech Republic
Guilherme De Medeiros	Jr.	3.85	Business Administration	Sao Paulo, Brazil / Colegio Ser Sorocaba
Benjamin Loccisano	Jr.	3.61	Psychology	Duisburg, Germany / Staedtische Geamtschule Duisburg-Sued
Matej Panik	Fr.	3.66	Undeclared	Cheb, Czech Republic / Svobodna Chebska Skola
Lucas Poock	So.	3.85	Business Administration	Stamberg, Germany / LaCosta Canyon (Calif.)
Cheng-Chieh Wang	So.	3.00	Business Administration	Chiayi City, Taiwan / National Shan Hua
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Nicole Ballach	Jr.	3.98	Mathematics	Waldbroel, Germany / Hollenberg Gymnasium
Elodie Busson	Jr.	3.50	Business Administration	Poille Sur Vegre, France / Academy of Nantes
Monica Greene	Sr.	3.61	Business Administration	North Vancouver, Canada / Handsworth Secondary
Sarah Ikioka	Sr.	3.61	Business Administration	Wailuku, Hawai'i / Kamehameha-Maui
Heloise Le Normand	Sr.	3.35	Business Administration	Matignon, France / CNED France
Mihoki Miyahara	Jr.	3.84	International Studies	Tosu City, Japan / Aomori Yamada
Bianca Schulhof	Sr.	3.16	Business Administration	Gothenburg, Sweden / Katrinelundsgymnaiset
Marleen Tilgner	Jr.	3.43	Business Administration	Seevetal, Germany / Städtisches Gymnasium Kamen
Jayme Waites	Sr.	3.88	Psychology	Bairnsdale, Australia / Nagle
VOLLEYBALL
Name	Year	GPA	Major	Hometown/Previous School
Amanda Acosta	Sr.	3.57	Elementary Education	Exeter, Calif. / Exeter Union
Kirah Boynton-Brown	So.	3.89	Biology	Vancouver, Wash. / Union
Lauren Christie	So.	3.90	Biology	Lebanon, Ore. / Lebanon
Cameryn Collie	Jr.	3.61	Nursing	El Dorado Hills, Calif. / Oak Ridge
Casey Davenport	Jr.	3.55	Nursing	Auburn, Wash. / Mountainview
Cherisse Dimalanta	Fr.	3.48	Business Administration	American Canyon, Calif. / American Canyon
Perla Escobar	Sr.	3.00	Elementary Education	Calexico, Calif. / Calexico
Nicole Ferris	So.	3.60	Environmental Studies	Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah
Natalie Gibbs	Sr.	3.78	Elementary Education	Acme, Alberta Canada / Acme
Cara McClean	So.	3.20	Biology	Beaverton, Ore. / Southridge
Kayley Mohr	Sr.	3.78	Business Administration	Tucson, Ariz. / Ironwood Ridge
Emily Joseph	So.	3.98	Pre-Nursing	Modesto, Calif. / Gregori
Sierra Piester	Jr.	3.41	Psychology	Carlsbad, Calif. / Tri-City Christian
Abigail Wilmington	Jr.	3.62	Environmental Science	Vancouver, Wash. / Columbia River