The “May Madness” magical run has come to an end in the .
University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补’s 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.
Despite the Elite 8 loss, thanks to YOUR support, 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补’s character took down major powerhouses such as Pac-12 members Washington (round 5) and UCLA (round 3), ACC members Pittsburgh (round 4) and Syracuse (round 2), and Radford University (round 1). 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补’s character had the fifth highest vote total through the quarterfinals with 52,192. This was 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补’s first appearance in the Tokyodachi Mascot Mania tournament, which began on April 20 with 256 schools.
The light-hearted tournament was an opportunity to showcase the 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 character, designed by Zephyr, and remain engaged on social media with fellow ʻBows. The winning campus will earn its own custom Tokyodachi merchandise line.
“We were very pleased with the participation from our community through the Tokyodachi tournament,” 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 Athletics Director David Matlin 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!”
“A huge shout out to the fans who supported us throughout the tournament! Without you we couldn’t have made it this far,” 糖心Vlog官方 Licensing Administrator Debbie Kutara said. “Tokyodachi merchandise is available on its website and will be in the 糖心Vlog官方 Bookstore.”
—By Marc Arakaki