The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team won the 2026 Pacific West Conference Championship at Aliante Golf Club, marking the program鈥檚 second conference title.

The Vulcans held steady in second place through the first two rounds before delivering a strong final-round score of 295 (+7), finishing the tournament at +31 (895) to clinch the team victory.

Elle Otani led the way for 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo, tying for fourth overall at +4 with rounds of 74, 73, and 73. Otani closed with a par on the final hole, sealing the win as teammates rushed to celebrate.

Kiersten Saludares placed eighth at +9, followed by Kailee McKee in ninth at +10 and Trinity Ledgerwood tied for 10th at +11. Kieran Florino bounced back from a difficult second round to post a one-over finish in the final round, contributing to the team鈥檚 decisive push.

The team will now compete in the NCAA West Regional tournament in Colorado, May 4–6.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo team captured its fourth consecutive Pacific West Conference Championship April 22 at Aliante Golf Club, continuing its dominance in the league.

Dylan Bercan led the way, claiming his second straight individual title after finishing at eight-under overall. Holding a two-shot lead entering the final round, Bercan stayed in control with a two-under performance to become the program鈥檚 first two-time PacWest champion.

The Vulcans entered the final round with a commanding lead and closed with a five-under 283 to finish the tournament at seven-under as a team, securing their seventh overall conference crown.

Jacob Torres placed fifth at one-over, while Katsuhiro Yamashita tied for eighth at three-over. Ben Crinella and Dysen Park both finished tied for 14th at four-over.

The Vulcans will compete in the NCAA South Central/West Regional tournament, May 7–9.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa junior Anson Cabello gained valuable experience on the world golf stage at the Sony Open in Hawaiʻi, closing his first PGA Tour appearance with a strong second-round performance at Waiʻalae Country Club, January 15 and 16.

The Kahului, Maui native finished the tournament with rounds of 77 and 71 to post an 8-over par total, missing the weekend cut. Cabello earned his spot in the field by winning a local qualifier in November. Cabello’s caddie was fellow teammate Nathan Szpakowicz.

“It was so cool,” Cabello said. “This week didn鈥檛 turn out the way I had hoped, but the whole experience with my caddie, my teammate—that was big. Just being able to experience this kind of event just means the world because there aren鈥檛 that many opportunities for me to do this鈥opefully more in the future.”

Battling back

After a challenging opening round that included seven bogeys, Cabello responded in the second round. After starting with bogeys on holes 1 and 2, he settled in quickly, carding birdies on holes 3, 6, 8 and 9 to turn at 2-under par for the round. Cabello battled on the back nine to finish the day with a 1-over par 71.

“I’m not going to lie, after those first two holes I thought I was going to shoot 80. I mean, to come back and start making solid swings down the stretch, it was big,” Cabello said. “Yesterday, that kind of happened and just couldn’t get anything going. After that start and the way I finished, couldn鈥檛 be more proud of myself.”

Cabello became the seventh Rainbow Warrior to qualify for a PGA Tour event. He followed Blaze Akana, who competed in the tournament in 2023 and 2024.

In his third season with the Rainbow Warriors, Cabello is enjoying his best collegiate campaign to date. During the fall portion of the 2025–26 season, he averaged a team-best 70.33 strokes per round, shooting par or better in eight of nine rounds. His 10-under 203 finish at the Kāʻanapali Classic by OUTRIGGER tied for the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history.

The Rainbow Warriors return to collegiate competition February 5-7 at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Waimea, Hawaiʻi.

University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa men鈥檚 golfer Anson Cabello qualified for the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaiʻi.

The junior won a qualifier at the Waiʻalae Country Club on November 24, shooting 1鈥搖nder 71 to edge out his teammate Dane Watanabe and UCLA鈥檚 Tyler Loree by two strokes.

This marks the seventh time a Rainbow Warrior has qualified for a PGA Tour event. Most recently, Blaze Akana competed in the Sony Open in 2023 and 2024.

The 2026 Sony Open runs January 15–18, 2026, at the Waiʻalae Country Club.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo swept the first Pacific West Conference men’s golf weekly awards of the season, sharing Co-Player of the Week honors between Ben Crinella and Jacob Torres, along with Team of the Week recognition.

Crinella and Torres claimed individual wins on the Vulcans’ season-opening trip to Washington, finishing in first place at the Saint Martin’s University Bishop Invitational and the Western Washington University Invitational.

The three-time reigning PacWest Champions posted fifth and seventh place finishes, respectively, placing ahead of all fellow PacWest schools at each event filled with regional teams.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Kiersten Saludares was named Pacific West Conference Player of the Week for September 15鈥�23, on the heels of claiming victory at the season-opening Grisham Memorial Shootout.

The senior shot even-par rounds through the two-day event at The Home Course in DuPont, Washington, setting a new program record for two-round scores.

Saludares topped a field comprising 13 schools from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the California Collegiate Athletic Association, the PacWest Conference, the Northwest Conference and Canada.

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For the fourth time in program history and second consecutive year, the University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa program was recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) for its strong academic performance as the recipient of a Platform Golf team academic award.

The Rainbow Warriors earned the President鈥檚 Special Recognition with a combined team grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or above. 糖心Vlog官方 M膩noa was the only Big West school to receive this distinction.

Just last week, six 糖心Vlog官方 M膩noa golfers were named All-America Scholars by the GCAA, the most in a single-season in program history and the most across all of Division I during the 2024鈥�25 season. These Rainbow Warriors maintained a GPA of 3.20 and above and had a scoring average of 76.0.

糖心Vlog官方 M膩noa men驶s golf honorees

• Anson Cabello
• Josh Hayashida
• Tyler Ogawa
• Garrett Takeuchi
• Dane Watanabe
• James Whitworth

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A program-record six University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa were named to the 2024鈥�25 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list.

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• Anson Cabello
• Josh Hayashida
• Tyler Ogawa
• Garrett Takeuchi
• Dane Watanabe
• James Whitworth

To be eligible for a nomination, an individual must be at least a sophomore in standing both academically and athletically. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.

The six honorees tied fellow Division I schools College of Charleston, Georgia Southern and Mississippi State for the most recipients across all six divisions.

Five of the six—Cabello, Hayashida, Ogawa, Watanabe and Whitworth—were selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, while all six were named to the Big West’s Academic All-Conference team.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo ranked No. 23 for team grade point average (GPA) among all NCAA Division II women’s golf programs for the 2024鈥�25 school year with a 3.648 GPA. The team achievement was announced by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA), a non-profit organization.

The Vulcans had the highest team GPA in the Pacific West Conference and ranked third among all West Region programs listed in the WGCA top 25. They were also recognized as a Ramon Goya Academic Team of the Year for highest GPA posted by a 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo team this past school year.

2024鈥�25 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo women鈥檚 golf honorees

• Trinity Ledgerwood
• Elle Otani
• Kiersten Saludares
• EriLei Udo-Tao
• Erica Yokomoto

Otani and Saludares were also previously recognized on the WGCA All-American Scholar Team for achieving a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50.

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The reigning PacWest Champion earned five spots on the All-PacWest Teams, led by individual champion Dylan Bercan and Katsuhiro Yamashita on the First Team. Ben Crinella and Dysen Park earned Second Team honors, while Jacob Torres was named to the Third Team.

Head Coach Earl Tamiya was named PacWest Coach of the Year for the third straight season and sixth time overall, leading the Vulcans to their seventh league title.

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