{"id":56584,"date":"2017-02-21T08:53:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T18:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=56584"},"modified":"2019-02-28T14:45:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T00:45:22","slug":"shoji-announces-retirement-ah-mow-santos-named-new-womens-volleyball-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/21\/shoji-announces-retirement-ah-mow-santos-named-new-womens-volleyball-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoji announces retirement; Ah Mow-Santos named new women\u2019s volleyball coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fDahwDftpsY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Shoji_Santos_71.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Shoji_Santos_71-260x146.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Shoji and Robyn Ah Maw-Santos\" width=\"260\" height=\"146\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-56591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Shoji_Santos_71-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Shoji_Santos_71.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> All-American, Olympian and assistant coach <strong>Robyn Ah Mow-Santos<\/strong> will take over for <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/coaches.aspx?rc=1849\"><strong>Dave Shoji<\/strong><\/a> as <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/index.aspx?path=wvball\">women&#8217;s volleyball<\/a> program&#8217;s next head coach.<\/p>\n<p>Ah Mow-Santos succeeds Shoji who simultaneously announced his retirement after 42 seasons as head coach. Shoji concludes his legendary coaching career with 1,202 wins, second-most in <abbr title=\"National Collegiate Athletic Association\">NCAA<\/abbr> Division I history, and four national championships.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&#8217;t think anyone will ever match what Dave has accomplished for our Rainbow Wahine volleyball program in terms of\u00a0longevity and accomplishments,&rdquo; Athletics Director <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/staff.aspx?staff=467\"><strong>David Matlin<\/strong><\/a> said. &ldquo;He has dedicated more than half of his life to the program and has\u00a0touched the lives of\u00a0hundreds\u00a0of student-athletes. His legacy will live on through his well-deserved induction into the <abbr title=\"American Volleyball Coaches Association\">AVCA<\/abbr> Hall of Fame and through all the blood, sweat and tears his teams have\u00a0battled\u00a0through on the court at Klum Gym and the Teraflex at the Stan Sheriff Center. Rainbow Wahine Volleyball will always raise a glass\u00a0to Dave Shoji.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2017\/2\/20\/womens-volleyball-coach-shoji-through-the-years.aspx\">Coach Shoji through the years<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;I&#8217;m happy to officially announce my retirement as the Rainbow Wahine volleyball coach,&rdquo; Shoji said. &ldquo;After much discussion with my wife Mary and my immediate family we felt the time was right to step away from coaching. I feel truly humbled and honored to have coached for 42 years and I&#8217;m grateful for all the support from our great fans, student-athletes, assistant coaches and administration. The selection of Robyn Ah Mow-Santos is an excellent choice. She has the passion for the game; she found success at every level as a player; and she paid her dues as an assistant coach and is now ready to assume a head coaching position. She will have my full support and I wish her nothing but the best.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ah Mow-Santos is only the third head coach in program history. She is considered one of the most decorated players in school history, with an impressive resume that includes three Olympic Games appearances, two first-team All-America selections, and is a member of the school&#8217;s Sports Circle of Honor and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Sports Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are excited about the return of Robyn Ah Mow-Santos to the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Rainbow Wahine Volleyball program,&rdquo; Matlin said. &ldquo;There is no other person I can think of who represents the sport of volleyball, the spirit of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>, and the heart of a champion more than Robyn. She was impressive as a student-athlete, a leader of Team USA in three\u00a0Olympic Games and is an incredible role model for all young athletes. I know she will be able to get the best out of her student-athletes both in the classroom and on the court.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am excited and humbled at the same time,&rdquo; Ah Mow-Santos said. &ldquo;Replacing Dave Shoji is impossible. I will never forget what he has done for me personally as well as the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> volleyball program. Dave walked me out of the McKinley High School gym and into the Rainbow Wahine program that created a lot of opportunities for me. It&#8217;s a privilege for me to be able to give back to the university and the game that has given me so much. I look forward to reuniting with the student-athletes and hope that I can help create lasting impressions and unforgettable experiences for them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The exact start date for Ah Mow-Santos has not been determined. &ldquo;She needs some time to honor previous commitments she has made before she can jump on a plane,&rdquo; Matlin said.<\/p>\n<p>For full news story visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2017\/2\/20\/shoji-announces-retirement-ah-mow-santos-named-new-womens-volleyball-coach.aspx\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½<\/abbr> Athletics<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<h2>Coach Shoji press conference<\/h2>\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geGLJeQ5PiA?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robyn Ah Mow-Santos succeeds Dave Shoji who simultaneously announced his retirement after 42 seasons as head coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[9,56,80],"class_list":["post-56584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","tag-volleyball","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56584"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78920,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56584\/revisions\/78920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}