HONOLULU – Chaminade University student-athletes were honored Wednesday at its Eighth Annual Athletics Awards Banquet at the Clarence T.C. Ching Conference Center on the Chaminade campus.
Awards for Most Outstanding, Most Inspirational and Scholar-Athlete (highest grade point average) were handed out for each of the university's 10 intercollegiate sports programs.
Rachel Arakawa of women's soccer was named the recipient of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Outstanding Community Service Award for posting 129 community service hours.
In the awards for highest team grade point average, women's soccer compiled a 3.439 aggregate GPA to earn the highest among large roster sports (11 or more participants) for the second consecutive year. In small roster sports (10 or less), women's tennis earned the honor with a 3.512 team GPA.
Grant Dressler of men's basketball was the Male Student-Athlete of the Year while
Emma Tecklenburg of women's volleyball was the Female Student-Athlete of the Year. The Silversword Award went to men's basketball's
Erik Scheive. These awards were announced at the Chaminade Co-Curricular Awards on April 17.
Scholar-Athlete:
Men's Basketball:
Tyler Cartaino
Women's Basketball:
Sephora Yayouss
Men's Cross Country:
Beau Larsen
Women's Cross Country:
Allyson Alvarez-Stratton
Men's Golf:
Jeren Nishimoto
Men's Soccer:
Hunter Yamanaka
Women's Soccer:
Alyssa Tanigawa
Softball:
Maureen Hutchinson
Women's Tennis:
Catrina Liner
Women's Volleyball:
Nina Torio
Most Outstanding:
Carolyn and David Wilson Most Outstanding Award for Men's Basketball:
Grant Dressler
Women's Basketball:
Destiny Castro
Men's Cross Country:
Beau Larsen
Women's Cross Country:
Morgan Sharman
Men's Golf:
Jeren Nishimoto
Men's Soccer:
Michael Stafford
Women's Soccer:
Randi Fontes
Softball:
Alexis Velazquez
Women's Tennis:
Salamasina Te`i
George Naoiokalani Burns Most Outstanding Award for Women's Volleyball:
Emma Tecklenburg
Most Inspirational:
Men's Basketball:
Erik Scheive
Women's Basketball:
Diamond Carter
Men's Cross Country:
Antonio Bonnetty
Women's Cross Country:
Olivia Mariucci
Men's Golf:
Curtis Coburn
Men's Soccer:
Cody Kuge
Women's Soccer:
Nicole Nishiki
Softball:
Madelyn Stockslager
Women's Tennis:
Catrina Liner
Women's Volleyball:
Alana Handy
SAAC Outstanding Community Service Award:
Rachel Arakawa, women's soccer – 129 hours
Team GPA Awards:
Large roster (11 or more): Women's Soccer, 3.439
Small roster (10 or less): Women's Tennis, 3.512
Male Student-Athlete of the Year*:
Grant Dressler, Men's Basketball
Female Student-Athlete of the Year*:
Emma Tecklenburg, Women's Volleyball
Silversword Award*:
Erik Scheive, Men's Basketball
*Announced at the Chaminade Co-Curricular Awards on April 17
