HONOLULU – Chaminade University Athletics on Tuesday recognized the accomplishments and feats of the 2023-24 academic calendar with the 14th Annual Athletics Awards Ceremony held on the Chaminade campus.
All 12 intercollegiate athletic programs announced their honorees for Most Outstanding, Most Inspirational and Scholar-Athlete while all 28 departing seniors were also honored for the completion of their playing careers.
A new award – the Ho'omau Award – for Comeback Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year went to
Kainoa Carpenter from men's soccer and
Haley Hayakawa of softball. The honor recognizes a male and female student-athlete who has overcome adversity to excel on the playing surface.
As usual, the most highly anticipated award was the team grade-point average awards, recognizing the highest GPAs among the programs. In the large rostered sports (11 or more participants), men's basketball captured the honors with a 3.51 GPA, their first such honor since 2015-16. In small rostered sports (10 or less), women's tennis earned the award for the third consecutive year, also with a 3.51 GPA.
Individually,
Ross Reeves of men's basketball was Chaminade's Male Athlete of the Year while Female Athlete of the Year went to softball's
Keaolani Takemura-Brehme. The prestigious Silversword Award, which goes to a student-athlete who exemplifies teamwork, sportsmanship and community service, went to
Naomi Takata of women's soccer. All three awards were announced at the Chaminade Co-Curricular Awards on April 17.
Scholar-Athlete
Baseball:
Evon Williams
Men's Basketball:
Scott Ator
Women's Basketball:
Selena Buttery
Beach Volleyball:
Elli Tsukano
Men's Cross Country:
Owen Daugherty
Women's Cross Country:
Leila-Jayne Casison
Men's Golf:
Blake Buonopane
Men's Soccer:
Remo Merlo
Women's Soccer:
Lela Gi
Softball:
Haley Hayakawa
Women's Tennis:
Kirra Carvalho
Women's Volleyball:
Lizanyela Lopez
Most Outstanding
Baseball:
Casey Kudell
Carolyn & David Wilson Most Outstanding for Men's Basketball:
Ross Reeves
Women's Basketball:
Sameera Elmasri
Beach Volleyball:
Sophie Schilling
Men's Cross Country:
Mason Stewart
Women's Cross Country:
Maria Steinke
Men's Golf:
Ky Stopp
Men's Soccer:
Brandon Yasue
Women's Soccer:
Haley Mo'okini
Softball:
Taryn Fujioka
Women's Tennis:
Kylie Ye
George Naoiokalani Burns Most Outstanding for Women's Volleyball:
Greta Corti
Most Inspirational
Baseball:
Ryan Ruch
Men's Basketball:
Isaac Amaral-Artharee
Women's Basketball:
Morgan Escobedo
Beach Volleyball:
Grace Talpash
Men's Cross Country:
Peter Jan Ramos
Women's Cross Country:
Caitlin Bocobo
Men's Golf:
Blake Buonopane
Men's Soccer:
Kainoa Carpenter
Women's Soccer:
Tehani Smith
Softball:
Jaeda Kumaewa-Cabunoc
Women's Tennis:
Berylin Lau
Women's Volleyball:
Hula Crisostomo
Ho'omau Comeback Student-Athlete of the Year
Male:
Kainoa Carpenter, Men's Soccer
Female:
Haley Hayakawa, Softball
Team GPA Awards
Large roster (11 or more): Men's Basketball, 3.51
Small roster (10 or less): Women's Tennis, 3.51
Male Athlete of the Year*
Ross Reeves, Men's Basketball
Female Athlete of the Year*
Keaolani Takemura-Brehme, Softball
Silversword Award*
Naomi Takata, Women's Soccer
*Announced at the Chaminade Co-Curricular Awards on April 17.
