Chaminade University baseball player
Jacob Petersen (Sammamish, Wash./Everett CC/Skyline HS) and beach volleyball player
Aliya Hofherr-Sanders are the Hawai'i Pacific Health Male and Female Silversword Athletes of the Week for competition between April 6-12.
Petersen picked up a save and win during the week, where he pitched 7 1/3 innings with a 3.53 ERA and four strikeouts. In last Monday's series-ending win at Vanguard, he tossed 1 2/3 perfect frames for his first save, completing a stretch where retired all 12 batters he faced as a reliever on the recent road trip. On Saturday at Biola, the junior got his first start, going six innings in picking up the win.
Hofherr-Sanders helped the Silverswords defeat Hawai'i Pacific University in last Thursday's season finale. She and playing partner
DeLaney Poling won their No. 5 matchup, 21-10 and 21-13, the fewest total points surrendered in all five pairings. Hofherr-Sanders finished the season with four wins.
Previous 2025-26 Hawai'i Pacific Health Male and Female Silversword Athletes of the Week:
Sept. 2:
Lillie Hinton (women's volleyball)
Sept. 9: Kalama Francisco (men's cross country), Nikiji Dayse (women's cross country)
Sept. 16: Kala'i Duncan (men's soccer),
Reina Krueger (women's volleyball)
Sept. 23: Anthony John Bergancia (men's cross country), Cassie Chong (women's cross country)
Sept. 30: Anthony Fontanez (men's cross country), Brynn Shimabukuro (women's soccer)
Oct. 7: Caleb Yap-Texeira (men's soccer), Haley Mo'okini (women's soccer)
Oct. 14: Kayden Medeiros (men's soccer), Jocelyn Thomas (women's cross country)
Oct. 21: Edward Hudcovic (men's soccer),
Allexis Iramina (women's volleyball)
Oct. 28: Owen Caba (men's soccer),
Alizaysha Sopi (women's volleyball)
Nov. 4: Jonah Valmonte (men's soccer), Maddie Merrick (women's soccer)
Nov. 11: Kalama Francisco (men's cross country), Nikiji Dayse (women's cross country)
Nov. 18: Roland Banks II (men's basketball),
Audrah Johnson (women's volleyball)
Nov. 25: Kent King (men's basketball),
Tabby Allen (women's volleyball)
Dec. 2: Nathan Medina (men's basketball), Alyssa Schuetze (women's basketball)
Dec. 9: Fletcher MacDonald (men's basketball), Selena Buttery (women's basketball)
Dec. 23: Kris King (men's basketball), Holly Dolny (women's basketball)
Jan. 20: Nate Sasser III (men's basketball), Kylie Squier (women's basketball)
Jan. 27: Brycen Shackelford (men's basketball), Julien Parado (women's basketball)
Feb. 3:
Kyle Seo (baseball), Mikala Jacobsen (softball)
Feb. 10:
Chris Cody (baseball),
DeLaney Poling (beach volleyball)
Feb. 17: Kent King (men's basketball), Isabella Minaudo (women's tennis)
Feb. 24: Brandon Haddock (men's basketball),
Kanoelehua Misipeka (beach volleyball)
Mar. 3: Nathan Medina (men's basketball), Carisma Ta'amai (softball)
Mar. 10: Chance Wilson (men's golf),
Leilani Ama (beach volleyball)
Mar. 17: Riley Born (men's golf), Berylin Lau (women's tennis)
Mar. 24:
Chris Mata (baseball), Summer Buck (softball)
Mar. 31:
Aydan Lobetos (baseball), Selena Buttery (women's tennis)
Apr. 14: Cody Dao (men's golf), Gabriella Schneider (softball)
