Vulcan Stars Shine at Hilo Athletics Banquet: Highlights and Awards

The University of Hawai’i at Hilo held their annual UH Hilo Vulcans Athletics 2023–24 All-Sports Banquet to honor their student-athletes. During the event, several awards were presented to recognize the achievements of the athletes.

Among the highlights of the evening, men’s golf player Nicholas Gomez and women’s golf player Kiersten Saludares were named male and female athletes of the year, respectively. The men’s golf team also received recognition as the Vulcan Team of the Year.

In addition to these awards, a new award was introduced to acknowledge male and female student-athletes who have shown significant progress in their athletic journeys. This year, men’s basketball player Kalique Mitchell and women’s soccer player Megan Donovan were honored with the Imua Vulcan award.

David Mayser from the men’s soccer team and Filippa Graneld from the women’s soccer team were recognized as the Joe and Harriet Estrella Male Scholar-Athlete and Sakai and Harue Wakakuwa Female Scholar-Athlete, respectively. These awards were given to student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average through at least five semesters as a Vulcan.

Finally, two teams achieved academic excellence by winning Ramon Goya Academic Teams of the Year awards: The women’s cross country team and women’s basketball team for achieving high combined GPAs throughout their time as Vulcans. For a complete list of honorees from this event, visit HiloAthletics.com.