The University of Hawai’i at Hilo placed 69 student athletes on the All-PacWest Academic list for the 2014-2015 season.
Baseball and men’s soccer placed the most athletes on the list with 13 each. Women’s soccer followed with 12.
On the flip side, men’s golf and men’s basketball each placed just one person on the list. Women’s golf and men’s tennis each placed four.
UH-Hilo’s top student athletes were women’s soccer player Kailah Buchanan and women’s basketball player Alia Alvarez, both maintaining a 3.92 grade point average. Buchanan is majoring in Marine Science, and Alvarez is studying psychology.
In order to make the list, athletes must be eligible for practice or participation in their sport and maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
In all, a total of 1,488 students from all of the conference’s schools earned All-PacWest Academic recognition.
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