COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West announced the Academic All-Mountain West Team for its fall sports Wednesday with 20 student-athletes from the University of Hawai'i football team earning recognition.
 
Among those recognized was a four-time honoree Penitito Faalologo (DL) while and Noah Borden (LS) was a three-time recipient. Receiving the award for the second time were Isaiah Bernard (WR), Dru Brown (QB), Tevarua Eldridge (DL), Asotui Eli (OL), Solomon Matautia (LB), Kaimana Padello (DL), Ben Scruton (DB), and Russell Williams, Jr. (LB).
 
To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team.
 
The UH contingent was among a league-record 618 student-athletes honored by the Mountain West.
 
University of Hawai'i Fall Academic All-Mountain West Team Members
Isaiah Bernard (Sr., Human Development & Family Studies)**
Noah Borden (Jr., KRS, Health & Exercise Science)***
Dru Brown (Jr., Communication)**
Zeno Choi (Jr., Natural Resources & Environmental Management)**
Dylan Collie (Jr., Communication)*
Jay Dominique (Fr., Exploratory Business)*
Tevarua Eldridge (Jr., Hawaiian Studies)**
Asotui Eli (Jr., Human Development & Family Studies)**
Wesley Faagau (Fr., Exploratory)*
Penitito Faalologo (Sr., Sociology & Family Resources)****
Stan Gaudion (Fr., Finance)*
J.R. Hensley (So., Communication)*
Solomon Matautia (So., Human Development & Family Studies)**
Ryan Meskell (So., Communication)*
Matt Norman (Sr., Sociology)*
Kaimana Padello (So., Exploratory)**
Chris Posa (Sr., Mechanical Engineering)*
Ben Scruton (So., Sociology)**
Taaga Tuulima (Fr., Exploratory)*
Russell Williams, Jr. (Sr., Sociology)**
 
 *- denotes number of years honored