University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Diane Sebastian, the first blue-chip mainland recruit for Rainbow Wahine coach Dave Shoji, was a starting middle blocker for the 1979 AIAW national championship team and named to the all-tournament team. She was a three-time AIAW All-American (1978-80) and the 1980 Broderick Award winner as the nation’s top collegiate volleyball player. A U.S. national team member, she was named the 1981 Hawai‘i state female athlete of the year.