Eight Student-Athletes Named CSC Academic All-District

HONOLULU – Eight University of Hawai'i student-athletes - three male and five female - have been selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic At-Large All-District Team.

In order to be eligible, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) at his or her current institution. All student-athletes who meet the requirements can be named to the at-large all-district team, however schools are limited to just five male and five female honorees. At-large candidates come from a pool of more than a dozen NCAA-sponsored sports, which includes men's volleyball, women's beach volleyball, women's water polo and men's and women's golf at UH.

MALE HONOREES
Kana'i Akana (Men's Volleyball), Senior

Finance major
Primary serving substitute for UH's 2023 national runner-up team
Member of back-to-back national title teams
2022 NCAA Elite 90 Award recipient as the player with the highest grade point average in the NCAA Championship

Tyler Ogawa (Men's Golf), Sophomore

Business major
Competed in nine tournaments
Finished with a 74.0 scoring average
Posted four rounds under par and two in the 60s

Jakob Thelle (Men's Volleyball), Senior

M.S. Urban & Regional Planning; B.S. Global Environmental Science
2023 AVCA National Player of the Year
A four-time AVCA All-American and led UH to the NCAA championship match four times
A two-time academic all-Big West selection

FEMALE HONOREES
Kaylee Glagau (Beach Volleyball), Junior

Social Work major
A two-time AVCA beach volleyball All-American
Also twice named Big West Pair of the Year with partner Brooke Van Sickle
Earned academic all-Big West and UH scholar-athlete honors

Hyeonji Kang (Women's Golf), Sophomore

Exploratory Business major
An all-Big West first team selection
Led the team with a 73.8 scoring average
Competed in all nine tournament with three Top 10 finishes

Mayumi Umezu (Women's Golf), Sophomore

Management Information Systems major
Named to teh all-Big West second team
Earned Big West All-Tournament team honors after tying for fourth at the championship.
Posted the team's best single round (67) and 54-hole total (212) at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.

Emma van Rossum (Water Polo), Senior

B.S. Information and Computer Sciences; B.S. Psychology
Awarded the 2023 Jack Bonham Award, UH athletics highest individual honor
Named to 2023 watch list for the Cutino Award, presented to the nation's most outstanding player
An AWPCA Academic All-American and academic all-Big West honoree

Brooke Van Sickle (Beach Volleyball), Graduate Student

M.S., Marketing; B.S. Economics
A two-time AVCA beach volleyball All-American
Also twice named Big West Pair of the Year with partner Kaylee Glagau
UH's Big West Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2022 and a two-time academic all-Big West honoree.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Emma van Rossum: Def; 6' 2"; Senior

Tyler Ogawa: Sophomore

Hyeonji Kang: Sophomore

Mayumi Umezu: Sophomore

#7 Kaylee Glagau: 6' 2"; Junior

#2 Brooke Van Sickle: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

#25 Kana‘i Akana: OH; 6' 5"; Senior

#10 Jakob Thelle: S; 6' 6"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#3 Emma van Rossum
: 6' 2"; Senior
: Def

Tyler Ogawa
: Sophomore

Hyeonji Kang
: Sophomore

Mayumi Umezu
: Sophomore

#7 Kaylee Glagau
: 6' 2"; Junior

#2 Brooke Van Sickle
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student

#25 Kana‘i Akana
: 6' 5"; Senior
: OH

#10 Jakob Thelle
: 6' 6"; Senior
: S