IRVINE, Calif. – University of Hawai'i men's golfer Blaze Akana was named to the All-Big West first team as selected by the league's head coaches.
 
The senior from Honolulu, O'ahu led the team with a 71.67 scoring average which is the second-lowest in program history behind Matthew Kodama's 71.50 average in 2003-04. Akana was already ranked No. 2 after averaging 72.37 strokes per round last season, his first as a Rainbow Warrior after transferring from Sacramento State.
 
Akana is the first UH golfer to earn first-team all-conference honors since T.J. Kua was named to the all-Western Athletic Conference first team in 2012. Since UH joined to the Big West in 2012, no other Rainbow Warrior had earned first team honors.
 
The Kamehameha Schools-Kapālama graduate posted two Top 10 finishes this season and concluded his UH career with a final round 5-under 67 to tie for 18^th at the Big West Championship. He posted a team-best 12 rounds under par including six in the 60s.
 
Over his four-year career at Sac State and UH, Akana competed in 39 tournaments with a 72.73 scoring average. He had 10 career Top 20 finishes including six Top 10s.