AUSTIN, Texas – University of Hawai'i men's volleyball libero 'Eleu Choy was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic At-Large All-America third team becoming the sixth men's volleyball player in school history to receive Academic All-America honors.
 
Choy joins an exclusive list that includes former Rainbow Warriors Dejan Miladinovic (2002), Costas Theocharidis (2002 & '03), Jonas Umlauft (2011), Stijn van Tilburg (2019), and Jakob Thelle (2022 & '23).
 
The at-large category consists of more than a dozen NCAA-sponsored sports including men's volleyball, women's beach volleyball, women's water polo, and men's and women's golf, all of which UH sponsors.
 
Choy, a two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree, has a master's in civil engineering. He was a two-time starting libero for the Warriors, earning AVCA All-America honorable mention honors this past season. Choy helped UH win the 2025 Big West Championship and advance to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship.
 
A total of three men's volleyball players were among the 44 Division I student-athletes named to the first, second, and third teams. Choy joined Loyola's Parker Van Buren (first team) and Long Beach State's Skyler Varga (third team) on the list.