IRVINE, Calif. – University of Hawai'i men's golfer Dane Watanabe received honorable mention honors on the Big West's All-Conference team.
 
The Kāne'ohe, O'ahu native was the lone Rainbow Warriors among the 16 honorees.
 
The junior led the team with a 72.97 scoring average and wrapped up the season with a career-low 5-under 211 at the Big West Championship, where he finished in sixth place. During the championship, Watanabe carded a career-low round of 7-under 65 in the second round.
 
Watanabe carded nine rounds of par or better and posted two Top 10 finishes.
 
This year marked the fourth consecutive year a Rainbow Warrior was named to the all-conference team along with Josh Hayashida (honorable mention) last season; Blaze Akana (first team) in 2023-24; and Atsuya Oishi (honorable mention) in 2022-23.