Sports
2024-25 Season In Review – University of Hawai’i at Manoa Athletics
The magic was evident from the start. On a mid-August night in Waipi‘o, the Rainbow Wahine soccer team celebrated a dramatic comeback victory in a rousing kickoff to the 2024-25 University of Hawai‘i athletics calendar. The season-opening thriller would be just the first verse of a theme that coursed through the department into the heat […]

The magic was evident from the start.
On a mid-August night in Waipi‘o, the Rainbow Wahine soccer team celebrated a dramatic comeback victory in a rousing kickoff to the 2024-25 University of Hawai‘i athletics calendar. The season-opening thriller would be just the first verse of a theme that coursed through the department into the heat of May.
By the time the year ended with a strong showing from UH’s contingent in the first round of the NCAA Track and Field Championship, Rainbow Wahine and Rainbow Warrior teams had crafted a season replete with unforgettable moments.
Along the way, sustained success for the UH women’s programs remained at the forefront with the Rainbow Wahine volleyball, basketball and water polo teams repeating as conference champions and the soccer team earning the program’s first Big West crown.
The Rainbow Warrior volleyball team electrified SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center while maintaining a place among the nation’s elite. Crowds flocked to Les Murakami Stadium to experience the Manoa Magic generated by the baseball ’Bows, and across the street one of the nation’s winningest softball coaches bid aloha after more than three decades in the dugout.
Individual accolades included six Big West Coach of the Year awards and 11 student-athletes earned conference player of the year honors. A total of 148 current and former ’Bows received their diplomas in the fall and spring commencement ceremonies and achievements in both aspects of student-athlete life were recognized in a collection of national and conference academic awards.