A Dozen Student-Athletes Tabbed CSC Academic All-District

HONOLULU – Twelve University of Hawai’i student-athletes – six male and six 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 six male and six 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

‘Eleu Choy (Men’s Volleyball), Senior

• M.S., Civil Engineering
• Two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree
• 2025 AVCA All-America and All-Big West honorable mention
• Starting libero on squad that won the 2025 Big West Championship and advanced to the NCAA semifinals

Anson Cabello (Men’s Golf), Sophomore

• Finance major
• Competed in seven tournaments
• Third the the team with a 73.24 scoring average
• Finished runner-up at the Kapolei Invitational, the highest finish by a Rainbow Warrior on the year

Josh Hayashida (Men’s Golf), Junior

• Finance major
• Competed in all 10 tournaments
• Led the team with a 72.96 scoring average
• UH’s top finisher at the prestigious Western Intercollegiate (T-11th) as well as the Big West Championship (T-15th)

Tyler Ogawa (Men’s Golf), Senior

• B.S., Finance
• Three-time CSC Academic All-District honoree
• Competed in all 10 tournaments
• Second on the the team with a 73.20 scoring average

Dane Watanabe (Men’s Golf), Sophomore

• Health & Exercise Science major
• Competed in all 10 tournaments
• Fourth on the the team with a 73.87 scoring average
• UH’s top finisher at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate

James Whitworth (Men’s Golf), Junior

• Finance major
• Team’s top scholar-athlete
• Notched seven rounds under par, including a pair in the 60s
• Best finish was a T-17th at the Pan Pacific Super League

FEMALE HONOREES
Varnika S. Achanta (Women’s Golf), Redshirt Freshman

• Pre-Business major
• Earned team’s top GPA
• One of only two UH golfers to compete in all nine events
• Highest UH finisher in two tournaments, including 7th place at the Fresno State Classic

Sarah Burton (Beach Volleyball), Junior

• Psychology major
• Team’s top scholar-athlete
• All-Big West second team
• Team-high 16 wins with all matches at the top three spots of the lineup

Alana Embry (Beach Volleyball), Junior

• B.S., Psychology
• Two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree
• Two time All-Big West first team
• Played in all 35 matches, with all but six at the top two flights

Daisy Logtens (Water Polo), Sophomore

• Health & Exercise Sciences major
• Two-time All-American with third team honors each year
• Two-time All-Big West first team
• Led the league in goals-against-average and was MVP of the 2025 Big West Championship

Roni Perlman (Water Polo), Junior

• B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies
• Played in all 27 games in 2025, finishing fourth on the team in points (47)
• Key player on back-to-back Big West Championship and NCAA semifinal squads
• Named to the ACWPC All-Academic and All-Big West Academic teams

Jordan Wedderburn (Water Polo), Senior

• B.S., Health & Exercise Science
• Awarded the 2025 Jack Bonham Award, UH Athletics’ highest individual honor
• ACWPC All-America second team and All-Big West second team
• Named to the 2025 NCAA Championship All-Tournament second team, helping UH advance to the national semifinals