Hawaii Beat
There are 15 finalists from NCAA Division I and 10 each from Division II, Division II and the NAIA. Four winners in each division will receive a $5,000 grant to be used toward postgraduate studies. The winners will be announced at the end of this month.
Navalta will graduate in June with a double major in biology and physical education. He maintains a 3.52 grade point average.
San Luis Obispo at the UHH Stadium yesterday.
The Mustangs rode a three-hitter by Chad Snowden to a 6-1 victory in the first game and won the second game, 7-5.
The Vulcans finish the season with a 14-31 record.
It is the second consecutive year UH has received an invitation.
The probable lineup for the Wahine is senior Julie Miyagi, juniors Makoto Kamio and Dawn Kaneshiro, sophomore Mei-Lin Poai and freshman Kim Mastre.
The University of Hawaii men's golf team will participate in the Western Athletic Conference championships tomorrow through Saturday at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Rainbows competing include senior Michael Pavao, juniors David Kang, Antonio Castelo and Egan Lee, and freshman Van Wright.
This year's event is by invitation only and will feature the top-rated amateur surfers (grades 9-12) from each island.
Tufts is top-ranked, followed by Navy, St. Mary's (Calif.), King's Point, Stanford, College of Charleston and UH.
Hawaii finished sixth in the North Series of regattas and seventh in the South Series of regattas at Palo Alto, Calif., the weekend of April 20-21.
Geolina, from Honolulu, has played outfield for four years for the Sea Warriors' softball team. She has a 3.55 grade point average and will graduate in December with a degree in nursing.
She was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete last year and is expected to repeat this year.
Richey, from Princeton, Indiana, had a 4.0 GPA last semester and earned NAIA All-America honors for the HPU basketball team. He is a finance major with a cumulative 3.21 GPA and has done extensive work in the community conducting basketball clinics at various recreation centers.
Rockett is a four-year varsity player and a member of Hawaii's Olympic Development Program.
They are Marie Lucas, Denise Aurio, Kristen Kibara and Dawn Taniguchi from Kokokahi Gymnastics Team; Kristen Weeks and Malia Roberts from Maui Gymnastics Center; and Nicole Vela-Bailey, Erin Geary and Tacia LaBatte from Hawaii Gymnastics Academy.
The recruits include Karlen Porter, a 5-foot-6 setter from Kamehameha Schools; Aileenmarie "Boo" Arnold, a 5-11 outside hitter/middle blocker, also from Kamehameha; Aubrey Nu, a 5-5 setter from Maui High School and Nicole Wilson, a 5-9 outside hitter from Aiea High School.
The 18's defeated Team Mizumo, last year's national champs in the semifinals, 15-11, 15-1, but lost the final to Long Beach, 15-8, 15-10.
The 16's beat Long Beach in a semifinal match, 15-12, 11-15, 15-10, then fell to Delta Valley, 15-12, 15-11, in the championship match.
Both teams qualified for the Junior National Olympic tourney at San Jose, Calif., June 28-July 2.
Lindsey Berg and Tehani Miyashiro were named to the 18's all-tournament team and Kailey Reyes and Aubrey Porter earned 16's all-tournament honors.
The Bemis Cup is a national youth double-handed ladder championship for sailing. The quarterfinals represented the State Championships for youth sailing in two-person boats.
Laney and Singer totaled 10-1/2 points for the six races.
Skipper Andrew Lewis and crew Daniel Boatman were second with 11-1/2 points. Skipper PJ Jacquelin and crew John Sharkey finished third with 12-1/2 points.