More than 40 Vulcans student-athletes wrapped up completion-work toward a bachelor’s degree and celebrated at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo 2024 Spring Commencement this past Saturday at the Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium.
Vulcans Men’s Soccer’s David Mayser served as the student speaker while UH Hilo professor of finance Terrance Jalbert was the keynote speaker.
The list of 38 spring graduates — plus three summer 2024 graduates — joins a group of six alumni who graduated in fall 2023. Of this semester’s graduates, three will be making use of an extra season of eligibility from the COVID-19 pandemic to return for another round of competition.
A complete list of this year’s graduates is as follows:
BASEBALL
» Nick Agacki (Cave Creek, Arizona) — Communication
» Boaz Ayers (Kealakekua, Hawai’i) — Communication
» Gabe Childs (Caldwell, Idaho) — Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Aaron Davies (San Pedro, California) — Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences + Psychology
» Cody Hirata (Hilo, Hawai’i) — Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences + Administration of Justice
» Kein Iwata (Tokyo, Japan) — Business Administration
» Trent Jackson (Kent, Washington) — Communication
» Jake Liberta (Tempe, Arizona) — Sociology + Business Administration
» Haruto Nakano (Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) — Business Administration
» Kiyo Perry (Kane’ohe, Hawai’i) — Business Administration
» Blake Tweedt (Red Bluff, California) — Communication
» Bryce Tweedt (Red Bluff, California) — Communication
» Eamon Velarde (Yreka, California) — Marine Science
» Christian Wood (San Diego, California) — Communication
» James Yamasaki (Honolulu, Hawai’i) — Business Administration
» Alec Yamauchi (Peoria, Arizona) — Business Administration
BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
» Kalique Mitchell** (Staten Island, New York) — Communication
» Cameron Wall (Folsom, California) — Business Administration
» Drew Yezbak (Yorba Linda, California) — Business Administration
BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
» Kamalu Kamakawiwoole (Kaimuki, Hawai’i) — Business Administration
» Erica Ingram* (El Dorado Hills, California) — Administration of Justice
CROSS COUNTRY (WOMEN’S)
» Aurea Streadbeck (‘Ewa Beach, California) — Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
GOLF (MEN’S)
» Nicholas Gomez (Fountain Valley, California) — Business Administration
» Ethan Hironaga (Kea’au, Hawai’i) — Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
SOCCER (MEN’S)
» MarcAnthony Cabrera (Honolulu, Hawai’i) — Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
» Alex Carmona (Eastvale, California) — Biology
» David Mayser (Munich, Germany) — Communication
» Joseph Torres (Murrieta, California) — Communication
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
» Jazlynn Ellis* (Parker, Colorado) — Communication
» Jordan Goularte (Pinole, California) — Administration of Justice
» Filippa Graneld* (Stockholm, Sweden) — Geography + Environmental Science
» Adree Johnson (Huntsville, Utah) — Sociology
TENNIS (MEN’S)
» Lamar Bartley (London, England) — Psychology
» Jacob Gailey (Mineral Bluff, Georgia) — Business Administration
» Ryo Minakata (Kobe, Japan) — Business Administration
» Zen Yoshida (Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan) — Communication
TENNIS (WOMEN’S)
» Julia Barden (Toh Tuck, Singapore) — Psychology
» Nanami Okamoto (Hyogo, Japan) — Psychology
» Hikari Osaki (Hirakata, Osaka, Japan) — Business Administration
» Satoho Toriumi** (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) — Business Administration
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
» Imeleta Ale** (Carson, California) — Political Science
» Nikki Logan (Huntington Beach, California) — Biology
* Returning for Additional Season (COVID-19 Eligibility)
** Summer 2024 Graduate
Photo credit: UH Hilo
