Other Hawai'i athletes
By Dennis Anderson
Advertiser Staff Writer
CROSS COUNTRY
• Portland State (Ore.)
Freshman Annie Kawasaki (St. Francis 2001/Pac-Five) of Makiki was chosen Portland State's Female Athlete of the Week after finishing 24th out of 388 runners in the Willamette Invitational, the largest collegiate race in the Northwest.
But Kawasaki got an even bigger thrill Saturday when she kicked from eighth place to fourth in the final 200 meters of the seven-team Eastern Washington Invitational.
"With 200 meters to go, my coach (Tony Venney) yelled out, 'Remember states in the 1500. You gotta kick now like you did then.' When I heard that I brought up all my speed for the finish and passed four girls."
Kawasaki was nominated for Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row, a rarity for a freshman.
Her best time for the 5,000-meter collegiate cross country distance is 18 minutes, 21 seconds.
• San Jose State
Sophomore Robby Phillip (Mililani 2000) is the Spartan men's No. 4 runner. He'll run in the Western Athletic Conference championships at the Klipper Course at Marine Corps Base-Hawai'i in Kane'ohe on Oct 27.
FOOTBALL
• Harvard
Senior quarterback Neil Rose (University '98/Pac-Five) was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week Monday for what the league called his "incredibly efficient effort" in Harvard's 26-6 victory over Cornell.
Rose took charge of 33 plays (24 passes and nine rushes) and gained 317 yards, which is more than 9.5 yards per play. On the day, he completed 15 of 24 throws for 292 yards and a score as the Crimson moved to 4-0 on the season for the first time since 1980. On the year he has tossed six touchdown passes and has yet to be intercepted.
• Western Oregon
Sophomore linebacker Ransen Rodrigues (Farrington 2000) shares the quarterback sack lead in the Great Northwest Conference with five and is second in tackles for loss with eight for 41 yards.
Redshirt freshman fullback Damien Cole (St. Louis 2000) and junior linebacker Lyman Panui (Wai'anae '97) also start for Western Oregon. Cole has 36 yards on eight carries.
Wide receiver Kenneth Gasilos (Farrington 2000), a sophomore transfer from Missouri Valley, and redshirt freshman defensive back Paulo Futi (Academy of the Pacific 2000) also are on the roster. Tim Bowman (McKinley '78) is the offensive line coach.
• Chapman (Calif.)
Sophomore Korey Smith (Moanalua) plays cornerback in most passing situations and has 13 tackles for Chapman (1-4). "He's very smart and you know when you send him on the field that he's going to be doing the right thing," coach Ken Visser said.
Freshman quarterback Kelika Higa (St. Louis 2001) of Kailua and junior receiver Marvin Williams (Moanalua) will redshirt, and freshman defensive end Tui Scanlan (Kamehameha) of Kailua, who injured a knee, may redshirt, Visser said. Sophomore receiver Blaine Dydasco (St. Louis 2000) of Mililani also is on the squad.
WOMEN'S GOLF
• Oregon
Senior Kathy Cho (Punahou) equaled her career-low 73 and followed it with a 74 in the Oregon State invitational at Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis, Ore., the same place she shot her previous 73 at last spring's NCAA Regional.
In the final round, played in pouring rain, she shot 80 to finish in 21st place with a 277.
Cho transferred to Oregon last year from Hawai'i.
• Nebraska
Freshman Merynn Ito ('Aiea 2001) shot 77-74—151, a tie for 12th place, to help the Cornhuskers win the Heather Farr/CU Invitational by a stroke over host Colorado. Ito was the 2000 Hawai'i high school champion.
MEN'S SOCCER
• Chapman (Calif.)
Freshman midfielder Darren Lee (Punahou 2001) of Waipi'o-Gentry will not soon forget his first collegiate goal. He converted a corner kick to give Chapman a 3-2 victory over visiting Cal Lutheran Saturday after his team had trailed 2-0 at halftime.
It was Chapman's fourth victory in six games after losing five one-goal games in a row. Lee has played more than 40 minutes per game and started four of 11.
Also playing for Chapman are freshman Brent Nakamura (Punahou '01) of 'Aiea, who has started six games and had a game-winning assist; sophomore Matt Carlson (Punahou '00) of Wailupe, who has played 97 minutes in four games; and freshman Chris Sullivan (University '00) of Mililani, who has not played after a preseason injury and may redshirt.
• Pacific /Linfield (Oregon)
Junior goalkeeper Ryan Stanley (Kaiser) of Pacific made 13 saves in two games last week. Pacific (4-7-1) won one of those but an unassisted goal by Linfield senior Shanon Hopkins (Hilo), a returning all-conference player, beat Pacific 1-0 in the other.
Stanley is second in conference saves with 92 and third in goals-against average at 1.12. Pacific has eight players from Hawai'i: junior midfielder Kevin Arizo (Mililani), freshman midfielder Elliot Hirai ('Aiea) and junior defender Kaleo Titcomb (Kamehameha) of Kailua also start.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
• Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles)
Sophomore forward Shari Nishikawa (Iolani 2000) and senior central defender Shaina Nishimoto (Punahou 1998) start for the Lions and sophomore defender Jamie Shoma (Iolani 2000) has started half the Lions' games.
A two-time all-state forward at Iolani and 2000 under-18 national team member, Nishikawa was converted into a defender last season because of team need. All she did was become the first Loyola freshman ever selected first-team All-West Coast Conference, assistant coach Michelle Myers said.
This season, Nishikawa has returned to her natural forward position, where her speed makes her "pretty dangerous getting behind defenders," Myers said. "She can dance on the ball (move it in and out quickly) and make defenders look pretty silly (because) she gets around them so easily."
Nishikawa had a goal and two assists for the Lions (4-6) in eight preconference games before a sprained ankle kept her out of the last two.
Nishimoto has started every game but two since her sophomore year and is a tri-captain for the second year. "She is one of our most solid defenders," Myers said.
The Lions' student trainer is Laurie Hirayama of the Big Island.
"I love it when the Hawai'i players; parents come over," Myers said. "They always bring pineapples or macadamia nuts, and they bring leis for all the seniors in their last game."
• LSU/Stanford
Sophomore Jenny deHay (Kamehameha 2000) of 'Aiea is a two-year starter for Louisiana State, which Soccer Buzz magazine named the most improved program in the nation last year.
DeHay, one of three captains, has a goal and two assists for the 7-3-2 Tigers, who have a seven-game unbeaten streak.
DeHay's twin sister, Robyn, who has been bothered with ankle injuries, is a reserve for eighth-ranked Stanford.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
• Santa Clara
How's this for your very first collegiate match? Freshman Janalle Kaloi (Kamehameha 2001) of Wahiawa and her partner went up against the No. 1-ranked doubles team in the NCAA at the World Team Tennis National Collegiate coed championships at San Diego. They lost 6-0, but the experience "got her exposed to what college tennis is about," Santa Clara coach Aby Ryan said.
There was better news for Kaloi last week when she learned she had received the USTA Hawai'i Pacific Section sportsmanship award for 2001.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
• Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles)
Sophomore Kea Kimball (Kamehameha 2000) of Kaunakakai starts at outside hitter for the 8-7 Lions. She averages 2.77 kills per game and 2.55 digs per game. Kimball was a two-time all-state selection for the 1998 and '99 state championship teams at Kamehameha, which was the No. 1-ranked high school team in the nation in her senior year.
• Chapman (Calif.)
Sophomore Lisa Soon (Kamehameha) of Kailua is starting defensive specialist. She has 2.41 digs per game for an 11-10 team.
