Posted on: Friday, April 2, 2004

Ten UH student-athletes earn All-WAC honors

Advertiser Staff

Ten University of Hawai'i student-athletes have earned Western Athletic Conference All-Academic honors for the 2003-04 winter season.

UH basketball player Michael Kuebler was selected for the second consecutive season. He is a business major with a 3.67 grade point average, and was also named a first-team Academic All-American last month.

Five members of the swimming team were selected, along with three from women's basketball and two from men's basketball.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.

The Hawai'i honorees:

Jade Abele (women's basketball), Jr., 3.44, secondary education

Jessica Affleck (swimming), So., 3.28, pre-medicine

Katie Clewett (swimming), So., 3.71, general arts and science

Paul Jesinskis (men's basketball), Sr., 3.22, economics

Michael Kuebler (men's basketball), Sr., 3.67, general business

Milia Macfarlane (women's basketball), Jr., 3.50, elementary education

Trisha Nishimoto (women's basketball), So., 3.62, pre-education

Stephanie Regucera (swimming), Jr., 3.39, psychology

Jillian Saldana (swimming), Sr., 3.48, biology

YingJuan Zen (swimming), Sr., 3.75, communications