Posted on: Friday, November 5, 2004

ISLE FILE
Rainbows' Sugai gets academic honors

Advertiser Staff

For the second consecutive year, University of Hawai'i senior midfielder Joelle Sugai was named to the first team of the Academic All-District VIII women's soccer team.

Sugai, a co-captain from 'Aiea High School, holds a 3.78 grade-point average in business. On Wednesday, Sugai, who leads the team in assists, was named to the Western Athletic Conference first team.

The academic award is voted on by collegiate sports information directors in each district.

District VIII consists of players from Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Hawai'i.

To be eligible, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve, at least a sophomore in standing, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20.

Sugai has started every game for the Rainbow Wahine, a string of 80 consecutive matches.

She was the only Hawai'i athlete named to either the first or second team.

GOLF

Souza tied for 39th in Champions qualifying

Hawai'i's San Souza shot a 2-over-par 74 yesterday and was tied for 39th after three rounds of a Champions Tour qualifying tournament at Calimesa, Calif.

Souza, who as a junior at Brigham Young University in 1977 became the first from Hawai'i to play in The Masters, has a 54-hole total of 229 at the PGA Southern California Golf Club Legends Course.

Bob Cameron, of Bromley Kut, England, shot 70 and leads at 211.

The low 17 finishers will advance to the final stage, Nov. 17 to 22, at the The King & The Bear World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. The top 15 finishers after the 108-hole final will earn Tour cards.

Souza is eight shots behind three players tied for 16th place at 221.