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Former Baldwin soccer star ruled ineligible at Oregon | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Posted on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Former Baldwin soccer star ruled ineligible at Oregon

By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer


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Former All-State soccer player Kami Kapaku, a sophomore forward for the University of Oregon, was declared academically ineligible for the 2005 season.

Kapaku, a 2004 Baldwin graduate, led the Ducks in scoring last season with four goals, and added one assist. She was the only freshman and one of two players to start all 19 games, and was tabbed the team's Offensive MVP at a year-end awards banquet as voted on by team members.

"Kami is a great person and a very talented player," said Oregon coach Tara Erickson on the school's Web site. "She would have played an important role on this year's team.

"Kami's got a tough road ahead to get back academically, but we'll give her all the support we can and hope to see her back on the field next year."

Another Hawai'i player will not be competing this season for the Ducks. Mele French (Mililani '02), who was supposed to be a senior forward, will not compete because of suffering too many concussions, according to Oregon assistant sports information director Greg Walker. She will continue with the team as a student assistant coach.

Two players from Hawai'i are expected to be on the Oregon roster next season — forwards Nicole Garbin (Baldwin '01 of Wailuku, Maui) and Sarah Yoro (Mililani '05).


MEN'S SWIMMING

  • At the Janet Evans Invitational, Iolani graduate Hongzhe Sun, who will be a junior at Stanford, placed second in one event and third in two this past weekend at the McDonald's Swim Stadium at the University of Southern California.

    Sun placed second in the 200 backstroke (2:02.67), and third in the 100 backstroke (55.83) and 200 individual medley (2:04.77).

  • Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) Jeremy Steel (Baldwin), who will be a sophomore, was named to the All Western State Conference Academic Team.


    WOMEN'S SWIMMING

  • At the Janet Evans Invitational, Kaiser graduate Ashley Swart, who will be a senior at San Diego, finished eighth in the 400 freestyle (4:25.83), ninth in the 400 individual medley (4:54.74), 10th in the 200 individual medley (2:20.60), 11th in the 200 breaststroke (2:36.92) and 16th in the 200 butterfly (2:19.72).

    The meet was at the McDonald's Swim Stadium at the University of Southern California last weekend.

  • UC Irvine's Chelsea Nagata (Maui '04 of Kahului), who will be a sophomore, was named a Big West Scholar-Athlete.

    Requirements include maintaining a 3.2 GPA over two quarters for freshmen.


    WOMEN'S GOLF

  • Four golfers from Hawai'i were named National Golf Coaches Association Division I All-America Scholars.

    Gonzaga's Sarah Sheffield (Kea'au '04), an English major who will be a sophomore, Stanford's Jenna Seki (Punahou '03 of Salt Lake), an economics major who will be a junior, Idaho's Kelly Nakashima (Baldwin '04), a general studies major who will be a sophomore, and former Nebraska golfer Merynn Ito ('Aiea '01), a journalism major, were honored.


    GYMNASTICS

  • Maryland's Mandy Pascual (Punahou '01 of 'Aiea), who will be a senior, was named to the school's academic honor roll for the spring semester.

    Pascual also was named to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League first team on the bars.


    BASEBALL

  • Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) pitcher Ty Sarchet (Kalani '04), who will be a sophomore, was named to the All Western State Conference second team.

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