Updated at 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2007
UH volleyball's Hakala earns ESPN academic honor
Advertiser Staff
University of Hawai'i men's volleyball player Lauri Hakala was named yesterday to the ESPN The Magazine Academic District VIII Men's At-Large (University Division) second team as voted on by the College of Sports Information Directors of America.Hakala, who majored in both speech and German, maintained a 3.69 (out of 4.00) cumulative grade point average while lettering three years for UH.
The native of Pieksamaki, Finland, was a 2005-06 District VIII first team selection while also garnering AVCA All-America honors.