Punahou School has selected Jeaney Garcia of The Brentwood (Los Angeles) School to become its new athletic director, Punahou president James K. Scott told The Advertiser tonight.

Scott said an 11-person selection committee composed of administrators, faculty and trustees chose Garcia from an original pool of over 100 applicants, eight semifinalists and four finalists to lead Punahou's athletic program, which was ranked by Sports Illustrated as No. 1 among 38,000 high schools across the nation.

Scott said the selection was made over the weekend and was announced to the faculty and staff yesterday.

An official statement from the school is expected to be released this morning, Scott said.

According to Scott, Garcia spent part of her childhood in Hawai'i when her father was stationed at Schofield Barracks.

Current Punahou athletic director Tom Holden announced his retirement late last year and his scheduled last day is June 30.