University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s golfers Josh Hayashida, Kolbe Irei and Tyler Ogawa were named to the 2023–24 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars list.
Ogawa, a junior from Honolulu, made the list for the second consecutive year while Irei, a senior from Honolulu, was selected for the second time after being named to the list in 2021–22 while a member of UC Irvine men’s golf team. For Hayashida, it was his first distinction.
Last month, both Ogawa and Hayashida were selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team in addition to being named to the Academic All-Big West team. All three were picked to the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
To be eligible for All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be at least a sophomore in standing in both academics and athletics. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2.
