MEN’S BASKETBALL
» Willamette (Ore.) senior Taylor Mounts (‘Iolani ’08) had 15 points and seven rebounds in an 83-69 loss to Whitworth, the No. 9 ranked Division III team, on Friday.
» Notre Dame de Namur freshman Micah Dunhour (Academy of the Pacific ’11) had six points, two rebounds and an assist in 12 minutes of a 71-70 victory over BYU-Hawaii to hand the Seasiders their first conference loss on Friday.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
» Utah junior Iwalani Rodrigues (Kalani ’08) nailed three 3-pointers and finished with nine points and a career-high eight rebounds in a 59-51 loss to Arizona State on Saturday.
» Cal State Northridge junior forward Violet Alama (Kalani ’09) finished with nine points, eight rebounds, two assists and a steal in a 79-77 win over Cal Poly on Thursday.
» Utah State sophomore guard Kamie Imai (Waiakea ’10) had two points, three rebounds and two assists in a 91-69 win over Nevada on Saturday.
» Willamette (Ore.) freshman guard Julia Brand (Punahou ’11) totaled 11 points and four rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench and guard Daena Mau (Punahou ’11) added six points and four rebounds in a 66-49 loss to Whitman (Wash.) on Saturday.
Eldredge to coach final season at Southern Utah as school decides to drop baseball program
 Southern Utah announced on Jan. 13 that it will discontinue its baseball program following the 2012 season. The school is moving to the Big Sky Conference next season, which requires a men’s tennis team, a sport Southern Utah must add.
The Big Sky does not sponsor baseball.
Head coach David Eldredge, a 1979 graduate of Punahou, will coach his eighth and final season at SUU after serving four years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at BYU, where he also played.
The Thunderbirds currently have five players from Hawaii on their roster. They are: junior second baseman D.J. Andrade (Damien ’09), senior third baseman Justin Neuhart (Molokai ’07), sophomore infielder/pitcher Bryson Kenolio (Kamehameha ’10), senior infielder/outfielder Mitchell Kauweloa (Kamehameha ’07) and junior pitcher Kelsey Outram (‘Iolani ’08).
Existing athletic scholarships will be honored for players with remaining eligibility for one year following the season.
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MEN’S SWIMMING
» Pacific (Ore.) freshman Kramer Ichimura (Mililani ’11) swam the third leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay team, finished first in the 100 butterfly in 53.47 seconds and was second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:48.76 in a dual-meet victory over Linfield (Ore.) on Saturday. Boxers sophomore Chris Wyrick (St. Joseph ’10) finished fourth in the 100 freestyle, fourth in the 100 breaststroke and fifth in the 200 freestyle. Linfield junior Sean Iwamasa (Mililani ’09) placed second in the 100 butterfly in 56.67 seconds and swam a leg on the winning 200 freestyle relay team.
» La Verne (Calif.) sophomore Marc Okimura (Punahou ’10) had first-place finishes in the 200 individual medley (2:01.33) and 200 breaststroke (2:11.59) in a dual-meet loss to Whittier (Calif.) on Saturday. Okimura also swam a leg for the 400 medley relay team that placed second.
» Pacific (Calif.) senior Jack Pope (Lahainaluna ’08) finished fifth in the 50 freestyle (22.14) and sixth in the 100 freestyle (48.40) in a tri-meet against Fresno Pacific and UC Santa Cruz on Saturday.
» Pomona-Pitzer senior Tyson Chihara (Kauai ’08) won the 400 individual medley (4:37.79) and finished fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:57.12) to help the Sagehens defeat Caltech in a dual met on Saturday.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
» Fairfield (Conn.) senior Michelle Yoshida (Punahou ’08) won three individual events on Saturday, capturing the 100-meter backstroke (1:05.38), 50 freestyle (27.57) and 100 freestyle (1:00.75) in a dual-meet loss to Rider University.
» Loyola Marymount junior Noelani Vargas (Hawaii Prep ’09) finished fifth in the 50 freestyle (25.00) and 100 backstroke (1:00.98) in the 2012 Beach Cup in Los Angeles on Sunday.
» Linfield (Ore.) freshman Kelcie Kimura (‘Iolani ’11) swam a season-best time of 1:06.41 in the 100 backstroke and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team in a dual-meet loss to Pacific (Ore.) on Saturday. Freshman Brandi Halemano (Punahou ’11) placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.94) for the Wildcats. Boxers freshman Stephanie Suda (Kalani ’11) placed third in the 1,000 freestyle (12:39.90).
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
» Pepperdine freshman Josh Taylor (Punahou ’11) combined for 32 kills, three aces and nine digs over two matches as the Waves beat Hawaii twice in four sets to complete their first two-match home sweep over the Warriors since 2002.
» Brigham Young freshman libero Jaylen Reyes (Kamehameha ’11) had seven digs and two assists in a five-set victory over Southern California on Saturday. Trojans freshman setter Micah Christenson (Kamehameha ’11) had 60 assists, nine digs and three aces, freshman middle Ben Lam (Punahou ’11) hit .875 with seven kills in eight attempts with four block assists and Henry Cassiday (Punahou ’10) had a team-high 10 digs for USC.
» Stanford senior Brad Lawson (‘Iolani ’08) hit .241 with 11 kills in 29 swings, three aces and three digs and Erik Shoji (Punahou ’08) had a team-high eight digs in a four-set victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.
» New Jersey Institute of Technology junior Brady Smith (Waiakea ’09) had a match-high 12 digs to help the Highlanders sweep Rutgers-Newark on Saturday.
Compiled by the Star-Advertiser’s Billy Hull. To submit a collegiate athlete for publication, email bhull@staradvertiser.com.
Southern Utah announced on Jan. 13 that it will discontinue its baseball program following the 2012 season. The school is moving to the Big Sky Conference next season, which requires a men’s tennis team, a sport Southern Utah must add.