Dan Schemmel has been hired as the University of Hawaii swimming and diving program’s head coach, the school announced Monday.

Schemmel, an assistant coach at Wisconsin the past five years, takes over for Victor Wales, who resigned following last season after 11 years leading the UH men’s and women’s swimming programs. Mike Brown remains the program’s head diving coach.

“I was impressed with the pool of candidates that we had and Dan stood out among them all,” UH athletic director David Matlin said in a statement from the school. “Our swimming and diving program is a source of pride for our community and we look forward to Dan’s leadership, taking us to new heights both academically and athletically.”

Wisconsin’s men’s team placed in the top 20 at the NCAA championships twice during Schemmel’s tenure as an assistant, finishing 18th in March. The 2008 Michigan State graduate also spent one year as an assistant with the Spartans and was previously a volunteer assistant at Arizona.

“I’m immensely honored and grateful to be joining the Hawaii family,” Schemmel said in the release. “I want to express my sincerest gratitude to David Matlin and the rest of the staff for their trust in me to lead this program.”

Schemmel takes over a UH program that placed second in women’s standings and fourth in the men’s competition at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships in February. The Rainbow Wahine claimed the school’s first MPSF team title in 2015.

UH’s associate head coach Jennifer Buffin also has resigned to take the head coaching job at Oregon State.

Hawaii duo take second at Manhattan Beach

Hawaii’s Tri Bourne and partner John Hyden lost to top-seeded Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson in Sunday’s televised final of the Manhattan Beach (Calif.) Open, the seventh stop of the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour.

Bourne (AOP) and Hyden, seeded third, fell 17-21, 21-18, 16-14. Bourne-Hyden had advanced earlier Sunday with a 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 win over Hawaii’s Taylor and Trevor Crabb, the Punahou graduates who were seeded fourth.

Mini-packs on sale for Wahine volleyball

Mini-packs for the University of Hawaii women’s volleyball season are on sale.

Attendees can pick any six regular-season home matches for as low as $60 for adults. Seats are in the upper level of the Stan Sheriff Center.

The Rainbow Wahine open the season against Wisconsin on Aug. 26, part of the Chevron Invitational that also includes Arizona and Kansas. Hawaii finished No. 7 in last year’s final AVCA poll and the Badgers No. 10.

Prices range from $30 to $40 for students, ages 4 through high school; $45-$60 for seniors and $60-$75 for adults. Tickets are available online at eTicketHawaii.com.

Ex-UH player joins Brazil’s water polo team

Former University of Hawaii water polo player Gabi Mantellato Dias was named to the roster of her native Brazil for next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Mantellato Dias scored 27 goals with five multi-goal matches as a junior in 2015 after transferring from Golden West College in California.