UH Hilo men finish in fifth

The Hawaii Hilo men’s golf team finished in fifth place at the Pacific West Conference championships in Litchfield Park, Ariz.

The Vulcans finished 18 over par for a team score of 882, nine shots behind first-place Dixie State.

Hawaii Pacific finished eighth and Chaminade was ninth.

UH Hilo’s Jared Kinoshita was the highest-ranked golfer from Hawaii, finishing at even par 216 and tied for fifth.

Dixie State boasted the top individual golfer as Nicklaus Britt finished 5 under 211.

>> The Hawaii Pacific women’s golf team finished sixth, and Hawaii Hilo was ninth as the PacWest Championships concluded Wednesday. Mint Chimsuti of HPU was the highest Hawaii golfer in the tournament, finishing in a tie for eighth at 13-over-par 229. HPU finished with a team score of 977 while UH-Hilo posted a score of 1061.

HPU women remain second in rankings

The Hawaii Pacific women’s tennis team remained second in the latest Oracle/ITA Division II Women’s Tennis Rankings released on Wednesday.

The Sharks are coming off a PacWest Conference championship on Saturday, and are the top seed in the NCAA Division II West Region.

Also, HPU’s Lena Lutzeier remained the No. 1 player in the country and teammate Lara Meccico moved up to No. 3.

HPU and No. 19 UC San Diego meet in the NCAA West Region 1 championship match on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the University of Hawaii Tennis Complex. The winner advances to the NCAA Division II national championships.