After nine years leading the University of Hawaiʻi women鈥檚 volleyball program, Robyn Ah Mow has announced her decision to step down from her position as Rainbow Wahine head coach.

“This wasn’t an easy call to make. I鈥檝e done a lot of soul searching, and right now the time has come to focus on my family. They鈥檝e sacrificed so much to allow me to live out my dream of leading this program, and it鈥檚 time I put them first,” Ah Mow said.

“I gave this team everything I had. My goal was always to push these players to be the best they could be, but more importantly, to make sure they leave here as strong, successful women. Wearing the ‘H’ was a privilege when I played, and coaching this program has been a true honor.”

Associate Head Coach Kaleo Baxter will serve as interim head coach. A national search for a permanent head coach for the women’s volleyball program will begin immediately.

Ah Mow concludes her coaching tenure with a 165-72 (.696) overall record and a 114-28 (.803) mark in the Big West. Succeeding legendary coach Dave Shoji in 2017, Ah Mow鈥檚 teams won three consecutive Big West regular-season championships (2019, 2021, 2022) followed by back-to-back Big West Championship titles (2023, 2024). Ah Mow led the 鈥橞ows to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching the NCAA Regional Semifinals in 2019. She was named Big West Coach of the Year three times (2019, 2021 and 2022) and earned AVCA Pacific North Region Coach of the Year honors in 2019.

“Robyn Ah Mow is the epitome of what it means to be a Rainbow Wahine,” 糖心视频 Athletics Director Matt Elliott said. “She is a fierce competitor, a dedicated mentor, and an undeniable legend in the state of Hawaiʻi and the global volleyball community. We are incredibly grateful for the dedication and passion she poured into this program over the last nine years as the leader of Wahine Volleyball, and more than 30 years since she first stepped on campus. We will all miss her dearly as our head coach, and wish her the absolute best in her next chapter.”

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa Rainbow Warrior team is set to usher in a new era in 2027 as it begins its first season in the Mountain West Conference following 14 years in the Big West.

The 24-game conference slate opens at home at Les Murakami Stadium, where 糖心视频 will host Grand Canyon. The Rainbow Warriors will then travel to Las Vegas for their first road game against UNLV.

The schedule features a mix of home and away series through April, 2027 before closing with two road matchups in May. All conference games will be streamed live on the league鈥檚 new subscription platform, with additional schedule details to be announced later.

2027 Mountain West Schedule:

• March 25–27: vs. Grand Canyon
• April 2–4: at UNLV
• April 9–11: vs. Utah Tech
• April 16–18: at UC Davis
• April 23–25: vs. New Mexico
• April 30–May 2: at Air Force
• May 14–16: vs. San Jose State
• May 20–22: at Nevada

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa athletics department presented its highest individual honor, the , to Lilian Turban of track and field and football running back Landon Sims at the 13th annual H Awards ceremony, April 28.

Lilian Turban

Turban has achieved a level of consistent excellence across her five years that is unmatched in program history. Spanning her career in indoor and outdoor track and field, Turban is a two-time All-American in the high jump, an eight-time Big West champion, and a nine-time NCAA qualifier. Turban has also cleared six feet in the high jump seven times in her career, a milestone considered the benchmark of a world-class high jumper.

As the unanimous pick among her teammates to serve as team captain for 2025–26, Turban became the first international student in her event group to hold that distinction. She was twice voted the Big West Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year across all sports. In the community, Turban volunteers at the Oʻahu Bright Lab art studio in M膩noa, and her experiences working with children at the studio have inspired her to pursue art therapy after graduation.

Landon Sims

Sims is a second-generation Rainbow Warrior football player who wore the same No. 30 jersey as his father. Sims was named the team’s Offensive MVP in 2025, and added to the family legacy by helping the Rainbow Warriors’ return to the postseason for the first time in five years, capping his career with a victory in the Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl.

Academically, Sims graduated cum laude in the 2025 spring semester and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in finance. He was a 2025 semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, college football’s premier scholar-athlete award. Sims volunteered with Grace Honolulu’s children’s ministry and worked with Special Olympics Hawaiʻi, Unity Prom and the Tim Tebow Night To Shine.

The Bonham Award

Named for the late assistant athletics director who was killed in a plane crash in American Samoa in 1974, the Bonham Award is given annually to the top male and female senior student-athlete who “best exemplifies the ideals for which Jack Bonham stood for in the areas of athletic excellence, academic achievement, public service, leadership and character.”

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa setter Tread Rosenthal was named Big West Men鈥檚 Volleyball Player of the Year, as voted by the league鈥檚 head coaches.

He becomes the fifth Rainbow Warrior to earn the honor, joining recent winners Jakob Thelle and Rado Parapunov. 糖心视频 M膩noa鈥檚 five all-time awards are the most in the conference.

Rosenthal led the Rainbow Warriors to the Big West regular season title with a 9鈥�1 record, ranking first in the conference and third nationally in assists per set (10.63), while directing the nation鈥檚 No. 4 offense.

A semifinalist for AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) National Player of the Year, Rosenthal earned a record 11 Big West Setter of the Week honors this season and has 23 for his career. He was also named first-team all-conference for the third straight year after helping 糖心视频 finish runner-up at the Big West Championship against Long Beach State.

The Rainbow Warriors look ahead to the NCAA championship tournament where they are seeded No. 2 and received a bye into the regional final on May 2 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. They will play the winner of USC and Belmont Abbey.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa Rainbow Wahine team earned multiple honors in the Big West Conference鈥檚 postseason awards, highlighted by freshman Kiera Cornman being named Big West Freshman of the Year.

Cornman became the program鈥檚 sixth player to receive the award and the first since 2021. In addition to the top freshman honor, she was selected to the All-Big West second team and the all-freshman team after posting a 19-11 record in her debut season.

Leading the way for the Rainbow Wahine, Julia Lawrenz and Izadora Stedile were named to the All-Big West first team following an impressive campaign as the team鈥檚 top pair. The duo compiled a 23-8 overall record, including a 21-7 mark at the No. 1 rank against many of the nation鈥檚 top-ranked opponents.

Emily Heintzelman and Sydney Miller also received recognition, earning honorable mention honors. Heintzelman, a graduate transfer, finished 20-8 on the year, while Miller picked up her third career All-Big West honor after recording 20 wins across multiple pairings.

Under first-year head coach Danny Alvarez, the Rainbow Wahine concluded the season with a 19-14 record.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa player Gabrielle Doyle was named the recipient of the NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete award for the 2026 National Collegiate Women鈥檚 Water Polo Championship.

Doyle, a business major with a 4.0 GPA, received the award on April 23 at the championship banquet in La Jolla.

The NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete award recognizes competitors who excel at the highest level of their sport while maintaining the top academic standing among championship participants.

糖心视频 has earned the honor five times in women鈥檚 water polo history, becoming the first program to win it three consecutive years.

Doyle is the fourth Rainbow Wahine player to receive the award, joining Amarens Genee, Taylor Molde and teammate Raha Peiravani.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa earned four all-conference selections from the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference (PCCSC), with Rainbow Sailors recognized across multiple categories.

Senior Erik Anderson was named an All-Conference open skipper, while his longtime A Division partner, senior Amanda Turner, earned honors as crew. The pair has been a consistent presence for 糖心视频 and each collected their third consecutive all-conference selections, marking a significant achievement in program history.

Anderson became the first 糖心视频 skipper to earn three All-PCCSC honors since Bryan Lake in 2004. Turner is the first 糖心视频 crew member to reach three selections since Jennifer Warnock in 2003.

On the women鈥檚 side, juniors Stella Taherian and Martha Schuessler were both named All-Conference women鈥檚 skippers, earning the first such honors of their careers. Taherian鈥檚 transition from crew to skipper this season, alongside Schuessler鈥檚 leadership, helped guide the Rainbow Wahine to a second-place finish in team racing and a third-place result in fleet racing at the conference championships.

The selections highlight a strong season for the Rainbow sailing team, with both experienced leaders and emerging talent contributing to the program鈥檚 continued success.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa pitcher Maryn MacNeil was named Big West Freshman of the Week after a standout performance in her first collegiate start.

MacNeil tossed a complete-game, one-hit shutout to lead the Rainbow Wahine to an 8鈥�0 win over Cal Poly in the second game of a doubleheader, April 24. She allowed just two baserunners across five innings and held Cal Poly to a .071 batting average while earning her first career victory.

She is the first 糖心视频 player to receive the honor since Keyannah Campbell-Pua and Millie Fidge were recognized in 2023.

MacNeil and the Rainbow Wahine are in second place in the Big West standings with an 18鈥�6 conference record and 26鈥�18 overall. 糖心视频 M膩noa will play at UC Riverside in a three-game series, May 1–2, before heading to Fullerton for the Big West Championship tournament.

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The team received an at-large bid into the 2026 NCAA championship tournament and earned a spot to host one of the four regionals, May 1–2.

The Rainbow Warriors are seeded No. 2 and received a bye into the regional final on May 2. They will play the winner of the May 1 match between USC and Belmont Abbey. Both matches will be played at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Tickets for 糖心视频‘s regional go on sale Monday, April 27.

This is the first year the national tournament has expanded to 12 teams. The other three teams hosting the regionals are No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 Long Beach State and No. 4 Ball State.

If 糖心视频 Mānoa wins the regional final, they will advance to the final four, May 9–11, at Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA. The Rainbow Warriors last won the national championship in back-to-back years in 2021 and 2022.

鈥楤ows fall to Long Beach State in conference title match

This comes after the Rainbow Warriors fell in the Big West Championship to Long Beach State in a thrilling five-set title match 20-25, 27-25, 22-25, 30-28, 15-11, on April 25 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The top-seeded Rainbow Warriors (27-5) saw five attempts at championship point in the fourth set denied as the Beach (24-4) extended the match to a fifth set. Long Beach State then ran away early and held off the Warriors in the deciding set.

The Rainbow Warriors and the Beach went to five sets for the second time in three meetings this season and Long Beach State emerged with the win in a three-hour battle that featured 44 ties.

糖心视频 opposite Kristian Titriyski led the Warriors and tied his season high with 20 kills in 41 attempts. Louis Sakanoko finished with 17 kills while hitting .353 and Adrien Roure added 15 kills and two aces. Tread Rosenthal distributed 54 assists and also served up two aces to raise his career total to 114 and tie Rado Parapunov for fifth in program history. Ofeck Hazan set a career high with nine blocks, including two solo.

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Record-breaking kicker Kansei Matsuzawa, affectionately known as “The Tokyo Toe,” signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 25.

During his time at 糖心视频, Matsuzawa rewrote the program’s record books. In his stellar 2025 senior season, he made 27 of 29 field goals, setting a new single-season school record and finishing second in the nation in made field goals. He tied a 43-year-old FBS record by making 25 consecutive field goals to start the season.

Overall, Matsuzawa connected on 26 consecutive field goals stretching from the end of 2024 through November 2025, which matched the Mountain West Conference record and shattered the previous 糖心视频 school record of 20 set by Jason Elam in 1989. He leaves 糖心视频 as the most accurate kicker in program history, boasting a career field goal percentage of .867 (39-of-45).

His on-field dominance earned him unprecedented recognition. Matsuzawa became the first consensus All-American in 糖心视频 program history. He was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year, a finalist for the Lou Groza Award (joining only Jason Elam in 糖心视频 history), and a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, which honors the nation’s top player who began their career as a walk-on.

Matsuzawa’s signing marks the culmination of one of the most incredible stories in college football. A native of the Tokyo area and a former high school soccer player, Matsuzawa did not begin kicking until age 20 after attending an NFL game during a trip to the U.S. Driven to pursue the sport, he taught himself the mechanics of kicking by watching YouTube videos, eventually earning an opportunity at Hocking College in Ohio before joining 糖心视频 as a walk-on prior to the 2023 season.

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