{"id":242677,"date":"2026-10-26T14:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T00:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=242677"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T00:31:21","slug":"alejado-offensive-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/26\/alejado-offensive-player\/","title":{"rendered":"QB<\/abbr> Alejado named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Offensive<\/p>\n

University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa sophomore quarterback Micah Alejado was selected as the Old Trapper Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after helping lead the Rainbow Warriors (2-6, 1-4 Mountain West) to their first conference win of the season in a 56-21 road win at Northern Illinois. It is the first time Alejado has earned the weekly honor this season and the third time in his career.<\/p>\n

Led by Alejado, the Rainbow Warrior offense achieved its highest point total in eight seasons. 糖心视频<\/abbr> tallied season-highs in both points (56) and total offense (504). The 56-point outburst also tied the all-time program record for the most points scored in a Mountain West game, matching the 56 points 糖心视频<\/abbr> previously scored in an overtime loss to Wyoming in 2013.<\/p>\n

Alejado threw for 323 yards on 22-of-32 passing and three touchdowns. The outing marked his third 300-yard passing game of the season and the eighth of his career. The quarterback completed four pass plays of 40 or more yards.<\/p>\n

With his performance, Alejado continues to climb the program’s record books. He moved into eighth place all-time at 糖心视频<\/abbr> in career passing yards with 5,876 yards.<\/p>\n

Alejado and the Rainbow Warriors will enjoy a bye this weekend before returning to the road for a contest at UTEP<\/abbr> on November 7.<\/p>\n

Read more at Hawaiiathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sophomore threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Northern Illinois.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":242681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,83,9,550],"class_list":["post-242677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-football","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t