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Owens to be guest instructor at speed camp

Former Hawaii receiver and kick returner Chad Owens will appear at this weekend's Hawaii Speed and Quickness camps at the University of Hawaii as a guest instructor.

Owens, who was named a second-team All-American as an all-purpose player, just returned from the NFL combine in Indianapolis.

UH defensive backs coach Rich Miano and strength and conditioning coach Mel deLaura are the camp instructors.

The drills are at Cooke Field from 8:30 to 10 a.m. for ages 7-12 and from 10:30 to noon for 13 and above. The registration fee is $10 and participants get a certificate for Jamba Juice.

For more information, go to www.hawaiispeedandquickness.com or call 739-5444.

Mackey is WAC's swimmer of year

Hawaii sophomore swimmer Nicole Mackey was named Western Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year yesterday after winning the 200 individual medley and 400 individual at last weekend's WAC Championships. She was also part of the champion 200 medley relay team.

Melanie Schlanger, who finished first in the 100 freestyle, second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle was named co-WAC Freshmen of the Year. She also swam the anchor leg of the champion 400 medley relay team.

Junior diver Rui Wang also won the platform event and finished second in both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events.

Sea Warriors softball team sweeps

Hawaii Pacific got complete-game performances from Clerisse Lemke and Jessica Adolph to sweep a doubleheader from Notre Dame de Namur 9-1 and 11-2 yesterday at Sea Warrior Field.

Brandi Peiler smacked two home runs and finished with four RBIs to lead Hawaii Pacific's attack in the first game, while Jamie Reyes had three RBIs in the nightcap as the Sea Warriors improved to 8-2.

Vulcans drop 1 spot in regional poll

Despite losing just once since the middle of January, and fresh off two season-ending victories against Hawaii Pacific, the Hawaii-Hilo men's basketball team dropped to No. 2 in the latest NCAA II West Regional Poll.

The top team in the final poll to be released Sunday will host the regional tournament, which will include the top eight teams. Brigham Young-Hawaii, which has lost four of its past nine games, is No. 8 in the poll.