34 honored as WAC all-academic

Hawaii had 34 athletes named to the Western Athletic Conference all-academic teams for fall sports yesterday out of the 312 honored from the nine member schools.

Fifteen Warriors were named from the football team and the Rainbow Wahine had nine from soccer, seven from volleyball and three from cross country.

To be eligible, an athlete must have at least sophomore standing, at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and play in 50 percent or more of the team's games. Hawaii does not release the GPAs because of privacy issues.

For a complete list, see Scoreboard.

Wahine diver earns WAC honor

Hawaii freshman Hannah Bocksnick was named the Western Athletic Conference diver of the week after her performance at last weekend's Rainbow Diving Invitational.

The Canadian won both the 1- and 3-meter events. It was the second weekly honor for Bocksnick this season.

Speed, quickness clinics return

The spring schedule for Hawaii Speed and Quickness begins this weekend on the University of Hawaii campus.

Clinics are set for Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Registration starts at 8 a.m.

The camps continue most weekends through May 23. More information is available at HawaiiSpeedandQuickness.com or by calling 224-0911.

Golf school at Ko Olina

Balance Point Golf Schools, ranked in the top 25 by GOLF magazine, again will hold golf instruction programs in Honolulu.

Offered at the Ko Olina Golf Club, the half-day, one-day and multi-day programs begin Jan. 27 and run through April 17. For more information, call (800) 898-4563. The Web site is balancepointgolf.com.