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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM Honolulu Triathlon age group winner Jim Vance of San Diego made his way down Kalakaua Avenue on Sunday.

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Waters commits to Warriors basketball team

Dominic Waters, a high scoring point guard from Portland, Ore., is expected to join the Hawaii basketball program next season after submitting a national letter of intent to the school.

Waters would be the third point guard -- and the second high schooler -- to sign with the Rainbow Warriors this spring as they bolster their backcourt depth. UH received letters from Hiram Thompson, a prep standout from Northern California, and John Wilder, a junior transfer from Weatherford College, last week.

Waters (6-foot-1, 160 pounds) averaged 23.4 points for Grant High School in Portland to finish second in the state in scoring. He was named the Portland Interscholastic League's Player of the Year and was selected to the Portland Tribune's All-City team.

UH coaches are not allowed to comment on recruits until their paperwork is cleared by the school.

UH's Coogan is WAC pitcher of week

Hawaii's Melissa Coogan was named as the Western Athletic Conference pitcher of the Week.

Coogan, a senior from West Hills, Calif., earned three wins on the road last week. She threw 28 scoreless innings and gave up only three runs. She also threw two complete-game shutouts.

Coogan's three wins were part of the Rainbow Wahine three-game sweeps of Tulsa and UTEP.

Rainbow Wahine off to rough start in Idaho

Hawaii is in seventh place out of eight teams after the first round of the Western Athletic Conference women's golf championships.

The Rainbow Wahine shot a combined 42-over 330 and were led by Sara Odelius and Xyra Suyetsugu, who shot 9-over 81s.

Tulsa's Michaela Cavener leads with a 1-under 71 heading into today's second round.

Tulsa and San Jose State are tied at the top of the team standings at 13-over 501.

Zakharova fourth in Boston Marathon

Two-time Honolulu Marathon winner Svetlana Zakharova of Russia placed fourth and won $18,000 in yesterday's Boston Marathon. She finished in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 24 seconds.

Three-time Honolulu winner Lyubov Morgunova (2:33:24) of Russia finished in sixth and won $12,000, while Mina Ogawa of Japan (sixth last year in Honolulu) placed ninth and won $5,700.

In the wheelchair division, seven-time Honolulu winner Krige Schabort of Georgia placed second in 1:30:03 and won $5,000.

Seasiders take second straight golf victory

Brigham Young-Hawaii earned its second straight victory over Chaminade and Hawaii Pacific in a women's golf match yesterday at Turtle Bay.

The Seasiders shot a 434, 17 strokes ahead of the Silverswords.

Christa Schneiber shot a team-low 87 for BYUH, while Chaminade's Dominique Gonzalez earned medalist honors for the second time in a row with an 84.

Hawaii's fastest human trials April 28

Hawaii's fastest human race will be decided this month at the Punahou Invitational Relays.

Trials for the 100-meter sprint event are April 28 at 5 p.m. at Punahou. Registration starts at 4:30 p.m.

The top runners advance to the finals on April 30 at 2:10 p.m. -- in between relay events. For entry forms or more information, call Doug Kilpatrick at 732-1392.

USGA handicap certification coming up

The Hawaii State Golf Association is holding four seminars for handicap certification training.

All golf clubs are required to complete the training by Dec. 31 in order to be eligible to offer United States Golf Association Approved Handicap Indexes to members.

The seminars are scheduled for April 30 at the Honolulu Country Club, May 14 at Kauai Lagoons Golf Course, June 4 at Wailea Golf Course and June 18 at Oahu Country Club.

For more information, call the HSGA at 589-2909.