University of Hawaii junior Metin Aydin earned All-America honorable mention with an 11th-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke Saturday at the NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Minneapolis.
Aydin, of Cologne, Germany, finished in 1:39.59 in the B Finals.
Last season, Aydin earned All-America honorable mention in the 200 individual medley.
Also Saturday, UH sophomore Olli Kokko placed 32nd in the 200-yard breaststroke and junior Johan Sandell finished 32nd in the platform dive.
Hawaii Hilo softball wins at TOC
Bailey Gaspar went 3-for-4 with four RBIs as the Hawaii Hilo softball team beat Cal State East Bay 6-5 at the Turlock Tournament of Champions on Saturday in Turlock, Calif.
The Vulcans (17-9) scored three runs in the sixth inning to take the lead. Skylar Thomas had an RBI double and Gaspar added a two-run double.
The Pioneers fell to 13-20.
Hilo’s game against Cal State Dominguez Hills was canceled due to rain.
>> Chaminade lost to Saint Martin’s 3-2 on Julia Lucas’ pinch-hit single in the seventh inning at the TOC.
The Silverswords’ Rainelle Matsuoka reached base three times and Devan Dickson allowed just one earned run in a complete-game performance.
The Silverswords fell to 9-19, and the Saints improved to 11-12.
Chaminade’s game against Concordia (Portland, Ore.) was canceled due to rain.
>> Jordan Curry went 3-for-4 and Alexis Morales allowed one run over six innings, but Hawaii Pacific lost to Concordia 3-2 in eight innings at the TOC.
The Cavaliers (15-13) scored single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. The Sharks dropped to 10-11.
HPU baseball swept by Dixie State
The Hawaii Pacific baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader to Dixie State on Saturday in St. George, Utah.
In the first game, the Sharks issued eight walks and committed five errors, and all the runs they allowed were unearned in a 5-4 loss in 11 innings. Christian Kapeliela went 2-for-3, including a two-run homer for HPU. The Trailblazers won on Jake Davison’s RBI single.
In the second game, Jordan Mopas and Micah Layosa homered in the Sharks’ 9-5 loss.
The Sharks dropped to 11-11, 5-9 PacWest, and the Trailblazers improved to 11-17, 7-11.
