BASEBALL

» Nevada freshman first baseman Kewby Meyer (Kamehameha ’11) went 5-for-12 with three runs, three RBIs and two walks as the Wolf Pack lost two of three against New Mexico State over the weekend to open Western Athletic Conference play.

» Kansas second baseman Ka‘iana Eldredge (Punahou ’10) went 3-for-9 with three runs, an RBI and a stolen base as the Jayhawks lost all three games against Oklahoma State over the weekend.

» Pacific (Ore.) junior Rob Dittrick (Mid-Pacific ’09) tossed a three-hit shutout for his third complete game of the season, walking none and striking out five in a 5-0 victory over Whitman (Wash.) in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.

MEN’S GOLF

» Brigham Young sophomore Justin Keiley (Baldwin ’10) finished in a tie for 28th place at 5 over at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational that ended on Saturday.

» San Diego senior Alex Ching (Punahou ’08) closed with a 2-under 68 to finish in a tie for 14th place at 3 under at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic that ended on Tuesday. Santa Clara freshman Brett Komoto (Punahou ’11) shot his best round of the tournament, closing with a 1-over 71 to finish in a tie for 92nd and 11 over.

WOMEN’S GOLF

» Pepperdine freshman Alina Ching (Punahou ’11) was named the West Coast Conference player of the month for the second time last Thursday. Ching had two second-place finishes in three events in March and helped the Waves win the Bruin Wave Invitational, beating No. 1 UCLA. She averaged 74.13 strokes in eight rounds, and was under par twice, including a 3-under 69 in the first round of the Spring Break Classic. Ching has moved up to No. 71 in the Golfstat ratings and is ranked No. 73 by Golfweek/Sagarin.

» Tulsa junior Kristina Merkle (Moanalua ’09) carded a final round, 1-over 71 to finish at 3 over for the tournament and sixth place overall at the BancorpSouth Rebel Intercollegiate that ended on Sunday.

» Portland State junior Britney Yada (Waiakea ’09) tied for the second lowest score on Tuesday, shooting a 2-under 70 to move from a tie for 52nd place to a tie for fifth at 3-over 147 after two rounds of the Cowgirl Invitational that ends today. Boise State junior Hayley Young (Mid-Pacific ’09) followed up an opening-round 73 with a 4-over 76 to sit in a tie for 15th place at 5 over. Santa Clara senior Tamara Surtees (Hawaii Prep ’08) is tied for 68th at 12 over and Seattle University freshman Monica Keo (Punahou ’11) is tied for 83rd at 14 over.

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

» Louisiana State freshman Randi Lau (Thompson Academy ’11) earned a 9.8 on the vault and a 9.375 on the bars to help the Tigers finish second in the NCAA Seattle Regional on Saturday to advance to the NCAA championships. UC Davis freshman Tiana Montell (St. Joseph ’11) finished the all-around with a score of 38.150 for 17th place. Arizona senior Rebecca Cardenas (Hawaiian Mission ’08) earned an 8.975 on the bars and a 9.850 on the floor for the Wildcats, who finished fourth.

» Arizona State senior Kahoku Palafox (Maryknoll ’08) earned a 9.775 on bars and a 9.675 on beam at the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional on Saturday. The Sun Devils failed to qualify for the NCAA championships, but finished fourth for their highest regional finish since 2006.

» Maryland senior Becca Pang (Punahou ’08) earned a 9.525 on the beam at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional on Saturday to help the Terrapins finish fifth.

» Cornell sophomore Mackenzie Sato (‘Iolani ’10) qualified to compete on the floor exercise as an individual at the 2012 USAG Collegiate National Meet, April 12-14.

SOFTBALL

» Mississippi State senior Ka‘ili Smith (Kapolei ’08) had two hits, including a solo home run, and scored three times as the Bulldogs took two of three against Arkansas over the weekend.

» Brigham Young sophomore Katie Manuma (Campbell ’10) hit a two-run single as part of a five-run first inning to help the Cougars earn a doubleheader split against Hawaii on Saturday with a 7-3 victory in the finale.

» Washington freshman Kimberlee Souza (‘Iolani ’11) hit .375 (3-for-8) with a double, triple, two walks and an RBI as the Huskies lost two of three against Arizona over the weekend.

MEN’S TENNIS

» Pepperdine freshman Kento Tanaka-Tamaki (St. Anthony ’11) helped win a match at No. 3 doubles for the Waves in a 6-1 victory over Saint Mary’s (Calif.) on Saturday.

» Pacific (Ore.) juniors Scott Kawamura (Aiea ’08) and Kolin Wong (Konawaena ’09) teamed up to win at No. 2 doubles to help the Boxers defeat Lewis & Clark 8-1 on Sunday. Wong also won in straight sets at No. 5 singles and senior Hector Alcayde (Leilehua ’08) earned his second win of the week with a victory at No. 6 singles.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

» Portland sophomore Gabrielle Gorence (Mid-Pacific ’10) won at No. 6 singles in straight sets for her first West Coast Conference victory of the season in a 5-2 loss to Brigham Young on Saturday.

» George Fox sophomore Shaina Inn (Hawaii Baptist ’10) won in straight sets at No. 3 singles and teamed up to win the No. 1 doubles match to help the Bruins defeat Pacific Lutheran 8-1 on Friday.

» Whittier (Calif.) sophomore Adrienne Hamada (Mililani ’10) teamed with freshman Rachel Sugiyama (Kalani ’11) to win at No. 2 doubles, and Hamada won at No. 3 singles to help the Poets defeat Occidental (Calif.) 6-3 on Friday. The duo also won at No. 2 doubles on Saturday with Hamada winning at No. 3 singles and Sugiyama posting a victory at No. 6 singles in an 8-1 win over Caltech.

» Claremont-Mudd-Scripps junior Kristin Lim (Punahou ’09) won matches at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles and freshman Sarah Kukino (Kauai ’11) teamed up to win at No. 2 doubles for the Athenas in a 9-0 shutout of Occidental (Calif.) on Saturday.

» Pacific (Ore.) seniors Cat Goya (St. Andrew’s Priory ’08) and Megan Yoshimoto (Mililani ’08) earned their eighth victory of the year at No. 1 doubles and Kelsey Trujillo (Sacred Hearts ’10) teamed up to win at No. 2 doubles for the Boxers in a 5-4 loss to Puget Sound on Saturday. Goya improved to 12-4 with a win at No. 1 singles and Yoshimoto collected her seventh victory of the year at No. 2 singles.

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

» Occidental (Calif.) sophomore Jonathan Padron (Damien ’10) ran the anchor leg in the 4×100-meter relay in 10.97 seconds, helping the Tigers finish second at an SCIAC multi-dual meet with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, La Verne and Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday.

» Cal State Stanislaus senior Dawson Vorderbruegge (Kaiser ’08) finished in a personal-best 3 minutes, 48.82 seconds in the 1,500-meter race at the Stanford Invitational on Friday, improving his qualifying time for the NCAA championships.

» Azusa Pacific junior hurdler Javen Correia (Maryknoll ’08) missed the final of the 110-meter hurdles by .01 seconds, finishing 10th with a personal-best 14.6 seconds at the Stanford Invitational over the weekend.

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

» Pacific (Ore.) senior Nicole Smith (Kamehameha-Maui ’08) finished seventh in the heptathlon with a career-best 3,673 points at the Northwest Conference Multi-Event Championships that ended Tuesday. Smith tied for fifth in the long jump, placed second in the javelin and closed with a seventh-place finish in the 800 meters Tuesday. On Monday, she set personal bests in the high jump and shot put.