In the rarest of occurances, Hawai`i Hilo had TWO DIFFERENT players win tournaments in the same week far away from home. Ben Crinella won the SMU Bishop Invitational near Olympia and just a few days later Jacob Torres did the same at the WWU Invite in Bellingham, taking the title after three holes in a four-player playoff. The Vulcans were also the top PacWest team in either field to earn Team of the Week honors. 

2025-26 Schedule and Results

Player(s) of the Week: Hawai`i Hilo's Ben Crinella, Jr., 5-8, Huntington Beach, Calif.                        
Hawai`i Hilo's Ben Crinella fired a three-round score of 10-under par to win the SMU Bishop Classic at the Home Course in DuPont, Wash. Crinella had 14 birdies over the three rounds and added in an eagle on the final day to edge UBC Okanaga's Ryan Vest by one shot. The southern California native tallied rounds of 69-68-69 for the win, the first of his two-year Vulcan career. This was Crinella's best three-round score of his career. He also holds the UHH 18-hole record after shooting a 64 last year at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate.

Player(s) of the Week: Hawai`i Hilo's Jacob Torres, Sr., 6-0, Aiea, Hawai`i                                        
Hawai`i Hilo's Jacob Torres gave his team back-to-back tournament winners for the first time in very recent memory, if ever. Torres won a four-player playoff at the WWU Invitational in Bellingham, taking the title on the third playoff hole with a par after tying Denby Carswell of Simon Fraser, Fisher Ransom of Vanguard and UBC Okanaga's Ryan Vest. All finished the first 54 holes at -7. Torres shot a sizzling 67 in the first round, a 70 in the second and 72 over the final 18 holes. Like Crinella, it was the first tournament win as a Vulcan for Torres. 

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Hawai`i Hilo Vulcans                                                                                        
Hawai`i Hilo is the Team of the Week after a fifth place finish at the SMU Bishop Invitational and a seveth place tally at Western Washington. It was a strong opening showing for the two-time defending PacWest champion Vulcans against a pair of very good fields in the state of Washington. In addtion to Ben Crinella and Jacob Torres medalist winning performances, head coach Earl Tamiya also used strong outings from 2025 PacWest champ Dylan Bercan at SMU (even par) and Crinella at WWU (+5). 

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: At The Home Course, behind Hawai`i Hilo were fellow PacWest teams Hawai`i Pacific in eighth, Dominican in ninth, Vanguard in 11th and Jessup in 13th...At Menlo's RCA Electric Invitational, Dominican was the top PacWest team in third place at +32, followed by Menlo in fifth and Chaminade in seventh. Top PacWest golfer in the field was Dominican's Jonathan Chen in sixth place with a +3 score... In Bellingham behind the Vulcans were PacWest teams Vanguard in ninth and Jessup and Hawaii Pacific tied for 11th. 

LOOKING AHEAD: It's a light week coming next Monday (Oct. 6) with Jessup hosting its own tournament and Vanguard and Westmont competing at the Danish Classic in Solvang.