Vulcan men and women’s golf teams welcomed home as 2026 PacWest Champions
The wins mark the third time in conference history a school wins both men’s and women’s golf titles at the PacWest Championships; men bring home fourth in a row.
By Susan Enright/UH Hilo Stories.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Women’s Golf and Men’s Golf teams arrived home yesterday to a jubilant crowd of family, friends, and supporters waiting at the airport to celebrate both teams winning their respective 2026 PacWest Championships.
Women’s Golf won the PacWest Championship claiming the UH Hilo program’s second conference title (2014, 2026), and Men’s Golf won the PacWest Championship marking the fourth in a row awarded to Hilo. The conference championships were held April 22 at Aliante Golf Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada.
In addition, men’s golfer Dylan Bercan claimed his second individual PacWest title.
Women’s head coach is Jim DeMello, men’s is Earl Tamiya,
“It was so much fun to join the group welcoming home our championship-winning athletes!” says Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin who joined athletics staff, families, and Vulcan Boosters at the Hilo airport yesterday to welcome home the teams. “One of the things that brings student athletes to the UH Hilo campus is the community support they get, and that support extends beyond just cheering them on at home games.”
The wins were nothing short of spectacular, marking the third time in conference history a school won both men’s and women’s golf titles at the PacWest Championships.
“The last time a campus had won both titles the same year was when Hilo won them both in 2014!” notes Chancellor Irwin.
Story by Susan Enright, public information specialist for the Office of the Chancellor and editor of UH Hilo Stories. She received her bachelor of arts in English and certificate in women’s studies from UH Hilo.
