Ljungquist awarded
$5,000 postgraduate scholarship

Angelica Ljungquist is one of 27 women nationwide to be awarded a $5,000 scholarship by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.

Ljungquist, a standout for the University of Hawaii women's volleyball team for four years, can use the scholarship at a school of her choice, but must enroll as a full-time graduate student no later than June 20, 2002.

She now is pursuing a career in four-man beach volleyball in California.

WAC HONORS: The Western Athletic Conference has announced all-academic honors for spring sports.

The following University of Hawaii athletes have qualified and are listed with their year in school, grade point average and area of study.

There are three baseball players, Kamuela Binkie, Jr., 3.48, Hawaiian Studies; Michael Dartt, So., 3.63, Pre-education, and Lars Hansen, So., 3.75, General Arts & Sciences.

From the men's golf team there is Jarrod Mizusawa, So., 3.31, General Arts & Sciences, and Van Wright, So., 3.25, General Arts & Sciences.

Jolene Furuto, Sr., 3.45, unclassified grad, is from the women's golf team.

Softball players are Laynie Sueyasu, Sr., 3.29, Secondary Education-Hawaiian, and Christine Viernes, Sr., 3.44, Art.

Alex Sugai, Sr., 3.36, Political Science, represents the men's tennis team.

Michelle Radman, Jr., 3.22, International Business, plays for the women's tennis team.

CHO TIED FOR SIXTH: At Henderson, Nev., Kathy Cho of Honolulu shot a 77 in the first round of the Las Vegas Founders' Legacy Junior golf tournament yesterday.

Cho was in a three-way tie for sixth place in the girls' division, three strokes behind three golfers tied for first place.

The event is conducted by the American Junior Golf Association.

MOVERS LOSE: At Tokyo, the Hawaii Island Movers lost their final game in Japan, 8-4, to Hosei University Sunday.

The Movers opened Alaska League play yesterday against the Anchorage Bucs in Alaska.

PUA MELIA GOLF: Applications are available for the 21st Pua Melia Invitational golf tournament, scheduled for July 24-25 at the Olomana Links.

The tournament is open to women, 18 and older, with an established handicap index of 32.2 or USGA handicap of 36 or less as of July 1. The $120 entry fee includes shared cart, practice round and awards luncheon.

Play is in championship, A, B, C and D flights. The deadline is July 7 and limited to 144 entries.

For additional information, telephone Barbara Robello at 395-2904.