HONOLULU – University of Hawai'i women's volleyball player
Aneli Cubi-Otineru and tennis player Andreas “Andy” Weber were the recipients of the 2010 Jack Bonham Award in recognition of their outstanding performances on and off the playing field. The announcement was made Tuesday night at the annual Scholar-Athlete Dinner at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The award is given annually to the top male and female senior student-athlete who “best exemplifies the ideals for which Jack Bonham stood for in the areas of athletic excellence, academic achievement, public service, leadership and character.”
Cubi-Otineru was named an AVCA Third Team All-American and helped lead the Rainbow Wahine to the NCAA Championships during her senior season. During her three years with the program, Cubi-Otineru was twice selected to the AVCA All-West Region and was named first-team all-WAC and to the all-WAC Tournament team each year. The Honolulu native became just the second three-year student-athlete in school history to record 1,000 kills.
Off the court, Cubi-Otineru was twice named academic all-WAC and a UH scholar-athlete. She graduated in December 2009 with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies – Family Health and Wellness. Cubi-Otineru also found time off the court to give back to the community. She spoke to local high schools on behalf of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and she volunteered at several shelters during the summer and holidays.
Weber is arguably among the most decorated tennis players in school history. As a freshman, he defeated nationally ranked players and was named the WAC Freshman of the Year, as well as the ITA West Region Rookie of the Year. He also managed to qualify for the NCAA Singles Tournament that year.
Weber has helped lead the Warriors to back-to-back WAC Tournament championships and NCAA Tournament appearances. The three-time all-WAC honoree has played No. 1 and No. 2 singles throughout the duration of his career and is currently playing No. 1 doubles. He achieved the school's highest ever singles ranking in the ITA singles rankings at No. 25 as a sophomore.
Off the court, Weber was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association scholar-athlete three years in a row while maintaining a GPA above 3.5 and was named to CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Distict VIII Men's At-Large Second Team as sophomore. In his spare time, he volunteers at free tennis clinics in the community.
Considered the most prestigious award in UH athletics, the Jack Bonham Award is named for the late assistant athletics director who was killed in 1974 in a plane crash in America Samoa. Bonham was returning to the islands from New Zealand where he was on a recruiting trip at the British Commonwealth Games.
Previous Bonham Award Winners
Male Female
2009 Solomon Elimimian, football Annett Wichmann, track and field
2008 Colt Brennan, football Kate Robinson, softball
2007 Mark Rodrigues, baseball Kanoe Kamana'o, volleyball,
Brittany Grice, basketball
2006 Alfred Reft, volleyball Allie Rowe, golf
2005 Chad Owens, football Jennifer Warnock, sailing
2004 Michael Kuebler, basketball Melissa Villaroman, volleyball
2003 Costas Theocharidis, volleyball Kate Judd, softball
2002 Predrag Savovic, basketball Molly O'Bryan, sailing
2001 Nerijus Puida, basketball Andrea Nishioka, water polo
2000 Dan Robinson, football Raylene Howard, basketball
1999 Michael Dartt, baseball B.J. Itoman, basketball
1998 Naveh Milo, volleyball Nani Cockett, basketball
1997 Carlton Oswalt, football Angelica Ljungquist, volleyball
1996 Clint Kuboyama, football Tania Brunton, basketball
1995 Jason Olive, volleyball Brandi Brooks, volleyball
1994 Jarinn Akana, basketball Melanie Azama, basketball
1993 Travis Sims, football Daniele Haia, softball
1992 Shawn Ching, football Heidi McElhanney, swimming
1991 Dane McArthur, football Patti Su'a, softball
1990 Jeff Ball, baseball Judy Mosley, basketball
1989 Amosa Amosa, football Sandra Budd, swimming
1988 Guy Farrow, swimming Reydan Ahuna, volleyball
1987 None Susan McDaniel, diving
1986 Michael Beazley, football Susan Hlavenka, volleyball
1985 Joe Lileikis, swimming Andrea Hawcridge, swimming
1984 None Rose Thomas, tennis
1983 Larry Goeas, football Joy Minaai, tennis
1982 Brandan Kop, golf Gillian Cooper, tennis
1981 Blane Gaison, football None
1980 Dean Dunn-Rankin, tennis Bonnie Gouveia, volleyball
1979 Ron Nomura, baseball Jane Zukaitis, tennis
1978 Harris Matsushima, football
1977 Gerald Ako, baseball; Alex Kaloi, football
1976 Marilyn Moniz, women's volleyball
1975 Gene Caranza, men's gymnastics
1974 Joey Estrella, baseball
Note: Only one award given the first five years
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