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HONOLULU \u2013 A record-tying five University of Hawai’i football players were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. Among the Rainbow Warriors who earned the distinction were Jackson Harris<\/a>, Kansei Matsuzawa<\/a>, Aiden McComber<\/a>, Josh Sagapolutele<\/a> and Landon Sims<\/a><\/p>\n UH last had five such honorees in 2022. It also marked the second straight year that\u00a0 Matsuzawa and Sims earned academic all-district honors.\u00a0<\/p>\n In order to be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and must have either competed in 90 percent of the team’s contests or started in at least 66 percent of the games.<\/p>\n Jackson Harris<\/a>, So., Wide Receiver, Palo Alto, Calif. Kansei Matsuzawa<\/a>, Sr., Placekicker, Tokyo, Japan Aiden McComber<\/a>, So., Defensive Lineman, Las Vegas, Nevada
\nA psychology major\u2026named to the all-Mountain West first team\u2026among the national leaders in touchdown receptions (12) and receptions of 60+ yards (5)….finished the year with a team-high 963 yards while averaging 19.7 yards per catch\u2026.tallied six 100-yard receiving games, including a string of five straight.<\/p>\n
\nGraduated in December with a degree in interdisciplinary studies\u2026UH’s first-ever consensus All-American\u2026Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year and Lou Groza Award finalist\u2026set new UH records for single-season (27) and consecutive field goals made (26) and tied an FBS record by converting his first 25 field goals of the season.<\/p>\n
\nMajoring in human development & family studies\u2026appeared in 11 regular-season games for the Rainbow Warriors\u2026a key rotational member on a defensive line that served as the anchor of the UH defense..logged four tackles, including a sack and tackle-for-loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n