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Sacramento State

2021-22 Men's Golf

Blaze Akana

  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Ewa Beach, Hawaii
  • High School Kamehameha-Kapalama HS
  • Previous School Kamehameha-Kapalama HS
  • Experience 1V

Biography

2021-22 Season

  • Named second team all-Big Sky.
  • Competed in 11 of the team's 12 tournaments during the season.
  • Averaged 73.20 in 30 rounds which ranked fourth on the team and places him 15th in school single season history.
  • Had three top 20 finishes, including placing third at the UCSD Invitational and tying for ninth at the UCSB Collegiate.
  • Shot 71-69-71-211 to finish 5-under par at the UCSD Invitational and set his career 54-hole low.
  • Also shot 69 at the Ka'anapali Classic and the GCU Invitational for his best single round.
  • Finished the year with 13 rounds at or below par.
  • Currently ranks seventh in school history with a career scoring average of 73.56.

2020-21 Season

  • Was one of two Hornets in the lineup for all eight tournaments.
  • Ranked third on the team with a stroke average of 74.05 in 22 rounds.
  • Tied for 10th at the Big Sky Championship for his highest finish.
  • Shot a season-best 2-under par 70 in the final round of the Sacramento State Invitational.
  • Had seven rounds of par or better during the season.
  • Best 54-hole total was 76-71-70-217 at the Sacramento State Invitational.

Prior to Sacramento State

  • A 2020 graduate of Kamehameha-Kapalama HS in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
  • Was the medalist at the 96th Big Island Amateur in September 2018 after shooting 68-73-141 to win by five strokes.
  • Represented Hawaii at the Junior America's Cup in Edmonton, Alberta in July of 2019.
  • Placed fourth at the 57th Hawaii State Amateur with a four-round total of 73-73-71-71-288 and recorded his first career hole-in-one at the event.

Personal

  • Majoring in kinesiology.
  • Parents are Blair and Madeleine Akana.

Top Five Finishes
3rd - UC San Diego Invitational (Mar. 21-22, 2022)

Lowest Rounds

69 - Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic (Oct. 30, 2021, 2nd Round)
69 - GCU Invitational (Mar. 15, 2022, 3rd Round)
69 - UC San Diego Invitational (Mar. 21, 2022, 2nd Round)
70 - Sacramento State Invitational (Mar. 1, 2021, 2nd Round)
70 - GCU Invitational (Mar. 14, 2022, 1st Round)

Lowest 54-Hole Scores
211 - UC San Diego Invitational (Mar. 21-22, 2022)
212 - Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic (Oct. 29-31, 2021)
215 - GCU Invitational (Mar. 14-15, 2022)

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

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