Catching up with the Hall of Honor’s Class of 2012

The incoming members of the HHSAA Hall of Honor were preparing for the leap to high school when the class of 2012 was being lauded for its accomplishments on the prep level.

While the Hall of Honor’s 34th class will be formally inducted on Sunday at Dole Cannery’s Pomaikai Ballrooms, several of the 2012 honorees wrapped up successful college careers this spring.

Most recently, Punahou graduate Mysha Sataraka completed her run with the UCLA softball program on Saturday and launched a grand slam against Florida State in the Women’s College World Series. The Bruins couldn’t produce any offense other than Sataraka’s blast and FSU rallied to an 8-4 win in the elimination game.

Sataraka drove all seven of UCLA’s runs in the WCWS. She finished her career hitting .337 overall with 47 home runs (eighth most in UCLA history) and 176 runs batted in (ninth). She was named an NFCA second-team All-American on Tuesday and ended up hitting .429 with three homers and nine RBIs in this year’s NCAA tournament.

Fellow Punahou graduate DeForest Buckner was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the seventh overall pick in the NFL Draft in April. The defensive lineman closed his career at Oregon as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and an Associated Press second-team All-American.

Former Konawaena basketball standout Lia Galdeira turned pro after her junior year at Washington State and averaged 22.8 points playing in Bulgaria. The two-time All-Pac 12 selection was taken by the Washington Mystics in the second round of the WNBA draft with the 19th overall pick.

Other seniors who finished off their college careers that academic year included:

>> Dawnyelle Awa (Konawaena basketball) — Ended up third in Washington State history with 109 career starts and sixth with 353 assists.

>> Keiki Carlos (Mid-Pacific softball) — The four-year starter in right field for the University of Hawaii softball team was named to the All-Big West second team. She hit .298 in her career and ranks third in UH history with 45 doubles.

>> Lorens Chan (‘Iolani golf) — Shot a 3-under-par-69 in the first round of the NCAA regionals in his final event at UCLA. He was named second-team All-Pac 12 as a junior and was an academic all-conference honorable mention pick this season.

>> Benny Fonua (Kahuku football) — Played in 11 games and starred five at linebacker in his senior season at UH. He finished third on the team with 68 tackles.

>> Shane Brostek (Hawaii Prep, Washington) and Pasoni Tasini (Baldwin, Utah) have a year of football eligibility remaining. Washington State’s Kristine Felix (Baldwin) won the Pac-12 title in the pole vault as a freshman in 2013 and redshirted this season.

>> Kamehameha grad Misty Ma’a lettered three seasons for the Miami volleyball team and had her most productive season as a sophomore in 2013 when she made 28 starts and averaged 2.3 kills per set. She graduated in three years and embarked on a modeling career. She was recently featured in Ala Moana Magazine’s spring edition.

>> Punahou graduate Mindy Chow stepped away from the mat after winning seven state championships in wrestling and judo. She was listed as part of the sailing team at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Hall of Honor Members