Comments on: Ahuna, Sebastian into Circle of Honor

By: Tryouts

Tryouts — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:20:29 +0000

12. I do respect you, Cindy.
*Hopefully you’ve got that.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:35:15 +0000

11. yep

By: Warriorfan

Warriorfan — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:05:22 +0000

This person posting in different usernames, is very annoying and never makes any sense.

By: Tiki808

Tiki808 — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 04:54:14 +0000

How can this be? I already got a B.S. in computer science 87′ UHM. Interesting!

By: ClawsBeatSkin

ClawsBeatSkin — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:11:29 +0000

Congrats again Ann.
8. K, Thanks!

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:04:39 +0000

7. Texas didn’t luck out. They remained in the AIAW because their women’s athletic director was also the president of the AIAW as they continued the fight against the NCAA takeover of women’s sports.
Interestingly, the Texas women’s AD beat out UH’s Donnis Thompson for the AIAW presidency. Had Donnis won, likely UH would have stayed for one more year in the AIAW.
Just had this conversation with former women’s athletic director Cindy Boerner Mazda who was at Ann Miller’s retirement party Friday.

By: ClawsBeatSkin

ClawsBeatSkin — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:54:42 +0000

1981 was a messed up year. All the powers that be (at the time) went NCAA vs. remaining AIAW. Texas lucked out.

USC beat UH in the NW Regional Finals (and then went on to win the 1st NCAA title?)? UH had just beat USC in the Wendy’s (where UHH had also been invited to participate that year, incidentally).

Cathy Stukel was a 4x All-Am for USC. She would’ve been the MVP in 1981.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:44:48 +0000

6.curious as to why you’d call it a sympathy vote.
Sebastian was only a sophomore in 79. That was a very senior-laden team.
She wasn’t an MVP, she was the Broderick Award winner. very different and wasn’t connected with the AIAW

By: ClawsBeatSkin

ClawsBeatSkin — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:39:09 +0000

NOT that she didn’t deserve AA (in ’80) ’cause she did, but that MVP award could’ve gone to UCLA’s Sr. Linda Robertson–who could TRULY play @OH. No disrespect intended, Ms. Pesto, but some may’ve claimed “sympathy”.

Hawai’i beat them (UCLA) outright for 3rd place in 1980.
Pacific lost to the Champions @ USC. Paula W. had played her one and only year for the Trojans in that (her) inaugural Fr. season.

I’m sure that Sabastian would have wanted that MVP in 1979 when UH won its first.
*No second guessing @ that point.
Utah State’s Annette Cottle’s MVP award was perhaps likely in the final year of the 70s.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:00:10 +0000

2. she coaches club TAVA Tita Ahuna Volleyball Academy