COLTON COWELL, HAWAI‘I
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior • Outside Hitter • Makawao, Maui • King Kekaulike HS
• Hawai‘i senior Colton Cowell claimed his first Big West Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week award.
• The 6-1 outside hitter led UH to back-to-back sweeps of UC San Diego with 4.33 kills and 1.00 digs per set.
• Cowell led the club in kills both nights with 13 in each match.
• The Maui native hit .339 (26-6-59) for the series, including a .423 (13-2-26) in the opener.
• Cowell was perfect in 25 receive attempts during the two matches.
• He has posted double figure kills in all four matches this season and is tied for the team lead with 3.77 kill average.
OTHERS NOMINATED: Logan Clark (UC San Diego)
RADO PARAPUNOV, HAWAI‘I
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior • Opposite • Sofia, Bulgaria • National High School of Math
• Hawai‘i senior Rado Parapunov earned the Big West Men’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week award after helping his team to a pair of road sweeps against UC San Diego.
• The 6-9 opposite averaged a team-high 2.17 blocks per set in the team’s two wins.
• He tallied a team-best seven blocks (two solo) in the opener and shared team-high honors with six blocks (1 solo) in the rematch.
• Parapunov was in on 13 of the team’s 22 blocks in the series.
• He also averaged 1.33 digs per set in the series, which was second-highest on the team.
• Contributed on the offensive end as well with 3.50 kills per set, posting 10 kills in the opener and 11 in the rematch. Hit .421 (21-5-38) for the week.
OTHERS NOMINATED: Matt Palma (UC San Diego)
SPYROS CHAKAS, HAWAI‘I
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Outside Hitter • Nea Smyrni, Greece • The Moraitis School
• Hawai‘i outside hitter Spyros Chakas is the recipient of the first Big West Men’s Volleyball Freshman of the Week honor in 2021.
• The 6-4 Greece native started both contests against UC San Diego – consecutive 3-0 wins – and contributed to the cause averaging 2.00 kills and 1.00 digs per set.
• Chakas served up three aces in match two.
• Chakas posted four kills and two digs in the opener and six kills with three digs in the rematch.
• He shared team-high honors with 35 receive attempts in the series and did not commit a single reception error.
OTHERS NOMINATED: None