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Warriors Hand Out Team Awards at Annual Na Koa Banquet
Chang Named Team MVP
Release Date: 12/05/04
HONOLULU - University of Hawai`i football coach June Jones announced the 2004 team awards Sunday night at the annual awards banquet, sponsored by Na Koa, at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Defensive end Timmy Chang (6-1, 196, Sr., Waipahu, Oahu) took home the Alec Waterhouse Most Valuable Player Award, defensive tackle Lui Fuga (6-1, 294, Sr., Waipahu, Oahu) received the Ben Yee Most Inspirational Award, while cornerback Kenny Patton (6-0, 187, So., Altadena, CA) garnered the Scholar-Athlete Award.
Chang, who became the NCAA career passing leader on Nov. 6, 2004, compiled 3,853 yards and 34 touchdowns on 327-of-556 passing in 12 games this season. The Waipahu, Oahu, native, is the only player in college football history to eclipse the 16,000-yard mark in both passing (16,667) and total offense (16,508). He earned WAC Player of the Week honors (Nov. 8 ) and has passed for 1,187 yards and 14 touchdowns in his last three games.
Fuga, one of the only players on the squad to be a part of four bowl games, played through injury and never missed a practice or game while finishing the regular season with 34 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss (-16), two sacks (-11), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and three quarterback hurries.
Patton, who sat out two games with a hamstring injury, finished sixth on the team with 51 tackles, an interception, two PBUs, and a fumble recovery.
The Captains Awards went to wide receiver Chad Owens (5-9, 177, Sr, Honolulu) on offense, cornerback Abraham Elimimian (5-10, 185, Sr., Los Angeles, CA) on defense, and Chad Kapanui (6-0, 226, Sr., Honolulu) on special teams.
Owens, a two-time first team all-WAC pick, led the Warriors with 94 catches for 1,176 yards and 15 touchdowns, and 31 punt returns for 441 yards and four scores. He was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week twice and WAC Special Teams Player of the Week once this season, and is the school's career leader in all-purpose yards (5,257), receptions (231), and punt return yards (924).
Elimimian, also a first team all-WAC selection, compiled a team-high five interceptions in 11 games this season and is one shy of the school record of 13 career interceptions. He tied the school record with three picks at UTEP on Oct. 16, 2004. The Los Angeles, Calif., native, has also blocked a PAT and returned a fumble for a touchdown earlier this season, and amassed 58 tackles (41 solo) in 11 games, and started a string of 32 straight games for the Warriors.
Kapanui, who also was a part-time starter at linebacker, finished the regular season with 51 tackles (23 solo), three tackles-for-loss (-10), a sack (-6), four quarterback hurries, and a forced fumble.
Warrior Club Awards went out to running back Michael Brewster (5-5, 185, Sr., Houston, TX) on offense, defensive end Melila Purcell (6-4, 266, Jr., Pago Pago, American Samoa) on defense and return-man Owens on special teams.
Brewster started nine games andled the Warriors with 662 yards and six touchdowns on 106 carries. He is the first running back in the Jones era to rush for more than 651 yards in a season and also caught 34 passes for 273 yards and one score.
Purcell, an honorable mention all-WAC pick, started 10 games at left defensive end and is third on the team with 69 tackles (42 solo), a team-high 15.5 tackles-for-loss (-71), a team-high six sacks (-49), four PBUs, seven quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.
Scout Team Awards were handed out to offensive lineman Keith Ah Soon (6-1, 297, Fr., Pago Pago, American Samoa) on offense, defensive tackle Clarence Tuioti-Mariner (5-11, 261, Fr., Corona, CA) on defense and Orlando Wong (6-0, 187, Fr., Laie, Oahu) on special teams.
Captains Award
Offense: Chad Owens
Defense: Abraham Elimimian
Special Teams: Chad Kapanui
Warrior Club
Offense: Michael Brewster
Defense: Melila Purcell
Special Teams: Chad Owens
Scout Team Offense: Keith Ah Soon
Defense: Clarence Tuioti-Mariner
Special Teams: Orlando Wong
Ben Yee Most Inspirational Award: Lui Fuga
Scholar-Athlete Award: Kenny Patton
Alec Waterhouse Most Valuable Player Award: Timmy Chang
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Na Koa Banquet Awards handed out. TC gets MVP award.
Na Koa Banquet Awards handed out. TC gets MVP award.
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It was a great night with over 900 people in attendance including players, coaches, administrators, player's families, fans and Na Koa members. Many of the fans and their children were getting their autographs before the dinner. Timmy was at his best speaking about how much he has grown and his love and appreciation for his teammates, coaches and family.
Gerry Coffee, a retired Air Force pilot who was shot down over Vietnam and spent 7 years in the POW camp known as the "Hanoi Hilton" was the guest speaker. He spoke about how surviving that ordeal with other prisoners depended on belief in oneself, team unity, a purpose in life and belief in their County. He compared his ordeal to that of the team and coaches this season, how they stayed unified and persisted and their ultimate successes in the end. It was a very powerful moving speech.
Gerry Coffee, a retired Air Force pilot who was shot down over Vietnam and spent 7 years in the POW camp known as the "Hanoi Hilton" was the guest speaker. He spoke about how surviving that ordeal with other prisoners depended on belief in oneself, team unity, a purpose in life and belief in their County. He compared his ordeal to that of the team and coaches this season, how they stayed unified and persisted and their ultimate successes in the end. It was a very powerful moving speech.