Offseason Workouts, Elimimian

Jason Kaneshiro looks ahead to the offseason.

To maintain the momentum the Warriors built through the spring, UH head coach Greg McMackin said the team will continue its conditioning program until final exams before the players head into their summer workouts.

"I think this is really the push time," McMackin said. "We have two more weeks to get better and we're going to use every second and every day we have.

"This is where the work escalates. ... They want to win the WAC championship and to do that you have to work to get better."

Kaneshiro also reviews some of the progress made this spring.

Solomon Elimimian, along with track & field star Annett Wichmann, were named 2009 Bonham Award winners.

The award is given annually to the top male and female senior student-athlete who “best exemplifies the ideals for which Jack Bonham stood for in the areas of athletic excellence, academic achievement, public service, leadership and character.”

Off the field, Elimimian was a three-time Academic all-WAC selection. He was actively involved in community service and participated in numerous church functions.

“Solly was the school’s career leader in tackles, but that never mattered to him,” head coach Greg McMackin said. “He only cared about the team’s success and while he was here, we won. In his four years, we won 35 games, made it to three bowl games, and finished either first or second in the WAC three times. He took it upon himself to make the defense better and he did everything he could to make sure it happened.”