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Rainbow Wahine is the official nickname applied to all women's sports teams at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. All University of Hawaii teams were traditionally called "Rainbows" until controversies with the name led the university to allow its men's teams to choose their own nicknames; today, the baseball team are "Rainbows," the basketball team are "Rainbow Warriors," and football, volleyball, golf and tennis are all "Warriors." Regardless, all the women's teams still officially retain the traditional "Rainbow" label. Wahine is the Hawaiian word for "woman." During games, the Rainbow Wahine are often colloquially known as The Rainbows or 'Bows (which may be used to refer to the men's Rainbow Warrior teams as well), and The Wahine. In conversation, the use of the word Wahines, to describe a team or multiple players is sometimes replaced with Nā Wahine ("nā" the plural definite article in Hawaiian).
[edit] NCAA Division I programs
The University of Hawaiʻi has several athletic programs in the NCAA Division I bracket.
To comply with federal Title IX these programs were created to give females an equal opportunity to compete in sports. Each Wahine sport has its own unique booster club, or support club.
[edit] Graduation rates
The following table shows the average graduation rate of student athletes competing on various Rainbow Wahine athletic teams compared to the national average graduation rate for other NCAA Division I schools.
| Sport |
National Average |
UH Team Rate |
Head Coach |
| Basketball |
81% |
73% |
Dana Takahara-Dias |
| Cross country/Track |
83% |
63% |
Carmyn James |
| Golf |
87% |
83% |
Ashley Biffle |
| Sailing |
N/A |
N/A |
Andy Johnson |
| Soccer |
87% |
65% |
Michele Nagamine |
| Softball |
84% |
83% |
Bob Coolen |
| Swimming & Diving |
91% |
88% |
Victor Wales |
| Tennis |
88% |
78% |
Jun Hernandez |
| Volleyball |
86% |
63% |
Dave Shoji |
| Waterpolo |
86% |
100% |
Michel Roy |
[edit] See also
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