Honors & Awards
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022; Beach-2022)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2020; Spring 2021)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2021, 2022)
2022 (Freshman)
• Posted a 9-11 record with partner Ally Batenhorst in her first collegiate beach season
Before Nebraska
• As an outside hitter for Kamehameha Kapalama High School in Honolulu, Akana was named the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Player of the Year, first-team All-Hawaii and the All-Hawaii Girls Player of the Year
• Totaled 378 kills and 403 digs as a senior and had 22 kills in the state title match to lead Kamehameha to a state championship for the second time
• Was named the state tournament's most outstanding player
• Was also named a 2019 MaxPreps second-team All-American
• Originally signed with USC but was released from her scholarship after a head coaching change
• Would be the second Hawaii native ever to play for the Huskers, joining former three-time All-American Fiona Nepo (1995-98), Nebraska's all-time leader in career assists
Personal
• Born Sept. 19, 2001
• Parents are Joselyn and Brandyn
• Brandyn played basketball at BYU-Hawaii, Joselyn played volleyball at Hawaii, sister Braelyn is a sophomore volleyball player for Hawaii
• Major is psychology
• Minor is communications