April 28 2014

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CLOVIS RODEO ROPES IN 100 YEARS

Sole Train collects 16,000 shoes for charity

By Brianna Vaccari @bvaccari10

Every year, the marketing strategies class of the Craig School of Business aims to break a Guinness World Record, but this year, a shoe drive titled “Sole Train 2014” put Fresno on the map by setting a record.

A team of 12 students partnered with Fresno State’s Vintage Days and local businesses and collected 16,000 shoes, or 8,000 pairs of shoes, surpassing its goal of 10,000.

The shoes were placed in the shape of a world map on the lawn east of the Science II Building.

“This is the first place in the world to create the largest map made of shoes,” said Bianca Mancilla, Sole Train team coordinator. “We wanted to put Fresno on the map in a positive way.”

The team was comprised of Mancilla, Amy Bachmeyer, Andrew Esguerra, Megan Souza, Amy Yang, Wendy Moua, Chris Simons, Shelby Davidson, Veronica Sandoval, Cameron Jones, Afona Gebre and Nick Gargan.

The 12 students were part of Dr. William Rice’s marketing strategies class, which aims to break a Guinness World Record every semester. Nick Gargan, a Sole Train team member, said Rice encouraged the team to set a goal that would benefit the community.

A participant in the 2014 Clovis Rodeo Parade rides his horse as the rodeo celebrates its 100th year.

Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

See SHOES, Page 3

Despite Friday rain, Vintage Days draws big crowds

By Jesse Franz

@JesseOfTheNews As a freak storm -- sandwiched between 90-plus degree weather -- hit Fresno Friday, the fate of the 40th Vintage Days was up in the air. The few who chose to brave the storm to attend the yearly festival hid under umbrellas and dodged puddles that were only getting deeper.

Thursday night’s forecast reported that there was a 50 percent chance of rain by 11 a.m., but the grounds were drenched by 9 a.m.

By noon, electrical engineers setting up the concert stage called it a day, wrapping the audio equipment in tarps to try again Saturday. For the 11 bands ready to play the festival, their concerts were canceled.

Vintage Days’ concerts, which have been part

of the events fabric since its foundation 40 years ago, were in jeopardy. That’s when things went into overdrive for a few performers and planners.

When Ethan Castro, a local DJ who performs under the name ENRG, found out about the cancellation, he was distraught.

“We were performing my electronic songs live, so I had a full band of people,” he said. “All of the acts that day were suddenly canceled, and it crushed my heart. I could only imagine what [the other acts set to perform] were feeling like.”

For Castro, it turned out to be an opportunity.

Seeing that many of the acts were still ready to play, he tried to find another place to perform, even though no school facilities would be available on such short notice.

After calling several local off-campus venues,

See VINTAGE DAYS, Page 3

Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

The Fresno State Enology Society cooks up some tri-tip to sell at Vintage Days Sunday in the Maple Mall.

INSIDE

Fresno Filmworks Photo by Matt Vieira • The Collegian

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Opinion: Congratulations Mr. Sterling Women’s tennis MW champs

OPINION

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MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014

AN OPEN LETTER TO DONALD STERLING

Here’s to you, Mr. Sterling!

Los Angeles Clippers owner cements his place as worst owner in NBA history after alleged racist remarks surface Congratulations, Donald Sterling. Your Los Angeles Clippers are now postseason contenders and poised to become the new face of the city – after the Lakers’ fall from grace this year.

A team that was Christopher once the dictionary Livingston definition of “futile” – it had 10 straight losing seasons after you purchased it and recently had only its fourth winning season in 22 – is now at the top of its game.

Stars such as Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan are headlining a squad into a new era coached

by Doc Rivers, whose resume includes winning an NBA title against a major rival.

It’s an honor, after decades of being the laughingstock of the entire league, to finally own a team that is making a playoff push. You, Mr. Sterling, have done it. For once in the NBA, there are the words “Los Angeles” in the postseason, and the next word does not read “Lakers.”

Oh, and let me remind you, the players and head coach I just mentioned are black.

Black, as in the race you “privately” bashed in front of your half-black girlfriend in a recording acquired by TMZ. See, it wasn’t enough that the Department of Justice sued you back

in 2006, alleging that you used race as a reason whether people could move into your apartment building or not, claiming that, “black people smell and attract vermin.”

It wasn’t enough that a jury’s verdict went in your favor when Basketball Hall of Famer and former Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor sued you back in 2009 on allegations of wrongful termination based on race, claiming that you had a “Southern plantation-type structure” for your organization.

It wasn’t enough that, according to the litigation, you told 1988 firstround pick Danny Manning, “I’m offering you a lot of money for a poor black kid.”

Now supposedly you had to cause a ruckus over your girlfriend’s Instagram post of her and Magic Johnson. That benign post on her personal account just didn’t sit well with you. No, it’s not because Magic is a former Laker. It’s far from that.

So, let me get this straight, you don’t want black people watching Clippers games – but you’ll gladly take all of the advertising dollars, (non-black) ticket sales, and the glory when the black players you’re paying actually perform well?

Well, you’ve done it now. The Clippers are finally a respectable team, and we are all reminded of why they shouldn’t be considered as such.

The players are admirable – past and present – but it’s the man signing

the checks who has made the team look terrible.

For example, after deciding not to sit out Sunday’s playoff game in protest, your players took off their warmup jackets and threw them at the center of the court. They then wore their practice jerseys inside out -- all red, no “Clippers” to be seen.

The NAACP decided not to award you the lifetime achievement award (an award I’m surprised you even qualified for, considering the earlier allegations). And many, many people have spoken out against you, including President Barack Obama.

Oh, and let’s add insult to injury: you decided to do all of this in the midst of a rivalry series. Now, fans of the Golden State Warriors have something to use against the Clippers. I can hear it now: “At least we love black people!”

And the bigger shame is that your actions will fall on the NBA. Adam Silver has only been commissioner for nearly three months, and he already has a big controversy to work with.

We all sit and wait for his decision.

Maybe it will be a suspension, maybe a slap on the wrists.

One thing that’s for sure, if you wanted to solidify your spot as the worst owner in the history of the NBA, then I want to express my deepest congratulations.

You have tattooed your name in history.

Letters to the Editor Dear Collegian, For the past two years, I have been part of the Scholars In Services (SIS) program here at Fresno State. SIS gives qualified students the opportunity to volunteer at specific sites with the goal of enriching their education through their service. Through SIS, I have served at Wesley United Methodist Church assisting with a variety of activities, from volunteering at The Pink Cow thrift shop, to helping serve a meal every Thursday through the Base Camp dinner. During this process, I have grown close to the community and have learned so much, not only about the El Dorado Park community, but about myself.

A college education provides students with new knowledge, but SIS provides students with experience. Even the straight A student must acquire experience in applying what is learned in the classroom in real-world situations. SIS allows us to gain this kind of experience and increases the service needed in our community!

Without a doubt, being part of Scholars In Services has added a whole new dimension to my college experience. The program has allowed me become more aware of the needs of that community. I strongly encourage those who do qualify for the program to apply to be a part of Scholars In Service or to get involved in other community service and service-learning experiences. Those experiences will enrich your college education in ways no textbook or lecture ever could.

Sincerely, Arelis M. Clemente, Fresno State junior

Dear Editor, Imagine a Friday where instead of leaving campus the moment classes concludes and deserting the campus, students could instead sniff the delicious aroma of fresh prepared food, yet they don’t feel like eating at Panda Express, Subway, Starbucks or the dinning hall. All these exciting senses in their brains and organs grapples their inner excitement to find gourmet food. What if exclusively once a week a parade of food is set up, and what if this parade is called “Fresno State Cart Hop?” Despite the good notion, that dream is a mere figment of an imagination, because there is no such concept at Fresno State campus yet.

The reason why food trucks are not allowed only once a week on campus is completely ghastly. Furthermore, the food choices on campus are mediocre and lack luster, and its one and only food truck called “Bulldog Bites” does not even serve gourmet food, moreover it is not even consistent with its schedule.

There is no reason why Fresno State should not have a cart hop like in downtown Fresno at least once a week on campus where students could try all the various local gourmet food by local entrepreneurs. At the same time the university could profit from leasing a flat rate space to the food trucks. I don’t see why it’s such an issue for the university to not take such initiative to make the university a more interactive and community supportive education system.

Brace yourselves... finals are coming

Yvette Mancilla • The Collegian

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THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS

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Students break record with shoe drive SHOES from Page 1 All of the shoes collected were donated to nine local nonprofit organizations, including the Poverello House, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Highway City.

After its first meeting of the semester, the team came up with four proposals to submit to Rice, Mancilla said. The Sole Train proposal began as the goal of creating the longest “train” of shoes. But after she took a trip to Hawaii, Mancilla said the idea of creating a map emerged.

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The weather on Saturday was a drawback. We had to wait for the rain to pass, but we stayed focused and got the job done.

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-- NICK GARGAN

SOLE TRAIN PARTICIPANT The team created a Sole Train Gmail account and social media accounts to promote the campaign, gather donations and track progress.

Shoes were mailed from near and far. Packages with shoes had return addresses from Washington, Oregon and Georgia as well as northern and southern California, Mancilla said. On average, each donation was about 20 shoes, with one of the largest being 1,500 from Mendota.

The Sole Train team partnered with Fresno State’s 40th Vintage Days for the last leg of the campaign. Vintage Days visitors brought shoes and dropped them off at the event Friday and Saturday. The event created even more local awareness for the cause and drew thousands of potential donors.

But there were a few setbacks on Saturday, Gargan said, the biggest being the rain in the morning.

“The weather on Saturday was a drawback. We had to wait for the rain to pass,” he said. “But we stayed focused and got the job done.”

The map was finished Sunday and measured about 70 feet tall by about 140 feet wide.

“It felt great to complete such a large project,” Gargan said. “It had a lot of beneficial results, not only for us but also for the community.”

The successful world record attempts are not official until Guinness verifies formal claims, which can take several weeks. The students are required to provide evidence such as logs, official witness statements and photos/videos to Guinness.

Since the final verification comes long after the semester ends, Rice grades the students on accomplishing stated goals and executing business practices for a successful marketing campaign using real world experiences.

Successful Fresno State attempts confirmed by Guinness include the world’s largest fruit salad in fall 2011 and the world’s largest smoothie in spring 2012.

Photos by Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

(Top left) Endless Summer plays at the Vintage Days concert stage. (Top right) Guardian’s of the Ribbon, Fresno County Pink Heals Chapter displays its signed pink fire truck in support of breast cancer awareness. (Bottom left) County Fair Cinnamon Role’s signature dish. (Bottom right) Pop Korner Kettle Korn being bagged right before it is sold.

The 40th Vintage Days comes to an end VINTAGE DAYS from Page 1 Full Circle Brewing Co. in Fulton Mall was the best available location for the event.

But moving the concerts off-campus meant they would no longer technically be a part of Vintage Days.

The show would go on.

“Even though it was hailing, thunderstorming and no one knew about this but for three hours before hand, we had people come out to this place that virtually nobody knows and support us,” Castro said.

“Saturday, it was still a bit of a chilly morning, so there wasn’t as many people,”

said Ivana Tjheu, a Vintage Days student concerts coordinator. “But as time went on and the sun began picking up, by noon there were a lot of people over here.”

To the merriment of Vintage Days attendees and organizers, the sky cleared up by noon Saturday, bathing the campus in sunny mid-to-low-70-degree weather.

The festival was back to normal. Clubs and Greek organizations were selling food; vendors displayed products; and the music was once again echoed throughout campus.

That included the most anticipated musical act of the festival, The Wild Blue, a

1970’s progressive rock band that played at the first Vintage Days 40 years ago.

“It was crazy. They’ve still got it,” Tjheu said.

The performance was packed with Fresno State alumni, she said.

Fresno State clubs and organizations sold food products from across many cultures, ranging from pulled-pork to boba.

At 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, vendors made their last calls for sales, wrapping up the 40th Vintage Days that saw tens of thousands come to the university’s campus -- a year of planning and implementation by students to put the festival together.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

COMMUNITY

Film festival a hit in Fresno

A Clovis parade full of pride 200 entries paraded through Old Town Clovis to celebrate the 100th edition of the Clovis Rodeo

This year’s festival marks its 10th anniversary and was headlined by international films

By Yvette Mancilla @yvette_mancilla

Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

Audience members settling in at the Tower Theatre before a screening of the short “Somehow” on Sunday. The short was co-directed by Joell Hallowell, a Fresno native.

What started as a community group’s efforts to bring independent films to Fresno in response to a lack of diversity on screen has now blossomed into the Fresno Film Festival.

This weekend marked the 10th year of the festival, organized by Fresno Filmworks, a non profit staffed entirely by volunteers that screens independent movies every second Friday of the month at the Tower Theatre.

The festival has been put on since 2005 in April but in recent years has seen a slow but steady growth in attendance, said Jefferson Beavers, president of Fresno Filmworks.

Fresno Filmworks recently celebrated its 12-year anniversary. Community members who saw a need for experimental and independent films to be shown without having to go outside of Fresno founded it in 2002.

This year’s selection of films offered a wide variety of genres and cultures. The films are foreign and independent films outside of the usual lineup seen at commercial theaters, said Beavers.

Nineteen movies from 11 different countries and 14 shorts were screened out of 130 submissions the festival committee received

this year.

Seven short and feature-length movie programs were held, featuring post-film discussions with the filmmakers and producers.

The Q&A sessions with the filmmakers were to provide an “interactive experience” with the audience, said Beavers.

Although there were no definitive changes to this year’s festival, Beavers said the focus was mostly on international work.

“Particularly for the festival, we put together a really strong cultural lineup that gives people different voices to hear from,” Beavers said.

Central Valley natives David Dibble and Joell Hallowell directed two shorts, “Adonis” and “Somehow” respectively.

Dibble, a Hanford native, shot and filmed “Adonis” at his parents’ house in Hanford in 2013. The partly animated short tells a story of a young man who uses a dog from a dating service to quell his romantic woes.

Although Dibble was not present at the festival, he said the event is a “good thing for the community to have a variety of movies.”

Dibble also had advice for local filmmakers who want to get into the industry.

“If this is the only thing you want to do, go for it,” Dibble said.

Miss California Rodeo Salinas was one of the many figures during the parade that highlighted the western influence of Old Town Clovis.

PRE-EVENTS MON. 4/21

“Genocides Around the World” Sponsored by USU Productions, Armenian Studies Program & Armenian Students Organization Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Location: Memorial Garden

TUES. 4/22

Annual Spring Interfaith Fashion Show Sponsored by PSAS Time: 4 p.m.

Location TBD Armenian Genocide Film Screening & Vigil Sponsored by Armenian Studies Program & Armenian Students Organization Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: McLane Hall 161

THURS. 4/24

Silent Protest Sponsored by Armenian Studies Program & Armenian Students Organization Time: Noon – 1 p.m.

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TUESDAY, 4/29

“Gen-Silent” Intellectual Thought Symposium LGBT Elders Film and Discussion “Black Women’s Literacy Sponsored by Fresno State Expressions: Aesthetic Writings, LGBT + Allies Network Political Writings, and Time: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Autobiographical Writings” Location: Henry Madden Library,

Sponsored by Africana Studies Time: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: USU 312-314

Room 3212

Puerto Rico Sponsored by: Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: Henry Madden Library, Room 2206

EVENTS MONDAY, 4/28

Diversity Awareness Week Opening Ceremony Time: Noon – 1 p.m.

Location: Free Speech Area

Psychological Impact of Globalization Dr. Lene Arnett Jensen Sponsored by the World Cultures Location: Free Speech Area Platform and Globalization Cohort Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Armenian Genocide Location: Henry Madden Library, Commemoration Room 2206 Keynote Speaker: Judge Houry Sanderson “A Journey Into Change”: The Sponsored by Armenian Unconscious Bias Workshop Studies Program & Armenian Sponsored by California Students Organization Faculty Association Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Time: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Free Speech Area Platform Location: ED 140

The Division of Graduate studies will feature its red carpet event on Thursday, May 1, from 1 8 p.m., the Graduate Research and Creative Activities Symposium in the Henry Madden Library. Please join us and c heck out what graduate students are doing.

FREE to all students, faculty, staff and community.

For more information please visit our website for information at www.fresnostate.edu/gradstudies Fresno State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please call 559.278.2448 in advance of your participation.

Photos by Katie Eleneke• The Collegian

Clovis Rodeo flag bearers wave to the crowd gathered lined up on Barstow and Pollasky on Saturday.

Transgender Short Films Program

WEDNESDAY, 4/30

Film Screen Mooz-Lum Sponsored by Muslim Student Association and Black Faculty

Time: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Location: Henry Madden Library, Room 3212

Vagina Monologues

Sponsored by LGBT+ Allies Network Sponsored by S.P.E.A.K Time: 7 p.m. and United Student Pride Location: North Gym 118 Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Location: Music Building, Room 160

5th Annual Fist Up Film Festival - Part I Time: 7 p.m.

Location: McLane Hall, Room 161

WEDNESDAY, 4/30

President’s Diversity Forum Events Sponsored by the President’s Commission on Human Relations and Equity

THURSDAY, 5/1

Book Reading: Bridging Worlds: A Love Story Sponsored by Women’s Resource Beyond Boundaries by Ellen Bush Center and the Department of Time: Noon – 1 p.m.

Military Science and Leadership Location: Pavilion Conference Room Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Location: Peace Garden 5th Annual Fist Up Film Festival - Part II Handprint Project Pledge to Stop Sexual Assault

Screening Q&A with artist Mare Advertencia Lirika Sponsored by The World Cultures and Globalization Cohort Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Peters Building 191

FRIDAY, 5/2

Annual Diversity Conference Building Bridges, Tackling Fears Time: Noon - 4 p.m.

Location: Henry Madden Library, Room 3212

Black Gender Conference Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Henry Madden Library, Room 2206 Film Screen “Free Angela & All the Political Prisoners” Sponsored by Cine-Culture Time: 5 p.m.

Keynote Speech: Buyer’s Location: Satellite Student Union Remorse: Is it Time for a

Speaker: Karen Dace Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Location: North Gym 118

Open Mic with Student Groups: Finding Your Voice: Claiming Panel Discussion: Whose Job is it Anyway? the University as Your Own Time: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. and Campus Diversity Location: USU 312-314 Time: 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Location: North Gym 118

All participants are welcome!

If you need special accommodations or have any questions, please call the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute: 559.278.6946

Dogs United Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute

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MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014

FUN & GAMES

SUDOKU: Fill the 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contain all of the digits from 1 to 9.

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IN BRIEF

World Bank exec to discuss ag, rural development in Southeast Asia today

Dr. Sundaran Annamalai, executive director of The World Bank Group, will give a lecture at 5 p.m. today in the Alice Peters Auditorium on “Investments of the World Bank in Agriculture and Rural Development in Southeast Asia.”

The lecture is part of a graduate seminar class based on international culture, said Dr. Anil Shrestha, a Fresno State plant science professor and host of the event.

Annamalai will speak about The World Bank’s involvement in Southeast Asia along with his personal experiences.

The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology is sponsoring the lecture.

CSU wins grant to digitize internment-related documents A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will allow six California State University libraries, including Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library, to expand access to documents relating to the internment of JapaneseAmericans during World War II. The $40,000 grant (which also benefits the Dominguez Hills, Sacramento, Fullerton, Northridge and San Jose CSU campuses) will allow for a digital project that categorizes letters, newsletters, tapes and photographs from the 1940s in which more than 120,000 U.S. citizens of Japanese descent were forced into incarceration during wartime.

Fresno State’s Special Collections Research Center at the Henry Madden Library was awarded the first funds in conjunction with CSU Dominguez Hills. The funding will support digi-

tizing 180 items as part of the pilot phase. The campuses are seeking additional funding to digitize the complete collection, which comprises thousands of documents.

“Outside of the Japanese-American National Museum in Los Angeles, the CSU has the best collections on Japanese-Americans as part of its history of commitment to, and involvement with, their respective local communities,” said Tammy Lau of the Special Collections Research Center in a release.

VP for Advancement search down to four finalists Fresno State’s nationwide search for a vice president for advancement is down to four finalists who are visiting campus in April and May to meet with faculty, staff and community members.

The new vice president will succeed Dr. Peter Smits, who will retire this summer after serving 20 years at Fresno State.

The 10-member search committee is composed of faculty, staff and administrators and is headed by Ray Steele Jr., chair of the Fresno State Foundation board of governors and former Fresno Bee publisher.

The candidates are as follows: • Paula Castadio, president and CEO, ValleyPBS. • Randal V. Childs, assistant vice chancellor, North Carolina Central University.

• Dr. Richard Daniel, associate vice president for university advancement and special projects / executive director for alumni relations, University of Texas at El Paso.

• Brian Kish, senior vice president, central development, University of Arizona Foundation.

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MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2014

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS

The Bulldog Bulletin Briefs and blurbs on the Fresno State Bulldogs

By Quinn Robinson

Western Athletic Conference.

Collegian Staff

Tennis: Women’s team wins MW title The No. 1-ranked Fresno State women’s tennis team clinched the Mountain West Women’s Tennis Championship by beating second-seeded New Mexico 4-2 Sunday at Sierra Sport and Racquet Club.

The Bulldogs (16-8) have won 12 straight matches and will enter the 2014 NCAA Tournament with an automatic bid for winning their conference tournament. The win on Sunday secured Fresno State’s first MW championship in program history and is the ‘Dogs’ first conference title since 2011.

The Bulldogs took two out of three matches in doubles competition with the tandem of Sophie and Anneka Watts beating New Mexico’s Miza Bezdickova and Lizette Blankers 8-3. Fresno State’s No. 3 doubles team, Tanya Murtagh and Rana Sherif Ahmed, gained a win as well with an 8-1 victory over Rachana Bhat and Susanne Baklini.

The Bulldogs will find out where they’ll be headed for the NCAA Championships on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. A selection show will be hosted on campus with details of the event to be announced today.

Björgvinsdóttir claims women’s golf conference title Freshman Guðrún Brá Björgvinsdóttir captured the Mountain West Championship title by finishing 2-over par with a 218 (71-71-76) in the three-day tournament. Björgvinsdóttir made 10 birdies and recorded her best finish of the season.

“I am really happy to win this tournament, and it is a great finish for this season,” Björgvinsdóttir said. “Overall, I am happy with this tournament, and I am so excited to start our next season.”

As a team, the Bulldogs concluded the 2013-14 season with a tie for third place with a score of 45-over par (909) for the tournament.

Junior Madchen Ly finished in sixth place with a 6-over par, 222 (71-71-80).

Fellow Bulldog, Hanna Sodersten finished tied at 21st with a 15-over par, 231 (77-77-77).

“We really made a statement this week of where our program is and where we are headed,” said Fresno State head coach Emily Milberger. “We ended this season on a lot of positive notes.”

In making history again, Björgvinsdóttir and Ly were named second-team All-Conference for the first time in the MW. The last Bulldog to be named to an all-conference team was Christine Uhalde in 2010 for the

Track And Field: ‘Dogs close out season with strong home showing The Bulldogs men’s and women’s track and field teams closed out the final meet of the regular season by winning a combined 14 events Saturday at the Bulldog Invitational.

“Overall, our team performed well today and really competed all the way through the end,” Fresno State head coach Scott Winsor said. “Our confidence level is great and right where it needs to be going into the MW Championships.”

Senior Meagan McKee finished in the top three in all of the women’s throwing events, including a victory in the shot put after throwing the shot over 47 feet. She finished second and third in the hammer throw and discus, respectively.

In the track events, Kyra Johnson won the 800-meter race with a time of 2:12.27. Bakersfield’s Ariana Mariscal finished second. Kyra’s sister, Dezirae, finished second in the 400-meter with a time of 55.74 seconds, just .14 seconds off of her season-best.

In the 4x400 relay, the Johnson sisters teamed up with Je’Nia Sears and Njeri Omawahleh to earn a first-place finish with a time of 3:42.55 to beat Cal State Northridge’s team by almost two full seconds. Sears also won the long jump with a mark of 20 feet, 4 inches, barely missing her school-record mark she set earlier in the season.

Devin Harrison won two individual events and also contributed to a relay win. He won the 200-meter in 21.81 seconds, a season-best time for the junior.

Harrison also won the long jump with a leap of 7.26 meters and then was a part of the 4x400 relay team that won with a time of 3:15.52.

Freshman Kamara Biawogi, who was on that winning 4x400 relay, also won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.91.

Senior Michael Jamieson won the 800-meter in a close finish with a 1:52.28. He held off Cal Poly’s John Guerrero by .38 seconds.

Kevin Poythress set a new personal record in his last home meet. Poythress ran a 9:00.06 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The time was 15 seconds better than Poythress’ previous mark and eighth-best in Fresno State history.

Senior Roderick Dash won the hammer throw with a mark of 61.84 meters, while junior Brice Sandri took first place in the discus with a distance of 52.45 meters.

The Bulldogs will have 2 1/2 weeks to prepare for their trip to the University of Wyoming for the Mountain West Championships that will take place on May 14.

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Fresno State freshman Austin Guibor slides into third base during the ‘Dogs’ 11-1 victory over the Air Force Falcons.

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The Diamond ‘Dogs scored 11 unanswered runs Sunday afternoon at Beiden Field to top Air Force 11-1 in a conference showdown, completing the three-game sweep of the Falcons.

The victory marks the fifth-straight win for the Bulldogs (24-21, 11-13 Mountain West), while the Falcons (15-28, 5-16) have lost their third game in a row. “‘I think it’s been the whole team clicking,” Fresno State third baseman Manny Argomaniz said. “As they say, hitting is contagious. Ever since we started our road trip in Reno, as a team we’ve been hitting the ball really well. It’s just kind of snowballing and going really well for us right now.”

AFA scored the first run of the game early in the second inning before Argomaniz smacked a home run, his third of the season, to left field to tie things up at 1 apiece.

The Falcons never saw a lead again. From the fourth inning on, the Bulldogs rolled up 10 more unanswered runs to secure the win.

A strong five-run fourth led by outfielders Austin Guibor and Jordan Luplow, who drove in a combined four runs in the inning, enabled the Bulldogs to pull away. Kevin Viers singled to start the inning, and then Argomaniz hit a double down the left-field line to put him in scoring position.

Brody Russell’s bunt single sent Viers home and gave the ‘Dogs a 2-1 lead.

With two outs, freshman Guibor connected for a

two-run RBI single, sending Argomaniz and Russell home. Luplow smacked a two-run double to increase the ‘Dogs’ lead to 6-1.

“What I’ve seen is way more aggressive swings,” Fresno State head coach Mike Batesole said of Argomaniz. “Even his swings and misses, you can see he’s airing it out. When he swings and misses, you go, ‘Hey, don’t throw that pitch again.’ Since he’s stopped being careful and stopped trying to push the ball to right field and just started letting it go, it’s been good to have another bat in the middle of the order.”

Argomaniz hit his second homer of the game in the fifth to put his team up 7-1. The ‘Dogs added five runs in innings five through seven to establish the commanding double-digit lead and went on to maintain it.

Junior right-hand pitcher Derick Velazquez started the game for the ‘Dogs. The 6-foot-4, 200-pounder only allowed six hits and one run in his five innings pitched and tallied four strikeouts.

The ‘Dogs topped the Falcons 8-1 in Game 1 and 6-1 in Game 2. Both games took place on Saturday as part of a doubleheader. Fresno State is now 5-1 this season against the Falcons.

Earlier last week the ‘Dogs defeated in-state opponents California (7-4) and Cal State Fullerton (2-1).

Fresno State will hit the road next week for its next five contests. The ‘Dogs’ five-game road trip will commence Wednesday when they travel to Southern California to face Cal State Fullerton again. They defeated the Titans in an April 23 interconference meeting at Beiden Field 2-1 in a 16-inning game that lasted over four hours.

‘Dogs round up Rebels Fresno State wins weekend series over UNLV

The Fresno State softball team celebrates after beating the UNLV Rebels in Game 3 of the series Sunday afternoon at Bulldog Diamond.

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

Make no mistake, Fresno State softball pitcher Jill Compton showed up to work.

She pitched in three games for 15 2/3 innings and allowed one earned run for a 0.46 ERA against the UNLV Rebels over the weekend.

“I’m trying to cut down the walks,” Compton said, “because it’s something I’ve been struggling with. Getting ahead of the batters has helped me. Coach and I have been working a lot in the bullpen to throw strikes and mix around my pitches.”

Two of those games she started (and finished). Her lone loss came in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday “The first game on Saturday, she pitched phenomenal-

ly,” said Fresno State head coach Trisha Ford. “She had one bad hit, but we just have to score and do a better job of supporting her.”

Sunday’s contest ended in a 1-0 decision for Fresno State. Brooke Ortiz scored the only run in the game after a fielding error by UNLV second baseman Jaexie Balilea. The Rebels threatened to tie the game in the top of the seventh when Emilie Valadez was in scoring position, but Compton retired the side to get the shutout.

“We got one run for her, and she held off,” Ford said.

“She just really went to work. You can see her tempo. She had great confidence and great mound presence today.

“She’s feeling good, and it’s a good part of the season for her to start to feel good.”

Saturday saw more offense from Fresno State against UNLV pitcher Morgan Ettinger. In the fifth inning, Michelle Solomon blasted a three-run home run to left-

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center field that was followed by a solo shot to the same spot by cleanup hitter Stesha Brazil.

Fresno State pitcher Hannah Harris blanked the Rebels until the seventh inning. A Tayler Van Acker single brought home UNLV’s first run of the contest. With the bases loaded, Ford sent in Compton to get the final two outs of the game for her first save of the season.

Now the Bulldogs are tied for first place in the conference with the Colorado State Rams who are visiting Bulldog Diamond for a three-game set that begins Friday.

“It’s exciting,” Ford said. “For us to be in this situation is what we’ve played for all season. We control our own destiny. We’re just putting ourselves in position to win. That’s what we need to do: just take it game-by-game, pitch-bypitch.”