DARE Volume 1 • Issue 1
Summer/Fall 2010
The official magazine of UCSB Athletics
THE CUP IS COMING UCSB will host its first national championship event in 30 years
Great Examples
Gaucho student-athletes excel in and out of competition
The Face of a Franchise
See how a former Gaucho is impacting his Major League Baseball team and community
The Gaucho Fund
Updated donor information inside
CONTENTS
DARE Magazine Summer/Fall 2010
The Gauchos, shown here celebrating their 2006 College Cup championship, will be looking for a repeat on their home turf this December. (photo by Mike Eliason)
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A welcome from the Director of Athletics Harder Stadium draws record crowds Scarves Up! - soccer season ticket info The Blue-Green Series for Sustainability The Curtice Gate A Great Example: Josh Finkelstein All Gaucho Reunion The Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame The Year in Sports Campus Pool boasts decades of service New aquatics center A Great Example: Orlando Johnson The Gaucho Basketball Enhancement Fund The Founders Room at the Thunderdome Legends of the ‘Dome Gaucho Fund donor guide Living Scholar program Living Scholar Spotlight: The Escaleras Living Scholar Spotlight: The Eldridges The Gaucho Order A Great Example: Jill Damion The SB Awards Academic success A Great Example: Doug Hansen
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Gauchos Go Dancing A Big West Tournament title gave the men’s basketball team a trip to the NCAA’s Big Dance in Milwaukee.
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A Great Example: Anne Marie May This Gaucho almost didn’t end up as one of the best swimmers in the nation.
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The Face of a Franchise Major League Baseball standout Michael Young has never forgotten his Gaucho roots.
On the Cover – The Cup is Coming Midfielder Luis Silva will lead the Gauchos into an exciting 2010 season with the quest for a national championship at stake. UCSB is proud to host the 2010 Men’s College Cup, December 10-12, at Harder Stadium where four teams will compete for the coveted Cup. Almost $2 million of improvements will go into Harder Stadium, including the Curtice Gate, a new video scoreboard, a new irrigation system and playing surface, enhanced concessions areas and a revised press box. (photo by Tony Mastres) Editorial Staff Christina Baglas, Scott Flanders, Tom Hastings, Matt Hurst, Bill Mahoney, Steve O’Brien, Lisa Skvarla Contributing Writers Christina Baglas, Scott Flanders, Tom Hastings, Matt Hurst, Bill Mahoney, Steve O’Brien, Lisa Skvarla, Steve Yodz Photography Hazel Ando, Connor Artigue, Christina Baglas, Matt Brown, Steve Chen, Jose deRubira, Dan Eldridge, Mike Eliason, FIVB, Scott Flanders, Carlos Garcia, Preston Hensley, the Johnson family, Randy Lamb, Bill Mahoney, Tony Mastres, Ernie Mastroianni, Walt Middleton, Dan Mullins, Brad Newton/Texas Rangers, Aaron Poole/NewSport, Bobby Russell, USA Swimming, Paul Wellman Design and Layout Scott Flanders Advertising Design and Layout Alan Cassinelli, Citrus, Scott Flanders, Richard Loza Printing Boone Graphics 70 South Kellogg Avenue Goleta, CA 93117 805.683.2349 info@boonegraphics.net DARE is published by the UC Santa Barbara Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, ICA Building, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5200.
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Why We DARE Hello and welcome to the inaugural edition of DARE Magazine. We’re extremely proud to have you on board for our journey into a new era for UCSB Athletics. On the following pages you will learn more about your wonderful athletics department, the many initiatives we have underway and read about just a few of the countless people who make this department a special one – our student-athletes and the donors who have invested to become The Difference. This past year we provided scholarship, career development, academic and operational support to all programs and student-athletes who wear our blue and gold and compete for one of America’s finest universities. We did this with a supportive campus and the emotional and financial investment of 900 donors – 65 of them at the Living Scholar level and above – contributing over $900,000 through the Gaucho Fund. Last season was a successful one for your Gauchos. We reclaimed the Big West Commissioner’s Cup, men’s basketball won the Big West regular season and tourney titles to return to the NCAA Tournament and four other programs tasted NCAA tourneys. Plus, we were a force in individual NCAA appearances in swimming and track and field. In the classroom, we continued to excel. We led the Big West with the most scholar-athletes and our graduation suc-
cess rate climbed to a remarkable 84%, second among all University of California institutions. Student-athletes come to this beautiful campus to compete for titles, be challenged as a student, grow as a person and prepare for life after college. But, like those we compete against, we strive for more. The road ahead provides an opportunity to push into a new era and further onto the national stage. Our mantra is Dare to Be Great. With such bravado, we honor this challenge by recruiting outstanding student-athletes, attracting quality coaching staffs and providing the best support systems possible to ensure their success. I have said many times that a lasting difference lies within improved facilities. We have taken several steps in our Walk of Champions plan, led by enhancements to Harder Stadium. And finally, I hope you enjoy the proposed new athletics aquatics center to replace storied Campus Pool. We are aggressively fund-raising to make this a reality. It’s breathtaking. On behalf of our great university and your athletics department, thank you for being part of the Gaucho Fund and continuing to make a difference in the lives of our student-athletes. Mark W. Massari Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Gauchos Go Dancing
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op-seeded UCSB’s 69-64 win over rival Long Beach State in the 2010 Big West Tournament championship game sent Gaucho fans into a frenzy at the Anaheim Convention Center. The win against the 49ers also meant that the Gauchos had punched their ticket to the Big Dance for the first time since 2002. In one of the greatest clutch performances in school history, Santa Barbara made all 12 of its free throws in the final 4:52 of the game to secure the championship. Sophomore guard Orlando Johnson (left), who along with his teammates was mobbed on the court after the final buzzer, was named the tournament’s most valuable player. Fellow sophomore James Nunnally joined Johnson on the all-tournament team. The Gauchos, who had earned a bye into the semifinals of the tourney, had defeated UC Davis, 76-62, one night earlier to advance to their second title game in school history. The victory against Long Beach State was the Gauchos 15th over an 18-game span and it gave them their first-ever sweep of the league titles. Not only did Santa Barbara win the tournament championship, it also won the Big West regular season crown. UCSB traveled to Milwaukee where it took on Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Photo by Matt Brown
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Virginia Commonwealth 12/4/04
Indiana 10/2/09
Cal Poly 11/5/08
Washington 11/8/07
Northwestern 11/25/06
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n October 2, 2009, the UCSB men’s soccer program broke five figures in attendance for the second time in school history. 10,114 fans crowded into Harder Stadium to watch the Gauchos pound Indiana, 3-0, on Meredith Field. On December 4, 2004, 11,214 people shoehorned into the stadium for an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal win over Virginia Commonwealth. Santa Barbara finished 2009 with a total attendance of 52,018 over 12 games, nearly 20,000 more than Maryland, the next closest program. The Gauchos’ average of 4,335 fans per game was 1,298 more 6 | DARE Magazine Summer/Fall 2010
per contest than Connecticut and set a new NCAA record. In addition, three home crowds in 2009 ranked among the top-10 single game attendance highs nationally. Last season marked the third straight year that UCSB had led the NCAA in attendance. In 2008, the Gauchos drew 37,886 fans to Harder Stadium, an average of 3,444 over 11 games. The 2010 season should be more of the same. In addition to the regular Big West rivalries, UCSB will also play host to traditional NCAA powers UCLA (September 24) and Duke (October 15), as well as the College Cup (December 10 - 12).
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Mexico U-17 9/22/09
Cal Poly 11/3/07
Wake Forest 9/21/08
UC Davis 11/7/09
Cal Poly 10/7/09
TOP-10 HARDER STADIUM CROWDS
It’s crowded. It’s loud. It’s intimidating. It’s Harder Stadium. Photo by Dan Eldridge
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WESTMONT 7 pm MEXICO U-20 7:30 pm CREIGHTON 7 pm DAVIDSON 7 pm UCLA 7 pm UC DAVIS* 7 pm CAL STATE FULLERTON* 7 pm CAL POLY* 7 pm DUKE (Fox Soccer Channel) 8 pm CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE* 7 pm UC RIVERSIDE* 7 pm NCAA COLLEGE CUP SEMIFINALS TBA NCAA COLLEGE CUP FINAL TBA
* Big West Conference game all times Pacific
2010 home schedule
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TV TIME AT HARDER! October 15 vs. Duke
hispanic heritage month For the second straight season, UCSB Athletics celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month in part by hosting a Mexican national team at Harder Stadium as the nation’s U-20 contingent was in town August 27th. Last year, the Gauchos defeated Mexico’s U-17 squad 2-1 in overtime in front of 8,425 fans.
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get yours! For each season ticket purchased you’ll get an exclusive Soccer Heaven scarf just like the one Machael David is showing off here!
the golden scarf soccer season ticket info Season Ticket Packages Include: > 1 ticket to all regular season home men’s games > 1 ticket to all regular season home women’s games > 1 College Cup All Session Pass Family Plan Packages Include: > 2 adult tickets to all regular season home men’s and women’s games > 3 youth tickets to all regular season home men’s and women’s games > 2 College Cup All Session Passes > Free GKids memberships for all youths
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2010 home schedule 8.20 8.22 8.27 9.17 9.19 10.8 10.10 10.15 10.17 10.21
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 7 pm CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 5 pm SAINT JOSEPH’S 5 pm WEBER STATE 7 pm OKLAHOMA 1 pm CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE* 7 pm UC IRVINE* 1 pm UC DAVIS* 5 pm PACIFIC* 12 pm SEATTLE 7 pm
* Big West Conference game all times Pacific
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two schools two colors one common goal Long before going green was en vogue and decades before the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the Central Coast was at the forefront of ecoawareness. In the years since a 1969 oil spill changed how the area’s population viewed the coast and the dangers associated with using its valuable resources, Santa Barbarans have had a mind for the three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), limiting a person’s carbon footprint and putting the environment ahead of many material goods. For the first time last year the athletics rivalry between UCSB and nearby Cal Poly meant more than holding bragging rights. Tapping into the Central Coast’s inclination towards keeping things green, the schools began the Blue-Green Rivalry to make fans and students aware of their campuses’ recycling and sustainability efforts. The eco-slant to the rivalry fits both the colors of sustainability (blue and green) and each schools’ colors (blue for UCSB and green for Cal Poly). The rivalry with the environmental slant was the first of its kind, bringing about awareness to sustainability through athletic events. At home men’s and women’s basketball games tips on sustainability were available to fans. Through UCSB radio broadcasts, information was relayed to listeners on how to reduce, reuse and recycle. Cal Poly and UCSB have a combined 40,000 student population and almost 20,000 faculty/staff and reach approximately a half million fans in the Central Coast region each year through athletics. Both schools plan on expanding marketing of the innovative rivalry series to include sponsor messages, recycling challenges and additional promotional platforms in upcoming years. And, for the record, UCSB won the first Blue-Green Rivalry award by defeating Cal Poly 12-10 in points spread out across 16 sports during the 2009-10 school year.
2010-11 Schedule of Match-Ups 10/9/10
Women’s Volleyball
UCSB at CP
10/12/10
Men’s Soccer
CP at UCSB
10/27/10
Men’s Soccer
UCSB at CP
10/29/10
Women’s Soccer
UCSB at CP
10/30/10
Men’s Cross Country
Big West Championships
10/30/10
Women’s Cross Country
Big West Championships
11/6/10
Women’s Volleyball
CP at UCSB
1/27/11
Men’s Basketball
UCSB at CP
1/27/11
Women’s Basketball
CP at UCSB
2/16-19/11
Women’s Swimming & Diving
MPSF Championships
3/2-5/11
Men’s Swimming & Diving
Pac-10 Championships
3/5/11
Men’s Basketball
CP at UCSB
3/5/11
Women’s Basketball
UCSB at CP
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Baseball
CP at UCSB
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Softball
UCSB at CP
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Women’s Tennis
Big West Championships
4/29-5/1/11
Men’s Tennis
Big West Championships
5/2-3/11
Men’s Golf
Big West Championships
5/6-14/11
Men’s Track & Field
Big West Championships
5/6-14/11
Women’s Track & Field
Big West Championships
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A ground-breaking ceremony for the Curtice Gate was held in August. Left to right are The Gaucho Order Chairman John Keever, head men’s soccer coach Tim Vom Steeg, Jim Curtice, Director of Athletics Mark Massari, head women’s soccer coach Paul Stumpf and Chancellor Henry Yang. (photo by Tony Mastres)
Soccer Heaven Becoming Even More Heavenly In anticipation of the 2010 men’s and women’s soccer seasons and UCSB’s hosting of the Men’s College Cup, nearly $2 million in renovations are underway at Harder Stadium. Part of the Walk of Champions conceptual plan, these projects include: • The Curtice Gate • New Meredith Field playing surface • New irrigation system • New video scoreboard • Enhanced concessions areas • Press box upgrades
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The Curtice Gate “Cactus” Jack Curtice was UC Santa Barbara’s head football coach from 1963-69 and its Director of Athletics from1965-73. He guided the Gauchos to the most wins of any coach in school history. In 1965, Curtice led UCSB to an 8-1 record and an appearance in the Camellia Bowl. He was named Small College Coach of the Year following the 1965 season. Also known as “Mr. Forward Pass,” Curtice was renowned for his development of quarterbacks. Signal callers under his tutelage earned numerous honors and were among college football’s statistical leaders during his career, which spanned 1940-69. While his coaching accomplishments are many, Curtice’s legacy is not limited to wins, losses and the passing game. It was Curtice who spearheaded the drive to build what was then known as Campus Stadium and now as Harder Stadium. His efforts resulted in the con-
struction of one of the finest all-purpose facilities on the Central Coast. The memory of Cactus Jack is indelibly etched in the minds of his former players and fellow coaches for whom he was a mentor, father figure and confidante. His contributions to UCSB, as its football coach and Director of Athletics, were countless. The Curtice Gate is a fitting tribute to one of the greats of UCSB Athletics. The Gate is an important part of a stadium that Cactus Jack made a reality. The Curtice Gate is part of UCSB Athletics’ Walk of Champions, a comprehensive conceptual plan that ties facility improvements together from Harder Stadium all the way to the Thunderdome. For more information or to get involved, please contact Associate Athletics Director Steve O’Brien at 805.893.4960 or steve.obrien@athletics.ucsb.edu.
A Great Example
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month prior to his first quarter as a freshman at UC Santa Barbara, tennis player Josh Finkelstein took a flight home to Hong Kong to visit his mother. When the plane landed, his leg was sore and cramped. by Steve Yodz Finkelstein later found out that he had developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition in which blood clots form in the leg. It is potentially fatal if a clot were to dislodge and travel to the lungs and become a pulmonary embolism. DVT severely limited Finkelstein’s physical activity as a freshman, causing him to miss the tennis season. He still is, and always will be, on blood thinners to help prevent clots, but he has rallied back. Finkelstein has not let his illness stop him from accomplishing nearly everything imaginable as a student-athlete at UCSB. “That was kind of a scary time,” he said. “I had no clue, but I could tell that something was wrong. It really put things into perspective for me.” Although he missed much of the 2009-10 season with injuries, Finkelstein helped lead the Gauchos to three straight Big West championships from 2007-09. He has enjoyed success in singles and doubles. He has even been named to the Hong Kong Davis Cup team, one of the highest honors a tennis player can earn. His success off the court has been equally, if not more, impressive. As a business economics major with a minor in Chinese, Finkelstein was selected UCSB’s Big West Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and he is a multiple Golden Eagle Award winner. His commitment to academics led the way as the men’s tennis team finished with the highest
team GPA last fall. Finkelstein has also shown leadership as a team captain and member of various campus organizations. He has helped the community as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board, and he is a representative of all student-athletes on the ICA Building Governance Board. Finkelstein has a motto that he lives by: Get busy living, or get busy dying. “You just have to live every moment,” he said. “When I came here I wanted to experience as many aspects of college life as possible and I think I’ve done that.” In 2009, Finkelstein started the regular season as the number seven singles player on the team after a poor fall season, but quickly rose to the second spot. He finished the season with a record of 18-5. Finkelstein attributes the constant improvement of his singles game to maintaining a high level of physical fitness and, “staying focused on every point, no matter what the score is.” His hard work earned him First Team All-Big West honors in both singles and doubles. “He’s just a genuinely nice, sincere person,” said head coach Marty Davis. “He’s the kind of guy that a mother would want her daughter to date.” Finkelstein is flying high again.
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ALL GAUCHO REUNION
The fourth annual All Gaucho Reunion was held in April and UCSB Athletics hosted three major events. On Friday, April 24, the annual Athletics Alumni Reception was held in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building. Numerous former Gaucho athletes joined current athletes, coaches and staff to reunite. On the morning of Saturday, April 25, the annual Legacy Breakfast was held, also in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building. This year, football players who competed from 1984-91 were presented with their “Block C� letters and welcomed into The Gaucho Order letterwinners program. For many of the former players and coaches, it was their first time returning to campus since the early 1990s. The highlight of the weekend was the Saturday night ceremony to induct eight new members into the Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. The induction was held in the Thunderdome.
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UCSB Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame
Class of 2010 KIM BRYSON • women’s swimming • 1986-90 Earned All-American honors in the 400 freestyle relay in 1987 and 1988 … Earned All-American honors in the 200 freestyle relay in 1988 and 1990 … Earned All-American honors in the 800 freestyle relay in 1989 … The only five-time swimming All-American in UCSB history … The only swimmer, and only the second athlete, in UCSB history to earn All-American honors in four separate years … At one time, had UCSB school records in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 100 backstroke, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay … Helped lead UCSB to four straight Big West Conference championships … Competed in the 1988 Olympic Trials.
DAVE CHAPPLE • football • 1965-68 Selected First Team All-American by the Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly as a punter in 1968 … Holds UCSB record for points in a career with 123 … Holds Gaucho records for most points after touchdown in a career (84), single season (31) and game (eight) … Set UCSB records for most field goals in a career (13), single season (nine) and game (two) … His career average of 41.8 yards per punt for 126 punts is the highest in UCSB history … Set single season punting average record at 42.5 yards per kick in 1966 … Finished third in the nation in scoring in 1966 … His 75 yard punt on Sept. 14, 1968, at UTEP is the longest in school history … Was the first punter drafted in the 1969 NFL Draft … During his seven-year NFL career, he played with the Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots … In 1972, as a member of the Los Angeles Rams, he led the NFL in punting at 44.2 yards per kick and played in the 1973 Pro Bowl … Selected to the UPI, NEA, NFC, Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly All-Pro Teams in 1972 … Had the NFL’s longest punt in 1972 – 71 yards … Holds NFL record for highest net punting average – 42.1 yards – for a single season.
COLMAN CONROY • men’s track & field • 1988-91 Holds the UCSB school record in the high jump at 7-4 ½ … His school record jump is more than four inches better than any other Gaucho high jumper has accomplished … Qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1990 and 1991 … In 1991, his jump of 7-1 ¾ was good for a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships … Earned All-American honors in 1991 … In 1990, his jump of 7-0 ½ gave him a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championships.
JOHN DOBROTT • men’s water polo • 1976-79 UCSB’s third all-time leading scorer with 214 career goals … One of three players in school history to eclipse 200 career goals … Earned First Team All-American honors in 1979 after helping the Gauchos to the National Championship … Selected Second Team All-American in 1977 and 1978 … Chosen to the 1979 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … Named All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) in 1977, 1978 and 1979 … Scored two goals in the NCAA Championship match victory over UCLA in 1979 … Scored two goals in the NCAA Semifinal match victory over Stanford in 1979 … Helped lead UCSB to PCAA championships in 1976 and 1979 … As a freshman swimmer, set UCSB records in the 200, 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle events … In 1979, competed for the United States gold medal World University Games team in Mexico City. continued on page 18 Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine | 17
CHRISTA GANNON • women’s basketball • 1990-94 Named to the 1993 Big West All-Tournament Team … Selected Honorable Mention All-Big West in 1994 … CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-American in 1993 and 1994 … NCAA Woman of the Year National Finalist in 1994 … NCAA Walter Byers Graduate Scholarship Winner in 1994 … Led UCSB in rebounding in 1993 and 1994 … Led the Gauchos in field goal percentage at 52.1% in 1994 … Ranks seventh in school history with a 49.5% field goal percentage … Graduated from UCSB with a 3.9 grade point average … Graduated at the top of her Stanford Law School class in 1997 … Won a George Soros fellowship for postgraduate study and in 1998 used the grant money to found Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY). Based in San Jose, Calif., FLY strives to reduce juvenile crime and incarceration through legal education, mentoring and leadership training … FLY has grown and currently benefits more than 2,000 kids per year … In 2006, Stanford Law School’s new Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law bestowed its first Alumni Public Service Award upon Christa.
JASON LEZAK • men’s swimming • 1994-98 Earned All-American honors in the 100 freestyle in 1997 and 1998 … Earned All-American honors in the 50 freestyle in 1997 … Selected Big West Swimmer of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 1998 … Holds UCSB and Big West record in the 50 freestyle at 19.67 seconds … Holds UCSB record in 100 freestyle at 43.40 seconds … Helped lead the Gauchos to four straight Big West championships … Anchored the 2008 Olympic gold medal-winning and world record-setting 400 freestyle relay squad, swimming the fastest 100 split in history … Also took gold in the 400 medley relay in 2008, setting another world record … 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the 100 freestyle … 2004 Olympic gold medalist and world record setter in the 400 medley relay … 2004 Olympic bronze medalist in the 400 free relay … Won 2000 Olympic gold in the 400 medley relay and silver in the 400 freestyle relay.
JEAN OKADA • women’s tennis • 1993-96 Earned All-American honors in 1996 after advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Individual Championships … Also played in the 1994 and 1995 NCAA Individual Tournament … Advanced to the second round of the tournament in 1995 … While playing No. 1 singles, led UCSB to Big West championships in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 … Helped the Gauchos to NCAA Team Tournaments in 1994 and 1996 … A three-time First Team All-Big West choice as a singles player … A four-time First Team All-Big West selection as a doubles player … Her 28 singles wins in 1996 are the second most in school history … Had 81 singles wins in her four years as a Gaucho.
TODD ROGERS • men’s volleyball • 1993-96 Selected Second Team All-American in 1995 and 1996 … Ranks second on UCSB’s all-time career assists list with 4,831 … Ranks second on UCSB’s all-time career digs list with 783 … Owns two of the school’s top-five single season assist marks … Owns three of the school’s top-eight single season dig totals … One of four players in UCSB history to record 100 or more assists in a single match … Won the gold medal in the beach volleyball competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing … Won AVP Crocs Cup Championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009 … Along with his beach partner Phil Dalhausser, named AVP Team of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 … Named AVP Best Defensive Player in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 … Selected AVP Most Valuable Player in 2006 … Named AVP “God of the Beach” in 2006 … Named AVP Rookie of the Year in 1997.
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UCSB Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame Members Teams 1965 Camellia Bowl Football Team 1967 Men’s Swim Team 1979 Men’s Water Polo Team A Sam Adams - Men’s Track & Field coach Erin Alexander - Basketball James Anderson - Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field Richard Anderson - Basketball Jeff Antoon - Baseball B Dave Barber - Golf Ralph Barkey - Basketball Corky Barrett - Football Barbara Beainy - Basketball Judy Bellomo - Volleyball Donn Bernstein - Sports Information Director Hovis Bess - Track & Field Greg Boyer - Water Polo Larry Brewster - Basketball Tom Broadhead - Football Kim Bryson - Swimming Lisa Busch - Soccer C Harry Callihan - Athletics Trainer Nick Carter - Men’s Track & Field coach Sam Cathcart - Boxing, Football, Track & Field Ignacio Caudillo - Basketball Scott Cerny - Baseball Dave Chapple - Football Clark J. Chelsey - Track & Field Robert Clancy - Golf Cori Close - Basketball Bill Collins - Track & Field Colman Conroy - Track & Field Jack Curtice - Football coach, Athletics Director Jim Curtice - Football D Willie Dancer - Track & Field Gay Jacobsen D’Asaro - Fencing Dick David - Baseball Bill Davis - Baseball, Football Lucius Davis - Basketball Carrick DeHart - Basketball John Dobrott - Water Polo Jerry Durfee - Track & Field E Jay Elbel - Track & Field Earl Engman - Basketball, Football, Track & Field F Bruce Fisher - Soccer Scott Fisher - Basketball Jack Fitzgerald - Baseball Jim Fitzgerald - Baseball Eric Fonoimoana - Volleyball Rob Friend - Soccer G Benjamin Gage - Water Polo Art Gallon - Men’s Basketball coach
Jose Gandara - Volleyball Christa Gannon - Basketball Robert Garcia - Boxing Don Gaynor - Tennis Roberta Gehlke - Volleyball Bill Geivett - Baseball Sidney Getzovitz - Fencing Debbie Goldberger - Tennis Paul Goodridge - Swimming David Gorrie - Baseball, Football Dave Gray - Swimming, Water Polo Tom Guerrero - Basketball
Jerry Pimm - Men’s Basketball coach Jim Pryde - Track & Field Sut Puailoa - Football
H Jay Hanseth - Volleyball, Basketball Spud Harder - Football coach, Athletics Director Donald Hart - Boxing, Football David Hendrickson - Water Polo, Swimming David Hengsteler - Boxing, Wrestling Laurie Hill - Soccer Mike Hitchman - Football Harvey Hubler - Basketball
S Ernie Saenz - Boxing, Football Ray Schaack - Football John Schroeder - Baseball Richard Schroeder - Swimming Otey Scruggs - Basketball, Track & Field Brad Shames - Baseball Brian Shaw - Basketball Robert Sherman - Basketball, Tennis, Track & Field Dave Shoji - Volleyball Quentin Sims - Basketball Amy Smith - Basketball Pete Snyder - Men’s Water Polo coach Jim St. Clair - Football Bruce Stahl - Swimming Robert Stansbury - Baseball John Steckel - Water Polo Lowell Steward - Basketball, Track & Field
J Carin Jennings - Soccer Erik Johnson - Baseball Howard Johnson - Football Tracie Johnstone - Tennis K Donald Kelliher - Football, Golf, Track & Field Rich Kezirian - Football Phil Kirkpatrick - Track & Field L Jason Lezak - Swimming M Ed Markham - Baseball Eric McArthur - Basketball William McArthur - Football, Rugby, Track & Field Gordon McClenathen - Track & Field Robert McCutcheon - Basketball Murt Miller - Baseball, Basketball, Football Charlotte Mitchel - Volleyball Bob Morelli - Football, Rugby, Track & Field John Morris - Football, Track & Field Larry Mouchawar - Water Polo Dan Mulock - Football, Rugby N Karen Nance - Soccer Ken Neff - Swimming Sandy Neilson - Swimming O Patrick Joseph O’Brien - Water Polo, Swimming James O’Hara - Basketball Jean Okada - Tennis Doug Oldershaw - Football, Rugby Sandy Ortgies - Softball John Osborne - Baseball, Basketball P Mel Patton - Football, Track & Field Delf Pickarts - Track & Field Larry Pickens - Football
R O. Lee Reid - Tennis Doug Rex - Basketball Todd Rogers - Volleyball Steve Ross - Baseball Don Roth - Swimming David Rottman - Volleyball Jerrold Rountree - Baseball William Russell - Baseball, Basketball
T John Tobin - Track & Field John Tschogl - Basketball Fred Tunnicliffe - Football V Paul Vallerga - Football W Peter Walski - Baseball, Football Bart Weitzenberg - Football Buddy White - Basketball Cy Williams - Baseball, Football Thomas Williams - Basketball Craig Wilson - Water Polo Willie Wilton - Men’s Basketball coach Phil Womble - Supporter, Historian Y Howard Yeager - Football, Track & Field Dan Yokubaitis - Baseball Albert Young - Basketball, Football, Rugby
Biographies of all members are available at UCSBgauchos.com. To nominate a candidate for induction into the Hall of Fame, please contact Executive Associate Athletics Director Diane O’Brien at 805.893.2247 or diane.obrien@athletics.ucsb.edu. Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine | 19
THE YEAR
Gaucho Athletics Celebrates Diversity As part of its commitment to honoring diversity, UCSB Athletics is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Black History Month every year. As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Gaucho soccer team hosted the Mexican U-17 National Team (opposite page, top) in 2009 at Harder Stadium in front of 8,425 fans. The Gauchos again hosted a Mexican National Team this August. The celebration of Black History Month included moving vignettes from student-athletes and a poignant tribute from David Campbell, men’s basketball director of operations, whose father was an original Tuskegee Airman.
Women’s Soccer Number of penalty kicks that UCSB made in its shootout win at Cal Poly in the championship match of the 2009 Big West Tournament. The Gauchos won the league crown for the second straight year and advanced to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament. Katy Roby was named tournament MVP and Kailyn Kugler was selected the league’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Cross Country Big West titles the women’s cross country team has won after capturing the 2009 championship, the team’s fifth in the past seven seasons. That garnered head coach Pete Dolan his seventh Coach of the Year award. On the men’s side, Scott Smith was an All-Region honoree. Smith and Crystal Reed both qualified for the NCAA Championships.
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Men’s Water Polo Career goals that junior Milos Golic has scored, which is fourth all-time in school history and he’s only the fourth Gaucho to surpass the 200goal mark. Golic was also a First Team All-American and is just the fourth three-time All-American in UCSB history.
Athletics UCSB won its eighth Big West Conference Commissioner’s Cup in 2009-10. It was, in fact, the eighth Cup that the Gauchos have earned in the last 10 years. In all, the competition has been in existence for 12 years.
27 212 8 BY THE NUMBERS Women’s Volleyball UCSB appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 29 seasons after the Gauchos made the postseason in 2009. Led by Big West Player of the Year and All-American Rebecca Saraceno and Big West Co-Coach of the Year Kathy Gregory, the Gauchos won at least 20 matches for the 24th time in school history.
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Swimming to Switch Conferences With the demise of swimming and diving in the Big West Conference, UCSB will take its swimming programs to new conferences beginning in 2010-11. The men’s program has been invited to compete in the Pac-10 while the women’s program will enter the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
Men’s Basketball Number of sophomores in the starting lineup for a UCSB men’s basketball team that won 20 games, the Big West regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the program’s first NCAA Tournament since 2002. The Gauchos won 15 of 18 games leading up to the NCAA game against Ohio State, the final two coming in the Big West Tournament. Orlando Johnson was named tournament MVP, as well as regular season Player of the Year, and Bob Williams received Big West Coach of the Year recognition for the third time.
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Swimming Total number of school records set by women’s swimmer Anne Marie May, a three-time All-American. May also held the No. 1 ranking in the 50 freestyle for several weeks this past year. On the men’s side, breaststroker Tim Freeman set two school records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.
120 Women’s Basketball Blocked shots by Mekia Valentine, a new school record and more than all but one Big West team. Valentine averaged 4.0 blocks per game, ranking her third in the nation and she set a new school mark with 11 swats in a game vs. UC Irvine.
6 The Gauchos are Moving! In an agreement struck in August, UCSB partnered with a new radio home for men’s soccer, men’s basketball, baseball and Talk’n Gauchos, the weekly radio show for all things Gaucho. Beginning with soccer’s quest for the College Cup, games will be carried live on NewsPress Radio, AM 1290 in Santa Barbara, and on the web at UCSBgauchos.com and newspress.com.
Men’s Volleyball National ranking, in total kills, by UCSB’s junior outside hitter Jeff Menzel, the first Gaucho to lead the nation in kills since records have been kept. Menzel led the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in total points and is a three-time All-MPSF selection. He’s currently fourth in career kills in the program’s history.
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McLaughlin Leads U.S. to Gold For the second straight year, UCSB head men’s volleyball coach Rick McLaughlin led Team USA (right) to a gold medal at the Pan Am Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Current Gaucho Andy McGuire and former UCSB All-American Theo Brunner were on the squad.
Athletics Free event tickets distributed this past year through the Gauchos Give Tickets program. The initiative, part of the Gauchos Give community outreach program, extends ticket privileges to charitable or non-profit organizations that assist those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend a UCSB Athletics event.
1 275 10,000 BY THE NUMBERS Women’s Water Polo Saves during the season by freshman goalkeeper Ruth Milne, which set a new UCSB record. That performance landed Milne on the All-Big West team and helped her squad to its second consecutive winning season.
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Welcome Nelligan UCSB Athletics is proud to announce a partnership with Nelligan Sports Marketing which gives NSM exclusive representation of UCSB’s marketing rights and athletic sponsorships. NSM provides sales and marketing expertise for sports properties worldwide and represents many of the elite college programs in the U.S.
Baseball Strikeouts by left-hander Mario Hollands on March 12 vs. Northern Illinois, which tied a UCSB school record, previously held by Barry Zito (1997) and Walt Rehm (1970). Hollands ended up being one of six Gauchos drafted in the MLB draft and was the team’s highest pick, taken in the10th round by the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Softball The Gauchos’ new school record for double plays turned in 2010, ranking the squad ninth nationally with an average of 0.44 per game. Individually, Jessica Ziegler was a First Team All-Big West pick after ranking in the conference’s top-10 in batting average, hits and stolen bases.
5 Golf Improvement in final standings from last season by the Gauchos after their fourth-place finish at the Big West Championships. That marked UCSB’s best finish at the year-end event since finishing fourth in 2004.
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Men’s Tennis Highest ranking by the Gauchos at one point this season was also the highest by a UCSB team since 2008. Santa Barbara, which had seven All-Big West selections and won 13 dual matches in 2010, also posted one of the biggest victories in recent years when it won a 4-3 decision at Boise State on April 3.
Track and Field Number of UCSB All-Americans at the 2010 NCAA Track and Field Championships. Julian DeRubira (steeplechase), Jane Doolittle (high jump), Danielle Domenichelli (10,000 meters), Ryan Martin (800 meters) and Barbara Nwaba (heptathlon) all garnered All-American status in their respective events. It was the most All-Americans that a Gaucho track and field team had ever produced at the NCAA Division I level.
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Women’s Tennis National rank of a player, who was also seeded first in the tournament, that Gaucho Sofia Novak defeated during the 2009-10 season. Exclaimed head coach Pete Kirkwood after Novak’s performance: “That ranks right up there in the all-time efforts of any Gaucho women’s tennis player.” Novak, along with four of her teammates, earned All-Big West honors following the season.
57 29 5 BY THE NUMBERS Davis Named Director of Tennis Marty Davis, the head men’s tennis coach at UCSB for the last 11 years, has been promoted to Director of Tennis. In his new position, Davis will spearhead fund-raising efforts for both the men’s and women’s teams. One of the most successful coaches at UCSB, Davis has guided the Gaucho men’s team to six Big West championships and NCAA Tournament berths in his 11 seasons.
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s a freshman at UC Santa Barbara, Anne Marie May wasn’t sure if she could successfully compete at the collegiate level. Maybe that’s because she was playing the wrong sport. by Steve Yodz May was originally recruited to play water polo at UCSB, but as a multi-sport athlete in high school with limited experience in water polo, she was having a hard time jumping in at such a high level of competition. That’s when she decided to try swimming. Four years of hard work later, May has become one of the best swimmers in the nation. In fact, during a portion of last season, she was ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in the 50 freestyle. She holds the UCSB and Big West records in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, along with being part of the school and conference records in four out of the five relay events. In only a few years of training, May has realized her potential as a world class athlete. In 2008, she finished 14th in the 50 freestyle at the Olympic Trials, racing alongside swimming legends like Dara Torres. “It was probably the most fun I’ve ever had at a swim meet, and there were a ton of Gaucho representatives there to share the experience with me,” May said. May has worked closely with her teammates and coaches, especially sprinting coach Naya Higashijima, who May says she must talk to before every race. “I have to talk to Naya no matter what,” May said. “She has to talk me out of being nervous or I can’t survive.” Although it’s not just Higashijima that made May so comfortable at UCSB. The native of Carmel, Calif. credits the team atmosphere and mutual dedication as one of the strongest motivating factors and describes, in one word, the culture of UCSB
Swimming as “love.” “Everyone is working for everyone else,” she said. “We have a saying - ‘Only Gauchos beat Gauchos.’ Even though swimming is an individual sport, we really don’t approach it that way in this program, which I think is one of the reasons we’ve been so successful.” May has not only led by example in the water, but she has shown extraordinary leadership outside the pool as well. On top of being co-captain of the team, the two-time NCAA AllAmerican is also the Gauchos’ Big West Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Head coach Gregg Wilson recognizes how lucky he has been to have such an incredible swimmer literally come out of the stands and develop into the dominant force that she is today. “She’s so sweet and so nice, until you have to swim next to her,” Wilson said. “A lot of opposing coaches will be glad to see her go.” This past year was May’s last as a Gaucho, and whether or not she continues to compete as a world class athlete – she said that her post-swimming plans would be “to work with people, maybe in hospitality, personal training and wellness, real estate or marketing” – there is no shortage of supporters who know she will be successful in life. “She’s an excellent representative of our department, our campus and our conference,” added Wilson. “Everyone who meets her realizes that.”
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Serving Our Country, Serving Our Campus UCSB’s Campus Pool has had a lengthy run as the home of the Gaucho swimming and water polo teams. Before that, however, it served Uncle Sam. In 1942, the United States government reached an agreement with the City of Santa Barbara to lease what is currently the Santa Barbara Airport for the purpose of creating a Marine Corps Air Station. The original 568 acres were soon supplemented with the addition of the land that is now the UCSB campus. The additional land allowed for the construction of barracks and new training facilities. Among the new training facilities was a water crash simulation unit that included a ramp and water tank. The ramp stood high in the air and sent the cockpit hurtling into the water tank, forcing the pilot into an underwater escape. The tank? That was Campus Pool. On June 15, 1942, the first Marines arrived at the Marine Corp Air Station. There were 12 officers and 125 additional men. By the end of World War II, 24 Marine Squadrons had received training at the Santa Barbara Marine Corp Air Station. In March of 1946, the base was released to the War Assets Administration for disposal two months later. In 1952, the University of California took over the former barracks area on the Coastal Plateau, and the rest is history. 28 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
Seven-time Olympic medal winner and former Gaucho swimmer Jason Lezak is part of Campus Pool’s storied past. photo by Tony Mastres
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Anchoring the Walk Of Champions plan is a state-of-the-art 65-meter pool that will lie directly behind the stunning ICA Building and Phil Womble Hall of Champions. This breathtaking site will be the crown jewel among West Coast aquatics facilities and will provide the Gauchos and the Santa Barbara community a first-class venue for competitive and recreational use. 30 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
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A Great Example
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hen basketball player Orlando Johnson decided to transfer after his freshman season at Loyola Marymount, he could have elected to go just about anywhere. by Bill Mahoney
After all, he led the Lions in scoring (12.4 points per game) and instilled in him a competitiveness and work ethic that has paid off. rebounding (4.9 per game). “I’ve learned so much from them,” he said. “I’ve learned how to be Johnson opted for UC Santa Barbara and after just one season as a man, how to conduct myself in public, to be a leader in my commua Gaucho, he is already considered one of the best players that the nity, to respect people and to work hard.” program has seen. UCSB head coach Bob Williams sees all of those things in Johnson. Johnson averaged 18.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He was “Orlando’s commitment, work ethic and competitiveness are innamed Big West Player of the Year, Big West Tournacredible,” said Williams. “He has such a strong desire ment MVP, First Team All-Big West and NABC to be coached and because of that he has improved First Team All-District. He was also selected to the his game so much. But outside of basketball, he is Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American Team and just such a quality person and a natural leader.” Honorable Mention All-American. As a high school athlete Johnson also played You could say his decision worked out for the football, two years each as a quarterback and tight best. end. “UCSB was a perfect fit,” said the Seaside, Calif., “I think Orlando’s football background is one of native. “The coaching staff and players really opened the reasons he is so tough and physical,” Williams up to me on my visit. It kind of felt like family. I surmised. “He doesn’t shy away from contact. He rereally felt there was no other school that would have ally likes to mix it up. Really, he is a basketball player been better for me.” in a football player’s body.” Johnson knows all about the importance of “Football is definitely more physical than basfamily. After his mother - Vicki Renée Johnson ketball and that’s what I bring to the court,” Johnson passed away when he was a child, his grandmother said. “I’m a physical player and have a physical and brothers took over the duties of raising him. nature. I like contact.” When his grandmother passed, the responsibilities As competitive as the 6-foot-5 Johnson is, he was fell to his brothers, Jamell Damon, Sr., and Robert forced to take a year off from competing after transJohnson. ferring to UCSB from Loyola Marymount. While A young Orlando Johnson (front) with his “My brothers really started raising me when my it was tough for him to sit out a year, he thinks he brothers, Jamell (left) and Robert. mom passed,” he recalled. “Robbie was like 16 and became a better player because of it. Jamell 12. It was crazy. They took turns. Sometimes they would miss “I became smarter about the game,” he said. “I started seeing things school just to make sure I got to a doctor’s appointment or something. that I had never seen before. I think that made me a much better It was tough, but I’m living well now. I’m in college and nobody ever player.” thought I’d make it this far. I’ve overcome the odds, and my brothers Williams believes that Johnson brings more than just statistics to are really the main reason.” the table. He sees him as a leader. In addition to the everyday duties of raising him, Johnson’s broth“Orlando is a natural leader,” he said. “A lot of it has to do with how ers also steered him in the right direction at every turn. hard he works and how competitive he is, but it’s more than that.” “I grew up in a neighborhood that wasn’t very good,” Johnson A communication major, Johnson would like to get in to coaching recalled. “I grew up seeing fights everyday. You were either out there or broadcasting after his basketball career. Either way, he is thankful for hustling, doing stuff like fighting, or you were in school, reading books where he is in his life. and playing sports. My brothers stayed away from the other stuff too. “I don’t ask people to feel sorry for me,” he said. “I just want to be They shielded me and put me on the right path.” treated like everyone else. I’ve lived a good life and I’ve been given Having been college athletes - Robbie played basketball at Weber great opportunities. I’m thankful for all of it.” State and Jamell played football at St. Mary’s - Johnson’s brothers also So too, undoubtedly, are the Gaucho coaches. UCSBgauchos.com features a regular series entitled Great Examples. Part of the BE Great life skills program, Great Examples are student-athletes that embody the BE Great principles of solid leadership skills, strong campus and community involvement and academic success. 32 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
“I’ve overcome the odds, and my brothers are really the main reason.” – Orlando Johnson
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The Gaucho Basketball Enhancement Fund The Gaucho Basketball Enhancement Fund is in place for the sole purpose of supporting the men’s and women’s basketball programs. Developed to complement the Gaucho Fund annual giving program, which assists with scholarship and student-athlete support systems, it will target critical facility improvements at the Thunderdome and provide program enhancements (such as international trips) which draw recruits to campus and enrich their journey while playing for UCSB. Although recruiting the best student-athletes and strong coaching staffs will be the difference in winning, we firmly believe that to become a powerhouse, a program needs to be funded like one. Success of the fund can already be seen with the upcoming completion of a new team lounge and nutrition area within the Founders Room (opposite, top) and a new film/media room (opposite, bottom) in the Thunderdome. Donations are also being made to fund improvements to locker rooms (above). Gifts to the Gaucho Basketball Enhancement Fund are made at the discretion of the donor, head coach and director of athletics. To learn more about giving opportunities, please contact Associate Athletics Director Steve O’Brien at 805.893.4960/steve.obrien@athletics.ucsb.edu, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Williams at 805.893.2141/robert.williams@athletics.ucsb.edu or Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lindsay Gottlieb at 805.893.7211/ lindsay.gottlieb@athletics.ucsb.edu. 34 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
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The Founders Room at the Thunderdome With generous gifts to the Gaucho Basketball Enhancement Fund dedicated to assisting men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball over the years, a newly re-branded and improved Founders Room (above) will be available for the 2010-11 season.
The Thunderdome room will now also serve as a team lounge for all three programs that call the venue home. It will be complete with Wi-Fi, televisions and a nutrition bar. On gameday, the renovated room will continue to serve as a hospitality spot for donors. Adjacent to the Founders Room will be a re-purposed film room for coaches and student-athletes which will also host the media on gameday. All contributions to the Gaucho Basketball Enhancement Fund are made directly through the Gaucho Fund and will be used at the discretion of the head coach and athletics director. For more information, contact Associate Athletics Director Steve O’Brien at 805.893.4960 or steve.obrien@athletics.ucsb.edu.
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Welcome Bridlewood Estate Winery! Ticket holders in the Gold Zone Gaucho Fund seating section of the Thunderdome for men’s and women’s basketball are also provided hospitality privileges in the Founders Room, where Bridlewood of Santa Ynez will now be the exclusive wine served to persons 21 years of age and older. For select games, Bridlewood will offer a range of premium wines – usually available only to their wine club members – that reflect the varietals found in Central Coast vineyards from southern Monterey County to Santa Barbara.
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OF THE ‘DOME For over 30 years – from the mythic men’s basketball teams that slayed the UNLV powerhouses of the late 80s and early 90s to women’s hoops squads that excited a community and a campus, owned a conference and produced WNBA players, to a volleyball program that for 26 years was one of just three teams in the nation to make the NCAA Tournament every year – the Thunderdome has housed some of the best players and teams to ever make their imprint at UCSB. To immortalize the Gaucho athletes that consistently turned in legendary performances inside of a legendary building, UCSB Athletics implemented its Legends of the ‘Dome program in 2009. Women’s volleyball player Roberta Gehlke was the first member named to the exclusive group as her banner was unfurled in the Thunderdome on Oct. 17, 2009. A total of five Gauchos – four players and a coach – were chosen as Legends over the 2009-10 season. Each year, fans will be asked to vote for the next Legend or Legends to be raised in tribute. In 2010-11, three more will be immortalized as a women’s volleyball player and men’s and women’s basketball players will become the latest Legends of the ‘Dome.
barbBEAINY Basketball • Guard/Forward • 1988-92 Hillsborough, Calif. • Unveiled on Feb. 27, 2010 A UCSB Athletics Hall of Fame member … As a senior, led the Gauchos to their first Big West Conference title … Guided UCSB to its first two NCAA Tournament appearances … Named UCSB’s first Big West Player of the Year in 1992 … A two-time All-Big West Conference selection … Her 1,519 career points ranked second in school history at the time of her graduation … Found on UCSB career top-10 lists for points, assists, free throws made, free throw percentage and scoring average.
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Basketball • Guard • 1986-90 Inglewood, Calif. • Unveiled on Jan. 23, 2010
Women’s Basketball • Head Coach • 1987-2008 Bakersfield, Calif. • Unveiled on Feb. 11, 2010
A UCSB Athletics Hall of Famer … Scored 1,687 career points, a record that stood for 18 years and still ranks second in school history … Ranks among UCSB’s top-10 in 10 statistical categories … Named the Big West Freshman of the Year in 1987 … A three-time All-Big West pick … A 1990 All-American … Led the 1988 and 1990 Gauchos into the NCAA Tournament … In 1990, after helping UCSB to an NCAA first round win over Houston, led the team with 23 points in the second round against Big 10 champion Michigan State … In 1990, scored a game-high 24 points with an injured ankle against top-ranked UNLV. The Gauchos beat the eventual national champions 78-70, the Runnin’ Rebels only loss over a 55-game stretch.
Compiled a 438-200 record over 21 seasons at UCSB … His 438 wins are more than all other UCSB women’s basketball coaches combined … His .687 winning percentage is the highest in the program’s coaching history … A seven-time Big West Coach of the Year selection … UCSB posted a winning record in each of French’s last 18 seasons … Directed the Gauchos to 13 straight postseason appearances prior to retiring in 2008 … Led the team to 12 Big West titles … UCSB advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2004 … The Gauchos posted seven wins in NCAA Tournament games under French … Coached four All-Americans, seven Big West Players of the Year and 58 All-Big West honorees … Of UCSB’s 22 1,000-point scorers, French coached 19 of them.
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Volleyball • Outside Hitter • 1996-99 Huntington Beach, Calif. • Unveiled on Oct. 17, 2009
Basketball • Guard • 1986-88 Richmond, Calif. • Unveiled on Feb. 13, 2010
Inducted into the UCSB Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 … A three-time All-American and four-time All-Big West First Team selection … An AVCA All-District pick all four years she played … Named the 1999 Big West Player of the Year, the first Gaucho to ever earn that award … UCSB’s all-time leader in career kills, attack attempts and kill average … Second on the school’s career digs list … Holds UCSB’s single season record for kill average … Holds single match records for kills and attack attempts … Propelled the Gauchos to four straight NCAA Tournament berths … Helped UCSB advance to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1997 and again in 1998 … Led the Gauchos to an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 1999 … UCSB went 112-26 over Gehlke’s career.
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Inducted into the UCSB Athletics Hall of Fame … An All-American and All-District pick in 1988 … Tabbed the 1988 Big West Player of the Year … A two-time All-Big West player … Helped the Gauchos to a school-record 22 wins in 1988 … UCSB earned its first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 1988 … The only player in Big West history to lead the league in rebounding and assists in the same season … In 1988, led UCSB to two wins over UNLV … The only player in school history to record a triple-double, doing so five times … Had 22 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and three steals in a 1987 win over fifth-ranked North Carolina State … Won a World Championship gold medal with Team USA in 1986 … A first round draft pick of the Boston Celtics … Won three NBA Championships as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers … Currently an assistant coach with the Lakers.
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The Face of a Franchise Michael Young has elevated his game since leaving UCSB, winning numerous awards and becoming the face of the Texas Rangers. But that doesn’t mean that this Gaucho has forgotten his roots. by Matt Hurst the Young Heroes Program, which gives scholarships to students It’s an empty question, one that most reporters casually ask at the planning on attending college after overcoming cancer. The 33-yearend of an interview in the oft chance that the subject responds to it. old Young also has been actively involved in Major League Baseball’s Most times it’s met with silence or a polite negative response. Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program and has earmarked a “Anything else you’d like to add?” large amount to donate for installing lights at UCSB’s Caesar Uyesaka This is where you get a small glimpse into the type of person Stadium. Michael Young is. It’s things like these programs that earned Young the Marvin The six-time All-Star barely hesitates and reveals that his Gaucho roots run deep. Miller Man of the Year Award in 2008 – one of the highest off-field “For all the guys who are still playing baseball at UCSB,” Young awards a major leaguer can win. says, “I want them to know that I’m following them, I’m pulling for “That award is special because I feel that it’s a family award,” Young them. They are in a situation where they get to play in an unbelievsaid. “My wife is incredibly passionate about being involved in the community. able college town, in great weather and in great competition in the “I feel that it’s a massive responsibility because I’ve been with one Big West and the opportunity is there to make something of yourself. team my whole career. I have been able to lay I wouldn’t trade my experience at UCSB for a thing. There are a lot of ways it helped mold me “I wouldn’t trade my foundation here. I live in Dallas year-round, I make my home here, my boys were born here. into the player I am today.” experience at UCSB This is where I consider to be my home.” A batting champion. A career .301 hitter. That may be one of the reasons he’s so His club’s all-time hits leader. One of six in for a thing.” beloved in Texas. He’s easily won over fans by major league history to compile five straight adhering to everything the Rangers have asked him to. He came up as 200-hit seasons. A Gold Glove winner. An All-Star Game MVP. The a second baseman, moved to his natural shortstop position and has face of the Texas Rangers. been Texas’ third baseman the past two seasons. While at all three, he’s It’s those things that people gravitate towards when discussing made the American League All-Star team, something he says “I take a Young. But it’s things outside the lines, like what Young spoke about, lot of pride in.” that makes him who he is. “He’s their most visible player. He is definitely someone who is He and his wife, Cristina, help run the Wipe Out Kids Cancer widely respected on the team and in the community,” said T.R. Sulfoundation and in 2005 helped furnish the outpatient therapy room livan, who has covered the Rangers for 22 seasons, first at the Fort at the Dallas-area Children’s Medical Center. The Young’s also began 40 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
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Young poses with good friend Vernon Wells of the Toronto Blue Jays after being named MLB’s 2008 Man of the Year.
Along with legendary shortstop Omar Vizquel, Young hoists his 2008 Gold Glove.
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Worth Star-Telegram and now for MLB.com. “He is their unofficial team captain.” That’s one of the reasons Sullivan says Young is visible – win or lose – “100 percent of the time” and Young describes himself as a “shut up and play guy.” It’s that approach that stood out to UCSB head coach Bob Brontsema when Young played at UCSB from 1995-97. “He was a hard worker; he was tough; he was a competitor,” said Brontsema of one of his very first recruits. “He had incredible athleticism and his tools were obvious, but he wasn’t afraid to work.” That’s what Young credits to winning his Gold Glove – “one of those you-know-exactly-where-you-are moments,” he said – and obviously one of the reasons he’s been thriving both for the Rangers and in the Dallas community. On top of it all, Young continues to follow what goes on at UCSB, well aware of the men’s basketball team going to the NCAA Tournament this past year and the 2006 men’s soccer national title. He’s also tight with what he calls “a small fraternity” of Gauchos throughout the nation. He keeps tabs on Colorado’s Ryan Spilborghs and St. Louis’ Skip Schumaker by checking their box scores daily. He “loves it” when ESPN’s Josh Elliott refers to him as “former Gaucho Michael Young.” And, he receives numerous requests to appear on Jim Rome’s show. “It’s a small group and we all take a lot of pride in UCSB and we’re all proud of each other,” Young said.
In the Box with Young
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As a Gaucho, Young hit .347 over three seasons from 1995-97.
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Position: 3B Personal: Born Oct. 19, 1976 in Covina, Calif. … Married Cristina Barbosa Nov. 25, 2000 … Has two sons - Mateo (June 22, 2005) and Emilio (Oct. 13, 2009). Drafted: 5th round of the 1997 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. How acquired: Traded by Toronto with Darwin Cubillan to Texas for Esteban Loaiza on July 19, 2000. MLB debut: Sept. 29, 2000 at Oakland as a pinch runner. First MLB hit: Single on May 27, 2001 at Baltimore. Career batting average: .301 All-Star seasons: 2004, 2005, 2006 (MVP), 2007, 2008, 2009 (starting AL 3B). Rangers Rookie of the Year: 2001 Rangers Player of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 Rangers Good Guy of the Year: 2003 MLB Marvin Miller Man of the Year: 2008 AL SS Gold Glove winner: 2008 AL batting champion: 2005 (.331) » Five consecutive 200-hit seasons (2003-07), joining Wade Boggs and Ichiro Suzuki as the only players since 1940 to do so. » The Rangers all-time leader in hits, multi-hit games and triples; second in team history in doubles; third alltime in runs scored; fourth in games played. UCSB career batting average: .347 First Team All-Big West: 1997 » The last Gaucho to hit for the cycle, doing so on Feb. 25, 1997. Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine | 41
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THE GAUCHO FUND THE DIFFERENCE.
THE GAUCHO FUND The Gaucho Fund is the annual giving program to move UCSB Athletics forward. It is the anchor of the Dare to Be Great initiative, which in turn is a major piece of the University’s Campaign for Santa Barbara. The Gaucho Fund’s mission is to accomplish two major goals: 1. Provide educational opportunities (athletic scholarships) for student athletes. 2. Support all 450 student-athletes in the areas of academics, sports medicine and other department-wide programs. By investing in the Gaucho Fund, you are directly providing support to UCSB student-athletes and helping to ensure their academic and athletic success. These donations are used to provide: • Student-athlete scholarships (tuition, room, and board) • Academic support and career and leadership development • Coaching and administrative support Donors always have the opportunity to designate their gift to a specific sport for student-athlete scholarships and operational costs (a restricted gift) or to allow the Athletics Department greater flexibility in funding academic success, career and leadership development and general support needs such as sports performance and sports medicine for all programs (an unrestricted gift). Your support is greatly appreciated and paramount to our goal of becoming fiscally competitive and providing student-athletes with the best possible experience.
Steve O’Brien Associate Athletics Director 805.893.4960 steve.obrien@athletics.ucsb.edu
Christina Baglas Gaucho Fund Director 805.893.5372 christina.baglas@athletics.ucsb.edu
Alison Keck Ticket Manager 805.893.3292 alison.keck@athletics.ucsb.edu
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THE GAUCHO FUND Making a Difference in the Lives of Gaucho Student-Athletes
Your gift can be directed to the program of your choice:
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• Academic, leadership and student-athlete support • Baseball • Basketball - men’s • Basketball - women’s • Cross Country - men’s • Cross Country - women’s • Golf - men’s • Soccer - men’s • Soccer - women’s • Softball • Swimming & Diving - men’s • Swimming & Diving - women’s • Tennis - men’s • Tennis - women’s • Track & Field - men’s • Track & Field - women’s • Volleyball - men’s • Volleyball - women’s • Water Polo - men’s • Water Polo - women’s
Special UCSB Athletics Gift Hospitality for Basketball and Men’s Soccer
(with purchase of season tickets)
Gold Zone Seats: Basketball, Soccer and Baseball ($300/seat w/purchase of season tickets) Parking for Basketball, Soccer and Baseball
(with purchase of season tickets)
Priority to Purchase Postseason Tickets Living Scholar/Head Coaches Dinner* All Gaucho Reunion Weekend* Gaucho Living Scholar Recognition for Suppor ting a Student-Athlete Invitation to Travel with the Team for an Away Contest*
(additional costs apply)
* Two complimentar y tickets. • Values listed below are FMV and are per person. • Benefits subject to change. • No benefits can be conferred upon donors who give through donor advised funds. • It is the policy of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the UC Santa Barbara Foundation that a modest por tion of gifts and/or the income from gifts may be used to defray the costs of raising and administering funds. • For more information, contact the UCSB Athletics Development Office at 805.893.4960.
2010-2011 UCSB GAUCHO FUND GIVING FORM YO U R G I V I N G L E V E L
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GRAND TOTAL $_ _______ Gaucho Fund Benefits (Please check all benefits you are declining)
Each benefit for which you are eligible, unless specifically declined, will be presumed accepted and will reduce your charitable income tax deduction accordingly.
Men’s Basketball Hospitality ($130)
Women’s Basketball Hospitality ($136)
Men’s Basketball Parking ($32.50)
Women’s Basketball Parking ($37.50)
Men’s Soccer Hospitality ($66)
Baseball Parking ($72.50)
Men’s Soccer Parking ($27.50)
Head Coaches/Living Scholar Dinner ($55)
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Return this form to: The Gaucho Fund, c/o Steve O’Brien, UCSB, Intercollegiate Athletics Department, ICA Building, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5200
Thank you for being The Difference.
THE GAUCHO FUND THE DIFFERENCE.
WELCOME … … to the 2010-11 athletics and academic year, which promises to be yet another successful one for the Gauchos. I will again be directing the Gaucho Fund’s marketing, events and stewardship efforts. All of our funding needs fall under our umbrella annual giving program, the Gaucho Fund. Your annual gift can be earmarked to support the program or programs of your choice. Whether you support baseball, women’s tennis, a capital campaign project or general student services, we greatly appreciate your loyalty. You help the student-athletes and coaches of your program by giving to the Gaucho Fund. Last year, UCSB won its eighth Big West Conference Commissioner’s Cup, four teams made it to NCAA tournaments and, most importantly, Gaucho student-athletes posted a remarkable 84% graduation success rate. Our triumphs on the field and in the classroom are directly tied to your generosity. You provide opportunities, scholarships and championships. You are The Difference. Along with our games and matches, we have several great events planned to further connect with our donors, alumni and community. We’re excited for the many events we have scheduled to connect you with our student-athletes and coaches. Here’s a partial list, so mark your calendars! 2010-11 Gaucho Fund Events Men’s Soccer Meet the Team Reception Sat., Aug. 21 Women’s Basketball Fastbreakers Tip-Off BBQ Sept. 2010 Cross Country Lagoon Run and Alumni BBQ Sat., Sept. 4 Gaucho Huddle: Living Scholar All-Sports Preview Thu., Sept. 16 Men’s Basketball Golf Tournament Thu., Sept. 30 Gaucho Huddle and Basketball Media Day Oct. 2010 Swimming and Diving Alumni Weekend and Casino Night Fri.-Sun., Oct. 1-3 Women’s Volleyball Legend of the ‘Dome Unveiling Fri., Oct. 1 Tennis Pro-Am Fund-raiser Sun., Oct. 10 Tennis Pro-Am Fund-raiser Sat., Oct. 30 Tennis Pro-Am Fund-raiser Sat., Nov. 13 Men’s Volleyball Alumni Beach Tourney and BBQ Sat., Nov. 13 NCAA Men’s College Cup Fri.-Sun., Dec. 10-12 Living Scholar Head Coaches Dinner Thu., Jan. 20 Baseball Community Dinner and Auction to Benefit Feb. 2011 the Caesar Uyesaka Enhancement Fund Men’s Basketball Legend of the ‘Dome Unveiling Feb. 2011 Women’s Basketball Legend of the ‘Dome Unveiling Feb. 2011 Track and Field Gaucho Round-Up and Dinner Sat., Feb. 12 Women’s Basketball Senior Day Celebration Sat., Feb. 26 Men’s Basketball Hoop Club Dinner Mar. 2011 All Gaucho Reunion Fri.-Sun., Apr. 29-May 1 Women’s Basketball Golf Tournament May 2011 I look forward to seeing you and Go Gauchos! Christina Baglas Director of Marketing, Events and Stewardship The Gaucho Fund 805.893.5372 christina.baglas@athletics.ucsb.edu
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THE GAUCHO FUND THE DIFFERENCE.
THE DIFFERENCE.
NCAA RULES FOR GAUCHO FUND DONORS As one of our valued Gaucho Fund donors, you should be aware of the limitations and boundaries imposed by the NCAA on the kinds of interactions that you may have with current and prospective UCSB student-athletes and their families. What follows is an introduction to the concepts of an athletic booster (which you now are), and an overview of the NCAA rules pertaining to recruiting, employment and extra benefits. While this outline addresses many of the rules relating to these topics, it is by no means exhaustive. Questions frequently arise regarding the permissibility of certain activities. Before offering benefits or taking actions that could jeopardize the eligibility of our student-athletes, we strongly encourage you to contact the UCSB Compliance Office at 805.893.8219. A Booster or a “Representative of Athletic Interests” is: • An individual who is a member of an organization that supports/promotes UCSB athletics. • An individual who has made any financial contribution to the UCSB Athletics Department. • An individual who has been involved in promoting the UCSB Athletics Department. • An individual who has been a season ticket holder. • Boosters retain their status as such FOREVER! • Except as indicated below, boosters may not recruit, employ or provide extra benefits to a student-athlete or his/her family. Recruiting Boosters MAY: • Contact a prospective student-athlete as long as the booster had an established relationship prior to the student becoming a prospect and as long as there is no attempt to recruit the prospect for UCSB. • Watch a prospect’s athletic contest (but may not contact the prospect or his/her parents). • Provide names, statistics, information about a prospect to a UCSB coach or staff member, but may not contact the prospect’s school or coach in order to gather information about the prospect. Boosters MAY NOT: • Contact (phone, e-mail, writing) a prospect or his/her parents for the purpose of recruiting them to UCSB. • Make contact with a prospect or his/her parents on/off UCSB’s campus. • Provide a prospect or his/her family or friends with extra benefits. Employment Boosters MAY: • Employ current student-athletes at the going rate for work actually performed. Boosters MAY NOT: • Employ prospects prior to the completion of the prospect’s senior year in high school. • Provide free transportation unless available to all employees. • Use the name or picture of a student-athlete to directly/indirectly promote the sale or use a commercial product or service. Extra Benefits Extra benefits are defined as any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a booster to provide a student-athlete and/or the student-athlete’s relatives or friends a benefit not authorized by the NCAA (often interpreted as a benefit not available to the general student body). Examples of extra benefits include, but are not limited to: • A special discount, payment, arrangement or credit on a purchase, or service (e.g., dry cleaning, legal representation); • Free or reduced-cost housing; • Transportation, an automobile, or use of an automobile; • Services (e.g., movie tickets, use of a car) from commercial agencies (e.g., movie theaters, car dealers) without charge or at reduced rates; • Cash, gift certificates or other items with value. Exception: the NCAA does allow boosters to provide an occasional in-home meal and associated transportation to/from the student’s residence and your residence.
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THE GAUCHO FUND THE DIFFERENCE. WAYS TO GIVE You can support UCSB Athletics directly through the Gaucho Fund in the form of cash, stock, real estate or a planned gift. Gifts are tax-deductible. • Give a gift online today at UCSBgauchos.com • Cash, check or credit card (checks payable to UC Regents) • Payroll deduction (UCSB employees) • Matching gift • Give the value of stock or real estate Gifts of Stock Gifts of marketable stocks or mutual fund shares that have appreciated can be gifted to UCSB Athletics. These funds can be used to financially support UCSB Athletics and you receive a favorable income tax deduction based on the current value of the assets. Multi-year Pledges Gifts paid in full help create a solid timeline to complete projects or support annual operating and scholarship budgets. However, multi-year pledges are a flexible way to achieve a successful project. Gift Planning Planned gifts or estate gifts are an effective way to manage your affairs and plan for the future while making a meaningful contribution to the Gaucho Fund or UCSB Athletics’ Walk of Champions capital projects plan. Common gift planning strategies include bequests, charitable gift annuities, remainder trusts, donor advised funds, gifts of life insurance or real property. Many gift planning strategies can provide a reliable source of income and/or tax benefits for the donor. Athletics Endowment Fund Due to the large amount of principal needed to yield an annual return to benefit programs or scholarships, UCSB Athletics offers endowment funds managed by the UCSB Foundation which provide perpetual annual support for the program of your choice. Your gift will be directed to the program you choose in your name or in the name of a loved one. For as little as $25,000 your gift can be included in an athletics endowed fund established to support a program or initiative of your choice.
ONE DONATION IS GOLD Priority seating is available for Gaucho Fund donors in the sports of men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and baseball. UCSB Athletics uses a per-seat donation system (as opposed to the ‘seat tax’ method) to ensure donors receive the best available seating and parking options. The One Donation is Gold system means a donation to any sport or Athletics general use will apply to priority seating across the board. SUITE OPPORTUNITIES A unique way has been created to recognize individual donors who support either: • A major gift to the Gaucho Fund • A Walk of Champions project A donor’s gift to the program of their choice will allow for a suite naming opportunity within the beautiful Intercollegiate Athletics Building. Individual administrative or coaches’ offices will be named in perpetuity for the generous donor. For more information about Suite Opportunities, contact Associate Athletics Director Steve O’Brien at 805.893.4960 or steve.obrien@athletics.ucsb.edu.
Matching Gifts Many employers will match their employees’ gifts to UCSB. Some employers will even match the gifts of retired employees, spouses, parents and gifts from their board of directors.
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THE GAUCHO FUND THE DIFFERENCE. THE LIVING SCHOLAR PROGRAM Student-athletes are the foundation upon which Gaucho Athletics are built. For us to provide our athletes with the resources they need to succeed in the classroom and in athletic competition, we need your support and participation. The Living Scholar program was developed to accomplish two goals – to strengthen the bond between donors and the programs they support, and to pair student-athletes with these donors in order to build a lifelong relationship between a Gaucho and a Gaucho supporter. Launched in 2009, the Living Scholar Program has already paired 60 student-athletes with donors who have made this extraordinary commitment to support UCSB Athletics. Our student-athletes understand and appreciate how your commitment has made their opportunity possible. “Were it not for the scholarship assistance I received, it would not have been possible for me to attend UCSB,” All-American water polo player Milos Golic said. “The Living Scholar program has made it possible for me to accomplish many goals and fulfill many of my dreams, both in the classroom and in the pool.” With annual contributions to the Gaucho Fund of $5,000 per year or more, a donor will have the opportunity to be paired with a student-athlete from the program of their choice. Over the course of an athlete’s career, the donor will see them grow as a student, leader and whole person. By becoming a Living Scholar, donors will see the product of their investment and make a significant impact on the lives of student-athletes and UCSB Athletics. Please join us in UCSB’s mission of building a strong future for Gaucho student-athletes. I look forward to working with you over the coming year. Go Gauchos! Stephen A. O’Brien, J.D. Associate Athletics Director 805.893.4960 steve.obrien@athletics.ucsb.edu
THE GAUCHO FUND THE DIFFERENCE. 2009-10 LIVING SCHOLARS Student-Athlete Lei Aguirre Chris Brew Will Brew Taylor Chavez-Goggin Machael David Evan Dellinger Lucas Devenny Jordan Franey Ariana Gnekow Milos Golic Andrew Gunson Mark Haddow Ryan Hanni Mario Hollands Max Horrell Emilie Johnson Margaret Johnson Orlando Johnson Justin Joyner Evan Jurgensen Megan Kritscher Kelsey Lewis Lily Lopez Peter McGlynn Josue Madueno James Nunnally Asagi Onaga Erin Ortega Juan Parades Jon Pastorek Priscilla Perez Sam Phippen James Powell Brooke Putich Bree Richardson Selina Rivera Paul Roemer Nic Ryan Jaimé Serna Brian Shoemaker Kayla Smith Noah Smith Greg Somogyi Chris Spencer Katie Stover Michael Tetteh Sweets Underwood Mekia Valentine Dana Vargas Zsombor Vincze Tyler Weir Cory Yoshida
Sport Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Men’s Tennis Men’s Soccer Men’s Water Polo Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Water Polo Men’s Golf Baseball Men’s Swimming Baseball Men’s Swimming Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Men’s Tennis Women’s Basketball Women’s Swimming Women’s Volleyball Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer Men’s Basketball Women’s Tennis Women’s Soccer Men’s Cross Country Men’s Basketball Softball Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Softball Women’s Basketball Women’s Water Polo Men’s Basketball Men’s Soccer Men’s Basketball Men’s Water Polo Women’s Track and Field Men’s Water Polo Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Swimming Men’s Soccer Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Volleyball Men’s Water Polo Men’s Golf Women’s Soccer
Living Scholar(s) Barbara Offerman Paul and Jo Graziano Lynn and Winnie Reitnouer Kirby/Jones Family Foundation Mark and Lynda Schwartz Mike and Kathy Yates Tim and Marcia Tremblay Bert and Tessie Tritschler Bobbie and David Giorgi John and Debbie Keever Kelly Monahan The Kelt Group Dave Hendrickson Hugh Schink Anonymous Swimming Donor Joan and Wayne Kidder Steve and Barbe Abbott Mark D. Linehan Rune and Barbara Eliasen The Hotchkis Family Susan Romero and Renee Trenholm Lynn Marie Bollengier Anonymous Volleyball Donor Rune and Barbara Eliasen Brent and Marie McQueen Brian and Jan Escalera Anonymous Tennis Donor Anonymous Soccer Donor Helping Us Help Ourselves Foundation Jeff Henley Jesse Mercado Andy Busch Barry and Karen Gellert Anonymous Softball Donor Fred Best Helping Us Help Ourselves Foundation Stephen and Lauren Katz Dr. Richard Ryu Jack and Paulette Callahan Anonymous Water Polo Donor Donn Bernstein Dave Hendrickson Guy Redington Gary and Becky Eldridge Tim Crowley The MFI Foundation David and Susan Yossem Dick and Irene Fulton Bob and Meghan Stoll Stephen Neushul Garie and Ken Perry Dr. William and Mary Cheadle
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All-Americans Milos Golic (left, water polo) and Dana Vargas (below, volleyball) are supported by Living Scholars.
LIVING SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT
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rian and Jan Escalera have made the Thunderdome their home away from home during UCSB men’s basketball games for many years. The presence of the Escaleras in their mid-court seats at Gaucho home games is almost as obligatory as the baskets, benches and press row. Their devotion to UCSB manifests itself in several road trips each year. In fact, in 2010, they accompanied the Big West champs to Milwaukee for a first round game against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament. The Escalera’s involvement with Gaucho men’s basketball began more than two decades ago when they were invited by friends to attend some games. Since then, their commitment has blossomed immensely. They have become involved in UCSB Athletics’ Living Scholar Program and currently sponsor Gaucho forward James Nunnally. How and when did your association with UCSB Athletics begin? “Our association with UCSB began with Gino and Betty Filippin, who had been long time boosters themselves for approximately 35 years. Our experience began approximately 22 years ago when Gino asked us to go to a men’s basketball game with he and Betty, never knowing we would enjoy this so much and want to become as involved as we have with this program.” What is the best aspect of your association with Gaucho athletics? “The camaraderie that we have built over the years with the coaches, athletics directors, school staff, players and their families have now become what we feel is an extension of our family.” What do you get out of being part of the Gaucho family? “Being a part of the Gaucho family is such a rewarding experience for us, knowing the time we spend with these student-athletes, gives them a sense of a family away from home as well as an opportunity to have mentors willing to help them.” On or off the court, what are some of your fondest memories of the men’s basketball program? “Some of our fondest memories are having the players come to our home and Jan preparing home cooked meals for them, and especially at Thanksgiving, knowing how much they enjoy and appreciate it. Also, getting to know these young athletes outside of basketball and seeing them joking, laughing and enjoying each other is real heartwarming. As far as the coaching staff, we both hope to have an everlasting friendship with head coach Bob Williams and his family, the assistant coaches, their families and the entire supporting staff for men’s basketball. Another memorable time was traveling with the team on a private charter to the NCAA tournament.” “But for both of us, the most fulfilling and rewarding things are the relationships we have built with both former and current players. The countless calls they have made to just check in and let us know they are thinking of us means so much. Even after they graduate, they continue to stay in touch and have let us know while they were here at UCSB we made them feel like part of our family. They have even included us at their weddings. Just knowing we have made an impact in their lives is truly a blessing.” Of all the players and coaches you’ve gotten to know over the years, who are some that have really left the deepest impressions on you? “Current head coach Bob Williams and his staff, former head coach Jerry Pimm, former assistant coaches Ben Howland and Marty Wilson, former players Brian Shaw, Carrick DeHart, Mark Hull, Bray Skultety, Branduinn Fullove, Casey Cook and Chris Devine are only a few who have left an everlasting impression on us.” Among others, you are James Nunnally’s Living Scholars. What does that mean to you? “With only having daughters, it means having a son forever, one we never had. We hope we can help make James Nunnally’s experience at UCSB more than just being a student-athlete. Hopefully, our mentorship will impact him in a way that will help him in life and with his future endeavors. With James moving on in the next two years, with a degree in hand, we will then hope to be adding a new and additional ‘son’ to our family.” Photo by Paul Wellman 50 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
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LIVING SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT
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n the early 1990s, Gary and Becky Eldridge started attending UCSB women’s basketball games. By 1997, they were season ticket holders. Ultimately, the Eldridges started traveling to some of the road games to root for their favorite Gaucho team. These days, the couple remains as loyal as ever to the women’s basketball program, but their devotion to UCSB Athletics has expanded. They now attend soccer matches, baseball games and, when the women’s hoops schedule permits, men’s basketball games. In addition to their attendance at numerous events, the Eldridges are part of Gaucho Athletics’ Living Scholar Program. They have sponsored two UCSB athletes and are currently the Living Scholars for women’s basketball’s Chris Spencer. In May, the Eldridges were presented with the Dare to Make a Difference Award at the annual SB Awards, the season-ending gala to honor Gaucho athletes, teams and coaches.
How and when did your association with UCSB Athletics begin? Becky: “It began in the mid-1990s when our grandsons were five and eight years old. I worked on campus and had always followed sports, but never had time to go to the games. We first bought a family pack of tickets and started bringing our grandsons to games in 1997 and 1998. It started totally with women’s basketball, but has really grown since.” What is the best aspect of your association with Gaucho Athletics? Gary: “The camaraderie among the athletes and the fans, and going to games and supporting the women’s basketball team and now soccer and baseball. We’d like to support both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, but the schedules don’t always make that possible. When they do, we’re there, too.” Becky: “We go on most of the road trips for the women’s team and they conflict so much with the men’s games, so we can really only go to the men’s non-conference home games, but we’ve really had a good time with those, too.” What do you get out of being part of the Gaucho family? I know you enjoy the games, but it seems as though it’s more than that. Becky: “For both of us, we really love that women can get an education by playing basketball. We love the academic part of it. We love the standards that UCSB has set for its student-athletes. The commitment is not only to the classroom but in the community as well. They offer the whole package. We saw that a lot with the women’s basketball program and now we’re seeing it with other sports.” Gary: “It’s more than the games. We really love to support special people, and so many of the athletes are special. They have such a strong commitment to succeed in every way. It’s a very good thing to be a part of.” What are some of your fondest memories of following women’s basketball? Becky: “The travel. The Sweet 16 in Connecticut in 2004 was a big one. We went to Texas for the NCAA Tournament in 2002. That was the one where the Chancellor (Yang) went to the men’s NCAA game in New Mexico and then took the bus to Austin. We traveled with Ted and Sally Spencer quite a bit, and on an NCAA trip to Lubbock in 2003 we drove and called each other to connect from town-to-town. It was a great time. All of the road trips have been a good time, they’ve taken us places we had never been before: North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Maryland, Connecticut, Ohio, Texas. We’ve visited a lot of state capitals.” Gary: “We would like to have made the European trip (2002) but we just couldn’t make it at the time. Still, the trips have been great fun.” You’re Chris Spencer’s Living Scholar. What does that mean to you? Becky: “Chris has been fantastic. Just getting to know her at another level has been great. She comes over to the house for dinner once a quarter and has allowed us to really get to know her. We’ve gotten to know about her education, her research, what she’s interested in and just what an amazing young woman she is. She’s going on to grad school and will do so well. Chris is a really thoughtful young woman and it has been an honor to get to spend time with her.” Gary: “Chris is so artistic and creative. She designed a T-shirt for the Pink Zone game (breast cancer awareness) that Becky bid on and won. It was really special. Getting to know that side of one of the student-athletes has been great.” Photo by Tony Mastres 52 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
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Letterwinners at UCSB are part of a great legacy of men and women who have been awarded the block C with UCSB inscription, having represented their University in the community, classroom and in competition. To that end, The Gaucho Order was created to pass on the tremendous legacy built by those who wore our blue and gold with pride. An executive committee of athletics alumni represents The Gaucho Order with the primary mission to assist UCSB Athletics with strategic initiatives such as communications, Hall of Fame selections, awarding honorary memberships, regional development and capital campaigns. Current capital campaigns undertaken by The Gaucho Order include the Curtice Gate project along with additional facility needs through the Walk of Champions project list. Originally launched as part of the Dare to Be Great strategic initiative, The Gaucho Order awards eligible student-athletes the following during their UCSB career: Year two – letter jacket and varsity letter Year three - custom gift Final year - framed jersey A symbolic awarding of gifts occurs (usually in April during the All Gaucho Reunion weekend) by former letterwinners. For more information on The Gaucho Order, contact Executive Associate Athletics Director Tom Hastings at 805.893.6019 or tom.hastings@athletics.ucsb.edu or Associate Athletics Director Steve O’Brien at 805.893.4960 or steve.obrien@athletics.ucsb.edu. You may also contact John Keever, the Chair of The Gaucho Order, at john.keever@gmail.com. 54 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
Football letterwinners show off their Block C letters during the Legacy Breakfast on All Gaucho Reunion Weekend in April.
The Gaucho Order Executive Committee Chairman - John Keever (Football/Rugby ‘66) Athletics Department Rep - Tom Hastings Athletics Department Rep - Steve O’Brien Steve Arnold (Soccer ‘66) Jim Barber (Football ‘66) Corky Barrett (Football ‘67) Donn Bernstein (Honorary ‘09) Terry Bommer (Football ‘68) John Dobrott (Water Polo/Swimming ‘79) Mark French (Baseball/Women’s Basketball Coach ‘71) Tony Goehring (Baseball/Football ‘65) Kris Grazzini-Sandberg (Basketball ‘96) Mel Gregory (Football/Rugby ‘67) David Grokenberger (Tennis ‘72) Preston Hensley (Football ‘66) Scott Ingraham (Cross Country/Track and Field ‘84) Bill Mahoney (Honorary ‘09) Diane O’Brien (Honorary ‘09) Brad Tisdale (Football ‘84) Cathy Tonne (Volleyball ‘78) Paul Vallerga (Football/Track and Field ‘67) Mike Warren (Football ‘68) Bart Weitzenberg (Football/Rugby ‘66) Gregg Wilson (Honorary ‘09) Phil Womble (Honorary ‘09) Chancellor Henry Yang and Dilling Yang (Honorary ‘09)
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A Great Example
Shouldering the Load J
ill Damion had an idea of what her college experience would be like even before it started. The sister of former Gaucho tennis player Leslie Damion already knew about all UC Santa Barbara had to offer academically and athletically. by Steve Yodz The path that seemed so clear ended up being bumpier than expected, and with a few more curves than she anticipated. The first bump in the road was figurative and literal. Damion was in a bike accident towards the end of her freshman year that left her with a broken wrist. After giving the broken wrist some time to heal, she began playing tennis in the fall. The wrist did not feel fully recovered, and Damion needed surgery that caused her to miss a few more months of tennis. The whole ordeal was just a warm-up for the next injury, which at one point appeared to be a dead end for her tennis career. About a year ago Damion was experiencing pain in her shoulder, and it escalated to the point where she was no longer able to play tennis. She had previously torn her rotator cuff in high school, but this time the damage was severe enough that doctors warned her that there was a good chance she may never be able to play tennis again after undergoing surgery. She was told that the best-case scenario would require at least six to nine months of rehabilitation before she could even consider playing again. Naturally, Damion was on the court about six months later. “Even though they said I might not play again, I had no doubt in my mind that I would,” recalls Damion. “I figured, what’s another year of pain, I’ll just work around it.” Coach Pete Kirkwood recognizes the importance of having Damion on the team for her excellent play as well as for her positive impact on her teammates.
Damion is co-captain of the team, but she has another role that may be equally as important – the “food ringleader.” She often organizes team dinners, which contribute to the team aspect of a sport based largely on individual performances. “I’ve learned most of our social gatherings revolve around food,” she said. Kirkwood understands and appreciates having a player of her caliber who also plays a big role in forming the team identity. “You need someone who can make everyone laugh, and she can do that,” he said. While her contributions to the team off the court are undeniable, the way she performs on the court is just as impressive. As a freshman playing in the number two spot at the Big West Tournament, Damion dropped the first set against Cal Poly’s Steffi Wong, a player she had never beaten before. That didn’t stop her from rallying back and winning the next two sets to clinch the match for the Gauchos. Damion has earned a reputation as a clutch player. In 2008, she won a third set tiebreaker to win the deciding point in a 4-3 victory over Dartmouth. “With her injuries, this is a third chance for her,” said Kirkwood. “She really appreciates it and her enthusiasm rubs off.” UCSB has benefited from having such a good relationship with a tennis family like the Damions. “I know I’m lucky to get two of them, but I wish I had more coming,” said Kirkwood.
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n May 19, UC Santa Barbara athletes traded in their Nike gear for dresses and slacks to attend the Third Annual SB Awards at Isla Vista Theater, the year-end awards show that celebrates the past season in UCSB Athletics by highlighting the best performances by Gaucho athletes, coaches and teams. UCSB’s Student-Athlete Advisory Board conceived the SB Awards during the 2007-08 school year and the first show was held at The Hub in the University Center in May of 2008.
Gaucho basketball – your Men’s Team of the Year.
Gerry Fall, the voice of Gaucho men’s basketball, served as the event’s Master of Ceremonies for the second consecutive year and a slew of student-athletes presented the awards to their peers. The show – which is preceded by a reception outside the theater – features award categories ranging from Athlete of the Year to Best Team Performance. The majority of the award winners were decided by an online vote of studentathletes, coaches and Athletics staff.
Gaucho track and field – your Women’s Team of the Year.
Bob Williams and Kathy Gregory
Members of the baseball team take the stage in non-Nike attire and Gunnar Shades.
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And the Winners Are … Female Athlete of the Year – Rebecca Saraceno (Volleyball) The Big West Player of the Year, Honorable Mention All-American, First Team All-Region and First Team All-Big West honoree averaged 4.45 kills and 2.66 digs per set while helping lead the Gauchos into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three seasons. Male Athlete of the Year – Orlando Johnson (Basketball) Johnson led the Big West in scoring with 18.0 points per game and took home Big West Player of the Year, Big West Tournament MVP, First Team All-Big West, First Team AllDistrict, Mid-Major All-American and Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American honors. Female Newcomer of the Year – Mekia Valentine (Basketball) A Second Team All-Big West selection, the transfer from Wake Forest averaged 12.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, and blocked a school record 120 shots. Valentine also set a Gaucho standard with 11 blocked shots in a win over UC Irvine. Male Newcomer of the Year – Orlando Johnson (Basketball) Women’s Sport Coach of the Year – Kathy Gregory (Volleyball) Gregory was chosen Big West co-Coach of the Year after guiding UCSB to a 22-8 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. She has guided the Gaucho program for 35 years and her teams have qualified for 27 of the 29 NCAA Tournaments.
Rebecca Saraceno
Men’s Sport Coach of the Year – Bob Williams (Basketball) Williams was named Big West Coach of the Year after directing a young UCSB team to the Big West Conference regular season and tournament championships in the same season for the first time in school history. Orlando Johnson
Women’s Team of the Year – Track and Field Climbed as high as 33rd in the national ranks and finished a close second at the Big West Championships while breaking a bevy of school records. Men’s Team of the Year – Basketball The Gauchos won 20 games, including 15 of their last 19, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a roster that included just two seniors. Female Performance of the Year – Jane Doolittle (Track and Field) Broke a 20-year old school record in the high jump. Male Performance of the Year – Scott Smith (Track and Field) Broke school records in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Team Performance of the Year – Men’s Basketball Awarded for their victory over Long Beach State at the Big West Tournament. Mr. and Ms. Gaucho – Joe Plume (Swimming/Water Polo), Anne Marie May (Swimming) Plume and May were deemed to best represent the meaning of being a Gaucho student-athlete. Phil Womble Gaucho Heart Award – Courtney Bauer (Swimming) A senior, Bauer was diagnosed with lymphoma at the age of five and underwent chemotherapy. She survived and became a standout swimmer for UCSB, earning the 2010 conference title in the 400 freestyle relay. The award is named for longtime Gaucho supporter Phil Womble and his “never give up” attitude. Womble was born with cerebral palsy, but he has never allowed the condition to slow him down. He continues to regularly attend numerous UCSB Athletics events each year and in the spring of 2008, the Phil Womble Hall of Champions was dedicated in the lobby of the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on the UCSB campus. Dare to Make a Difference Award – Becky and Gary Eldridge In addition to their support of several Gaucho squads, the Eldridges are part of the Gaucho Fund’s Living Scholar program. Photos by Tony Mastres
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS
100
Graduation success rate percentage for the Gaucho men’s tennis and women’s water polo squads.
84
Graduation success rate percentage for UCSB student-athletes, the second highest among all UC campuses.
72
Number of UCSB student-athletes named to academic all-league teams over the 2009-10 year.
Golden Eagle Awards On Monday, May 10, the UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate Athletics Department hosted its 23rd Annual Golden Eagle Awards, which honored 19 Gaucho student-athletes for a combination of athletic and academic achievement. Additionally, two Gauchos – one male and one female – were chosen as Golden Eagle Ring winners for achieving the highest grade point average among all UCSB athletes. The 2010 Golden Eagle Ring winners were Zsombor Vincze of the men’s water polo team and Katie Voigtlander of women’s cross country. Vincze, a native of Szeged, Hungary, is a senior business economics major with a 3.84 grade point average. He was also a Golden Eagle Ring Award winner in 2008. Voigtlander, who is a two-time Golden Eagle recipient, has a 3.86 grade point average in business economics. The event, which is hosted every spring and is sponsored by Pacific Beverage Co., was held at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Hotel in Santa Barbara and included a fantastic dinner followed by the awards ceremony. In addition to Vincze and Voigtlander, Julian deRubria (men’s cross country), Josh Finkelstein (men’s tennis), Julia Speace (women’s soccer), Jordan Weiner (men’s basketball) and Jessica Ziegler (softball) also became two-time Golden Eagle Award winners. Of the 19 Golden Eagle Award recipients this year, eight participated in their respective sport’s NCAA Championship. UCSB had 63 student-athletes named Big West Academic All-Conference this past year, more than any other school in the league. 60 | Summer/Fall 2010 DARE Magazine
2009-10 Golden Eagle Ring Winners Student-Athlete
Sport
Year
GPA Major
Hometown
Zsombor Vincze
Men’s Water Polo
Senior
3.84
Business Economics
Szeged, Hungary
Katie Voigtlander
Women’s Cross Country
Senior
3.86
Business Economics
Burlingame, Calif.
2009-10 Golden Eagle Award Winners Student-Athlete
Sport
Year
GPA Major
Hometown
Michelle Beaudreau Women’s Water Polo
Junior
3.67
Business Economics
San Mateo, Calif.
Machael David
Men’s Soccer
Sophomore 3.42
Theater
Milan, Italy
Julian DeRubira
Men’s Cross Country
Senior
3.33
Environmental Studies Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Josh Finkelstein
Men’s Tennis
Senior
3.42
Business Economics
Los Angeles, Calif.
Scott Finley
Men’s Track and Field
Senior
3.59
English
San Diego, Calif.
Jordan Franey
Women’s Basketball
Senior
3.43
History
San Diego, Calif.
Kevin Kuhn
Men’s Swimming
Junior
3.71
Business Economics
Sierra Madre, Calif.
Scott Lewis
Men’s Golf
Junior
3.66
Psychology
Henderson, Nev.
Anne Marie May
Women’s Swimming
Senior
3.44
Communication
Carmel, Calif.
Andy McGuire
Men’s Volleyball
Senior
3.31
Communication
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
David Meals
Baseball
Senior
3.51
Business Economics
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Asagi Onaga
Women’s Tennis
Senior
3.34
Philosophy
El Segundo, Calif.
Stacey Schmidt
Women’s Volleyball
Junior
3.44
Business Economics
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Kayla Smith
Women’s Track and Field
Senior
3.37
Sociology
Orange, Calif.
Julia Speace
Women’s Soccer
Junior
3.40
Communication
San Clemente, Calif.
Zsombor Vincze
Men’s Water Polo
Senior
3.84
Business Economics
Szeged, Hungary
Katie Voigtlander
Women’s Cross Country
Senior
3.86
Business Economics
Burlingame, Calif.
Jordan Weiner
Men’s Basketball
Senior
3.47
Political Science
Encino, Calif.
Jessica Ziegler
Softball
Senior
3.43
Biochemistry
San Diego, Calif.
* Academic year, not athletic eligibility year, is listed.
Finkelstein, May Named Big West Scholar-Athletes of the Year In addition to receiving Golden Eagle Awards, Anne Marie May of the women’s swim team and Josh Finkelstein of men’s tennis were named UC Santa Barbara’s 2009-10 Big West Scholar-Athletes of the Year at a banquet hosted by the conference in Orange County on March 11. Each of the nine league institutions selects the winners from one of 18 conference-sponsored sports. Finkelstein, a senior on the men’s tennis team, is a business economics major. He garnered All-Big West First Team accolades in 2008 and 2009, serving as the team captain for the past three seasons. Finkelstein is a Dean’s List and Big West All-Academic member as well as a 2009-10 Athletics Director Honor Roll member. He has helped out with the Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons youth clinics and the UCSB Adopt-A-Family program. Finkelstein hopes to play Davis Cup for Hong Kong after college but is also inter-
ested in pursuing a career in business. May is one of the most decorated swimmers to ever compete for the Gauchos. A senior from Carmel, Calif., she swam at the 2010 NCAA Championships and was ranked No. 1 in the nation earlier this year with the fastest time in the 50 free. A twotime NCAA All-American in the 50 free, she has broken all-time UCSB records 43 times and Big West records 17 times. May also earned 2008-09 CSCAA Scholar All-American and Big West Academic All-Conference honors. Her community involvement includes Special Olympics, Swim Against Malaria and UCSB’s AdoptA-Family program. A communication major, she is considering training for the next Olympic trials after finishing 14th in the 50 free at the 2008 Olympic trials.
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A Great Example
Catching On A
s one of the UCSB baseball team’s catchers, Doug Hansen was almost constantly working on his game or helping the pitching staff. The discipline and preparation he displays on a daily basis has earned him the nickname “The Professional.” by Steve Yodz One of the reasons Hansen works so hard and does things the right way is because he’s used to it. He developed type 1 diabetes when he was three years old, which has taught him to always be well prepared and responsible. “The biggest thing for me is to always be prepared going into a day,” Hansen said. “I know the activity level for a practice, for a game, so I know these activity levels during a day. I know how these activity levels change me, so I know how to account for these different levels. A good way to keep control is to develop a routine each day and knowing my activity level every day.” The Gaucho coaching staff loved having Hansen around because of his contributions to the team and the examples he sets for his teammates, but he almost wasn’t part of the team. It had nothing to do with his diabetes, but Hansen was unsuccessful at walking on to the team during his freshman year. After playing for the club team for a year, he tried out a second time and made the team. Even with the workload of a catcher, Hansen was able to manage his diabetes by keeping a close eye on what he eats and adjusting his blood sugar level between innings with insulin or some Gatorade when necessary. “He was the last guy we let go, but he left a lasting impression with his character,” remembers head coach Bob Brontsema of Hansen’s first tryout. “You want as many guys like Doug on the team as you can get.” Hansen is so used to monitoring himself and managing his diabetes that he says it doesn’t affect his play at all. “I stick to certain meals and I’ve gotten good at memorizing things,” he says. “I have built up a database in my head so I can look at
food and get a feel for it. To pack for a trip or before I go somewhere I have to think about a meal plan or if I have enough insulin. I have to do certain things just a little differently.” The same skills that allow Hansen to compete at such a high level have probably helped him in other areas of life as well. He is a business economics major with a minor in sport management, and he plans on going to law school after graduating from UCSB. “He’s very astute, in some ways it’s like having another coach out there,” explained associate head coach Tom Myers. “He’s a positive person, and his teammates feed off that.” His attitude and work ethic have not gone unnoticed. Hansen was awarded the Phil Womble Gaucho Heart Award last year at the SB Awards for his “never give up” attitude. Hansen credits his family, especially his mom, in helping him develop the skills that have enabled him to be so successful on and off the field. Janet Hansen monitored her son’s insulin levels until he was about 12, accompanying him on doctor’s visits and teaching him how to deal with his diabetes. “My grandma raised my two aunts with type 1, so she helped my mom and she raised me on it,” said Hansen, whose mother would chaperone field trips while he was in school so she could keep an eye on his blood sugar levels when he was younger. “My mom did really well with me and helped me manage diabetes.” “I’ve had diabetes for so long that I don’t even think about it most of the time,” said Hansen. “I’ve never thought that I wouldn’t be able to do something.”
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