2005-06 UC San Diego Fencing Media Guide

This Is UC San Diego Since its founding in 1959, the University of California, San Diego has rapidly risen to its status as one of the nation’s premier institutions for higher education and scientific exploration. Nestled along the Pacific coastline, UCSD is a powerful magnet for those seeking a fresh, next-generation approach to education, research and community service. The campus supports 24,707 undergraduate, graduate and medical students and 22,790 employees. The faculty includes five Nobel laureates and UCSD has one of the nation’s highest percentages of faculty elected to the prestigious national academies. The National Research Council ranks the quality of UCSD’s faculty and graduate programs 10th in the nation, including 14 academic programs ranked within the top 10. In its most recent survey, U.S. News and World Report ranked UCSD seventh among national public universities for educational excellence. Ninety-nine percent of UCSD’s entering freshmen graduated in the top 10% of their high school class. In FY2000, UCSD’s $1.4 billion operating budget was comprised of federal, state and private revenue sources, including $135 million in private support and $461 million in research funding. The National Science Foundation lists UCSD as fifth in the nation for federal agency awards for research and development and sixth in the nation for federal R&D expenditures.

Head Coach Heidi Runyan The UC San Diego Men’s and Women’s Fencing teams are looking to great success and a bright future as Heidi Runyan enters the 2005-06 season as a second-year head coach. After two years as UCSD assistant coach, she brings over 26 years of fencing experience and several years of USFA coaching to the team. Her goals are to continue the Triton’s formidable performance in the Intercollegiate Fencing Conference of Southern California along with producing strong results at the NCAA regional and national levels.

During her competitive career, Heidi was a nationally ranked senior fencer in both women’s sabre and foil.

Dave Burgess

Katherine Gillcrist

Chelsea Ambort (Women’s Epee) Sophomore. • Santa Cruz, Calif.

AT UC SAN DIEGO: Finished in eighth place at the 2005 IFCSC Collegiate Open... earned his ‘B’ classification in 2005.

AT UC SAN DIEGO: 18th place in 2005 NCAA National Championships… currently ranked 25th in the USFA National standings... went 59-11 in 2004-05.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Bonita High School in La Verne, Calif… member of the cross country and track and field teams.

PERSONAL: Born October 6, 1983 in Pomona, Calif… parents are Steve Brang and Kathy Geltner… has two older siblings named Scott and Andrea… is a Cognitive Science major in Roosevelt College… enjoys surfing, hiking, traveling and backpacking in his free time.

John Chung (Men’s Foil) Sophomore • Torrance, Calif.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of South Torrance High School in Torrance, Calif… played fencing in high school for coach Sid De Land… member of the Salle Le Verne Fencing Club, the Science Club and volunteered at the Little Company of Mary Hospital… awarded first place at the 2004 Junior Olympic Fencing Qualifier and first place at the 2003 Southern California C-Foil Tournament.

Josh Runyan

Not Pictured: David Drake, Janet Marsh, Tim Marsh, Tedd Padgitt.

Bret Martin (Men’s Sabre) Senior • San Diego, Calif.

AT UC SAN DIEGO: Had 65 victories against seven defeats for a 90.3 winning percentage last season... finished in 19th place at both the 2004 and 2005 NCAA Championships... was the IFCSC Men’s Sabre Champion in 2004-05 and finished first at the Division II Nationals in 2003.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Rancho Bernardo HS in San Diego... co-founded the Rancho Bernardo HS fencing club with teammates Jeremiah Runyan, Jason Runyan and Kevin Watt.

PERSONAL: Born April 28, 1984 in San Diego, Calif.... parents are Tony and Elaine Martin... has a younger sister named Hayley... is a Political Science major in Roosevelt College.

Geisel Library at sunset on the UCSD campus.

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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School in Santa Cruz, Calif... high school and community involvement included Vice President of Student Council and awarded the Monterey Bay Foreign Language Association Scholarship... fencing experience included a 2001-02 Cadet WE National point ranking of No. 6... member of the 2000-01 Summer Nationals first-place U-19 WE team.

PERSONAL: Born August 26, 1985 in Santa Cruz, Calif… parents are Douglas Ambort and Victoria Phillips-Larson… has a younger brother named Stephan… is a Political Science and International Relations major in Roosevelt College.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Rancho Bernardo HS... cofounded the RBHS fencing club with teammates Bret Martin, Jason Runyan and Kevin Watt.

2005-06 Triton Roster Name David Brang John Chung Dave Eltgroth Brad Elliot Bret Martin Ashok Pathi Edward Pogue David Polakoski Jason Runyan Jeremiah Runyan Cameron Sprowles Kevin Watt

Yr. Jr So Sr Sr Sr Jr Jr So So Jr So Jr

Hometown High School La Verne, CA Bonita Torrance, CA South Torrance Livermore, CA Livermore Chico, CA Pleasant Valley San Diego, CA Rancho Bernardo Las Vegas, NV Advanced Tech Aca. Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Los Angeles, CA Our Lady of Lourdes San Diego, CA Rancho Bernardo San Diego, CA Rancho Bernardo Scotts Valley, CA Scotts Valley San Diego, CA Rancho Bernardo

Emily Lipoma (Women’s Foil) Sophomore • Watsonville, Calif.

AT UC SAN DIEGO: Notched 49 victories against 22 defeats for a 69.0 winning percentage... finished in fourth place during the 2004-05 season at the IFCSC in Women’s Foil.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Aptos High School in Aptos, Calif… member of the track team... involved in theater production, PERSONAL: Born January 27, 1986 in Seoul, Korea… parents are Paul and Lori Chung… student government and the Ecology Club. has a younger sister named Jennifer… is an undeclared major in Roosevelt College… enjoys fencing and playing basketball in his spare time.

PERSONAL: Born March 15, 1986 in Santa Cruz, Calif… parents are Don and Deborah Lipoma… has a younger brother named Thomas… is a Urban Planning and Studies major Jeremiah Runyan (Men’s Sabre) with an Environmental Studies minor in Roosevelt College… hobbies include theater and Junior • San Diego, Calif. reading.

AT UC SAN DIEGO: Was the 2003-04 IFCSC Men’s Sabre champion... finished in 18th place at the 2003 NCAA Championships... was the 2003 IFCSC Collegiate Open Champion... won the 2002 Intercollegiate Fencing Conference of Southern California Championship.

UCSD Team Captain

Triton Women’s Squad Captains

David Brang (Men’s Epee) Junior • La Verne, Calif.

AT UC SAN DIEGO: Recorded a record of 45 wins against 17 defeats for a 72.6 winning percentage last season.

Assistant Coaches

Charles Alexander

Triton Men’s Squad Captains

Raelyn Jacobson (Women’s Sabre) Senior • Palo Alto, Calif.

AT UC SAN DIEGO: 2002 UCSD Athlete of the Year…2002 AllAmerican…Previously named MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Most Inspirational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of Castilleja High School in Palo Alto, Calif…has won 8 National Gold Medals and 5 National Silver PERSONAL: Born February 29, 1984 in Kingsville, Texas... parents are Josh and Heidi Medals…three-time USA Epeeist of the Month…Award ninth place at Runyan... has a younger brother named Jason... is a dual major in History and Religion in Jr. World Cuba in Cuba…Silver medal at 1999 Cadet World Cup in Germany…Epee Bronze Roosevelt College... serves in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.

Medal at Jr. Pan Am Games…Team participated in Gold Medal Event at the Jr. Pan Am Games.

PERSONAL: Born June 6, 1984...Parents are R. Meimei Pan and Lynn Jacobson…is Media major at Warren College…Previously attended Institute for Shipboard Education at the University of Pittsburgh…Circumnavigated the world during Semester at Sea…Hobbies include music and ping-pong.

2005-06 Triton Roster Name Yr. Cathryn Adams So Chelsea Ambort So Bryndan Bedel Fr Heather Bienenfeld Jr Grace Bohn So Jennifer Chun Fr Natasha Ferrer-Perez Fr Jamie Gillcrist Fr Andrea Goldstein Sr Elise Goodman-Tuchmayer Sr Raelyn Jacobson Sr Zitin Kachru Fr Enily Lipoma So Alexandra Mareschal Fr Elizabeth Nguyen Fr Trang Nguyen Sr Kathleen Pangan Sr Alice Shih So Esther Sosis Sr Heather Stephenson Fr Maybelle Ursales Sr Laurel Yianilos So

Hometown High School Yuba City, CA Yuba City Santa Cruz, CA Kirby Prep San Diego, CA High Tech Agoura Hills, CA Agoura San Diego, CA Rancho Bernardo El Dorado Hills, CA Ponderosa San Diego, CA Mira Mesa La Jolla, CA La Jolla Napa, CA Napa Westlake, CA North Hollywood Palo Alto, CA Castilleja Los Altos Hills, CA Gunn Watsonville, CA Aptos Camarillo, CA Newbury Park San Francisco, CA Lowell Glendale, CA Glendale San Diego, CA Aca. of Our Lady Peace Irvine, CA Irvine San Diego, CA Rancho Bernardo San Jose, CA Valley Christian Glendale, CA Glendale San Diego, CA High Tech

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Averages

73.1

74.7

72.7

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220.5

UCSD - Youngest of the Best UCSD: THE INSTITUTION Innovation is our tradition: Nestled along the Pacific Ocean on 1,200 acres of coastal woodland, UCSD is a powerful magnet for those seeking a fresh, next-generation approach to education and research.

Since its founding four decades ago, UCSD is one of the ten campuses in the world renowned University of California system and has rapidly achieved recognition as one of the top institutions in the nation for higher education and research. UCSD’s interdisciplinary ethos and tradition of innovation and risk-taking, underlie its research strength and ability to recruit top scholars and students. The average high school GPA of admitted freshmen was 4.05, and average SATI score was 1300. UCSD ranks 2nd nationally among major research universities sending students abroad in full-year programs, and 4th in the nation in graduation rates, at 79%. UCSD’s graduate and professional schools include Scripps Institution of Oceanography; School of Medicine; School of International Relations and Pacific Studies; School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Jacobs School of Engineering (graduate and undergraduate), and Rady School of Management. The campus also is home to the San Diego Supercomputer Center; California Institute for Information Technology and Telecommunications; Center for Research in Computing and the Arts; Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and Institute of the Americas.

UCSD: ACADEMIC RANKINGS The National Research Council ranks UCSD 10th in the nation in the quality of its faculty and graduate programs. (The top ten, in rank order, are: UC Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, CalTech, Yale, Chicago, Cornell and UCSD.) The NRC ranks oceanography and neurosciences 1st in the nation. UCSD ranks 6th in the nation in National Academy of Sciences membership while also being ranked as the 7th best public university in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report. A U.S. News and World Report survey of graduate programs ranks the Jacobs School of Engineering 13th in the nation and 7th among public engineering schools, and the School of Medicine as 17th among medical schools with a research focus, and 6th among public schools. In Master of Fine Arts programs, UCSD’s multimedia/ visual communications program ranked 6th in the nation. The most recent US News rankings also place these programs in the nation’s top 10: Theatre and Dance (3rd); Bioengineering (3rd); Political Science (7th); Cellular and Developme tal Biology (8th); Biochemistry (9th); Molecular Biology (10th), and Neurosciences (10th).

74.5

74.1

74.6

223.2

2005-06 Triton Schedule Date 10/23 11/5 11/12 11/19 1/22 1/28 2/5 2/11 2/25 3/4 3/16

Opponent Location Collegiate Open Irvine, Calif.

UCI, UCLA, USC, UCSB, ASU Pasadena, Calif.

Cal Tech, Cal State Fullerton, UCI UC San Diego Northwestern Duels Chicago, Ill. Open Competitions - Mission Bay HS San Diego, Calif.

West Coast Collegiate Team Invite Tempe, Ariz.

Cal Tech, Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif.

Notre Dame, Stanford, AFA, CSUF, Cal Tech UC San Diego Irvine, Calif.

UCI, UCLA, USC, UCSB, ASU NCAA West Regional Tournament US Air Force Aca. NCAA Championships Houston, Tex.

Earl W. Edwards - A.D. Earl W. Edwards accepted the position of Director of Athletics at UC San Diego in March, 2000. Under his guidance, the 23-sport program has made a successful transition from the NCAA Division III to Division II. In fact, UCSD has surpassed all expectations in Division II, capturing women’s soccer national championships in both 2000 and 2001, and finishing in the top10 of the Director’s Cup standings in four of its first five seasons. Edwards’ move to UC San Diego represented a homecoming, as he had previously served as Associate Athletic Director at UCSD from 1987 to 1993. He then took a position as Director of Athletics at East Stroudsburg University in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. During his seven-year tenure at the NCAA Division II institution, he served on numerous NCAA committees, including a 1999 appointment to the Division II Management Council. Edwards is also currently a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Executive Committee. Edwards is a 1972 graduate of East Stroudsburg with a master’s degree in Physical Education and Sports Administration from the University of Massachusetts. In addition to East Stroudsburg, he has athletic administration experience at UMass, UC Davis, the University of Michigan, Drexel University and UC San Diego. While previously serving at UCSD, Edwards initiated the Triton Athletic Associates, the athletic department’s primary fundraising source. Edwards now presides over a UC San Diego program which is recognized nationally for both its athletic and academic achievements.

The Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Oceanography Institute.

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