Jose Torino

October 17, 2003

Gauchos Seek Respect at Pre-Nationals in Iowa

By Jose Torino

The UCSB women's cross country team will get the opportunity to show the world the Gauchos can run with any program in the nation. Tomorrow Santa Barbara will compete in the 2003 Division I NCAA Cross-Country Pre-Nationa...

October 16, 2003

Two Gauchos Run Away Together

By Jose Torino

UC Santa Barbara's men's and women's cross country Head Coach Pete Dolan is no Chuck Woolery from "Love Connection." But under his watchful eye, love has blossomed for redshirt junior Ben Armel and fifth-year senior Tiff...

October 7, 2003

Cross Country: Santa Barbara Finds Luck of the Irish

By Jose Torino

The Notre Dame Invitational on Friday was supposed to be a meet that would prepare the UCSB men's and women's cross country teams for the NCAA Division I Pre-National Meet, and that is exactly what happened.

October 2, 2003

Cross Country: Gauchos Travel to Midwest

By Jose Torino

This Friday, the UCSB men's and women's cross country teams will be in South Bend, Ind. to compete in the 48th annual Notre Dame Invitational. The Gauchos will face some of the top cross country programs in the nation.

September 30, 2003

Cross Country: Santa Barbara Falls Short

By Jose Torino

The UCSB men's and women's cross country squads did not give the same winning performances on Saturday at the Stanford Invitational that the Gauchos have been accustomed to this season.

September 30, 2003

Men’s Cross Country Preview: Gauchos Strong Start Puts Questions to Rest

By Jose Torino

Entering the 2003 season, the UCSB men's cross country team was an unproven bunch and Head Coach Pete Dolan had many doubts about his squad. When the Gauchos began the year by placing first at the UCSB Lagoon Open, many ...

September 30, 2003

Women’s Cross Country Preview: Santa Barbara Looks to Young Talent to Carry Team in 2003

By Jose Torino

Despite losing last year's number one runner Katie Appenrodt to graduation, the 2003 women's cross country squad enters the season with the promise of being one of the strongest in Gaucho history.

May 19, 2003

Women’s Track and Field: Santa Barbara Senior Superstar Appenrodt Runs Wild

By Jose Torino

Appenrodt has qualified to run the 1,500 and 5,000 meters in the NCAA West Regional Championships at Stanford on May 30-31.However, she will only run the 5,000 meters."I have a shot at nationals in the 5,000; I'm going t...

May 19, 2003

Men’s and Women’s Track And Field: Listless Gauchos Drag to Finish Line

By Jose Torino

With the 2003 Big West Track and Field Championships concluding this past Saturday at Northridge both the men's and women's teams posted subpar showings while key individual performances sparked some fire. The men took s...

May 14, 2003

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field: SB Gears For Big West

By Jose Torino

The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams have endured significant pain this season but are counting on a year full of hard work to pay off at the 2003 Big West Track and Field Championships starting today and run...

May 9, 2003

Track: Gauchos Attempt to Qualify at Oxy

By Jose Torino

The 2003 Big West Track & Field Championships start Wednesday for the UCSB men's and women's track and field teams. Athletes who have hit their qualifying marks will take part in the championships in their events.

April 28, 2003

Women’s Tennis: Gauchos Clout CSUN, Drop Match to Cal Poly

By Jose Torino

The UCSB women's tennis team lost a heartbreaking match to top-seeded Cal Poly 4-3 in a semifinal match at the 2003 Big West Women's Tennis Championships in Danville, Calif., on Saturday. Santa Barbara managed to defeat ...

April 24, 2003