Sports

June 1, 2006

SB Ends Season With Defeat in Cal Poly

By Chris Hoffman

Even in the world of sports all good things must come to an end. The UCSB baseball team (26-28 overall, 9-12 in the Big West) dropped its first series since the beginning of May, ending the run that brought the Gauchos w...

June 1, 2006

Interns Initiate Inaugral World Cup

By jeff Staff Writer

UCSB intramural soccer's best players will compete for a chance to display their skills in the limelight tonight at 6 p.m. at the Rec Cen field, as the first annual IM World Cup Soccer Tournament will showcase two of the...

June 1, 2006

Three Gauchos Continue to Nationals

By Sean Lewis

Not even the thin air in Provo, Utah could slow down sophomore distance runner Bethany Nickless on her way to finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Western Regional last Saturday.

June 1, 2006

Three Gauchos Continue to Nationals

By Derek Mead

The UCSB men's track team is back at sea level after competing in the NCAA Western Regional in Provo, Utah. The unfriendly combination of BYU's high heat and altitude was rough on the Gauchos, and some athletes from othe...

May 26, 2006

Club Ultimate Frisbee

By Monique Moyal

Rebounding off of a first-round Regional loss to UC San Diego last year, the Black Tide will begin its Ultimate Players' Association College Championship quest today for a chance to face off in the final round Sunday at ...

May 26, 2006

Women’s Track

By Sean Lewis

The time has come for the top athletes on the UCSB track and field team to prove that their success is more than just a fluke.

May 26, 2006

Men’s Track

By system

Nine members from the UCSB men's track team will head to BYU to compete in the preliminary qualifying round for the NCAA playoffs today, followed by the final events on Saturday.

May 25, 2006

Male of the Year: Senior Carries UCSB

By Derek Mead

Not only during his time on the UCSB men's soccer team, but even now as a professional, Nexus Male Athlete of the Year senior forward Ivan Becerra knows how to make things happen.

May 25, 2006

Club Athlete of the Year: All-American Joins U.S. National Team

By Kelly Hayes

In his four years at UCSB, men's lacrosse senior defender Damon Conklin-Moragne has helped the Gauchos to three National Title game appearances, two National Championships and three Western Collegiate Lacrosse League tit...

May 24, 2006

Female of the Year: Softball Star Shines on the Diamond

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

After setting the new single-season strike out record at 232 and in pitching 73 percent of UCSB's total innings this season, junior starting pitcher Jenn Davis is kind of a big deal.

May 24, 2006

Team of the Year: Men’s Soccer Continues Dominance

By Sean Swaby

When Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg took over at the reins of the UCSB soccer team seven years ago, merely making the NCAA tournament would have been considered an unprecedented success. So, when the Gauchos made it to the sec...

May 24, 2006

Coach of the Year: Gregg Wilson Makes a Splash in 2006

By Kelly Hayes

Brought in as one of the most highly regarded recruits in the UCSB men's soccer program history, freshman midfielder Eric Avila was the star of the 2005-2006 freshman athletic class.

May 24, 2006

Freshman of the Year: Avila Steps Up for SB

By Chris Hoffman

Brought in as one of the most highly regarded recruits in the UCSB men's soccer program history, freshman midfielder Eric Avila was the star of the 2005-2006 freshman athletic class.

May 23, 2006

Rec Cen Honors SB Alumni in Hall of Fame

By Monique Moyal

Last weekend, the Rec Cen kicked off its inaugural Celebration of Recreational Sports weekend, with over 300 UCSB alumni attending the event. During an awards banquet held in Corwin Pavilion on Saturday evening, three st...

May 23, 2006

UC Santa Barbara Blown Away in Evanston Regional

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team was down and out in the Windy City, being eliminated from the Evanston Regional by Notre Dame 5-2 and by Southern Illinois University 4-2. "I felt that it was a disappointing ending of the year.

May 23, 2006

Column: Sac-Town Soliloquist

By Sean Swaby

If I can thank three years at the Nexus for anything - aside from a lot of lost nights and a paltry paycheck every so often - it allowed me to have the ignorance of UCSB athletics, which plagues so many in the student po...