Sports

May 27, 2005

M.Track: 2005 Track and Field Regional Championships Preview

By Sean Lewis

Every sport has a holy ground. Basketball has Duke, football has the Rose Bowl and track and field has Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., the site of this weekend's track and field NCAA Western Regional Tournament.

May 27, 2005

Baseball: SB Seniors Suit Up for the Last Time

By Kelly Hayes

There's nothing like the possibility of a last-place finish to motivate a team. For UCSB baseball, the final series of the weekend presents just that type of challenge. The Gauchos travel to Northridge for their last ser...

May 26, 2005

Team of the Year: Men’s Soccer Elevates the Bar

By Monique Moyal

After what could be called a Cinderella story of a season, it's no wonder that the men's soccer team (17-2-1 overall, 8-2-0 in the Big West) won the nod for team of the year.

May 26, 2005

Coach of the Year: Tim Vom Steeg Fronts SB’s Best

By Lauren Creamer

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Coach of the Year calls UCSB's Harder Stadium home. In his seventh year at the helm of the Santa Barbara men's soccer program, Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg ...

May 26, 2005

Freshman of the Year: Gaucho Center Back Andy Iro Is a Head Above the Competition

By Kelly Hayes

At 6'4" and 200 pounds with the soccer skills of a veteran starter, it's hard not to mistake Andy Iro for an upperclassman. Yet, the Liverpool, England native was merely a rookie on the UCSB men's soccer team in 2004.

May 26, 2005

Men’s Lacrosse: Santa Barbara LAX Shifts Gears With Clutch Captain Will Patton

By Alex Pavlovic

The Chicago Bulls had Michael Jordan, the New England Patriots have Tom Brady and the UCSB men's lacrosse team has Will Patton. Every championship team has a player who comes up big in the clutch, and Patton has repeated...

May 26, 2005

Ack-Attack: Not Boobilicious

By Kristina Ackermann

I'm all about the whole "girl power" thing that Roxy's been promoting. It's nice to have bikinis that stay on, board shorts that actually look cute and wetsuits that don't have all that extra room in the crotch. But, som...

May 25, 2005

Male Athlete of the Year

By Sean Swaby

Pinned down by a steering wheel while firefighters worked for 90 minutes to release him from its grip, senior goalkeeper Danny Kennedy wasn't sure if he would ever step between the pipes for the UCSB men's soccer team ag...

May 25, 2005

Female Athlete of the Year

By Kip Hanson

Some people get to have all the fun. During her tenure at UCSB, forward Kristen Mann got to enjoy four Big West Championships and subsequent trips to March Madness - including a visit to the Sweet 16 - and back-to-back A...

May 25, 2005

Club Athlete of the Year

By Michael Long

There is never any question that the general is in charge. Casual spectators who may have caught a glimpse of a UCSB women's lacrosse game would have no problem locating the commander in chief on the field this season. B...

May 25, 2005

International Recruiting: Part II of II

By Lauren Creamer

Going overseas to recruit tier-one-caliber players can be a game of Risk. Balancing the financial and procedural burdens of recruiting internationally with the potential benefits for their teams is the latest in the long...

May 24, 2005

Choppy Recruiting Found in Foreign Waters

By Lauren Creamer

When looking overseas, collegiate coaches must be wary of the double-edged sword that is international recruitment. With a limited recruiting budget and a finite number of scholarships per program, most UCSB coaches rest...

May 24, 2005

Baseball: Santa Barbara Seniors Swing for the Big Show

By Kelly Hayes

Each year, only about 1 percent of the players eligible for Major League Baseball's (MLB) First-Year Player Draft will actually be drafted, and only 10 percent of all players who sign a professional contract will ever pl...

May 23, 2005

Baseball: Anteaters Sniff Out Wins in SB

By Kelly Hayes

Fortunately for the seven seniors from the UCSB baseball team, there is still one more series remaining in their college careers. After dropping two out of three to Irvine this weekend, the Gauchos (23-30 overall, 5-13 i...

May 23, 2005

Sactown Soloquist: The Injury Riddle

By Sean Swaby

Baseball typically ages like fine wine. There are career minor leaguers, 26-year-old rookies and younger players who are in an everlasting stage of development. Coaches drool over young talent that is refined, discipline...

May 20, 2005

Baseball: Seven SB Seniors To Say So Long

By Kelly Hayes

For the seven seniors on the UCSB baseball team, saying goodbye to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium this weekend may be just as difficult as saying the name Caesar Uyesaka. Playing in their final home series of the season, the Gau...