Sports

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...

May 20, 2005

Intercollegiate Athletics Funding: Part IV of IV

By Chris Trenchard

In my tenure as sports editor and as a staff writer at the Daily Nexus, I've had the pleasure of conversing with most of the coaches at UCSB. By and large, they have all been accommodating, amiable people doing what they...

May 19, 2005

Intercollegiate Athletics Funding: Part III of IV

By Michael Long

The men's soccer team is certainly no one-hit wonder, and despite recording a platinum season, there doesn't appear to be a promising payday. The financial constraints on the UCSB Athletic Dept. are felt from top to bott...

May 19, 2005

Triathlon: Santa Barbara Triathletes Get Back in Action

By Alex Pavlovic

Swimming, cycling and running are all difficult sports, but it takes a special breed of athlete to compete in all three at the same time. The UCSB triathlon team consists of over 60 undergraduate and graduate students co...

May 19, 2005

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May 18, 2005

UCSB Athletes Serve Community

By Jeremy Fuller

Looking at the rows of expensive SUVs, trucks and sports cars in a typical UCSB parking lot, one would not be surprised to learn that the family of an average UCSB student makes well over $100,000 a year.

May 18, 2005

Intercollegiate Athletics Funding: Part II of IV

By Sean Lewis

It's hard enough to be competitive in a growing conference like Big West, but it's even harder to do so while being under-funded. Yet, that is exactly what the track and field team does every year.

May 18, 2005

Charged Up on Teahupoo

By Kristina Ackermann

Despite some foul weather and somewhat mediocre six- to eight-foot waves (in relation to the 12-foot-plus monsters Teahupoo usually serves up), the Billabong Pro in Tahiti has been anything but a disappointment.