Sports

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.

May 17, 2005

Intercollegiate Athletics Funding: Part I of IV

By Michael Long

The buck always stops with UCSB Athletic Director Gary Cunningham, even when there aren't many bucks to go around. With Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) operating on an extremely modest budget, Cunningham, at the helm of ...

May 17, 2005

Women

By Alex Pavlovic

The UCSB women's lacrosse team won three games at the national championships, but a familiar foe kept the Gauchos out of the title game. After cruising through the first two rounds, the top-seeded Gauchos (19-2) lost 8-2...

May 16, 2005

Men’s Lacrosse: Lacrosse Wins Second Consecutive MDIA National Championship

By Alex Pavlovic

It may be time to start calling the UCSB men's lacrosse team a dynasty. Playing in the title game for the third consecutive year, the #2 Gauchos (21-2 overall, 4-0 in the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League) came from beh...

May 16, 2005

Women’s Track and Field: Women Make History

By Sean Lewis

The members of the UCSB women's track and field team are pioneers in their sport: They are the first UCSB track and field team to ever take the Big West Conference Championship title home to Santa Barbara. The championsh...

May 16, 2005

Men’s Track and Field: SB Finishes Third

By Sean Lewis

Pete Dolan, UCSB track and field head coach, brought a third-place finish in the Big West Conference Track and Field Championships for the Gauchos along with him in his first year as coach in 1993 - and he's secured the ...

May 16, 2005

Softball: Santa Barbara Gets Swept, Blows Playoff Hopes

By Monique Moyal

On the brink of NCAA Regional selections, the UCSB softball team had its playoff hopes pushed under the rug this weekend. In the final series of Big West play, Cal Poly brought out the brooms, sweeping the Gauchos (26-22...

May 16, 2005

Baseball: Shakey Pitching Allows 18 Runs in Losses at Riverside

By Kelly Hayes

The roller coaster ride that is the 2005 UCSB baseball season continued its ups and downs this weekend in Riverside. After last week's series win over then-#10 Long Beach State, the Gauchos (22-28 overall, 4-11 in the Bi...

May 13, 2005

Baseball: Gauchos Head to Riverside for Break

By Kelly Hayes

After two weeks of facing off against the nation's top teams, UCSB baseball's series this weekend at Riverside may seem like a vacation. The Gauchos have played seven of their last 10 games against ranked opponents, and ...

May 13, 2005

Softball: Series Controls

By Monique Moyal

Tonight will open the first chapter in a tale of two cities as the Santa Barbara softball team takes on rival Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo for a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. today and another game on Saturday. Last wee...