Sports

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...

May 13, 2005

M.Track and Field: Tetlo Emmen, Ben Armel Bring One-Two Punch

By Sean Lewis

When it comes to running the 800-meter, the best in the Big West are UCSB's senior Ben Armel and junior Tetlo Emmen. The two have combined to finish one-two in a slew of races during the season and are the favorites to d...

May 13, 2005

W.Track and Field: Cosette Smith Leads UCSB Like a Captain

By Sean Lewis

There are no captains on UCSB's track and field team, but Cosette Smith is as much of a leader as a captain could be. The Gaucho senior is in her fifth year on the team, third year as an All-Conference distance runner an...

May 13, 2005

W.Ultimate: Burning Skirts Take Fourth at Regionals

By Chris Hoffman

The Burning Skirts did their share of torching over the weekend, but found themselves burned in the end. The women's ultimate Frisbee Regionals were held at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,Colo. The Burning Ski...

May 12, 2005

Men’s Ultimate: UC San Diego Denies ‘Tide’ Nationals Berth

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

Failing to paint Colorado Springs, Colo., black last weekend at Regionals the UCSB men's ultimate Frisbee team, the Black Tide, took third place losing to San Diego in the backdoor finals 9-15 dismissing a chance at Nati...

May 12, 2005

Men’s Lacrosse: UCSB Routs Minnesota, Virginia Tech at Nationals

By Alex Pavlovic

After two dominating victories, the UCSB men's lacrosse team will go Wolverine hunting in search of a berth in the national championship title game.

May 11, 2005

Track and Field: Big Gene Hammers Down Competition

By Sean Lewis

At UCSB it's hard enough to major in biology. It's even harder to do it with five hours of the day dedicated to training and practice, but that's exactly what junior thrower Eugene Bradley does day in and day out.