June 27, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Redlands football team earns preseason ranking

The University of Redlands football team is No. 22 in USA Today Sports Weekly's Preseason Poll for NCAA Division III programs. Redlands is the only team from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) to be included on the poll. In addition, the Bulldogs join the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) as the only schools from the western part of the  ...

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June 24, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Former Redlands assistant goes to UCR

UC Riverside Head Men's Soccer Coach Junior Gonzalez today announced the hiring of Peter Boyer as the team's new assistant coach. Boyer will work primarily with the team's goalkeepers in addition to playing a vital role in the development of the Highlanders' field players.   "Peter is a great addition to our program," said Gonzalez. "He brings a wealth of  ...

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June 19, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Redlands program ranks 30th out 430 schools

The University of Redlands finished 30th out of 430 Division III colleges in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA) U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup.   This honor is presented annually by NACDA and USA Today to the nation's bestoverall collegiate athletics programs in each division as well as the NAIA.Williams College (Mass.) was the winner in Division  ...

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June 13, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Former Redlands athlete starring on the track at USC

USC junior Corey White was named the United States Track andField/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) West Region MaleField Athlete of the Year on Monday. White, who will be competing this week as one of the favorites in thejavelin at the NCAA Track and Field Championships held in Des Moines,Iowa, had an outstanding first season for the Trojans. After transferring from  ...

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June 5, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Calderon, Nugent earn academic honors

It was announced earlier today that senior Natalie Calderon (Pasadena, CA) and graduate student Fritz Nugent (Tinley Park, IL) landed on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District First Team for Track & Field and Cross Country.   Calderon recently graduated from the University of Redlands with a 3.797 cumulative GPA as a Communicative Disorders major.  This  ...

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June 4, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Redlands softball player honored

Sophomore catcher Nicky Neumann of the University of Redlands has been named to the Easton All-American second team. She is in select company as the team is made up of players from Division I, II, III and NAIA schools. Neumann, the SCIAC Player of the Year, was one of just three Division III players named. Neumann led the Bulldogs to  ...

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May 29, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Bulldogs' Gabriel earns preseason honor

Defensive tackle Gavril Gabriel of the University of Redlands landedon the Consensus Draft Services Division III Preseason All-Americansecond team.Gabriel, who will be a junior in the fall, helped the Bulldogs wintheir 28th Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(SCIAC) Championship and advance to the NCAA playoffs for the fifthtime in school history last season.He led the Bulldogs with 15 tackles for  ...

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May 29, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Redlands track coach lauded

First year University of Redlands coach Mike Schmidt has been namedthe U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association WestRegion Women's Coach of the Year. In his first year at the University of Redlands, Schmidt led thewomen's team to its first SCIAC title since 1978 as the Bulldogsedged rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 131-129. I n addition, senior Natalie Calderon unanimously was named  ...

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May 29, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

La Verne baseball player honored

University of La Verne baseball standout Scott Marcus has been named 2008 Second Team All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).A senior from San Dimas, Marcus was selected to the Second Team as a designated hitter.Marcus led ULV in homers (14), RBI (68) and slugging percentage (.771) while boasting of a .371 average this season en route to earning  ...

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May 19, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

CMS doubles team wins D3 title

Gui Schils (JR, Shaker Heights, OH) and Larry Wang (JR, Orange) won the NCAA Division III Men's Doubles Championship on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Andy Bryan/Charlie Paukert of Gustavus Adolphus. This is the first title for both and CMS' fifth doubles championship.  Schils and Wang reached the semifinals of the NCAA Championships in 2006 and the  ...

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May 19, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Calderon, Wagar earn top athleteic honors at UR

Director of Athletics Jeff Martinez announced yesterday that senior track & field standout Natalie Calderon (Pasadena, CA) and senior tennis player Eric Wagar (Yakima, WA) were named the 2008 Frank Serrao Student-Athletes of the Year. Given in honor of longtime football coach Frank Serrao, this award acknowledges the top male and top female student-athletes who best exemplify strong academic and  ...

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May 16, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Redlands golf team is national runner-up - again!

It was another case of so near and yet so far for the University of Redlands golf team as the Bulldogs finished second at the Division III national tournament at Chateau Elon Resort in Braselton, Ga. Friday. The Bulldogs did not qualify for the event last year but posted three straight second-place showings in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Redlands shot  ...

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May 15, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

SCIAC baseball honors announced

2008 All-SCIAC Baseball Selections AnnouncedMay 14, 2008 The 2008 All-SCIAC Baseball Selections have been announced.  University of La Verne Leopards claimed the SCIAC Conference title.  Scott Marcus, a senior from La Verne has been named Player of the Year.  The First and Second All-SCIAC Teams are listed below.  Player of the Year:  Scott Marcus, SR University of La Verne        ...

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May 15, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Redlands second at nationals with 18 holes left

With one round left to play in the NCAA Division III tournament at Chateau Elon, the University of Redlands golf team is in a familiar position - second. The Bulldogs qualified for the event in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and finished as national runner-up on all three occasions. The first two times the Bulldogs were far enough back they didn't  ...

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May 13, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

La Verne, Redlands have good day at golf nationals

It was a good first day for the local teams at the Division III national golf championship Tuesday at Chateau Elon Resort in Braselton, Ga. The University of La Verne surged out to a 10-stroke lead with a 7-over 291 while SCIAC foe University of Redlands is tied for fourth in the 35-team field at 20-over 304. Skidmore is a  ...

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May 13, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

La Verne baseball team gears up for West Regional

It isn't where you start but where you finish that makes a difference. There is no better proof of that than the University of La Verne baseball team. At no point during the regular season were the Leopards ever first in the SCIAC. They didn't move into the top spot until the final day of the regular season when they  ...

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May 12, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Bulldogs impressive at Oxy

The University of Redlands Track & Field team competed at the Oxy Invitational hosted by Occidental College on Saturday. The Bulldogs were led by impressive performances from SCIAC Track & Field athlete of the year Natalie Calderon and Sophomore 800m runner Jake Baechle. Calderon placed second in the Long (19'4 ¾") and Triple (39'6 ½") Jumps both of which were  ...

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May 12, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

All-SCIAC softball awards

CONFERENCE CHAMPION: UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS HEAD COACH: LAURIE NEVAREZ PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  NICKY NEUMANN, UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  MOLLY YRIARTE, WHITTIER COLLEGE FIRST TEAM Pitcher Katie Brnca University of Redlands Pitcher Julia Cruz Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Catcher Alyssa Corley Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 1st Base Melissa Munoz Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges 2nd Base Dory Baga University of Redlands Shortstop Ashley Paul  ...

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May 9, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

La Verne softball standout saluted

Ashley Paul has been named SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week on May 9 for her efforts during La Verne's SCIAC Tournament championship run in softball.A freshman shortstop from Glendora and a First Team All-SCIAC selection, Paul batted .438 in four games to help lead La Verne to the first-ever SCIAC Tournament Championship. On May 2 Paul went 3-4 with  ...

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May 9, 2008: College Sports SCIAC

Three Redlands athletes earn academic accolades

It was announced yesterday that one Bulldog softball and two baseball players landed on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District First Team for the College Division.   Sophomore outfielder Remy Kawaguchi (Sammamish, WA), junior pitcher Nolan Nicholson (Fullerton, CA) and junior outfielder Kyle Rizzo (Redlands, CA) represent the Bulldogs on their respective teams.With a 3.86  ...

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