Jenny (Santos) Lafferty:  Outstanding Athlete
Linnea Mendoza Meister:   Outstanding Athlete
Omel Nieves: Outstanding Athlete
Scott Puailoa: Outstanding Athlete
Kyle Shotwell: Outstanding Athlete
Bill Pintard:  Special Achievement
Ken Preston:  Coach
South Coast Community Aquatic Center:  Community Leader

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SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS

President’s Award: Larry Crandell
The Russ Hargreaves Memorial Award:  Joe Salcedo
The R.F. MacFarland Memorial Trophy: Rich Hanna
The Master Athlete Award: Andy Neumann
The Special Olympics Mayor’s Trophy: Nannette Hudson-Clark

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2011 SBART SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

The Russ Morrison Memorial Scholarship:  Emily Fox of Dos Pueblos.
The Gina Ruskauff Memorial Athletic Scholarship: Kyle Aronson of SantaBarbara High
The SBART Founder’s Scholarship: Christian Mkpado of San Marcos High School
The Cox Business Athletic Scholarships: Tyler Lisea of San Marcos and Allison Carr of Bishop Diego High School

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2010-11 COACHES OF THE YEAR

College Co-Coach of the Year:  Paula Congleton
College Co-Coach of the Year: Rick McLaughlin
High School Coach of the Year: Chris Parrish

Athlete, School, Sport, Category

• Chris Joyce, SBCC Vaqueros, College Baseball
• Danny Zandona, SBHS Dons, Prep Baseball
• Tessa Emerson, SBHS Dons, Girls Basketball
• Emilie Johnson UCSB Gauchos, Women’s Basketball
• Orlando Johnson UCSB Gauchos, Men’s Basketball
• Elias Munoz Bishop Diego, Boys Basketball
• Michael Spiritosanto DPHS Chargers, Prep Football
• John Uribe SBCC Vaqueros, College Football
• Nicole Bullemer SBCC Vaqueros, Women’s Golf
• Vanesa Villa DPHS Chargers, Girls Golf
• Glen Scher UCSB Gauchos, Men’s Golf
• Thayer White SMHS Royals, Boys Golf
• Michael Boxall UCSB Gauchos, Men’s Soccer
• Jessica Domenichelli SBCC Vaqueros, Women’s Soccer
• Kai Miller SBHS Dons, Girls Soccer
• Avery Schwartz Cate Rams, Boys Soccer
• Sanford Spivey SBHS Dons, Boys Soccer
• Hannah Harris DPHS Chargers, Prep Softball
• Kailey Snyder SBCC Vaqueros, College Softball
• Andrea Ward UCSB Gauchos, Women’s Swimming
• Chris Peterson UCSB Gauchos, Men’s Swimming
• Emily Rose Williams DPHS Chargers, Girls Swimming
• Josh Pighetti DPHS Chargers, Boys Swimming
• Lauren Stratman DPHS Chargers, Girls Tennis
• Nicci Yvanovich SBCC Vaqueros, Women’s Tennis
• Carlo Lima Westmont Warriors, Men’s Tennis
• Chris Grant SBHS Dons, Boys Tennis
• Elisabeth Bransgar SBCC Vaqueros, Women’s Track & Field
• Andrew Kolodinski Westmont Warriors, Men’s Track & Field
• Elysia Hodges SMHS Royals, Girls Track & Field
• Nick Scarvelis DPHS Chargers, Boys Track & Field
• Taylor Racich DPHS Chargers, Girls Volleyball
• Kelsey Soos SBCC Vaqueros, Women’s Volleyball
• Jeff Menzel UCSB Gauchos, Men’s Volleyball
• Clifford Anderson SBHS Dons, Boys Volleyball
• Kevin Cappon DPHS Chargers, Boys Water Polo
• Milos Golic UCSB Gauchos, Men’s Water Polo
• Kiley Neushul DPHS Chargers, Girls Water Polo
• Kathryn Nelson UCSB Gauchos, Women’s Water Polo
• Chad Lampe DPHS Chargers, Wrestling
• Erin Campbell DPHS Chargers, Girls Cross Country
• Jacob Jeanson Westmont Warriors, Men’s Cross Country
• Amanda Moreno UCSB Gauchos, Women’s Cross Country
• Sergey Sushchikh DPHS Chargers, Boys Cross Country

Round Table President Catharine Manset Morreale, left, and keynote speaker Sarah Gerhardt at Earl Warren Showgrounds before Monday's Women in Sports Luncheon.

Like the good teacher that she is, Sarah Gerhardt described riding the giant waves at the renown surf break Mavericks in a way everyone could understand.

Gerhardt, the first woman to surf Mavericks, was the keynote speaker Monday at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table’s Women in Sports Luncheon at the Earl Warren Showgrounds.

She explained that surfing a huge wave is like going on one of those scary, stomach-churning roller-coasters at Magic Mountain.

“It’s like going on that ride that thrills you, that ride you have a love-hate relationship with,” she said.

“Paddling, the swells are about 20 feet high, these big, kind of fat swells. And then the bottom drops out completely, and all of sudden you’re looking over a cornice. It’s like your sitting at the top of that ride.

“Aaaaah!

“You get to the top and you go straight down, that’s what it’s like, dropping in,” she continued. “But I don’t have a little car that I’m strapped into, right. I’m on my feet.

“Oh, ohhhh … yea! It’s milliseconds, then all of sudden … Wow! I’m dropping in … I’m dropping in … I’m still dropping in … I can’t believe I’m still dropping in!

“It’s amazing.”

Gerhardt had an audience of close to 500 female student-athletes from the eight local high schools, UCSB, Westmont and SBCC entertained and inspired.

Congresswoman Lois Capps also spoke at the luncheon about how participating in sports plays an important role in developing leaders.

Gerhardt was introduced by Elizabeth Pepin, one of the filmmakers who did a documentary (One Winter Story) on the big-wave surfer-scientist-teacher-mother.

Gerhardt told of her successes and wipeouts surfing 30- to 40-foot waves at Mavericks, near Half Moon Bay, and in Hawaii. On one wipeout at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Hawaii, she smashed her face so hard on her board that she crushed the fiberglass. She suffered a concussion, broke a tooth and severely split her lip, which required several stitches.

She described another bad wipeout on a do-or-die, treacherous day in Morro Bay, when she fell from the top of a 15-foot plus wave and the wave broke on her and slammed her body on the bottom.

“I just tore everything, my neck and back.” she said.

She could barely walk.

That incident was the beginning of the low point in her adult life. Her mother, the inspiration in her life, was stricken with breast cancer for the second time. It would eventually take her life.

“I really wanted to give up,” she said. “I didn’t want to be part of this life any longer. What could I do?”

She was pulled out of the depths of depression by her strong faith and her drive.

“I believe in an incredible god and I believe that the sun would shine again,” she said. “I believed in my hopes for the future.”

In a message to the student-athletes, she said challenges in life don’t last forever.

“You’ll make it through; there will be sun on the other side. You’’ll be stronger for it.”

She noted that being passionate about playing sports can help in overcoming challenges.

“Playing your sport can allow you to be open to possibilities. You can develop your individuality. You can rise above it.”

She said the journey to her accomplishments in life followed the theme of the day: “Play, Believe, Achieve.”

“Through all I have done in my life, looking back, it fits this theme of play, believe, achieve,” she said. “Through play I found my passions and found confidence and developed individuality.

“It was through playing that allowed me to believe and take as fact that I can do my dreams and was open to the impossible possibilities that allowed me to achieve what I’ve accomplished so far.”

And she has accomplished plenty. She earned a PhD in physical chemistry, she became a mother, she teaches, and she is doing post-doctorate work in bio-chemistry and molecular biology at UC Santa Cruz.

“I am just thrilled. I get to do some amazing research and I get to work with some really amazing people on the cutting edge of science. I’m just blown away with the opportunity I have because what was built into my life.”

Dr. Marcus Elliott, of P3 fame, also spoke, discussing the value and importance of sports injury prevention.

Many of the South Coast’s high school soccer players and coaches attended, as did many of the city’s most influential sports figures.

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Drew Wakefield, left, and Gene Deering, far right, flank Round Table President Catharine Manset Morreale and UCSB Men's Soccer Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg

The Carriage Museum at Pershing Park opened its doors on Thursday for the Round Table.

Chivas USA goal keeper Dan Kennedy, with girlfriend Stephanie

Chicken Ranch provided the food

Jason Wilson and Arthur Munoz posed as guest bartenders, pouring drinks provided by Kalyra and Firestone

Dr. Marcus Elliott, left, with San Marcos girls head coach Lloyd Biggs

On Tuesday, August 31, the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table invited all of our area’s football coaches to the Endless Summer Bar & Grill for the annual Fall Football Preview.

Here’s what the coaches had to say on the eve of their seasons.

Santa Barbara Dons head coach Jaime Melgoza said he's committed to bringing "Santa Barbara Dons Football back."

Chargers head coach Jeff Uyesaka commented that his team had more size this season and would be running a spread offense. He also mentioned that Dos Pueblos was half-way through fundraising for a new synthetic field.

San Marcos is also on its way to intalling a synthetic surface for its playing field Athletic Director Abe Jahadhmy said. Jahadhmy was also thankful to have coach Hesselmeyer return this season.

Carpinteria assistant coach Van Latham was happy to note that without Oaks Christian this season, "for the first time in a decade, the league is really wide open."

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Bishop Diego, which received a preseason ranking of No. 9 in the East Valley Division, is athletic and aggresive this year.

Cate head coach Ben Soto has a team made up of mostly returning players this season, which he says should translate into a solid season.

Laguna Blanca head coach Ray Robitaille is enjoying his team's new facilities and equipment, like a new concussion test that will help protect his players.

Round Table boardmember Bob Dinaberg is excited for another year of Big Fridays, which broadcasts a prep football game every week.

Thanks for making this year’s tournament a grand success!

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The inductees as well as Coaches and Athletes of the Year were honored, with highlights including a video acceptance speech from Dodger Stadium by Hall-of-Famer Ryan Spilborghs, who plays for the Colorado Rockies. Another great moment was when Ryan Brown, son of the late Kevin Brown, accepted for his father.

The event was emceed by Marc “Cubby” Jacobs and was the final SBART event before the weekly press luncheons begin again in the fall.

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Current Round Table President Catharine Manset Morreale with founding member and first president, Jerry Harwin

Athlete of the Year awards were handed out to the deserving high school and college-level athletes.

Hall of Fame inductee Ann Latham with brother Van, current track coach at Carpinteria High School

McFarland Memorial Trophy recipient Clyde Bennett, left.

Santa Barbara High track & field athlete Tyler Parent with Round Table President Catharine Manset Morreale

2009-10 Athletes of the Year

Athletes/Coaches of the Year

High School Girls

Tennis- Lauren Stratman, Dos Pueblos

Volleyball- Carly Wopat, Dos Pueblos

Golf- Nicole Bullemer, Dos Pueblos

Cross Country- Mackenzie Walsh, Cate

Basketball- Rebecca Griffin, Santa Barbara

Water Polo, Kiley Neushul, Dos Pueblos

Soccer- Briana Lopez, Santa Barbara

Softball- Hannah Harris, Dos Pueblos

Track & Field- Hannah McDaniel, San Marcos

Swimming- Michelle Dockendorf, Dos Pueblos

Lacrosse- Stephanie Ruys de Perez, Cate

High School Boys

Football- Manny Hernandez, San Marcos

Water Polo- Conner Cleary, Dos Pueblos

Cross Country- Sergey Sushchikh, Dos Pueblos

Basketball- JP Dodson, San Marcos

Manny Rodriguez, Carpinteria

Golf- Jack Perry, Santa Barbara

Swimming- Karl Boscacci, Santa Barbara

Bryson Alef, Laguna Blanca

Wrestling- Chuy Lopez, Dos Pueblos

Soccer- Jesse Gonzalez, Santa Barbara

Baseball- Trey Barrett, Santa Barbara

Volleyball- Will McCracken, Dos Pueblos

Tennis- Chase Melton, Santa Barbara

Track & Field- Tyler Parent, Santa Barbara

Lacrosse- Mackie Greason, Cate

College Women

Cross Country- Crystal Reed, UCSB

Soccer- Meghan Maiwald, SBCC

Volleyball- Rebecca Saraceno, UCSB

Swimming- Anne Marie May, UCSB

Golf- Asaka Sim, SBCC

Water Polo- Lizzie Rouleau, UCSB

Basketball- Francesca DeAngelis, SBCC

Softball- Kailey Snyder, SBCC

Tennis- Sofia Novak, UCSB

Track & Field- Jane Doolittle, UCSB

College Men

Water Polo- Milos Golic, UCSB

Soccer- David Walker, UCSB

Football- Lamont Dupree, SBCC

Cross Country- Scott Smith, UCSB

Swimming- Kevin Ferguson, UCSB

Baseball- Tim Leary, Westmont

Basketball- Orlando Johnson, UCSB

Volleyball- Jeff Menzel, UCSB

Golf- Jesse Ferris, SBCC

Tennis- Alex Konigsfeldt, UCSB

Track & Field- Brett Lagace, Westmont

Open Athletes

Kip Fulbeck, Masters Swimming

Somersby Jenkins, Junior Cycling

College Coach of the Year

Bob Williams- UCSB Men’s Basketball

High School Coaches of the Year

Todd Heil- Santa Barbara Boys’ Soccer

Danelle Little- Dos Pueblos Girls’ Water polo

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