You are here: Home / Archives for Press Luncheons / Athletes of the Week

Athletes of the Week: Carly Wopat and Danny Molineaux

Monday, October 19, 2009 By
Carly Wopat

Male Athlete of the Week Danny Molineaux scored all three goals in Santa Barbara City College's 3-1 men's soccer victory over Canyons at La Playa Stadium this past week. The Vaqueros have won five straight and are 5-0 in the month of October with a record of 5-0-1 in the Western State Conference. Female Athlete of the Week Carly Wopat was named the MVP of the California Challenge girls volleyball tournament in San Diego, leading Dos Pueblos through a very strong field to claim the title. DP … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week Tagged With:

Athletes of the Week: Kailyn Kugler and Mark Moreno

Monday, October 12, 2009 By

Female Athlete of the Week Kailyn Kugler has been on fire for the UCSB women's soccer team, which has one three consecutive Big West games. In those games, the junior has scored four goals, including two game-winners. On Sunday, she scored both goals — including a game-winning penalty kick with less than a minute to go in double-overtime — as the Gauchos defeated UC Riverside 2-1 at Harder Stadium. Male Athlete of the Week Mark Moreno is one of the main reasons why the SBCC cross-country … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week Tagged With:

Athletes of the Week: Danny Barrera and Sam Wopat

Monday, October 5, 2009 By

Male Athlete of the Week Danny Barrera came up big on a big stage, scoring the first goal in the No. 11 UCSB men's soccer team's 3-0 win over ninth-ranked Indiana at Harder Stadium on Friday Night. Attendance at the match was 10,214 — a school record for a regular season match. Barrera also had an assist in the game. Stanford-bound Dos Pueblos volleyball player Samantha Wopat, just like Barrera, stepped up in a huge game. Wopat had 19 kills with just three errors to go along with eight digs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week Tagged With:

Athletes of the Week: Rebecca Saraceno and Sergey Sushchikh

Monday, September 28, 2009 By
SergeyMug

Female Athlete of the Week Rebecca Saraceno led the UCSB women's volleyball team to a perfect 3-0 record last week, including a five-set, come-from-behind triumph over No. 21 UC Irvine on Saturday night. Saraceno recorded a career-high 29 kills in that match and had double-doubles in the two previous matches. For her efforts, Saraceno was named Big West Player of the Week for the second time this season. Dos Pueblos' Sergey Sushchikh turned heads last week by winning two different races. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week Tagged With:

Athletes of the Week: Maria Mayer and Brendan Kerwin-McElroy

Monday, September 21, 2009 By
Brendan Kerwin-McElroy

Brendan Kerwin-McElroy and Maria Mayer, this week's Round Table Athletes of the Week, enjoyed undefeated weeks with each of their teams. Mayer, a San Marcos graduate, led Santa Barbara City College to three wins last week, making it seven in a row overall. The sophomore led the Vaqueros with double-digit kill totals in each of the victories, including two on Saturday at SBCC's very own Quad Tournament. Kerwin-McElroy tallied an incredible nine goals on Saturday for the Santa Barbara High … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week

Athletes of the week: David Walker and Emily Rottman

Monday, September 14, 2009 By
Santa Barbara High's Emily Rottman

These two very deserving student-athletes, Emily Rottman on the left and David Walker on the right, have led their teams to great starts in the fall sports season. Rottman, a senior on the Santa Barbara High volleyball team, pounded out 45 kills over two matches, both of which were wins. Her 24-dig, 19-kill performance against Division I-AA champion Santa Margarita helped the Dons make an early statement as they try to defend their Division I-A title this year. Walker scored three goals for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week Tagged With:

Athletes of the Week: Tynan Daniels and Krista Cobb

Monday, May 4, 2009 By

TYNAN DANIELS, DOS PUEBLOS GOLF Daniels led the Chargers to their lowest round of the season on Thursday by turning in an amazing round of 7-under par at Glen Annie. The day's medalist hadn't been under par yet this season but did so easily with a bogey-free round that included seven birdies. KRISTA COBB, UCSB SOFTBALL Cobb picked up two victories over the weekend in a Big West series with UC Davis. Cobb, now 18-8 on the season, set the single-season softball record for wins as a freshman … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week Tagged With:

Athletes of the Week: John Warren and Gillian Morgan

Monday, April 27, 2009 By

JOHN WARREN, CATE BASEBALL Warren put on a show for his parents who were visiting from Saudi Arabia on Saturday, hurling a six-inning no-hitter for Cate in a 10-0 victory over rival Thacher over Parents Weekend. The right-hander struck out 14 Toads and went 2-for-4 at the plate himself with 2 RBIs. GILLIAN MORGAN, UCSB WATER POLO UCSB's career record holder for goals scored, Morgan came through with the winning goal against top-seeded Cal State Northridge in sudden death overtime on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week

Athletes of the Week: Robert Vickers and Hannah Harris

Monday, April 20, 2009 By

ROBERT VICKERS, DOS PUEBLOS BASEBALL Vickers tallied off-the-chart statistics at the San Luis Obispo Tournament last week. The senior shortstop crushed two grand slams, scored eight runs and hit for a .625 average in four Charger victories. His on-base percentage was even better at .733 and his slugging percentage was a stratospheric 1.380. HANNAH HARRIS, DOS PUEBLOS SOFTBALL Harris pitched the Chargers to a much needed 4-0 Channel League victory over Ventura on Friday, as the freshman … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Athletes of the Week: Emily Mason and Drew Casier

Monday, April 13, 2009 By

EMILY MASON, SAN MARCOS SOFTBALL Mason pitched her first career shutout when the Royals needed it most, in a 1-0 Channel League victory over Ventura. Mason had a go-ahead 3-RBI triple the day before in a 6-3 rivalry win over Santa Barbara. DREW CASIER, DOS PUEBLOS SWIMMING Casier recorded three All-American times over the weekend in the 200 free, 100 free and 100 butterfly. Also was part of 200 and 400-free relay teams that posted All-American times in a Charger team victory at the Long … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Athletes of the Week