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 M. Soccer. Chat with Soccer's Chris Sauter
Looking forward to his senior year, below is an in-depth interview with senior soccer co-captain and defender, Chris Sauter (CS). Sauter says he doesn't lead by example by screaming, hopes to win Santa Clara's third WCC title in four tries and talks about what he will have to work on to make it to the next level. Continue reading - Jul. 2, 2009 10:46 AM
- M. Water Polo. Chat With Water Polo's Wall, Hobbs and Akerland
As they are hard at work in summer practices and also working in the Santa Clara University Athletic Department, Water Polo players Jack Wall, Stephen Hobbs and Marcus Akerland discuss their goals for the upcoming season, their jobs and some funny team memories. Continue reading - Jul. 2, 2009 10:34 AM
- M. Basketball. Smith on Board with the Broncos
Incoming Santa Clara freshman basketball player Robert Smith is already a Santa Clara University student after graduating from high school in early June. The 6-0, 175lb. point guard was first-team all-league and all-county after averaging 21.7 ppg, 6.2 apg and 9.6 rpg for Perris High School this past year. Continue reading - Jun. 30, 2009 12:12 PM
- W. Basketball. Women's Basketball Welcomes Assistant Coach Evan Unrau
Santa Clara head women's basketball coach Jennifer Mountain announced the addition Evan Unrau to her coaching staff this week. Unrau will coach the post players as well as being actively involved with the Bronco recruiting efforts. Continue reading - Jun. 30, 2009 9:43 AM
- W. Water Polo. Amy Lamb Named All-American
Culminating an outstanding career at Santa Clara, Amy Lamb has been named All-American with the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) as an Honorable Mention selection. Lamb is the second Bronco to earn All-America honors under Bronco Head Coach Keith Wilbur, who enters his eighth season with the program. Continue reading - Jun. 29, 2009 2:02 PM
- M. Golf. Travers Done After Quarterfinals
Santa Clara men's golfer Scott Travers concluded play at the 98th Annual California State Amateur Championship on Friday at Lake Merced GC in Daly City. Travers advanced to the quarterfinals, but was topped 3 and 1 by defending champion and No. 2 seed Nick Delio of Valencia. Continue reading - Jun. 26, 2009 12:24 PM
- Softball. 14 Softball Players Honored Academically
Santa Clara placed a conference-high 14 players on the 2009 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll, PCSC Commissioner Wendy Guthrie announced Thursday. It is the most Santa Clara has had on the honor roll since 2005 when it placed 15 on the list. Continue reading - Jun. 25, 2009 2:15 PM
- M. Golf. Travers Continues Play At State Am Championships
Scott Travers rallied back Thursday morning to defeat Kevin Fryer 2 and 1 in the Round of 16 at the 98th Annual California State Amateur Championships at Lake Merced GC in Daly City. Travers advances to the Quarterfinal round on Friday, June 26 and will face defending champion and No. 2 seed Nick Delio of Valencia. The duo will tee off at 7:50 a.m. Continue reading - Jun. 25, 2009 1:30 PM
- W. Water Polo. Eight Water Polo Players Honored Academically, Team Posts Top 10 GPA Nationally
Eight Santa Clara women's water polo players have been named as Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic Award honorees. The women's team were ranked No. 17 nationally in the final rankings after finishing a program-high runner-up at the WWPA Championship this spring. Continue reading - Jun. 25, 2009 11:13 AM
- M. Tennis. Men's Tennis Class No. 2 Nationally Among Mid-Majors
he Santa Clara men's tennis 2009-10 recruiting class has earned a No. 2 ranking nationally for mid-major Division I programs by tennisrecruiting.net, it was announced Thursday. Only Northern Illinois had a higher ranked class among the mid-majors nationally. Only one other WCC team was listed in the top 25: San Francisco at No. 25. Continue reading - Jun. 25, 2009 9:45 AM
- 96 SCU Student-Athletes Make Commissioner's Honor Roll Lists
The Santa Clara Athletic Department continues to shine academically as 96 student-athletes made the 2008-09 West Coast Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll, as announced by the league this week. The women were led by tennis freshman Kacie Wagner, who earned a 4.00 grade-point average as an English major; while the men were led by soccer senior Brian Martin, who posted a 3.90 GPA in finance. Continue reading - Jun. 24, 2009 2:51 PM
- M. Golf. Scott Travers Moves On To Round of 16
Golfer Scott Travers produced a solid round of golf Wednesday morning as he defeated George Gandranata by five strokes to advance to the Round of 16 of the 98th Annual California State Amateur Championships at Lake Merced GC in Daly City. Travers will tee off on Thursday, June 25 at 8:20 a.m. against Kevin Fryer. Continue reading - Jun. 24, 2009 1:04 PM
- W. Golf. Ueoka Advances To Match Play; Falls In First Round At Women's Pub Links
Santa Clara women's golfer Miki Ueoka finished in the top-64 of stroke play to advance to the championship bracket of the 33rd U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship at Red Tail Golf Club in Devens, Mass. However, her road to the championship was cut short as she was defeated in the first round by Cydney Clanton of Concord, N.C. by two strokes. Continue reading - Jun. 24, 2009 10:33 AM
- M. Basketball. Joe Siara: First Year Has Been Fantastic!
John Bryant swore by him. Lena Gipson gave him props late in the season. Many of the former Broncos who have come through this spring and summer, including Brody Angley, have talked about how much stronger the rising sophomores are on the court. The current men's and women's basketball players enjoy their time with him. And now Niyi Harrison, Robert Smith, etc. are itching to get some time with him. Continue reading - Jun. 23, 2009 5:31 PM
- Rusty Weekes: Get to Know the New BBF Director
Santa Clara University announced Rusty Weekes '71 as the Bronco Bench Foundation Director last week. He will also serve as an Assistant Athletic Director in his roll with the Bench. Founded in 1962, in recent years the BFF has focused solely on scholarship funding for student-athletes.Weekes (RW) met with the website late last week to talk about his excitement for the job, to look back at his days as an athlete and coach at Santa Clara and why the Bronco family is one of the best. Get to know Rusty Weekes a little better by reading more about him below! Continue reading - Jun. 23, 2009 4:38 PM
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