UCSB X-Country / Track & Field http://ucsbtrack.com A Place for Alumni Sat, 15 May 2010 00:33:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 2010 Gaucho by the Numbers http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=38 http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=38#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 00:32:06 +0000 dmon http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=38 It’s been a record setting year indeed for the Gauchos and we’ve broken down just how good they really are. If you’re anywhere near Northridge, CA this weekend come on down to the Big West Championships. Both the Women & Men are off to a good start with the ladies leading after a handful of events.

Gaucho Women (UCSB All Time, ‘10 NCAA)
Danielle Domenichelli, 5,000m, 16:01.20 (#1, #17)
Danielle Domenichelli, 10,000m, 33:29.65 (#2, #7)
Breanne Strenkowski, 10,000m 34:50.28 (#4, #40)
Katie Voigtlander, 3,000mSC, 10:29.75 (#2, #34)
Jane Dolittle, High Jump, 6-1.5″ (#1, #4)
Taylor Williams, Long Jump, 19-8.75″ (N/A-not wind legal, #82)
Taylor Williams, Triple Jump, 41-2.25″ (#1, #50)
Kayla Smith, Shot Put, 49-8.5″ (#2, #52)
Irene Kujore, Shot Put, 49-7″ (#3, #57)
Irene Kujore, Discus, 171-6″ (#1, #18)
Irene Kujore, Hammer, 175-4″ (#3, #108)
Jean Lightfoot, Hammer, 175-0″ (#4, #111)
Barbara Nwaba, Heptathlon, 5,552pts. (#1, #5) – *2010 Big West Champ

Gaucho Men (UCSB All Time, ‘10 NCAA)
Ryan Martin – 400m, 47.13 ( #4, #80,)
Ryan Martin – 800m, 1:48.35 (#4, #15)
Scott Smith – 1,500m, 3:44.09 (#2, #45)
Scott Smith – 5,000m, 13:56.72 (#1, #49)
Scott Smith – 10,000m, 28:35.71 (#1, #6)
Jimmy Martin – 400mH, 52.36 (#5, #90)
Julian DeRubira – 3,00mSC, 8:48.98 (#4, #22) – *2010 Big West Champ
Scott Finley – Pole Vault, 17-2.75″ (#1, #25)
Alex Umstead – Hammer, 190-6″ (#6, #92)
Michael Guerra – Javelin, 219-7″ (#3, #35) – *2010 Big West Champ
Michael Powers – Decathlon, 6,986pts (#7, #40)

]]> http://ucsbtrack.com/?feed=rss2&p=38 1 Track & Field Record Setters by John Zant (SB Independent) http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=32 http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=32#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 19:02:47 +0000 dmon http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=32 The latest issue of the Santa Barbara Independent featured a great article by John Zant on the record setting year the Gauchos have been having.

http://www.independent.com/news/2010/may/13/track-and-field-record-setters/

Excerpt…

How does a team keep performing at a high level when it’s always playing on the road? UCSB’s track-and-field athletes succeed by whipping up a home-like atmosphere wherever they are.

“It’s ridiculous how much our team cheers,” Gaucho high-jumper Jane Doolittle said. “We start every meet with an ‘Olé’ cheer and take it from there. Our track team is more tight-knit than any other team in the Big West.”

Inspired by each other, the Gauchos have done serious damage to the school record book. They have achieved eight new milestones at meets all over the state this spring. In each of the last six weekends, at least one UCSB record has been broken. They hope to keep that streak going Friday and Saturday (May 14-15) at the Big West Conference Championships at Cal State Northridge.

]]> http://ucsbtrack.com/?feed=rss2&p=32 0 Barbara Nwaba – 1st Big West Champ of ‘10 http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=30 http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=30#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 23:34:57 +0000 dmon http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=30 It’s been an unbelievable year for the Gauchos. In case you’ve missed it, new school records have been set almost every week and Barbara Nwaba kicked off the Big West Championships by scoring 5,552 points in the Heptathlon. She’s improved the school record by over 500 pts in 2010 and is currently ranked 5th in the NCAA. Nwaba joins 6 other Gauchos ranked in the Top 25 in NCAA’s this year.

Stay tuned for a “what to look for” preview of Big West & NCAA’s.

]]> http://ucsbtrack.com/?feed=rss2&p=30 3 All-Cal Cup 2/27/10 http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=20 http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=20#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:12:16 +0000 bnickless http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=20 For anyone in the Orange County area…

The Gauchos will be traveling south to compete against other UC schools in the All-Cal Cup at UC Irvine this Saturday, February 27.  Come out and support the Gauchos as they begin their quest to the Big West Conference Championships.

Meet Information

Directions to UCI

]]> http://ucsbtrack.com/?feed=rss2&p=20 2 UCSB Men & Women Win ‘10 Gaucho Roundup http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=21 http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=21#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:11:35 +0000 bnickless http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=21 Great group of alumni and family out at Pauley track this past weekend to see the 2010 Gauchos in action. During the evening Gaucho Roundup session over 200 family, friends, and alumni enjoyed delicious food, music and a silent auction.

For results and the storyline for the meet, visit ucsbgauchos.com at the link below. We’ll see you at Irvine this weekend for the All-Cal Cup!

UCSB wins all but two events in the first outdoor meet of the season

http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-track/recaps/022110aab.html

]]> http://ucsbtrack.com/?feed=rss2&p=21 3 Gaucho Alumni Site Coming Soon! http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=4 http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=4#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:27:07 +0000 admin http://ucsbtrack.com/?p=4 We’re at work on it…maybe we’ll get this done sometime in 2010. Alumni with some free time on their hands and want to help? Email info@ucsbtrack.com.

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