Here is a catalogue of articles with photos attached from the spring of 2010-11. Click Here to return to main Photos page.SUMMER, 2011 August 28, 2011 - UCSB Men's Soccer wins season opener August 21, 2011 - McConnell's Endurance Races July 9, 2011 - Santa Barbara Beach Soccer Summer Slam July 9, 2011 - The Royal Couple at the Santa Barbara Polo Fields July 3, 2011 - CBVA Santa Barbara Men's Open June 21, 2011 - San Marcos' Warkentin Stadium groundbreaking June 10, 2011 … [Read more...]
SPORTS FIGURE OF THE MONTH: Andre Barbieri
Monday, December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“I’m a lucky guy,” he says. “I could have easily died or been paralyzed forever.” ---Andre BarbieriThe Grand Finale of our inaugural 2011 Presidio Sports Sports Figure of the Month series celebrates the indomitable positive power of the human spirit -- especially following one of life’s darkest moments.Nine months after a horrific Mammoth snowboarding accident damn near killed him and claimed most of his left leg, Andre Barbieri -- our December Sports Figure of the Month … [Read more...]
Barbieri is back in the swim of things after tragic accident
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Not even the loss of a limb.Barbieri had to have his left leg amputated just above the knee after breaking his femur and suffering serious damage to his femoral artery in a snowboard accident at Mammoth Mountain this past winter.Yet, there he was on late Tuesday afternoon, lined up along the shore with the other competitors ready to do the 1-mile swim at the weekly Reef and Run Series.Barbieri not only completed the swim, he finished in second place in 22 minutes, 17 seconds. … [Read more...]
Woods crack top 10 in Reef and Run swims
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Spencer Wood led a trio of 12 year olds as top 10 finishers in the 1-kilometer ocean swim at Tuesday’s Reef and Run Series at East Beach.Wood came in third place behind local triathletes Johannes Walcher (16:20) and J. Ritterbeck (18:07) in a time of 18:13. Pre-teen Adam Fuller finished fourth in 18:33 and Ashley Cocklin came in sixth -- and was the first female finisher -- in 19:42.COMPLETE RESULTSWood’s uncle, Neil, also earned a top-10 finish in the 1-mile swim, … [Read more...]
Schroeders take early evening swim together
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It was a family affair in the 1-kilometer ocean swim at the Tuesday evening Reef and Run Series at East Beach.The Schroeders: mom Dawn and kids Grant and Erica finished in the top five in the event. Grant, 16, took top honos in 15:30; 12-year-old Erica was fourth in 18:11 and Dawn came in fifth in 18:53.FULL RESULTS Santa Barbara’s Greg Gaitan led a threesome of 40-something swimmers in the 1-mile swim. Gaitan, 46, finished in 20:05, followed by Neil Wood, 42, in 21:28, and Jon … [Read more...]
Farrell still going strong in the water
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At 74 years young, Jeff Farrell can swim faster than many people.The two-time Olympic gold medalist finished ahead of 20 swimmers in the 1-kilometer ocean swim at the Reef and Run Series Tuesday night at East Beach. Farrell placed 16th in the field of 36 with a time of 21 minutes, 30 seconds.COMPLETE RESULTSFarrell swam the anchor legs on the U.S. gold-medal winning 4x100 medley and 4x200 freestyle relays at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. At the time, he was one of the fastest 100 … [Read more...]
Vaa, Veitch victorious at Reef and Run
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jeremy Vaa pulled away from the pack and won the 1-mile swim at Tuesday evening’s Reef and Run Series at East Beach.Vaa, a teacher at San Marcos High, finished in 18 minutes, 56 seconds. Jessica Broderick of Boulder, Colo., was the top woman and second overall in 19:32, Rebecca Toseland was third overall in 19:42 and Stewart Reid finished fourth in 20:02.COMPLETE RESULTSIn the 1k swim, Ethan Veitch won in 18:49 and Jon Clark finished second in 19:22. Whitney Bruice was the top … [Read more...]
Clark preps for his specialty at Reef and Run duathalon
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jon Clark tuned up to defend his Semana Nautica Biathlon title this weekend by winning Tuesday night’s Santa Barbara Reef and Run Series duathalon at East Beach.Tuesday's event was part of the Semana Nautica summer sports festival.Clark, 50, a multi-time winner of the biathlon, covered the 1k swim and 5k run in 38 minutes, 56 seconds. His swim time of 14:36 was the fastest of the evening.RESULTSThe top woman duathalon finisher was Whitney Bruice (7th overall) in 47:00.The … [Read more...]
Bruice’s victory is a Reef and Run milestone
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Whitney Bruice became the first woman this season to finish first overall in the Reef and Run Series swim-run duathalon at East Beach on Tuesday.COMPLETE RESULTSBruice, 40,a member of the Moms in Motion fitness group, clocked 47:34 in the 1k swim (first-place time of 18:16) and 5k run (29:19), edging out Justin Russo, 18, who finished in 47:55.In the mile swim, local triathlete Chris Braden took first place in 19:52 and Jessica Broderick of Boulder, Colo. was second in 29:18. … [Read more...]
Reid wins 2nd straight Reef and Run mile swim
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Stewart Reid made it 2-for-2 in the Reef and Run mile swim on Tuesday night at East Beach.Reid finished first in 19 minutes, 14 seconds, beating Chris Braden by five seconds. Patricia Laverty came in third in 20:32.Reid last week won in 18:50.Local triathlete Zack Paris won the 1k swim in 14:43 and won the duathalon.CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS … [Read more...]
Reid picks up where he left off at Reef and Run
Thursday, June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Stewart Reid, a multi-winner last year, captured the first mile swim at the season-opener of the Santa Barbara Reef and Run Series at East Beach on Tuesday.Reid finished in 18 minutes, 50 seconds in the chilly water. He won seven mile swims last year. UCSB’s Kathrine Warren, the world champion in her age group at last year’s ITU World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, came in second in 19:56.Eighteen swimmers did the mile.In the 1k swim, Trevor Kosmo edged out Dan Frost of … [Read more...]
Reef & Run underway on Tuesday
Monday, June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Reef & Run's third season gets going this Tuesday, with season-opening festivities slated to start around 6:15 p.m. at East Beach.Reef & Run - which features a 5k run, 1k ocean swim and 1-mile ocean swim - will happen every Tuesday until September 13. Athletes can compete in any of the individual legs or tackle the 1k/5k biathlon.The first race begins at 6:25 p.m.Live music accompanies the event every week, starting with DP Fresh on Tuesday. Kat Devlin performs next Tuesday. … [Read more...]
