The UCSB women's swimming and diving team captured its second dual win in as many days on Saturday as the Gauchos defeated UC Davis, 162-138, at the Aggies' Schaal Aquatics Center.UCSB won 10 of 16 events during the meet on its way to its third consecutive meet win. The Gauchos now hold a 5-3 dual record this season.The Gauchos got things off to a strong start in the 200 medley relay with Allie Knight, Sophia Yamauchi, Andrea Ward and Kendall Neely placing first in 1:43.69.Knight … [Read more...]
Knight, Yamauchi pace UCSB swimmers past Davis
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UCSB swimmers sweep Pacific
The UCSB swim teams collected a pair of dual meet wins on Friday afternoon at Pacific. The women captured a 153-109 win while the men defeated the Tigers, 158-100.The men's 'A' 200 medley relay got the ball rolling for the Gauchos as Ryan Garcia, Kevin Ferguson, Wade Allen and Kevin Kuhn finished in 1:32.80, good for a comfortable first place finish.UCSB then went on to sweep the 1000 freestyle with Andrea Ward capturing first in a time of 10:21.42 and Andrew Barmann winning in 9:35.01. … [Read more...]
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UCSB swimmers sweep Rebels at Campus Pool
The UCSB swimming and diving teams defeated UNLV on Saturday in a dual at Campus Pool. The Gaucho women took down the visiting Rebels, 166-134, while the men posted a 134-122 victory.UCSB won a total of 17 events with five Gauchos capturing multiple individual event titles.The meet opened with both UCSB 'A' relays sweeping the 200 medley relay. The women's team of Allie Knight, Sophia Yamauchi, Andrea Ward and Kendall Neely touched in 1:45.17. On the men's side, Chris Peterson's come … [Read more...]
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UCSB swimming signs six to national letters of intent
Six student-athletes have committed to join the UC Santa Barbara swim teams for the 2012-13 season by signing National Letters of Intent it was announced by head coach Gregg Wilson.Kimmie Kruezberger (Sausalito, Calif./Marin Catholic HS) will join the women's team while Richard Davison (Corte Madera, Calif./Redwood HS), Josh Smith (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS), Weston Landre (Loomis, Calif./Del Oro HS), Andy Castilleja (Bakersfield, Calif./Stockdale HS) and Mickey Mowry (Pasadena, … [Read more...]
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SPORTS FIGURE OF THE MONTH: Rich Hanna
New Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table president Rich Hanna has been awarded the Presidio Sports Sports Figure of the Month for October, 2011 for his stewardship of and commitment to the community’s expansive sports activities and programs.On the heels of again leading Semana Nautica – SB’s ever-growing, premier summer beach festival and athletic competitions over a two-week period, Hanna just dove headfirst into his new two-year SBART leadership post.It follows five years of … [Read more...]
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Ward caps Texas meet with her third school record
AUSTIN, Texas – Don't mess with Texas? More like 'don't mess with Andrea Ward.' The sophomore swimmer posted her third school record in as many days as the Gauchos closed out action at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational on Saturday.Ward, who had previously set school records in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle earlier this weekend, posted her third UCSB record in the 200 butterfly. During the morning's preliminaries, she touched the wall in 1:59.40, which was .04 seconds faster than … [Read more...]
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Gauchos post season-best times on Day Two of Texas Invite
The UCSB swim teams posted a slew of NCAA 'B' cuts and season-best times on the second day of the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational on Friday evening.After two days of action, both the men and women are in seventh place. The men have tallied 230 points while the women have 200.The night's finals began with the 200 medley relay. The women's team of Emily Stucky, Sophia Yamauchi, Andrea Ward and Mariah Tharp took 12th place with a season-best time of 1:42.94. The men's team of Kevin … [Read more...]
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Ward breaks own UCSB record in 100 fly
AUSTIN, Texas – Andrea Ward set a new UCSB record in the 100 butterfly to highlight Thursday's action at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational in Austin.The sophomore broke her own record in the event, touching the wall in 53.38 seconds. She shaved .45 seconds off of her previous record and secured an NCAA 'B' cut in the process. Ward placed 10th in the event.After the first day of competition at the meet, the Gaucho men are in fourth place with 94 points. The women are in eighth with 29 … [Read more...]
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Ward recognized as MPSF swimmer of week
Sophomore Andrea Ward earned Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Athlete of the Week honors after an outstanding showing at last weekend's Arena Invitational in Long Beach.The swimmer helped the Gaucho women to a seventh-place finish in the field of 21 teams.Ward had several outstanding individual swims. She posted a career-best time of 16:49.38 in the 1650 freestyle and took fourth place in the event. In the 100 butterfly, she posted an NCAA 'B' cut with her time of 54.07 while taking … [Read more...]
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UCSB men finish second to Stanford
LONG BEACH – The UCSB swim teams completed action at the 2011 Arena Invitational, which was being held at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, on Saturday evening. The Gaucho men had an impressive showing, taking second overall, while the women placed seventh.UCSB's men team finished the meet with 909 points, coming in second behind Stanford, which won the title with a whopping 2,142 points. On the women's end, the Gauchos collected 508 points. Cal won with 989 points.Saturday's finals … [Read more...]
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Gaucho men swimmers remain unbeaten
SAN LUIS OBISPO – The UCSB swim and dive teams traveled up Highway 101 to Cal Poly on Saturday to compete in their second dual meet in as many days. The men's team remained undefeated as it posted its third dual win of the season, 167-121. The women fell to the Mustangs, 177.5-117.5.The men opened the meet with a one-two finish in the 200 medley relay. The 'A' team of Ryan Garcia, Kevin Ferguson, Bob Hwang and Chase Lemley touched the wall in 1:35. 37. The 'B' relay finished second with … [Read more...]
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UCSB men defeat Denver, women edged Out
During yet another beautiful afternoon at Campus Pool, the UC Santa Barbara men's and women's swimming and diving teams split a dual meet with visiting Denver on Friday. The Gaucho men cruised to a 168-132 victory while the women were narrowly beaten, 151-149.Both UCSB swim teams got the meet off to a strong start with each 'A' 200 medley taking first place. The women's team of Allie Knight, Sophia Yamauchi, Anne Peasnasky and Kendall Neely touched the wall in 1:46.36. The men's squad of … [Read more...]
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