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Nwaba takes 2nd, Martin 4th at NCAA Championships

Saturday, June 9, 2012 By Comments

UCSB’s Barbara Nwaba finished second in the heptathlon and Ryan Martin placed fourth in the 800 meters at the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, … [Read more...]

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Warriors run with confidence at GSAC Championships

Monday, April 30, 2012 By Comments
Members of the Dos Pueblos swimming teams, including Athlete of the Week Alex Valente, far left, at Monday's luncheon.

Westmont track and field coach Russell Smelley was in a perfect spot to witness a breakthrough for one his runners at last Saturday’s GSAC Championships. Speaking at Monday’s Santa Barbara … [Read more...]

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UC Santa Barbara tops three schools at All-UC Meet

Monday, March 5, 2012 By Comments

IRVINE – Several of the University of California schools descended upon Anteater Stadium on Saturday for the All-UC Meet, the first Big West Conference meet of the 2012 outdoor season. The … [Read more...]

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Martin places 8th in NCAA 800 final

Saturday, June 11, 2011 By Comments

UCSB's Ryan Martin finished eighth in the 800-meter final at the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Friday night in Des Moines, Iowa. Running after an hour rain delay, Martin faded on the second … [Read more...]

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Gauchos start Big West finals with 3 titles

Saturday, May 14, 2011 By Comments

UCSB’s Breanne Strenkowski brought home a huge win and conference title in the 10,000 meters at the Big West track and field chmpionships at UC Irvine on Friday. The Gauchos captured three titles … [Read more...]

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Moreno sets UCSB record in women’s 5,000

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 By Comments

Amanda Moreno broke the school record in the 5,000m run this past weekend at the Mt. SAC relays. Her time of 15.58.02 is three seconds faster than the previous record set by Danielle Domenichelli … [Read more...]

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UCSB’s Ajoku wins long jump at Ben Brown

Sunday, March 6, 2011 By Comments

FULLERTON -The Gauchos' second meet of the outdoor season took place at CSU Fullerton with the hammer throw taking place on Thursday and the rest of the track and field events on Saturday as part of … [Read more...]

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Gauchos sweep 4-way track meet at Westmont

Saturday, February 19, 2011 By Comments

Rain, wind and even thunderstorms provided the context for the Westmont Quadrangular Track and Field meet on Saturday. UCSB Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pepperdine joined the Warriors for the event held … [Read more...]

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UCSB’s Doolittle does a lot in Seattle

Monday, February 15, 2010 By Comments

UCSB's Jane Doolittle cleared 5-11.5 (1.82m) in the high jump at the Husky Classic, setting a new personal best and meeting the NCAA provisional qualifying standard. Saturday's meet took place at … [Read more...]

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Coach Sam “The Rock” Adams passes away

Thursday, January 14, 2010 By Comments
Sam Adams is shown above in 1992, the last of his 34 years as a track-and-field coach at UCSB, where he achieved an international reputation.

Sam Adams, retired UCSB head coach and former assistant at Westmont College, died on Monday evening January 11.  He passed quietly under the gentle care of his wife, Sue.  Sam had suffered through … [Read more...]

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