1992-1993 USD Facts

ATHLETICS

lntramurals The USD intramural program is an integral part of student life on campus. Last year more than two-thirds of the university com- munity - including graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff - participated in at least one of the many activities offered. Leagues, tournaments and special events include flag football, tennis, volleyball, basketball, softball, golf, inner tube water polo, floor hockey, bowling and other competitions. In addition, USD students and employees can participate in a variety of outdoor activities sponsored by Outdoor Adventures. Skiing, rafting, rock-climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking and hiking are some of the activities offered.

Intercollegiate Athletics Athletics, both scholarship and non-scholarship sports, play an important role in USD's day-to-day campus life, enhanced by out- standing outdoor opportunities and excellent campus facilities. Men's basketball, baseball , soccer, tennis, golf and cross country teams compete at the Division I level and belong to the West Coast Conference. Men's and women's crew teams compete as independents. In the 1993-94 season, the football team moves up to NCAA Division I-M level competition as part of the newly formed Pioneer Football League. Ocher members of the league are Dayton, Buder, Valparaiso, Evansville and Drake universities. The team plays its last year as an NCAA Division III independent dur- ing the 1992-93 season. Women's basketball, cross country, tennis, volleyball and soccer teams compete at the Division I level as members of the West Coast Conference. The women's swim team is a member of the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference and the softball team com- petes as an independent. Scholarships are available in men 's basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, golf and cross country, and women 's basketball, swimming, tennis, volleyball and soccer.

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Toreros (bullfighters) Columbia blue, navy blue and white Pepperdine University, Loyola Marymount University, Santa Clara University, University of San Francisco

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31 14 • The women's soccer team competes in its inaugural season during the 1992-93 academic year.

1991-92 marked the second consecutive year that three USD studmt-athletes garneredAll-American status. In mens tennis, seniorJose Luis Noriega became the schools first four-time NCAA All-American. In womens tennis, sophomores Julie McKeon and Laura Richards earnedAll-American status after reaching the semifinals ofthe NCAA doubles championships. The womens tennis team reached the NCAA tournament for the fourth year andfinished with a national ranking of15.