1993-1994 USD Facts

Athletics

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Intercollegiate Athletics Arh lerics, bo rl, scho larship and no n-scho larship sports, pl ay an impo rtant ro le in USD's day-ro-day campus li fe , enhanced by o ur- sra nding outdoo r oppo rtuniti es and excellent campus fac ilities . Men 's basketball, basebal l, soccer, rennis, go lf and cross country reams compete ar rhe Di visio n I level and belong ro rhe Wesr Coast Confe rence. Men 's and women 's crew reams compete as independenrs. The foo tba ll ream is in irs inaugural season ar rhe NCAA Division I-AA level in rhe Pi onee r Football League. Other members include Dayton , Burler, Valparaiso , Evansville and Drake un1 versmes. Women's basketball , cross country, tennis , volleyball and soccer reams compete ar rhe Division I level as members of rhe Wesr Coasr Co nfe rence . The women 's swim ream is a member of rhe Pac ifi c Co lleg iate Swim Co nference and rhe softball ream will compe te in rhe newly formed Western lnrercoll egiare Softball League, which is made up of WCC membe rs who sponso r softba ll reams. Scho lars hips are ava ilab le in men 's basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis , go lf and cross country, and women 's basketba ll , swi mming, rennis, voll eyba ll and soccer. The 1992-93 season was the finest year overall in the uni- versity s 15-year history as a member ofthe NCAA Division I. The runner-up finish by the mens soccer team at the NCAA Championships highlighted the Toreros successfulyear, with Head Coach Seamus McFadden being named West Coast Conference Coach ofthe Year and senior Chugger Adair earn- ing All-America honors. The womens basketball team earned their.first trip to the NCAA sand the mens baseball team had its best year ever, finishing 36- 17. Head Coaches Kathy Marpe andjohn Cunningham were named Co-Coaches ofthe Year in the wee. 111 addition to Adair, students Robert Ray (football), Laura Richards (womens tennis) andJulie McKean (womens tennis) earned NCAA All-America honors, with Richards and McKean earning their third trip to the NCAA s.

ln tramurals T he USO intramural program is an integral part of srudent li fe on campus. Las r year more rhan rwo-rhirds of rhe un ivers ity com- munity- including grad uate and undergraduate srudenrs, fac ul ty and sraff - participa red in a r least o ne of rhe many acr iviri es o ffered. Leagues, rournaments and spec ial events include fl ag footba ll , renni s, volleyball , basketball , softba ll , go lf, inner rube ware r polo , floor hockey, bowling and or her comper irions . In add iri o n, USO srudenrs and employees can participare in a var iery of ou rdoo r acr iviries sponsored by Outdoor Adventures. Skiing, rafting, rock-cli mbing, ho rseback riding, mo unta in biking and hiking a re some of rhe acri viries offered.

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