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Sarabeth Pollock begins her third year as the Coordinator of A thletic Academic Support for the University of San Diego. She has worked as a tutor in the Athletic D epartment since the fall of 2001. She serves as the academic advisor for all sports except Football and Rowing. Her responsibilities include the supervision of the Study Hall and the administration of the tutoring and mentoring programs. Currently, the Academic Support Program employs over 25 tutors who represent a va– riety o f majors across campus, as well as over 12 mentors who are graduate students pursuing their masters degrees in USD's Counseling Program. The Study Hall and computer lab are open for student-athlete use all year long; during the semester they are open 60 hours per week and provide a quiet, studious atmosphere to fos ter academic excellence.

"Thegreatest challenge to a D ivision I athleteis to balance the demands if sport while takingfulladvantage if theeducationalexperi– ence offered. Thepurpose if oi1rprogram is to assist student-athletes in meeting this challenge l?J offering tutoring, advising, mentoring and a quiet environment to stuc!J. The academic supportprogram is designed to assiststudentsin ac!Justing to life at USD and developing sound academic and career plans. By promoting a philosopf?y if individual responsibility, which encourages each student-athlete to value their educational experience, the academic support program assists each athlete to realize their f ullpotential. "

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Sarabeth Pollock Academic Support

Sarabeth graduated from USD in 2002 in the Honors Program, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History. She speaks Spanish and French fluently. A 5th generation San Diegan, she resides in Point Loma with her family. In her spare time, Sarabeth enj oys working on her novel that she hopes to have published by the end o f the year.

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USD FOOTBALL ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

Kyson Hawkins D istrict VIII, 2006 Wes Doyle 2nd Team Offense, 2006 Patrick O'Neill 2nd T eam D efense, 2006 Philip Bretsch D istrict VIII, 2005 Nick Garton D istrict VIII, 2005 & 2004 Evan H arney 1st Team Offense, 2004 Jeb Dougherty 1st Team D efense, 1996 Jeb Dougherty 2nd Team D efense, 1995 Doug Popovich 1st Team D efense, 1995 Doug Popovich 1st Team D efense, 1994 John Gomez 2nd Team D efense, 1988 Bryan Day 1st Team D efense, 1988 Bryan Day 1st Team D efense, 1987 Jeff Mansukhani 2nd Team Offense, 1986 D an Herbert 1st Team D efense, 198 1

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER The USD Athletic Academic Support Program is designed to promote the academic de– velopment of student-athletes. The primary objective is to offer the necessary resourc– es for the academic success o f student-athletes as they work to earn their degree. Aca– demic Support Services are designed to enhance the student-athlete's overall collegiate experience and encourage development and attainment of academic and career goals. All USD student-athletes have access to advising, tutoring and mentoring services. The men– toring program, Torero Blue and MenTorero, were redeveloped in 2005 and team a graduate student in the counseling program ,vith an adtlete who would like to enhance study skills, learn about campus resources, receive guidance on goal development and attainment, and benefit from guided group study. Student-athletes also have access to a quiet area where they can study orwork in the computer center. In addition, student-adtletes are encouraged to utilize the cam– pus learning centers including the Writing,Math and Logic Centers as well as to take advantage of the resources available to them in the Career Center, Counseling Center and Computer Labs.