USD Football 2008

Mike Matoso, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Mike Matoso, in his 1 Och year at USD, begins his fourth year in the position of Senior Associate Ath– letic Director. He will have the responsibility for the day-to-day operation and management of the department including compliance, personnel, programs, facilities and operations. Mike also supervises the baseball, men's tennis, men's soccer, women's swimming & diving, and softball programs. Matoso had held the title of Associate Athletics Director for Compliance and Administration since the Fall of 2003, and was the department's Compliance Coordinator for five years. Mike started his Torero career as the department's Academic Support Coordinator. Prior to USD, he spent three years as the Academic Counselor at USC where he worked with the foot– ball, baseball, women's soccer, swimming and volleyball programs. Prior to USC, Mike served as the Academic Advisor for all 18 intercollegiate programs at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for two years. He earned both his B.S. degree in Physical Education (1993) and M.A. in Education, Counseling (1994) from Cal Poly. He was also a start– ing pitcher for the Mustangs baseball team that participated in the Division II College World Series. Mike and his wife, Kelly, reside in Carlsbad with their three children, Abigail, Cole and Brody. Dan Yourg, Associate Director of Athletics/Business Affairs Dan Yourg, Associate Direcror of Athletics, has been a member of the USD Athletics Department since the fall of 1985. His main duties include overseeing the department's budget and business operations. Yourg oversees Football, Women's & Men's Rowing, Strength & Conditioning, and Athletic Equipment Services. In addition, he is the department liaison to USD's Financial Aid, Budget & Treasury, Bursar, Campus Card, Computer Services, Housing, Dining Services and Bookstore. Additionally, Yourg is the Athletic Depart– ment contact for NCAA directed annual audits, coordinates the USD Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) report, the CAA Student Athlete Opportunity Fund and the NCAA Special Assistance Fund for Student-Ath– letes. Yourg is a national member of CABMA, the College Athletic Business Management Association. Yourg is a member of the University of San Diego Finance & Administration Code of Conduct Committee. Yourg received his Bachelor's (Sociology, 1980) and Master's (Social Work, 1986) degrees from the University of Wisconsin, where he was a nose guard on the Badgers' football team. He played four years and was a letter winner. Yourg is an inductee of the St. Viator High School (Arlington Heights, Illinois) Athletic Hall of Fame. Dan and his wife Virginia, a USD alumnus, are the parents of three sons, John, Thomas and Michael. Shaney Fink, Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Shaney Fink begins her ninth year with USD and her third in the role of Associate Director of Athlet– ics for Compliance and Student Services/ Senior Woman Administrator. Prior to her current position, she was Assistant Director of Athletics for Academics and Student Services, and since her arrival at USD has overseen the Academic Support Program. During the 1999 season she assisted the Torero volleyball coaching staff, helping the Toreros to a 23-6 record and second round finish in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to USD she gained coaching experience at the high school, college and international levels for four years. She capped off a stellar collegiate career (1990-93) at Cal Berkeley and won selection to the All-Pac 10 Decade Team. Fink earned her B.A. in Social Science from Berkeley in 1994. In the spring of 2004 she earned her Masters Degree at USD in Counseling. Shaney and her husband, Tom Vorkoper, reside in Encinitas with their son, Lucas, and daughter, Mia. Brian Fogarty, Associate Director of Athletics/Development Brian Fogarty enters his 13th year in USD athletics administration where he is Associate Director of Athletics for Development. He took over this post after spending thirteen years as USD's head football coach. He directed USD_'s football program to eleven seasons of .500 or better records and guided their move from the Division III ranks to the CAA I-AA level in 1993. In 2003 he was named USD's "Administrator of the Year." His primary responsibilities are with overseeing the department's fund raising efforts and in staffing the athletic Executive Cabinet. He co-directed the capital campaign for the Jenny Craig Pavilion, which opened its doors in October of 2000. Brian and his wife Denise were married in 2004 and reside in Scripps Ranch. Between them they have six grown children and five grandchildren. Three of their children are alumni of USD.