USD Football 2009

Sarabeth Pollock begins her third year as the Coordinator of Athletic Academic Support for the University of San Diego. She has worked as a tutor in the Athletic Department 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 Pro– gram employs over 25 tutors who rep– resent a variety of majors across cam- pus, as well as over 12 mentors who are graduate students pursuing their masters degrees in USD's Counseling Program.

"Thegreatest chaffenge to a Division I athlete is to balance the demands of sport JVhile takingfuffadvantage of the educationalexperi– ence effered. Thepurpose of ourprogram is to assist student-athletes in meeting this chaffenge f?y effering tutoring, advising, mentoring and a quiet environment to stucjy. The academic supportprogram is designedto assiststudents in ac!Justing to life at USD and developing sound academic and career plans. By promoting a philosopf?y of individual responsibility, JVhich encourages each student-athlete to value their educational experience, the academic support program assists each athlete to realize their Ju/IpotentiaL "

Academic Support

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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 foster academic excellence. Sarabeth graduated from USD in 2002 in the Honors Program, earn– ing 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 J enjoys working on her novel that she hopes to have published by the end of the year.

USD FOOTBALL ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

Chris Gianelli D istrict VIII, 2008 Wes Doyle 1st Team Offense, 2001 Patrick O'Ne ill 1st Team D efense, 2007 Chris Gianelli

D istrict VIII, 2001 Kyson H awkins D istrict VIII, 2006 Wes Doyle 2nd Team Offense, 2006 Patrick O'Neill 2nd Team D efense, 2006 Philip Bre tsch D istrict VIII, 2005 Nick Garton District VIII, 2005 & 2004 Evan Harney 1st Team Offense, 2004 Jeb Dougherty 1st Team Defense, 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 Defense, 1988 Bryan Day 1st Team D efense, 1988 Bryan D ay 1st Team D efense, 1987 Jeff Man sukhani 2nd Team Offense, 1986 D an H erbe rt 1st Team D efense, 1981

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 of student-atWetes 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 mentoring program, Torero Blue and MenTorero, were redeveloped in 2005 and team a graduate student in the counseling program with an athlete who would Like to enhance study skills, learn about campus resources, receive guidance on goal devel– opment and attainment, and benefit from guided group study. Student-athletes also have access to a quiet area where they can study or work in the computer center. In addition, student-athletes are encouraged to utilize the campus learning centers in– cluding the Writing, Math and Logic Centers as well as to take advantage of the re– sources available to them in the Career Center, Counseling Center and Computer Labs.