USD Men's Soccer 2000

The University ofSan Diego

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SETTING The University of San Diego is an independent Catholic institution of higher educa tion. Founded in 1949, US O is located on 180 ac res overlooking Mi ss ion Bay, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. The campus is named Alca la Park and is located just IO minutes from downtown San Diego. The campus was named after a Spanish vill age near Madrid - Alcala de Henares. Founded by the Greeks as Complutum, the vi ll age was later renamed Al Kal a (the Castle) by the Moslems. Chri stians recaptured the village centuries later and founded a uni– versity whose buildings became the inspiration for USD's architectural style. THE CAMPUS The US O campus is regarded as one of the most architectura ll y unique insti– tuti ons in the country, feat uring 18 maj or buildings designed in an ornamental 16th century Span ish Renaissance style. Since 1984, USO has comp leted eleven major construction and expansion proj ects. A fi ve-story, Span ish Renaissance parking garage (I , I00 spaces) was compl eted in 1998 . A landscaped fountain plaza was fini shed in the fa ll of 1995, connecting the entrances of the Immac ul ata and Hughes Admin istrati on Center. In 1992, the uni versity compl eted the 45,000 square foo t Loma Hall , whi ch includes an expanded books tore, a large r mail center, classrooms and laboratories. In 1990, the renovated Katheri ne M. and George M. Pardee Jr. Lega l Resea rch Cen ter opened, a fac ility that offers the latest in information techno logy.

ACADEMICS

USO enro ll s more than 6,800 stu dents who ha ve a choice ofmore tha n 50 undergraduate and graduate degree pro– grams. The uni vers ity's academ ic units include the Co ll ege of Arts and Sciences, and the Schoo ls of Business Adm inistra– tion , Educat ion, Law and Nurs ing. Class size genera ll y aver– ages between 18-25 students with th e student to teacher ratio being 18: I. Over 97 percent of US D's full-time fac ul ty hold doctorates. In the annual ratings of th e country's co ll eges and uni– ve rsities, published by U.S. Ne 11·s & World Report , USO moved from the regional to nati onal category in 1994. The uni ve rsity is ranked among th e top I00 sc hoo ls in the nat ion.

STUDENT LIFE

Student ac ti vities include cultural even ts, dances, boat crui ses, beach parties, BBQ's, concerts, comedy nights, sym–

pos ia and much more. Students participate in a wide range of vo lun–

DID YOU KNOW ? ♦ With a donation of $7 million by Sid and Jenny Craig, USD re– ceived the lead gift necessary to proceed with planning its much needed $17.5 million Sports/Ac– tivities Center, the Jenny Craig Pavilion (JCP). The pavilion, which will be located at the east– ern end of campus between Torero Stadium and Cunningham Baseball Stadium, will include a 5,000 seat gymnasium, coaches of– fices, fitness center and athletic training facilities, showers and locker rooms, concession stand and reception room. The Chet Pagni Athletic Hall of Fame will also be housed in the facility. The JCP will open in October, 2000.

tee r projects such as adult literacy tutoring, se ni or citi zen outreach, and house building in Tijuana. The intramural program is also an integra l part of student li fe at USO with ove r two-thirds of the USO community partaking in intramural sports. ATHLETICS The Uni vers ity of San Diego is a member of th e West Coast Conferenc e for nearly all sports and competes in 16 in terco ll eg iate sports on the NCAA Division I leve l. The foo tball team is in its seventh yea r in the Pi oneer Football League and the NCAA I-AA leve l. Women's sports include: basketball , crew, cross country, socce r, softba ll , swim– ming, tennis and vo ll eyball. Men's sports include: baseball , basketball , crew, cross country, go lf, foo tball , soccer and tenni s. Since 1990 USO teams have won seven conference champi onships; made 20 post- season appearanc es; had nineteen Conference Coaches of the Year; sixteen Confere nce Pl ayers of the Year; eleven Confe rence Freshman of the Yea r; three WCC Scholar Athl etes of the Year; and 2 1 NCAA All-Americans. Thi s past yea r, Zuza na Lesenarova, a j uni or on the women's tenni s team, became th e sc hoo l' s first ever Division I nati ona l champi on by winning the 1999 NCAA Women' s Tenni s Singles Champi onship. The USO men' s soccer team in th e I990's has adva nced to th e NCAA Tournament six times, including a runner-up fini sh at th e 1992 NCAA Soccer Champi– onships.