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Casey Ryan - 2007 All-CCAA

Whitney Johnson2-time CCAA Champ2-time All-AmericanWest Region Athlete of the Year

Sarah Hendy2006 All-American2007 CCAA Champ

Khalil Hooper2007 All-CCAA

Fred Cook2007 All-CCAA

Laiah Blue2-time CCAA Champ3-time All-American

Emily McGregor Diane Dunn 2007 All-Americans

Scott Tsuda2006 CCAA Champ2007 All-CCAA

This is UC San DiegoNestled on the blu� s above the Paci� c Ocean just north of San Diego, UC San Diego is known as one of the most attractive and liveable campuses in the country. Just over 25,000 students are spread across UC San Diego’s 1,200 wooded acres. With near-perfect weather year-round and boundless recreational activities to chose from, San Diego truly lives up to its motto of “America’s Finest City.”

UCSD is one of the top academic institutions in the World. U.S. News and World Report rated UC San Diego seventh in the nation among public universities. The London Times ranked UC San Diego among the top 25 universities in the World. UC San Diego also garnered recognition as the 2007 “Hottest School in Science”.

As well as competing as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association, widely considered the premier Division II conference in the country, UC San Diego competes against many of the top NCAA Division I programs in California.

UC San Diego’s Track and Field Complex is known as one of the top facilities in the country. The facility includes a nine-lane track surface in Triton Stadium, a world-renowned throwing facility, spacious locker rooms and a weight room. Large grass � elds and a eucalyptus forest with trails surround the stadium providing endless possibilities for training. Near the track is a state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar RIMAC athletic event center that includes a 5,000 seat arena and a 12,000 square foot weight room.

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Facilities

Triton All-Americans - WomenNational ChampionsRenee Sprowl Long Jump 1995Erica Washington 100 Meters 1992Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1989Shannon Quigley Discus Throw 1989

Division II All-AmericansLaiah Blue 100 Hurdles 2007Laiah Blue 400 Hurdles 2007Laiah Blue 4x400 Relay 2007Diane Dunn 3000 Meters 2007Amber Green 4x400 Relay 2007Whitney Johnson Long Jump 2007Whitney Johnson Triple Jump 2007Anna Lee Mcgregor 4x400 Relay 2007Emily McGregor 5000 Meters 2007Christine Merrill 4x400 Relay 2007Laiah Blue 100 Hurdles 2006Sarah Hendy Discus 2006Briana Hinga Javelin 2006Mimi Hodgins 800 Meters 2006Kendra Canape High Jump 2005Mimi Hodgins 800 Meters 2005Lindsay Stalker 800 Meters 2005Lindsay Stalker 1500 Meters 2005Sagrario Hernandez Shot Put 2004Sara Allsup Discus Throw 2003Sagrario Hernandez Hammer Throw 2003Sagrario Hernandez Shot Put 2003Audrey Sung 3000 Meters 2003Sara Allsup Discus Throw 2002Sagrario Hernandez Shot Put 2002Megan Bergin Hammer Throw 2002Audrey Sung 3000 Meters 2002Audrey Sung 3000 Meters 2001

Division III All-Americans Jessica Shugart 400 Meters 2000Carolyn Jones 3000 Meters 2000Nicole Rodriquez 400 Hurdles 1999Jessica Shugart 200 Meters 1999Courtney Gray 800 Meters 1998Maggie Dwire 800 Meters 1997Michaela Monahan 400Hurdles 1996Lisa Sheppard 100Hurdles 1996Renee Sprowl Long Jump 1995Michelle Domico Triple Jump 1995Lisa Sheppard 100 Hurdles 1995Kenya Thacker Triple Jump 1995Michaela Monahan 400 Hurdles 1994Erica Washington 100 Meters 1993Erica Washington 200 Meters 1993Yvette Marzullo 4x100 Relay 1992Renee Sprowl 4x100 Relay 1992Michelle Milledge 4x100 Relay 1992Jill Lyday Discus Throw 1992Erica Washington 100 Meters 1992Erica Washington 4x100 Relay 1992Denise McFayden 1500 Meters 1992Denise McFayden 3000 Meters 1992Yvette Marzullo 4x100 Relay 1991Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1991Shannon Quigley Discus Throw 1991Michelle Milledge 4x100 Relay 1991Erica Washington 100 Meters 1991Erica Washington 200 Meters 1991Erica Washington 4x100 Relay 1991Denise McFayden 1500 Meters 1991Debbie Hargrove Discus Throw 1991Vicki Dunckley 4x100 Relay 1991Yvette Marzullo 4x100 Relay 1990Shelly Squibb Discus 1990Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1990Shannon Quigley Discus Throw 1990Rachel Beerman Discus Throw 1990Michelle Milledge 4x100 Relay 1990Michelle Conlay 5000 Meters 1990Michelle Conlay 10000 Meters 1990Erica Washington 100 Meters 1990Erica Washington 200 Meters 1990Erica Washington 4x100 Relay 1990Vicki Dunckley 4x100 Relay 1990Shannon Quigley Discus Throw 1989Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1989Rachel Beerman Discus Throw 1989Andrea Kouremetis 100 Meters 1989Andrea Kouremetis 200 Meters 1989Shannon Quigley Shot Put 1988

Triton All-Americans - MenNational ChampionsJames Nielsen 5000 Meters 2000James Nielsen 5000 Meters 1999J.J. Castner 5000 Meters 1995Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1992Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1990Matt Inskeep Decathlon 1990Tim Vallez 800 Meters 1988

Division II All-AmericansMike Cunningham 400 Hurdles 2006Jon Patton 400 Hurdles 2006Mike Cunningham 400 Hurdles 2005Rob Ewanio Shot Put 2002Rob Ewanio Shot Put 2001Steve Pease Pole Vault 2001

Division III All-AmericansJames Nielsen 10,000 Meters 2000James Nielsen 5000 Meters 2000Jim Freeman 110 Hurdles 2000James Nielsen 5000 Meters 1999Matt Seefeld Hammer Throw 1999Dave Spector Pole Vault 1998Matt Seefeld Shot Put 1998Matt Seefeld Hammer Throw 1998Creed Stary Pole Vault 1997Geoff Lambert Hammer Throw 1997Rhodes Walton 1500 Meters 1997Dave Spector Pole Vault 1996Gavin Clinger 5000 Meters 1996JJ Castner 5000 Meters 1996Randy Buehler Hammer Throw 1996Ernest Clark 400 Meters 1995Goss Lindsey 1500 Meters 1995JJ Castner 5000 Meters 1995Curtis Williams Hammer Throw 1993Jeff Taylor Hammer Throw 1993Matt Inskeep Decathlon 1993Pat Foy 800 Meters 1993Damian Coleman Triple Jump 1992Jeff Taylor Hammer Throw 1992Paul Cogbill Hammer Throw 1992Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1992Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1991Scott Sargeant Discus Throw 1991Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1990Scott Sargeant Hammer Throw 1989Tim Vallez 800 Meters 1988

Jon Patton - 400 Hurdles2006 NCAA All-American

Rob Ewanio - Shot Put2-Time NCAA All-American

Scott Sargeant - Hammer Throw1990 & 1992 NCAA Champion

Audrey Sung - 3000 Meters3-Time NCAA All-American

Sagrario Hernandez4-Time NCAA All-American

Briana Hinga2006 NCAA All-American

Lindsay Stalker2005 NCAA All-American

Mimi Hodgins2006 NCAA All-American

Kendra Canape - High Jump2005 NCAA All-American

Women’s Top-5 All-Time Marks100 Meters Elisa Holiday 12.00 2004Erica Washington 12.01 1992Kelly Fogarty 12.05 2008Christine Merrill 12.33 2008Jessica Shugart 12.38 2000 200 Meters Elisa Holiday 24.24 2004Kelly Fogarty 24.73 2008Andrea Kouremetis 24.73 1989Laiah Blue 24.80 2007Erica Washington 24.88 1993 400 Meters Anna Lee McGregor 56.47 2008Jessica Shugart 56.57 2000Amber Green 56.75 2007Katie Skorupa 57.44 2008Kelli Prakash 57.57 2007 800 Meters Lindsay Stalker 2:10.33 2005Mimi Hodgins 2:10.96 2005Maggie Dwire 2:14.01 1997Robyn Herskowitz 2:14.10 1996Gisele English 2:14.42 1987

1500 Meters Mimi Hodgins 4:29.95 2005Lindsay Stalker 4:30.02 2005Diane Dunn 4:31.95 2007Denise McFayden 4:32.74 1988Audrey Sung 4:33.50 2003 3000 Meters Carolyn Jones 9:39.02 2000Audrey Sung 9:46.28 2003Denise McFayden 9:54.94 1992Diane Dunn 9:56.02 2007Mimi Hodgins 9:56.43 2006 5000 Meters Audrey Sung 17:00.26 2003Emily McGregor 17:14.48 2007Michelle Conlay 17:14.70 1990Denise McFayden 17:30.14 1988Diane Dunn 17:39.38 2008 10000 Meters Emily McGregor 35:26.00 2008Michelle Conlay 35:30.23 1990Amanda Burkhardt 37:03.50 2007Erin O’Donnell 37:33.64 2006Lindsey Young 38:05.09 2005

100 Meter Hurdles Laiah Blue 13.66 2007Meredith Perry 14.11 2004Lisa Shepard 14.29 1995Christine Merrill 14.46 2008Kaylin Siever 14.79 2004

400 Meter Hurdles Laiah Blue 59.87 2007Christine Merrill 60.92 2008Clara Wilson 61.88 2004Michaela Monahan 62.02 1996Nicole Rodriguez 62.44 1999 Long Jump Whitney Johnson 19’5.5” 2007Stephanie LeFever 18’9.25” 2008Elisa Holiday 18’9.25” 2005Renee Sprowl 18’9.25” 1995Leah Murphy 18’8” 2007

Triple Jump Whitney Johnson 42’2” 2008Kaylin Siever 39’ 8.75” 2004Leah Murphy 39’4” 2008Lisa Shepard 38’7.5” 1996Michelle Domico 38’3.5” 1995

High Jump Kendra Canape 5’7.75” 2005Linda Rainwater 5’7.25” 2007Kelsey Turner 5’6” 2004Susan Christy 5’6” 1991Heather Jacobs 5’5” 2006 Pole Vault Christina Sloyer 12’5.5” 2008Madeleine Flint 12’0.5” 2006Meredith Perry 11’9.75” 2004Jackie Vu 11’6.5” 2003Julianna Mittino 11’ 6.5” 2003

Hammer Throw Sagrario Hernandez 172’7” 2003Megan Bergin 166’ 11 2002Melissa Karnaze 166’8” 2008Tara Monaghan 164’9” 1996Tina Summers 158’7” 2000

Shot Put Sagrario Hernandez 50’4” 2003Shannon Quigley 47’10” 1991Katie Hogan 43’6.5” 2005Jillian Sola 43’1.5” 2006Lauren Anderson 42’9” 2006

Javelin Briana Hinga 159’1” 2006Michelle Beebe 146’ 11”” 2004Torrey Trust 139’2” 2007Bobbie Octavo 133’5” ** 1991Lynne Brinkman 132’8” 2002

Discus Shannon Quigley 163’2” 1991Sarah Hendy 158’4” 2008Shelly Squibb 156’9” 1990Rachel Beerman 156’0” 1990Sara Allsup 155’2” 2002

Heptathlon Linda Rainwater 5057 pts 2008Stephanie LeFever 4690 pts 2008Kayleigh Knudson 4528 pts 2008Amy Beeman 4470 pts 2006Briana Hinga 4380 pts 2005

3000 Meter Steeplechase Catherine Strouse 11:20.94 2006Julie Pope 11:23.02 2003Meghan Scott 11:24.14 2001Ashleigh Montgomery 11:28.85 2006Amanda Kuehn 11:29.66 2008

Men’s Top-5 All-Time Marks

4 x 100 Meter Relay Kayleigh Knudson, Katie Skorupa, Christine Merrill, Kelly Fogarty 47.01 2008Amber Green, Katie Skorupa, Christine Merril, Laiah Blue 47.14 2007Leah Murphy, Katie Skorupa, Christine Merrill, Kelly Fogarty 47.29 2008Amber Green, Katie Skorupa, Elisa Holiday, Whitney Johnson 47.52 2006Amber Green, Katie Skorupa, Elisa Holiday, Whitney Johnson 47.68 2005

4 x 400 Meter Relay Laiah Blue, Anna Lee McGregor, Chrisine Merrill, Amber Green 3:44.27 2007Katie Skorupa, Christine Merrill, Linda Rainwater, Anna Lee McGregor 3:45.68 2008Sandy Schaefer,Amber Green,Elisa Holiday, Kaite Skorupa 3:48.22 2006Liz Tsu, Wilson, Mills, Sandy Schaefer 3:52.51 2004Liz Tsu,Wilson, McGrane, Mills 3:53.05 2002

100 Meters Brad Libuit 10.80 2006Bob Hoffman 10.84 1983Matt Maybeno 10.84 2006Andrew Gonzalez 10.96 1997Peiman Lahsaei 10.97 2005 200 Meters Jon Patton 21.64 2006Matt Borzage 21.88 2006Matt Maybeno 21.89 2004Andrew Gonzalez 21.90 1997David Newquist 21.94 2000 400 Meters Ernest Clark 47.86 1995Mike Cunningham 48.00 2006Matt Borzage 48.03 2006Kevin Morning 48.20 1978Matt Horner 48.77 2004 800 Meters Mark Yuen 1:51.26 1993Tim Vallez 1:51.48 1988Daniel Anderson 1:51.60 2007Patrick Foy 1:51.65 1993Rhodes Walton 1:51.73 1997

1500 Meters Jon Wong 3:50.03 2001James Nielsen 3:50.3h 2001Carl Lostrom 3:50.96 2005Goss Lindsey 3:51.75 1995Rhodes Walton 3:51.79 1997 3000 Meters Carl Lostrom 9:09.45 2005Brian Barton 9:13.54 1982Julian Nahan 9:16.57 2004David Dunbar, Jr. 9:19.12 2003Rhodes Walton 9:19.97 1997 5000 Meters James Nielsen 14:21.15 2001JJ Castner 14:25.30 1996Gavin Klinger 14:37.13 1996Carl Lostrom 14:37.91 2005Merrell Hora 14:43.61 1990 10000 Meters James Nielsen 29:52.97 2000Robert Eap 30:45.81 2004JJ Castner 30:48.94 1994Merrell Hora 31:32.74 1988Walter Dehority 31:46.24 1995

110 Meter Hurdles Jim Freeman 14.08 2000Jon Patton 14.40 2006Mike Cunningham 14.43 2005John Serrano 14.64c 1980Khalil Hooper 14.76 2007 400 Meter Hurdles Mike Cunningham 51.16 2005Jon Patton 51.49 2006Kirk Miller 53.34 1997John Serrano 53.34c 1980Dan Noel 53.68 2007 Long Jump Eryn Houston 23’11.5” 1995Tom Wolf 23’6.25” 1969JJ Cisneros 23’4.5” 1991Damian Coleman 23’0” 1993Phong Long 22’11.25 2002

Triple Jump Scott Tsuda 48’2.5” 2006Damian Coleman 48’0.75” 1993Marcus Keller 47’1.75”” 2004Doug Olander 46’11.75” 1997Mike DePano 45’7.75” 1988

High Jump Kevin Beeman 6’11” 2005Ian Cooke 6’10” 1993Casey Ryan 6’9” 2007Brad Libuit 6’9” 2006Eryn Houston 6’8” 1996 Pole Vault Creed Stary 16’6.75” 1997Steve Pease 16’4.75 2001David Spector 16’1.75” 1998Mark Gomez 16’0.75”” 2002Paul Johnson 16’0.75” 1992

Hammer Throw Scott Sargeant 214’1” 1992Jeff Taylor 201’2” 1993Paul Cogbill 189’9” 1992Matt Seefeld 185’0” 1999Randy Buehler 179’10” 1996

Shot Put Rob Ewanio 60’ 4.5 2002Matt Seefeld 54’3” 1998Nick Morilla 51’5” 2008Scott Sargeant 50’11” 1991Elliot Williamson 49’9.25” 2007

Javelin Brad Libuit 200’0” 2006Dan Macks 190’0” 2008Kevin Baca 188’10” 1992Casey Ryan 183’0” 2008Matt Inskeep 182’10” 1993

Discus Jim Dunn 197’ 9” 1968Scott Sargeant 173’10” 1992Abel Aramburo 166’2” 2003Matt Seefeld 166’2” 1999Paul Cogbill 163’0” 1990

Decathlon Matt Inskeep 7014 pts 1993John Serrano 6818 pts 1980Andrew Van Straaten 6169 pts 2008Danny Kung 5745 pts 2004Derrick Bennet 5255 pts 1996Dave Newquist 4741 pts 1998

3000 Meter Steeplechase Carl Lostrom 9:09.45 2005Brian Barton 9:13.54 1982Julian Nahan 9:16.57 2004David Dunbar, Jr. 9:19.12 2003

4 x 100 Meter Relay Matt Maybeno, Jon Patton, Peiman Lahsaei, Matt Borzage 41.43 2006C.J. Lawrence, Jon Patton, Peiman Lahsaei, Matt Borzage 41.72 2005UCSD 41.83 2000Matt Maybeno, Jon Patton, C.J. Lawrence, Matt Borzage 41.84 2004UCSD 42.10 2003

4 x 400 Meter Relay Todd Bettisworth, Matt Borzage, Jon Patton, Mike Cunningham 3:13.73 2006Matt Horner, Mike Cunningham, Dan Noel, Matt Borzage 3:14.94 2004Todd Bettisworth, Mike Cunningham, Jon Patton, Matt Borzage 3:15.10 2005UCSD 3:16.68 1992UCSD 3:17.12 1993

Women’s Head Coach - Darcy Ahner Men’s Head Coach - Tony SalernoDarcy Ahner enters her first season as a head coach at the collegiate level, taking over one of the most successful programs at the Division II level in recent years. Her first year as head coach has already seen the Triton women continue their dramatic ascension to the top ranks of the division. An early season win over Division I sister schools UCSB, UCD, UCI and UCR in the All-UC Championships and a #1 US Track and Field Coaches Association Power Ranking bodes well for the season ahead.

As she assumes the helm of the UC San Diego women’s track & field team in 2008, she begins her first ever stint as a head coach after 17 previous years of coaching on the collegiate level, including the last eight on the La Jolla campus. She served as Associate Head Coach for both the men’s and women’s teams in each of the last two years and has been an assistant coach for both squads since 2000. Known as one of the nation’s most talented and versatile collegiate track and track and field coaches, Ahner’s successes have spanned all three NCAA Divisions.

Ahner joined the staff at UC San Diego in 2000 after nine years as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I level. She spent seven years at her alma mater, the University of New Mexico, coaching the jumps and multi-events. While at the University of New Mexico, Ahner’s athletes dominated the high jump in the Western Athletic Conference, with four consecutive WAC championships by four different athletes. Seven athletes achieved individual WAC titles in seven years and four broke school records. During her time at New Mexico, seven athletes qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championships, producing one Division I All-American. During the two years that Ahner coached the jumps, hurdles and multi-events at Northern Arizona University, four of her athletes were NCAA Division I qualifiers, including an All-American in the Heptathlon. Five athletes achieved Big Sky Conference individual titles while at Northern Arizona with three of her athletes setting new NAU school records.

Ahner’s first 8 years at UC San Diego have seen her athletes rewrite the Triton record books in the jumps, hurdles and multi-events. Ahner’s athlete have won a remarkable 20 CCAA individual conference titles and earned All-American honors 10 times.

Ahner is a Level II USA Track and Field certified coach. She is also a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and serves as the strength and conditioning coach for the Triton track and field program.

As an athlete, Ahner competed in the heptathlon setting school records in the high jump, Javelin and heptathlon at New Mexico. She was honored as the Western Athletic Conference Most Valuable Athlete in 1989 and was the conference heptathlon champion in 1988 and 1989. Ahner was a three-time NCAA Division I Championships qualifier, as well as a World Championships trials competitor in 1990.

Tony Salerno begins his ninth season as the Head Men’s Track & Field Coach at UC San Diego in 2008 while also serving as an assistant coach for the women’s program in the throwing events. For 2008, Salerno will relinquish head coaching responsibilities for the women’s program to Darcy Ahner, who served as Associate Head Coach for both the men’s and women’s programs in 2007.

Salerno brings over 25 years of college coaching experience to UC San Diego. Since moving to the NCAA Division II level in 2001, both the men’s and women’s squads have been ranked among the top programs in the nation under his guidance. Tritons have earned a remarkable 48 All-American honors in his time as head coach at UC San Diego.

Since the beginning of Salerno’s tenure, the evolution of both the men’s and women’s teams at the Division II level have been nothing short of dramatic, with the men registering their highest CCAA Championship finish in the programs history with a 2nd place finish in 2006. The men’s program has consistently ranked among the top 25 programs in the nation in recent years in the US Track and Cross

Country Coaches Association National Power Rankings.

His final season as head coach of the women’s program in 2007 proved to be a banner year for the Triton women as they garnered their third straight CCAA Championship. The season was capped by an 8th place finish at NCAA Championships, the highest national championship placing since moving to the Division II level. The Triton women have been ranked either first or second in the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Power ranking every year since 2003.

The successes of the Triton track and field programs have not gone unnoticed by his coaching peers. He was voted CCAA women’s coach of the year in 2005, 2006 and 2007, as well West Region Coach of the year in 1993, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was voted National Coach of the Year in 2005.

A specialist in coaching the throwing events, Salerno has produced 35 NCAA All-Americans as well as four individual NCAA Champions in the throwing events and the decathlon at UC San Diego. Over the span of his 29 years of coaching at the high school, community college, Division I, Division II and Division III levels of track and field, he has produced numerous record setters and champions including an Olympian in track and field and a World Champion in Olympic weightlifting.

Salerno began his tenure at UC San Diego in 1988 as an assistant coach before taking on the responsibilities of head coach in 1993 for both the men’s and women’s teams. From 1996 to 1999 Salerno coached on the Division I level at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado before returning to La Jolla in 2000 as part of UC San Diego’s move to the Division II level the following year. Salerno is a native of San Diego. He graduated from Mount Miguel High School then San Diego State University in 1984. In the off-season he pursues his passion of mountain biking in the hills and mountains of San Diego.

Assistant Coach - Nate GarciaNathan Garcia begins his second year coaching the distance events for the Triton track and � eld program. Garcia also assumed Head Coaching responsibilities for both men’s and women’s cross country programs in the fall of 2007. He was elevated to the top spot within the program after the resignation of former head coach Ted Van Arsdale who directed both squads for 15 years prior to his retirement.

Garcia found immediate success in his � rst season as head coach. His athletes earned All-America honors twice in track and � eld in 2007. His � rst year as head coach of the cross country program proved no less successful with both Triton cross country squads reaching NCAA Championships for the � rst time since 2003. Seniors Emily McGregor and Diane Dunn earned All-America honors at the championships at Missouri Southern University.

A four-year athlete in both track and cross country while attending UCSD from 1996 to 2000, Garcia earned numerous athletic and academic honors, including being named Verizon All-Academic District VIII and CCAA Scholar-Athlete honors in 2000-01. He was also honored by UCSD on National Student-Athlete Day that same year Garcia earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UCSD in 2000, graduating cum laude.

Mick Gieskes enters his 10th year at UCSD as an assistant coach for men’s and women’s track and � eld in 2008. A long time member of the San Diego track and � eld community, Gieskes’ athletes have rewritten the Triton record books in nearly every event in his tenure as sprint coach at UC San Diego.

The last several years have been particularly notable for the sprint crew with school records in both men’s relays in 2006 and school records in both women’s relays in 2007. The Triton women’s 4x400 relay shaved a remarkable four seconds of the school record in 2007 earning All-America honors with a time of 3:44.27 in the � nal at NCAA Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina.Gieskes’ many coaching honors include his selection by his peers as the 1999 Division III West Region Coach of the Year in cross-country. In 1997, he coached the Triton women’s cross-country team to victory at the CCAA conference championships. This was the � rst UCSD team in any sport to win a CCAA championship. Along with his team accomplishments, Gieskes has coached three individual quali� ers to NCAA Division III National Cross Country Championships. During this time, two UC San Diego athletes achieved All-America status in cross country, including the 1999 individual runner-up.

In track and � eld, Gieskes has coached two individuals that quali� ed for the Division III National Championships as well as a Division II National quali� er in 2004. He graduated of Torrey Pines High School and UC Riverside where he earned his bachelors degree in Literature.

Assistant Coach - Mick Gieskes

A Proud Tradition of Academic and Athletic Excellence!Triton teams have captured 29 National Championships while 36 teams have � nished as National • Runners-Up. 38 others have achieved National Third Place honors.Individually, 117 Triton student-athletes have captured National Championships and a remarkable • 900 student-athletes have been named to All-America teams.UCSD student-athletes have excelled academically as well, earning 23 prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate • Scholarships and 130 Academic All-America selections. Consistently, over 55 percent of the student-athletes earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, placing them on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.Triton Athletics posted a Second Place Finish in the USSA Director’s Cup, emblamatic of the best • overall athletics department in the country, during the 2006-07 season. Since moving to the NCAA Division II level in 2000, UCSD has placed in the top six programs in the country on six di� erent occasions. As a D-III member, the Tritons � nished � rst in the Director’s Cup standings following the 1997-98 season.UCSD captured Back-To-Back California Collegiate Athletic Association Commissioner’s Cup titles in • 2005-06 and 2006-07, an award symbolizing the best overall athletics department in the CCAA.

Date Opponent Location Time(PST)

Sat, Feb 09 Blue/Gold Alumni Meet UC San Diego 12:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 23 Rossi Relays at Claremont 12:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar 01 All-Cal Championships at Irvine 10:00 a.m.

Sat, Mar 08 San Diego City Championships UC San Diego 12:00 p.m.

Fri/Sat, Mar 14 -15 San Diego State Aztec Invitational at San Diego 10:00 a.m.

Fri/Sat, Mar 28-29 Cal/Nevada Collegiate Championships at Fresno 10:00 a.m.

Sat, Apr 05 UCSD Divisional Challenge UC San Diego 10:00 a.m.

Thu-Sat, Apr 10-12 UCLA Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersey Invitational at Los Angeles 10:00 a.m.

Wed/Thu, Apr 16-17 California Invitational Heptathlon/Decathlon at Azusa 10:00 a.m.

Fri, Apr 18 Azusa Meet of Champions at Azusa 9:45 a.m. Fri-Sun, Apr 18-20 Mt. SAC Relays at Walnut 10:00 a.m.

Fri/Sat, Apr 25 UCSD Triton Invitational UC San Diego 10:00 a.m.

Thu-Sat, May 1-3 CCAA Championships at Los Angeles 10:00 a.m.

Sat, May 10 Occidental Invitational at Los Angeles 10:00 a.m.

Thu-Sat, May 22-24 NCAA Division II National Championships at Walnut 10:00 a.m.

2008 UC San Diego Track and Field Schedule