Basketball (1989-93) Robert McCutcheon Basketball (1988-92) Basketball (1970-72) Carin Jennings - Soccer [54] In 2009, the program underwent a transformation, giving UCSB a new brand and visual identity. From 2000 to 2005, Tasha McDowell served as an assistant coach. Baseball (1988-91) 3 ranked Old Dominion...A home quarterfinal victory over Northwestern and then a semifinal shootout victory over No. Howard Yeager The Gauchos have led the NCAA in attendance each year from 2007 to 2012, and averaged 5,873 fans during their 2010 home matches. Named an NCAA College Division All-American in 1963 and 1964...1963 NCAA College Division Championships third place team...1964 NCAA College Division Doubles Champion, along with partner Don Gaynor...Took second in doubles at the 1963 NCAA College Division Championships...A singles semifinalist at the 1963 NCAA College Division Championships...Gauchos were team champions at the 1963 Ojai Tournament...Won doubles championship at the 1963 Ojai Tournament...A finalist in singles play at the 1963 Ojai Tournament...Won UCSB's All-University Athlete of the Year award in 1963...The Dave Pollock Award recipient in 1964. 6 Answers. [8] The association sponsored 10 sports and served as a catalyst for UCSB to elevate sports previously classified as "minor" to equal standing as "major", which provided a level playing field for all UCSB-sponsored teams. That brought his family — wife Maren, Coley, John Tschogl - Basketball Wayne Bryan [51], At the NCAA Division II level, UC Santa Barbara garnered 12 individual championships. Eric Fonoimoana 2004 Men's Soccer Team (2014) Tracie Johnstone Amy Smith (now Fregoso) The 1992 Big West Conference Player of the Year...First Team All-Big West in 1992...Second Team All-Big West in 1991...UCSB's third all-time leading scorer with 1,519 points...Ranks among the top six in 13 UCSB career statistical lists...Led UCSB to it's best record ever, 27-5, and an NCAA Tournament bid in 1992. When I played rugby and a little lacrosse at UCSB back when they were just starting programs, there was little or no monetary support. Eric Fonoimoana - Volleyball [2] Students felt the name more suited the campus's and Santa Barbara, California-area's Spanish architecture, Mission Santa Barbara, and the Gaucho was "essentially Spanish". Lindsay Taylor - Women's Basketball (2014) 2020 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. Along with her doubles partner Kelly Spencer, she was named All-American in 1994-95…A three-time First Team All-Big West choice as a doubles player…Named First Team All-Big West as a singles player in 1996…Advanced to the quarterfinals at the 1995 NCAA Championships in doubles…Also qualified for the 1996 NCAA Championships as a doubles player…Helped lead the Gauchos to the NCAA Tournament as a team in 1994 and 1996…Helped UCSB to Big West championships in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996…Recorded 62 doubles victories in her career…Along with Kelly Spencer, won 22 doubles matches in 1995-96, the second most in school history…Won more than 70% of her doubles matches as a junior and senior…Won more than 60 singles matches. Kelly Spencer - Women's Tennis (2012) The athletic training facility at UCSB is now and will always be the Harry Callihan Athletic Training Room. The school has played a pivotal role in the collegiate athletics landscape in California. James Anderson Bob Morelli - Football, Rugby, Track & Field The Original Voice of the Gauchos (1959-70) [49], The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos competed in the NCAA Tournament across 20 active sports (10 men's and 10 women's) 184 times at the Division I level. MD13F - USB HAND 15 members 1 season 12 games 166 goals . Received the Gaucho Outstanding Football Award in 1941...Named all-conference in football in 1941...Named all-conference in boxing in 1940 and 1941. Bradlee Van Pelt (born July 3, 1980) is a former American football quarterback and safety. Member of the 1979 NCAA Championship squad...Three-time All-American...1979 NCAA Tournament Most Valuable Player...Fourth in all-time career scoring...Three-time member of the 40 Goal Club...Won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in South Korea. Baseball (1933-36), Basketball (1933-36), Football (1932-35) GIS Master's. We all know UCSB doesn't have a football team, but do these freshmen know? Christa Gannon - Basketball (2010) Playing in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), the Gaucho women's volleyball program advanced to three consecutive National Championship Tournaments from 1972-74...The Gauchos advanced to the semifinals at the AIAW National Championship Tournaments on three consecutive occasions...UCSB defeated UCLA in the third-place match at the tournament in 1973...In 1974 UCSB advanced to the semifinals for the third straight year and finished third again, knocking off defending national champion Long Beach State in the process...The 1972-74 Gauchos were the Pioneers who started a program that ultimately became a national power. [2] The mascot, Olé, is the costumed mascot representing the "Gauchos" nickname. The team had its best year in history during the 2004 season when it advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 where it lost to eventual champion UConn. Sam Cathcart English 6; University of California, Santa Barbara. Forward Pass", he invented the shovel pass...Over an 11-year period when he coached at Utah and Stanford, Curtice coached the nation's number one passer twice and the number two passer twice...In those 11 seasons, his quarterback ranked in the top-ten ten times...Served as Chairman of the American Football Rules Committee while at UCSB...In 1961, he was the President of the American Football Coaches Association...Became UCSB's Athletics Director and led the program's conversion to NCAA Division I status. Guided UCSB to the 1979 NCAA Championship, the first Division I title in school history...Posted a school-record 293 career wins...A two-time NCAA Coach of the Year...Gauchos had a winning record in 12 of his 17 seasons...Guided UCSB to Big West Conference Championships in 1979,1981, and 1990...UCSB has had six 20-win seasons in its history and Snyder was the head coach of four of those teams...UCSB advanced to the NCAA Tournament seven times under Snyder...Coached more than 35 all-Americans during his 17 seasons...Served as the U.S. National "B" Team Coach in 1987...In addition to coaching several players who were later members of the United States National Team, he also coached players that played on the national squads of Mexico and Canada. Volleyball (1968-69) We are your NCAA Shop that sells only authentic Collegiate Apparel, including College Football Gear, College Basketball Apparel, NCAA Merchandise, Collegiate Clothing and Gifts. Athletic Trainer (1965-94) Jerrold Rountree - Baseball Corky Barrett Harry was UCSB's first career Certified Athletic Trainer. Quentin Sims - Basketball Football (1964-67) They played the 2nd seeded Florida Gators and lost. Named Team Captain in 1953...Recognized as Most Valuable Player in 1952...Led UCSB in hitting in 1950 (.372) and 1952 (.422)...A three-time All-CCAA selection...Also played football for UCSB (1950-52)...All-conference honorable mention in 1950 (football)...All-CCAA in 1952 (football). Baseball (1984-85) A First Team All-Big West choice in 1993...Helped the Gauchos win the 1993 league tournament and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament...Named the Big West Tournament Most Valuable Player in 1993...A 1992 Second Team All-Big West selection...Helped lead UCSB to its first-ever Big West regular season championship, Big West Tournament championship, and NCAA Tournament appearance in 1992...Scored 1,224 career points...Set a UCSB record with 257 assists during the 1992-93 season...Ranks first in career three-point baskets with 69, second in career assists with 603, and fourth in career steals with 220. Swimming (1963-66) A 1950 UPI Little All-Coast First Team selection...Named All-CCAA First Team in 1950...All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 1951...A member of the Cleveland Browns taxi squad...Also played baseball at UCSB in 1951 and 1952...All-CCAA First Team in baseball in 1951...Posted a career batting average of .363. All courses. Seven of his athletes placed in the top six at the NCAA and AAU National Championships...Javelin thrower, Delf Pickarts, was UCSB's first Division I All-American under Carter's direction in 1951...His 1951 team went unbeaten in conference...Responsible for organizing the Gaucho Track & Field Club in 1958...A 1928 U.S. Olympian in the 1,500m. Bernstein had been a journalist in the Bay Area, where a football contest was not just a game, it was a Big Game, and he brought that attitude to sleepy Santa Barbara. Jim Fitzgerald Debbie Goldberger Named a first team all-American in 1969...A 1968 honorable mention all-American pick...Coached the Hawai'i women's volleyball team to three NCAA National Championships...Served as a coach for the National Sports Festival...Coached at the World University Games. There are 10 head coaches for men's teams. December 3, 2020. Jim Curtice 1 in the nation…United States Junior National Team Captain in 1981…Member of the 1980 United States World University Games Team that competed in Bucharest, Romania. The current head coach is three-time Olympian and former United States men's national water polo team captain Wolf Wigo, who also oversees the UCSB women's water polo program. Sidney Getzovitz Served as team captain in 1949...Named the team's Most Valuable Player in 1947 and 1949...A three-time All-CCAA selection...Played professionally for the Santa Maria Dukes...Selected as the Dukes' Most Valuable Player in 1953 and 1955...An all-conference pick in 1953 and 1955. Placed second in the javelin at the 1949 NCAA Championships...An all-American selection in 1949...Named all-conference all three years he competed. Off the field it meant his church, his home, his friends, and his family. UC Santa Barbara previously played host to the Santa Barbara International Rugby Tournament, once the largest rugby tournament in the world which drew teams locally and internationally. The following teams compete in intercollegiate non-varsity club sports:[37], UC Santa Barbara men's lacrosse competes in the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League. Murt Miller - Baseball, Basketball, Football Track & Field (1959-61) A member of one of UCSB's most successful basketball teams...First postseason National Championship Tournament Invitation...Three-year starter...Returned to graduate following a distinguished military service. Volleyball (1973-75) CCAA Heavyweight champion in boxing...CCAA Heavyweight champion in wrestling...Also played football in 1941 and 1942. Soccer (1988-91) Full Santa Barbara Gauchos schedule for the 2020-21 season including dates, opponents, game time and game result information. [32] The program has produced a number of notable players including Craig Wilson, Greg Boyer, John Anderson, Brian Alexander, and Ross Sinclair, who have won multiple Olympic medals between the group. The 2006 UCSB men's soccer won the 2006 NCAA Men's College Cup Championship...The Gauchos defeated UCLA 2-1 in the National Championship match in frigid conditions in St. Louis, Mo....The team opened its run to the title with a home win over San Diego State and then road wins at No. SBCC to cancel seasons for 10 sports. A two-time all-conference selection. Basketball (1939-42), Track & Field (1940-42) Sut Puailoa - Football, R An outstanding pitcher on league champion baseball team...CCAA champions in 1939 and 1940...Gauchos won 14 games in 14 days on the road...Threw a five-hitter against Cal in 1940...Served in the U.S. Air Force with distinction during World War II. Christa Gannon Named first team all-American in 1991...A second team all-American in 1989 and 1990...A three-time First Team All-Far West pick...A member of the U.S. National Team in 1992 and 1995...Ranks fifth on UCSB's all-time goals list with 27...Led the Gauchos to three NCAA Tournament bids in four seasons. If he needed to improvise to get the job done, then he did so. Jim Fitzgerald - Baseball Phil Womble Boxing (1934), Football (1935-37), Rugby (1936-37). “Actually, UCSB has had football twice in its history,” said Chancellor Henry Yang. Kelly Spencer Lisa Busch - Soccer, C Inducted 2008 8 UCLA...UCSB finished the season at 17-7-1 after starting 7-6-0. Ernie Saenz Our unique learning model is designed to maximise career prospects. [55] Additionally, collegesoccernews.com ranked UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal Poly as the Greatest Rivalry in College Soccer. Holds the UCSB school record in the high jump at 7-4 ½...His school record jump is more than four inches better than any other Gaucho high jumper has accomplished...Qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1990 and 1991...In 1991, his jump of 7-1 ¾ was good for a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships...Earned All-American honors in 1991...In 1990, his jump of 7-0 ½ gave him a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Sandy Neilson - Swimming, O Includes stats, records, season-by-season results, and more. [24][25] The Gauchos Sep. 24, 2010 match against UCLA drew 15,896 fans, the highest attendance for an NCAA soccer match since the year 2000. Helped lead UCSB to four NCAA Tournament bids...Helped lead UCSB to the NCAA Elite Eight twice (1997 and 1999)...Three-time All-American (1997, 1998, and 1999)...Four-time All-Region...Big West Player of the Year (1999)...Four-time First Team All-Big West (1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999)...Big West Freshman of the Year (1996)...All-Big West Freshman Team (1996)...Holds UCSB record for most kills in a career with 2,153...Holds UCSB record for most kill attempts in a career with 5,535...Holds UCSB record for kill average in a career at 4.67...Ranks second in career digs with 1,619...Is listed three-times in UCSB's single-season top-10 for kills and kill attempts...Holds UCSB record for kill average in a season at 5.35...Holds UCSB record for kills in a match with 38...Holds UCSB record for kill attempts in a match with 98...Is one of just five UCSB players to record 25 or more kills in an NCAA Tournament match...Lives in Texas with her husband, Ronald, and children, Kailani and Cameron...Works as a teacher and reading specialist. Womenn's Swimming (1986-90) Helped lead UCSB to three NCAA Tournament appearances...Named All-American in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983...UCSB's only four-time All-American water polo player...Named All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983...UCSB's all-time leading scorer with 244 goals...Led UCSB in scoring each of his final three seasons...Member of the United States National Team from 1985 to 1994...Currently lives in Thousand Oaks with his wife, Andrea, along with their two children, Kaylin and Jake...Part owner of Aviara Real Estate in Westlake Village. The Gauchos went on to capture its record 14th Big West crown with a 63-54 final tally. Professional: 1969 Northern California Open medalist...1971 Coca Cola Open medalist...1971 Buick Open (K-2) - 2nd place...1972 Southwest Open medalist...1972 Spaceport Open medalist...Set Royal Palms Golf Course (Bakersfield) course record of 59 in 1971...Set Bakersfield Country Club course record of 63 in 1974. He played American football back in high school despite barely knew anything about it before coming to the US. Men's Basketball Head Coach (1983-98) Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro 2006 Men's Soccer Team Jerrold Rountree Eric McArthur - Basketball Mark French - Women's Basketball Coach (2012) UCSB's third all-time leading scorer with 214 career goals...One of three players in school history to eclipse 200 career goals...Earned First Team All-American honors in 1979 after helping the Gauchos to the National Championship...Selected Second Team All-American in 1977 and 1978...Chosen to the 1979 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team...Named All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) in 1977, 1978, and 1979...Scored two goals in the NCAA Championship match victory over UCLA in 1979...Scored two goals in the NCAA Semifinal match victory over Stanford in 1979...Helped lead UCSB to PCAA championships in 1976 and 1979...As a freshman swimmer, set UCSB records in the 200, 500, 1,000, and 1,650 freestyle events...In 1979, competed for the United States gold medal World University Games team in Mexico City. Jay Elbel Volleyball (1983-86) Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Head Coach (1964-92) A six-time all-American...Named the PCAA Swimmer of the Year in 1982 and 1983...NCAA Division I finalist in the 50 freestyle in 1982 and 1983...NCAA Division I finalist in the 400 free relay in 1982 and 1983...1983 World Ranking in the 50 free...Selected as the team captain in 1983. Basketball (1954-55) Pete Snyder - Men's Water Polo coach Bill Geivett Art History 2; University of California, Santa Barbara. Amahl Thomas - Football (2012) [51], UC Santa Barbara won 1 national championship at the NCAA Division II level.[51]. Basketball (1956-58), Men's Basketball Head Coach (1966-78) Ernie Saenz - Boxing, Football 1974 Men's Volleyball Team Matt Molina, a Santa Barbara native who played high school football for Dos Pueblos before starring for Santa Barbara City College the past two seasons, has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his football career at Division I FCS Long Island University in Brookville, New York. Named all-league in 1955 and 1956...Named All-Coast in 1956...Received the Hubler Award for Most Outstanding Player in 1955...Was the NCAA field goal percentage leader in 1956. Erik Johnson - Baseball Bruce Fisher - Soccer Track & Field (1949-51) David Rottman - Volleyball Jose Gandara [34][35], A student-run club team started play in 1983, and in 1985 a student referendum approved funding for a Division III, non-scholarship team. Inducted 2010 See more ideas about ultimate frisbee, tide, ucsb. Harry Callihan - Athletics Trainer Held UCSB high jump record of 6'6.5"...CCAA champion 1949-51...Undefeated in three years of conference competition...NCAA Championships: 3rd place in 1950, 4th place in 1949...Placed in AAU National Championships (1949-51). He is the author of Never Give Up!, the story of his life. Bruce Stahl Basketball (1993-97) Baseball (1985-86) Ray Schaack - Football Referred to in athletic competition as UC Santa Barbara or UCSB, the Gauchos participate in 19 NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports with the majority competing in the Big West Conference.