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Cougar Natalie Rodriguez excels during cross country season

Cougar Natalie Rodriguez excels during cross country season

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 30, 2016

Junior Natalie Rodriguez had a ground-breaking season for the CSUSM women’s cross country team during the 2016 campaign. The talented competitor has broken two school records for the 4,000-meter and the 6,000-meter, has been named California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Runner of the Week...

Sports Center video production team brings job opportunities

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 30, 2016

Interested in pursuing a career within sports media? Look no further because The Sports Center is hiring students for the upcoming 2016-17 basketball season within production media. Basketball season starts Oct. 27 and the Sports Center is looking for seven to 10 students who are interested in working...

Cougars finish strong at CCAA Championship

Cougars finish strong at CCAA Championship

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 30, 2016

CSUSM cross country ended their season on a high note at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Championships in Ontario on Oct. 22. Junior Natalie Rodriguez and junior Raelyn Werley earned All-CCAA honors in the women’s 6,000-meter race. Junior Vahagn Isayan earned...

Cougars dominate at ninth annual Cougar Challenge

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 30, 2016

The Cougars prevailed at home for the ninth annual Cougar Challenge the morning of Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Mangrum Track. Junior Natalie Rodriguez won the Challenge on the women’s side with a time of 17:30, a personal best. Rodriguez is the fifth Cougar to win the challenge. “That was a fun...

Women’s club soccer defeats USD

Hannah Snider, Club Sports Reporter October 29, 2016

Women’s club soccer defeated University of San Diego on Oct. 23 at home at Mangrum Field. The Cougars started with the ball and two minutes in, Ashley Breaux passed the goalie in an amazing breakaway, scoring the first goal.   At minute 20, Julia Najd took a corner kick and then Jaelyn Lozano...

Cougars tie at Stanislaus State

Shane Siemsen, Assistant Sports Editor October 23, 2016

The Cougars traveled up north once again this year for a weekend battle with Cal State East Bay and Stanislaus State, where they tied both games in double overtime. Flores and Stalboerger both scored for CSUSM, but Stanislaus State capitalized on penalty kicks to force a draw with the Cougars in a...

Cougars win on the road against CSUMB

Cougars win on the road against CSUMB

Kylie DePreta-Johnson, Sports Reporter October 22, 2016

  CSUSM men’s soccer team beat Cal State Monterey Bay at CSUMB on Friday Oct. 7.   Right from the start of the game, the Otters were eager to score. Within the first ten minutes, they had three shots on goal. Fortunately, CSUSM goalkeeper Justin Tesar kept the Otter’s shots out...

Cougars gain a new president for wrestling club

Cougars gain a new president for wrestling club

Hannah Snider, Club Sports Reporter October 22, 2016

CSUSM’s Wrestling Club is preparing for this upcoming season with Connor Shinn as their new president. Shinn is a fifth-year senior majoring in chemistry and minoring in math and has been wrestling since his freshman year at San Pasqual High School in Escondido. He held the title of captain his...

Women’s cross country team dominates at Mustang Challenge

Women’s cross country team dominates at Mustang Challenge

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 22, 2016

  The Women’s Cross Country team won the Mustang Challenge on Oct. 1 in Santa Clarita and the men’s team had a strong performance.   Junior Natalie Rodriguez dominated yet again and has been named All California Collegiate Athletic Association’s Runner of the Week for the third...

Wheaton sets another spike to success for CSUSM women’s volleyball

Wheaton sets another spike to success for CSUSM women’s volleyball

Stephanie Sellars, Sports Reporter October 22, 2016

  Freshman setter, Aleese Wheaton, is a competitive, determined and dependable player who has already made an impact on the CSUSM women's volleyball team.   Wheaton is from San Clemente, California. She graduated from Mater Dei High School and plays for CSUSM 2016 Women's Volleyball...

Coach Leonard continues to bring success to CSUSM volleyball

Coach Leonard continues to bring success to CSUSM volleyball

Sierra Silvas, Sports Reporter October 22, 2016

  Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Andrea Leonard has brought many victories to the program since being named the first CSUSM volleyball head coach in 2011.   Leonard started her volleyball career playing for Almont High School and a local club team. She then went on to get a full...

CSUSM women’s soccer defeated by San Francisco State

CSUSM women’s soccer defeated by San Francisco State

Sierra Silvas, Sports Reporter October 22, 2016

The Cougars traveled to San Francisco State on Oct. 8, 2016 to play their sixth CCAA game of the season against the Gators.   With less than a minute left of the first half, freshman defender for the Gators, Kelsie Bozart, earned a yellow card. Freshman defender Jessica Harloe took the penalty...

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