Layda Galvan, Assistant Sports Editor
• May 12, 2016
Favorite Team Memory
“When we traveled to play Monterey Bay. We got to go to Cannery Row as a team and check out all the shops and eat cookies.”
Taylor Degraaf, Outside hitter
Major: Kinesiology
Stat: Recorded first doubledouble with 17 kills and 10 digs.
Best win in 2015 to 2016...
CSUSM men’s baseball defeated the UCSD Tritons on May 8, but the team focused less on the win and more on cheering Head Coach Dennis Pugh through his last nine innings as their coach.
Prior to the start of the final CCAA matchup of season, a pregame ceremony honored Pugh and the seniors on Senior...
Hard work, determination and devotion to the sport and his teammates earned CSUSM baseball player Brandon Bentson the honor of Student-Athlete of the Year.
Bentson is a senior majoring in mass media and plans on pursuing baseball after graduating.
“I would like to try and find somewhere...
The Cougars competed at the Steve Scott Invitational, named after their head coach, on April 30.
It was an exciting invitational for the Cougars as they finished the regular season with two new school records, 14 personal records and more qualifiers for the California Collegiate Athletic Association...
When the mile is mentioned, one legend comes to mind. Steve Scott is considered one of the greatest mile runners in American history. To this day, he holds the world record for running the mile under four minutes, 136 times.
The renowned miler-turned-coach has battled and beat cancer...
The legacy of Head Baseball Coach Dennis Pugh will remain long after he coaches his last game on May 8. Pugh has helped young men mature, find a love for teamwork and share a passion for America’s greatest pastime.
“He’s going to be remembered as the face of Cal State San Marcos Baseball,”...
Layda Galvan, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 27, 2016
CSUSM men’s golf team finished in third place at the inaugural appearance in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships on April 18 at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa.
The Cougars tied for third place with Cal State East Bay and rounded out the top four with Chico State in...
With the women’s and men’s track and field season coming to an end, the Cougars competed at the Triton Invitational held at UCSD.
The Cougars had a remarkable day at the Triton Invitational due to 24 personal records, more qualifiers for California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships...
The women’s softball team fell short on the road in their last doubleheader of the season against Cal State San Bernardino with a 4-3 loss in game one of the series and 13-10 in game two.
In game one, the Cougars were losing 2-0 in the fifth inning, but by the top of the sixth, sophomore Lindsay...
CSUSM men’s baseball narrowly avoided being swept by Cal State East Bay in a three-game series on April 23 and 24 in Hayward, CA.
The Cougars lost to the Pioneers 7-3 in game one. Pioneer Brandon Wise’ single and Rudy Navarro’s three-run home run in the fifth inning put the Pioneers ahead...
Burtland Dixon, Web and Social Media Manager
• April 27, 2016
On April 22, CSUSM women’s golf came out victorious at the five-team California Collegiate Athletic Association’s Battle of the Bay at the Pacific Grove Golf Links between CSUSM, Sonoma State, Cal State Monterey Bay, Chico State and Cal State East Bay.
The Cougars shot 21 over par of 305...
