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The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

Led by Dvorak, Cougars avoid being swept by CSUEB

Amy Chastain, Sports Editor April 27, 2016

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...

Women’s golf closes season with victory

Women’s golf closes season with victory

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...

Campus Rec introduces inaugural Cougar Combine

Campus Rec introduces inaugural Cougar Combine

Layda Galvan, Assistant Sports Editor April 24, 2016

The NFL Combine is one of the biggest yearly events in college football. With the help of the CSUSM Fitness and Operations Coordinator Jordan Riding, Campus Rec is offering a combine of its own. The Cougar Combine will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 27, the eve of the NFL Draft. Cougar...

CSUSM Swim Club set to begin competitions

CSUSM Swim Club set to begin competitions

Layda Galvan, Assistant Sports Editor April 13, 2016

  After a startup process that lasted over a year, the CSUSM Swim Club is finally poised to not just continue with practice, but begin to compete against other club and Masters swim teams. “I felt [a swim team] was missing from my college experience, so I decided to get the ball rolling...

CSUSM Surf Club focuses on Division Championship, Nationals

CSUSM Surf Club focuses on Division Championship, Nationals

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Writer April 13, 2016

  Winner of the 2009 Southwest College Division Championship (SCDC), the CSUSM Surf Club sees a path for the team to return for the gold this summer. Colton Tisch, a junior and vice president of the oldest club on campus, said the good surf off San Diego beaches attracts the kind of talent...

Cougars set personal records at invitational

Cougars set personal records at invitational

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Writer April 6, 2016

  The CSUSM men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the California Collegiate Invitational, hosted by UC San Diego, on April 2. With track and field season nearing the end, the Cougars continue to set personal records (PR), and this meet was no exception with 20 athletes...

Left to right, President Stephanie Ferro, Treasurer Brooke Lunquist and Vice President Alex Ghilarducci.

Women’s soccer club offers competitive fun

Layda Galvan, Assistant Sports Editor April 4, 2016

  In Spring 2014, two CSUSM students created the Women’s Soccer Club to give “the opportunity to other students interested that still want to play” competitively “and be more involved on campus,” said Club President Stephanie Ferro. Ferro and a former CSUSM student, Shelby Ricks,...

Hardworking, driven freshman Lauren Wyckoff awarded Student-Athlete of the Month

Hardworking, driven freshman Lauren Wyckoff awarded Student-Athlete of the Month

Rebecca Sykes, Staff Writer March 30, 2016

  College students can agree that school is stressful and challenging at times. But Student-Athlete of the Month Lauren Wyckoff competes in both the classroom and on the track without any trouble. Just a freshman, Wyckoff has gotten into the grind of her schoolwork and her practices. “I...

Golfer Dale Smith leads the way in February

Ramon Flores, Health and Fitness Reporter March 30, 2016

  Leading his team to victory over Chico State, the number one team in NCAA Division II, is one of the many reasons golfer Dale Smith received the Athlete of the Month honor for February. “It was very cool recognition, as I’ve been working very hard these past few months...It felt...

Cougars had good showing at Aztec Invitational

Rebecca Sykes, Staff Writer March 30, 2016

  The CSUSM men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Aztec Invitational, hosted by San Diego State University on March 25. Jasmine Oliver, with her Cougar blue hair, anchored an impressive 4x100 relay. The relay team of Jolene Widmer, Kamarria Rehn, Lauren Wyckoff and...

Cougars drop two of three to Stanislaus Warriors

Amy Chastain, Sports Editor March 30, 2016

  The Cal State San Marcos bats went cold during the baseball team’s weekend series, dropping two of three games to the Cal State Stanislaus Warriors. After a draining seven-hour drive to Turlock CA, the Cougars quickly fell behind in game one against the Warriors. Entering the seventh...

Cougar teammates watch the action in game one of Saturday’s double header.

Cougars defeated by CSUSB in weekend series

Amy Chastain, Sports Editor March 9, 2016

  Cal State San Marcos baseball fell to Cal State San Bernardino 1-3 in their second California Collegiate Athletic Association weekend series of the season. The weekend series is “just a grind, said infielder Tyler Place. “We’ll get better.” In the first two games on March...

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