2009-10 csudh toros annual recap

Cal State Dominguez HillSt o r o S2009-10Year in review

The Traditions of Excellence Continue

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The 2009-10 CSUDH Toros Annual Review is a production of the CSUDH Sports Information Office. Designed and ed-ited by Tom Weed and Mel Miranda, CSUDH Sports Information. Cover Design by Tom Weed. Individual, team and action photography courtesy of John Alexovich, Don Murphy, Keadrick Washington, Jonathan Harper, Mel Miranda and Tiffany Edlin. Printing by D’Andrea Graphics (Los Angeles, CA). Special thanks to CSUMB’s Benjamin Mayberry.

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about CSuDH


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California State University, Dominguez Hills is a comprehensive urban university, located in the city of Carson and primarily serving the greater Los An-geles metropolitan area. The University is a multi-cul-tural, multi-ethnic teaching and learning community dedicated to excellence and committed to educating a student population of unprecedented diversity for leadership roles in the global community of the 21st century.

We invite international perspectives, cultivate programs that serve students from other nations, and encourage our students and faculty to partici-pate in programs in other countries. We are com-mitted to quality and pluralism in higher education to further the goals of a democratic society through wide participation and civic responsibility in commu-nity, social, and economic affairs.

California State University, Dominguez Hills real-izes the principles of educational opportunity and excellence by providing access to a wide range of educational programs and student-centered services. Building on its core of liberal arts and sciences, the university offers programs in a variety of educational and technological modes that enable students to develop intellectually, personally and professionally. These programs are offered at times and locations convenient for the students we serve.

California State University, Dominguez Hills pur-sues productive relationships with educational, pub-lic sector, and business communities, by developing programs that address contemporary social con-cerns while fulfilling the University’s commitment to teaching and learning, research, scholarship, creative activity and service.

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CommunitY ServiCeFor the CSuDH toros, Community Service is a “point of pride”

Whether reading to children at local elementary schools or putting on athletic clinics, the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toro teams are used to rolling up their sleeves to make long-lasting contributions back into their community.

In the past year the Toros gave back in a variety of ways, including men’s & women’s soccer participating in “Soccer For Hope,” the baseball team reading the works of Dr. Suess on “Read Across America” day and the men’s basketball & women’s soccer programs spending a fun-filled afternoon with the students at Magruder Middle School.

In recognition of their continued service, the NCAA acknowledged 54 Toros student-ath-letes on the 23rd Annual National STUDENT-Athlete Day, highlighting their involvement in the community and their success in the classroom.

men’S baSketball & women’S SoCCer put on tHeir beSt SHow at magruDer miDDle SCHool

tHe SoFtball team CHangeD ColorS For a DaY to raiSe breaSt CanCer awareneSS For tHe SuSan g. komen FounDation

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men’S SoCCer2009 recap (18-6-1, 11-4-1 CCaa)

CCaa tournament ChampionsnCAA national Quarterfinalists

the toros came thisclose to earning a chance to repeat as ncaa national champions as an ncaa quarterfinal match-up at top-ranked and undefeated Fort Lewis College loomed. The Skyhawks, however, survived a handful of shots that were inches away from reaching the back of the net, and a penalty kick attempt that was guessed correctly, in taking a 1-0 decision over the 2008 NCAA Champions to end CSUDH’s run towards back-to-back titles.

Finishing at No. 6 in the nation, the Toros weren’t without postseason glory. After claiming both the ccaa championship and the ncaa far West Region title, senior defender kevin gallaugher earned his second-consecutive nscaa player of the Year honor at year’s end after being named an All-American selection for the 5th and 6th times in his career, including four 1st-team honors.

Senior midfielder andrew marinez also earned multiple All-American awards, claiming NSCAA 1st-team and Daktronics 3rd-team honors, while six other Toros earned postseason honors, including redshirt freshman markus Dickerson, who was named the ccaa newcomer of the year as well as 1st-team NSCAA All-Region and 2nd-team Dak-tronics All-Region honorees.

After starting their defense with a 6-5-1 record after 12 games and facing the possibility of missing both the conference and national playoff picture, the Toros reeled off eight-straight wins to close the reg-ular season, two wins in the ccaa tournament and two wins in the NCAA West Region before falling to the eventual NCAA champion Skyhawks.

2010 Home SCHeDuleSeptember thu, 2nd concordia university 4:30pm

Sat, 4th Vanguard University 7:30pm

fri, 17th * cal state monterey bay 7:00pm

sun, 19th * san francisco state 2:00pm

oCtober Fri, 8th * UC San Diego 4:30pm

sun, 10th * cal state East bay 11:30am

Fri, 15th * Humboldt State 7:00pm

sun, 17th * sonoma state 2:00pm

Sat, 23rd * Cal State L.A. 4:30pm

Thu, 28th * Cal Poly Pomona 7:00pm

Sat, 30th * Cal State San Bernardino 7:00pm

* ccaa conference gameDates and Times Subject to Change

all game at toro fieldall games feature live stats

select games feature live audio

hEad coachJoe Flanagan


nSCaa player of the Year • CCaa most valuable DefenderCCaa newcomer of the Year • 4 all-americans • 11 all-west region

5 all-CCaa • 2 CCaa players of the week


women’S SoCCer

2010 Home SCHeDuleSeptember thu, 2nd concordia university 7:00pm

Sat, 4th Vanguard University 5:00pm

Fri, 17th * Cal State Monterey Bay 4:30pm

Sun, 19th * San Francisco State 11:30am

oCtober Fri, 8th * UC San Diego 7:00pm

sun, 10th * cal state East bay 2:00pm

Fri, 15th * Humboldt State 4:30pm

Sun, 17th * Sonoma State 11:30am

Sat, 23rd * Cal State L.A. 7:00pm

Thu, 28th * Cal Poly Pomona 4:30pm



all game at toro fieldall games feature live stats


associatE hEad coachJeFF tuttle

2009 recap (16-9-3, 11-5 CCaa)CCaa tournament Finalists

nCaa national Finalists

CSUDH reached the NCAA National Title game, falling to Grand Valley State in a 1-0 thriller. Finishing runner-up in the ccaa championship tournament to cross-town rival Cal State L.A., the Toros exacted revenge on the Golden Eagles in the NCAA West Region final on CSULA’s home field in a semifinal match-up before disposing of perennial power UC San Diego in the region final on penalty kick, also on their home turf, setting the stage for their dramatic run towards the national title.

Needing just one win to advance to the NCAA Final Four, sophomore scoring sensation Jessica murphy lifted CSUDH to a convincing 5-2 quar-terfinal win over No. 13 West Texas A&M with two goals, giving the Toros their ticket to Tampa, Florida, site of the ncaa soccer championships.

There, the Toros upped the ante, taking down top-ranked and undefeated West Florida via a 4-1 PK ad-vantage, with melissa livergood sending CSUDH to the title game, a week and a half after clinching the PK win at UCSD in the West Region final.

murphy and paige peel captured all-america honors for the NCAA Finalist and West Region Champions, also netting 6 All-Region, 4 All-CCAA, 1 CCAA Newcomer of the Year, 5 All-Tournament team, and 1 CCAA Player of the Week honors. In ad-dition, head coach Joe Flanagan claimed his 100th win during the season, and earned the NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year award after claiming the nscaa national coach of the year honors after last year’s men’s title run.

west region Coach of the Year • CCaa newcomer of the Year 1 all-american • 6 all-west region

4 all-CCaa • 1 CCaa player of the week

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volleYball2009 recap (2-27, 2-20 CCaa)

The CSUDH women’s volleyball team endured a tough 2009, but showed its resiliency near the end of the season, bringing a good harbinger to next fall.

The Toros began the campaign taking just one set in the first nine matches, but that set was against No. 23 Western Washington in the SoCal Volleyball Classic in late August, co-hosted by CSUDH. Start-ing league play on the road getting swept at No. 15 sonoma state and humboldt state, head coach scott Davenport’s squad took home its first win of the season in a thrilling 3-2 win over Cal State East Bay on September 18 after dropping the first two sets, with ashley Clark hammering home a match-high 23 kills with 21 digs, while Samantha maxwell chipped in 28 digs and 18 kills in the 2:39 match.

That would be the highlight for the team until the final weekend of the regular season, when CSUDH enjoyed a 3-0 sweep over CS Stanislaus, with Max-well posting 20 kills, and libero Hilary Hougardy 21 digs.

With the core of the toro line-up set to return in 2010, as well as a talented group of newcomers, look for the CSUDH program to make big strides next season.

2010 Home SCHeDuleSeptember fri, 10th * cal state stanislaus 7:00pm

sat, 11th * chico state 7:00pm

fri, 17th * cal poly pomona 7:00pm


oCtober Fri, 8th * Sonoma State 3:00pm

sat, 9th * humboldt state 7:00pm

tue, 26th chapman university 7:00pm

fri, 29th * cal state monterey bay 7:00pm

Sat, 30th * San Francisco State 3:00pm

november tue, 2nd * cal state l.a. 7:00pm

Fri, 5th * UC San Diego 7:00pm

sat, 6th * cal state East bay 7:00pm

* ccaa conference matchDates and Times Subject to Change

all matches in the torodomeall matches feature live video & stats

select matches feature live audio

hEad coachSCott Davenport



CroSS CountrY

2010 SCHeDuleSeptember 4th fullerton season opener brea cal state fullerton11th asics invitational irvine uc irvine18th Riverside Invitational Riverside uc riverside

oCtober 9th Vanguard Invitational Costa Mesa Vanguard University23rd Bronco Invitational El Monte cal poly pomona

november 6th ccaa championships El monte cal poly pomona20th NCAA West Region Bellingham, WA Western Washington University

DeCember 4th NCAA Championships Louisville, KY bellarmine university

Dates and Times Subject to Changeall meets are held on saturday

hEad coachDeann SCHloboHm

2009 recap

Led by the return of program founder and head coach deann schlobohm, the csudh cross country squad made great strides in 2009.

Led by a strong and balanced contingent of dedi-cated runners bookended by freshman erica biehl and junior gabriella rubi, the Toros made a strong showing in each of their meets this season, with Biehl pacing CSUDH in two of the first three races, while Rubi dazzled in the four others, including the NCAA West Regionals that saw her break the 25-minute mark for the second time in her two 6k races.

Rubi, in fact, posted the highest individual marks on the year, including a 13th-place finish at the UC Irvine Invite in early September, and a 29th-place fin-ish at the ccaa championships in late october, ending her season posting the two fastest marks in both the 5k and 6k races.

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men’S baSketball2009-10 recap (16-12, 16-6 CCaa)

CCaa tournament participant

What started out as a disaster nearly transformed into the feel-good story of the year for the CSUDH men’s basketball team. Opening the 2009-10 cam-paign with seven straight losses to set the program record for futility, the toros went on a tear after three key players became eligible in the new year, turning the league on its ear and challenging for the top of the ccaa ladder.

Returning just four players from a squad that ad-vanced to the 2nd round of the 2008-09 postseason, csudh relied heavily on newcomers michael Cox and marcquintice Davis to shoulder the load by a trio of award-winning seniors.

Cox and Davis did not disappoint, leading the Toros to four wins in their next five games, the only loss coming to a resurgent Cal State L.A. squad on the Toros’ home floor.

After sweeping San Francisco State and CS Monterey Bay to close their first homestand of the year, CSUDH raised eyebrows around the league af-ter taking a 58-49 win against last year’s NCAA final-ist Cal Poly Pomona, on the Broncos’ home court. That win bolstered another winning streak that saw CSUDH win 11 of its next 14 games, including an 86-84 win over perennial power CS San Bernardino in an epic match-up.

despite that win, and two more victories in its final three games of the regular season, CSUDH couldn’t overcome Chico State in the first round of the ccaa championships as the Wildcats upset the Toros, ultimately ending CSUDH’s run at a repeat appearance in the ncaa postseason.

Cox finished his inaugural campaign in Carson with a 1st-team all-ccaa selection, while davis and senior tim mcgrath each claimed 2nd-team honors.

Next season, CSUDH returns 12 letter-winners, giving ample warning to the rest of the league that the Toros are back.

2010-11 Home SCHeDulenovember Wed, 24th The Master’s College TBAsat, 27th * cal state l.a. 7:00pm

DeCember Fri, 3rd * Cal Poly Pomona 2:30pm

sat, 4th * cal state san bernardino 2:30pm

Thu, 30th * Cal State Stanislaus 7:30pm

Fri, 31st * Chico State 7:30pm

JanuarY fri, 21st * sonoma state 7:30pm

sat, 22nd * humboldt state 7:30pm

FebruarY fri, 11th * cal state monterey bay 7:30pm

sat, 12th * san francisco state 7:30pm


sat, 19th * cal state East bay 7:30pm


all games in the torodomeall games feature live video & stats


hEad coachDamaine powell


3 all-CCaa


women’S baSketball

2010-11 Home SCHeDuleDeCember Fri, 3rd * Cal Poly Pomona 12:30pm

sat, 4th * cal state san bernardino 12:30pm

Thu, 30th * Cal State Stanislaus 5:30pm

Fri, 31st * Chico State 5:30pm

JanuarY Fri, 21st * Sonoma State 5:30pm

Sat, 22nd * Humboldt State 5:30pm

FebruarY Fri, 11th * Cal State Monterey Bay 5:30pm

Sat, 12th * San Francisco State 5:30pm


Sat, 19th * Cal State East Bay 5:30pm


all games in the torodomeall games feature live video & stats


hEad coachvan girarD

2009-10 recap (10-18, 9-13 CCaa)CCaa tournament participant

After winning the 2008-09 CCAA Tournament Title, this year’s Toro squad had high hopes. Those hopes, however, took a sharp turn down after an opening-season win over CCAA doormat Cal State l.a. was followed by seven-consecutive losses.

A string of consecutive wins to close the 2009 calendar year and open the 2010 year gave the Toros hope, but four more losses in their next five games left CSUDH struggling for answers.

One of those answers became a huge question mark after all-everything neka mixon went down with an injury in mid-February, leaving the Toros searching for ways to replace her 17.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game heading into the final week-end of the regular season and the first round of the ccaa championship tournament.

Dropping their final homestand to Chico State and CS Stanislaus, CSUDH had just three days to prepare for nemesis UC San Diego as the No. 8 seed in the tourney, and despite a valiant second-half comeback, the top-seeded Tritons ended CSUDH’s season in a convincing victory.

Mixon garnered the lone hardware for the Toros after her 2nd-team All-Region and 1st-team All-CCAA selections, and along with star newcomer brandie mcCann, will anchor the 2010-11 squad as it looks to play its way back into the league’s up-per echelon.

1 all-west region • 1 all-CCaa

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baSeball2010 recap (40-18, 27-13 CCaa)nCaa tournament participants

CCaa tournament Finalists

Enjoying its most prolific season since, well, 2009, the baseball squad earned hosting duties for the sec-ond time in the program’s history before making a deep run in this year’s NCAA postseason before falling to West Region Finalist Hawai’i Pacific in the region’s semifinal match-up.

Finishing the regular season as a runner-up to top-ranked UC San Diego, the Tritons again bested the toros at the ccaa championship tournament and in the winner’s bracket of the NCAA West Region Tournament in a 4-3 classic that was playoff baseball at its best.

Finishing with a 41-20 mark, CSUDH was two wins away from tying the program’s record for most wins in a season set in 1987, when the Toros made their only NCAA College World Series appearance.

ccaa 1st-team selection and newcomer of the year abel medina led the squad with his .394 bat-ting average, 51 runs scored 13 home runs, 64 RBI, .664 slugging and .462 on-base percentages, with 1st-team all-ccaa selections kevin pillar (.379, 91 H, 22 2B, 50 RBI, 12-16 SB) and kyle pond (.337, 40 R, 63 H, 16 2B, 7 HR, 50 RBI) giving CSUDH a formi-dable 1-2-3 punch.

additionally, pillar was the story within the base-ball story this year, setting the NCAA Division II mark for consecutive games with a hit, reaching 54 consecutive games.

to close this history season, senior and two-time 2nd-team All-Region selection bret montgomery was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 46th round of this year’s MLB draft, marking the sixth-straight year the Toros have had a player selected in the draft, and the fifth player selected under head coach Murphy Su’a.

2011 Home SCHeDuleJanuarY We

FebruarY Fri, 18th * Sonoma State 12:00pm

Sat, 19th * Sonoma State (DH) 11:00am

sun, 20th * sonoma state 11:00am

april fri, 1st * chico state 12:00pm

Sat, 2nd * Chico State (DH) 11:00am

Sun, 3rd * Chico State 11:00am

maY fri, 6th * cs monterey bay 12:00pm

Sat, 7th * CS Monterey Bay (DH) 11:00am

Sun, 8th * CS Monterey Bay 11:00am


(DH) Denotes Double Headerall games at toro field

all games feature live statsselect games feature live audio

hEad coachmurpHY Su’a

4 all-americans • 2 national rawlings gold gloves • 17 all-west region4 regional rawlings gold gloves • 1 CoSiDa academic all-District

CCaa newcomer of the Year • 8 all-CCaa • 1 CCaa player of the week3 CCaa pitchers of the week



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(DH) Denotes Double Headerall games at toro diamondall games feature live stats

hEad coachJim maier

2010 recap (33-21, 23-13 CCaa)CCaa tournament Finalists

Led by six seniors, a sensational sophomore and two freshmen pitchers, the Toros got off to a quick start with six wins in their first seven games, includ-ing a 3-1 series win over perennial power and 11th-ranked Humboldt State to start league play as senior center fielder katie garcia and freshman pitcher lauren Harper swept the first CCAA Player/Pitcher of the Week awards of the year.

The quick start, however, took a sharp turn down as northern california foes sonoma state and chi-co State each took 3-1 series wins over the Toros, sending CSUDH towards the bottom of the league’s standings. Participating in the prestigious Tourna-ment of Champions, CSUDH made it to Sunday’s Gold Bracket with two wins to open the tourney, but were ousted by 3rd-ranked Hawai’i Pacific in a thrilling 3-2, 9-inning contest.

Competing against a top 5 team brought out the best from csudh, and they displayed their talent in splitting with UC San Diego on the road, and taking 3-of-4 from CS Monterey Bay and at CS San Bernar-dino before sweeping San Francisco State at home to close the regular season, earning the No. 3 seed entering the CCAA Championship Tournament.

in the double-elimination tournament, csudh won its first two games over higher-seeded regional teams to leap into the winners bracket before falling to no. 19 sonoma state twice in the championship round for a runner-up finish in its first appearance in the league tourney.

sophomore emiley mcewen was named an NFCA 3rd-team All-America and the league’s Most Valuable Player, the first MVP honor for the program since the epic 2005 season, after setting the single season and career marks for home runs at CSUDH.

1 all-american • 4 all-west region • CCaa most valuable player4 all-CCaa • 4 CCaa players of the week • 1 CCaa pitcher of the week

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2010 recapnCaa west region individual participants

Junior newcomer ryan indovina made an imme-diate impact on this year’s senior-heavy squad, claim-ing PING honorable mention All-America, PING All-Region, the first All-CCAA honor this decade and the first-ever CCAA Newcomer of the Year award en route to leading two Toros to the 2010 NCAA Central/West Super Regional as individuals, the first time any Toro has qualified for the NCAA postsea-son since 2004.

In seven meets, Indovina placed four top 10 finish-es and two top 20, including medal honors in a dual match against UC San Diego, two runner-up finishes and a third-place finish, as well as one CCAA Player of the Week honor. He averaged just over par in 19 rounds played entering the Super Regional, carding a low 18 score of 67, a low 36 score of 140 and a low tournament tally of 210.

senior Cavin mcCall also qualified for the NCAA postseason as an individual, enjoying a fine senior campaign that saw him average 3-over par for the year. He shot a blistering 69 over the first two rounds of the Hanny Stanislaus Invite at CSUDH’s regular season finale to earn a 3rd-place finish, just one stroke behind Indovina.

Junior robby mayes made an impact on the squad, playing his way onto the quintet in the third match of the year, enjoying one top 10 finish and a 6-over average for the year.

Next season, the Toros will return Indovina and Mayes, and with new recruits, will look to earn a team invitation from the NCAA for the first time since 1989.

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Dates and Times Subject to Changeall meets are held on monday - tuesday

hEad coachJoHn JoHnSon

1 all-american • 1 all-west region • CCaa newcomer of the Year1 all-CCaa


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Dates and Times Subject to Changeall meets are held on saturday

hEad coachwarren eDmonSon

2010 recapnCaa national individual participants

The track and field squad showed why it’s one of the most talented teams in the CCAA, picking up four all-america and 12 all-ccaa awards at the league championships to go along with the CCAA freshman of the year nod in monikkia white.

led by all-american Chanel parker, who post-ed an automatic qualifying mark in the 60-meter hur-dles at the fresno state invitational and a provisional mark in the 60-meter dash at the NAU Invite dur-ing her indoor seasons, CSUDH posted seven pro-visional and an automatic during the outdoor season which saw nancy blake post the top time in the 400-meter dash at the Cal/Nevada meet, earning a spot in the ncaa outdoor championships in late may.

White posted two provisionals during the out-door season to match Parker’s efforts while taking home a pair of all-ccaa honors, with both relay squads picking up All-CCAA awards at the champi-onships.

Despite not qualifying for the finals over the first two days of the ncaa championships, csudh saved its best for last as its 4x400 relay squad posted a 7th-place finish as the quartet of breionna Jack-son, Parker, Dora baldwin and Blake earned All-america honors to close the outdoor season.

The Toros will look to improve upon this year’s results in the 2011 season, led by seniors Parker and Blake, junior Baldwin and sophomores Jackson and White.

4 all-americans • CCaa Freshman of the Year • 12 all-CCaa

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Dave Yanai Courtlegacy Fulfilled With naming of “dave Yanai Court”

A packed house filled with family, friends, former players and colleagues and the 2009-10 Cal State Dominguez Hills men’s basketball team provided the perfect setting as the Toro fam-ily honored former men’s basketball head coach Dave Yanai with the unveiling of the “Dave Yanai Court,” the culmination of a year-long project to honor one of its own.

“It was double-barreled positive with the scholarship and the naming,” begins Yanai, the win-ningest coach in the history of the men’s basketball program, who remains as modest as ever. “I am elated to have the financial help for the kids, and at the same time humbled by the court naming.

“I am grateful to my assistant coaches, staff and trainers, and most of all the players who all had a huge hand in something like this happening, and they all have a piece of what happened here tonight.”

After a booming introduction from longtime Toros Athletics announcer Dennis lien and a few words from csudh director of athletics patrick guillen that included a plaque pre-sentation, the Torodome floor was unveiled to reveal the words “Dave Yanai Court” on both sides of midcourt, where a raucous applause erupted as a fitting tribute to a man who made the Carson basketball court his personal classroom, using basketball as a vehicle to impart important life lessons to his players and those who came in contact with him.

“Tonight’s ceremony was the culmination of more than a year of planning, dedication and commitment by the Dave Yanai Court and Scholarship Committee,” began Guillen, the event’s brainchild. “Coach Yanai is a special person who is very deserving of this honor, not just for his 19 years of dedicated service to the university but for his mentorship and commitment to the thousands of students he touched during his tenure on our campus. The scholarship endow-ment and the naming of the ‘Dave Yanai Court’ will ensure that his legacy lives on forever here at CSUDH.”

yanai spent 19 seasons as head coach at csudh, where his toro teams advanced to the 1981, 1987 and 1989 NCAA Tournaments. In addition, he guided the Toros to the 1979 NAIA National Championship Elite Eight after winning the NAIA District III Championship in only his second year in carson.

Individually, he claimed the 1979 District Coach of the Year, the 1987 NCAA West Re-gion Coach of the Year and two-consecutive ccaa coach of the Year Awards (1987 and 1988). Ya-nai also coached 34 All-CCAA conference, two ccaa athletes of the Year, eight NCAA All-West Region, two NCAA All-Americans and one ncaa division ii male scholar-athlete of the year in John nojima, ending his coaching ca-reer at CSUDH with 287 of his 401 total wins, the winningest coach in CSUDH men’s basketball history.

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toros no Strangers to academic‘traditions of excellence’

In addition to the on-field accomplishments of this year’s CSUDH student-athletes, the Toros successes weren’t limited to athletic competition. In fact, the Toros saw a record 82 student-athletes named to the fall 2009 honor roll, while 54 Toros were rec-ognized by the NCAA a part of the 23rd Annual studEnt-athlete day en route to 26 seniors who received their degree on May 21, at this year’s com-mencement ceremonies.

Coming off an NCAA runner-up finish in women’s soccer and ccaa tournament berths for both bas-ketball programs, the “student” portion of “student-athlete” made its presence felt in a big way as a record 82 student-athletes were named to the CSUDH ath-letics fall 2009 honor roll, surpassing fall 2008’s total when 78 were named, and spring 2009’s total that saw 76 Toros make the honor roll. Cross country’s Janette morfin, men’s soccer’s Scott locken and volleyball’s Heather rushton highlighted the list with perfect 4.0 GPAs, with biology major and 08-09 CSUDH Presidential Scholar Rushton three-peating as a perfect 4.0er. Adding Locken, a kinesiology ma-jor from Huntington Beach, and Morfin, a kinesiology major from Los Angeles, the trio led 11 total Toros who achieved at least a 3.80 GPA in the fall.

Celebrated annually on April 6, 54 Toros were named by the NCAA as part of the 23rd Annual STU-DENT-Athlete Day, with a minimum 3.0 GPA and ac-tive involvement in the community as the two criteria.

in addition to the community service each sport contributes throughout the year, which thus far has included “Soccer for Hope,” “Read Across America,” “Girls Play L.A.,” work with the RBI Foundation and clinics at local pre-schools and health fairs and will include youth camps, a career day and speaking opportunities in the upcoming months, volleyball’s ashley Clark, baseball’s kevin pillar, cross coun-try’s Dora baldwin and track and field’s monique Joseph also were recognized for their involvement as officers in the CSUDH Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

2009-10 graDuateSa.J. aDamS

ba, physical Educationkatie barrierbs, health science

anDrew baSlowba, public relations

CHriStine batHauerba, liberal studies

kriSten boSkoviCHba, physical EducationaliSon boSler

bs, health scienceaSHleY DaviSonba, physical EducationJuDitH FiSHerba, africana studies

CanDelario FloreSba, physical EducationCeDriC gilmorema, physical Education

anna HernanDezba, physical EducationenniSHa kYleS

ba, liberal studiesteriana loFtin

BA, Art DesignmiCHael loFton

bs, business administrationSopHia lopeS

BA, English Literaturebriannon maHrba, physical Education

JeSSiCa marlowba, human services

kaYla montalvobs, business administrationamanDa murraY

bs, business administrationniDia paDilla

ba, physical Education laurYn pena

BA, English LiteraturekeYoSHia raYba, public relationsemilY roDin

ba, recreation & leisure studiesCHriS StoneroCkbs, business administrationJonatHan toliver

BS, Criminal JusticepHillip van Doren

ba, public relations

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