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From the Athletic DirectorWe are very excited to be unveiling this inaugural edition of Bronco Sports,

which is something we have been discussing since October. This magazine is intended to be a showcase for the athletic department and the Bronco Bench Foundation, which funds more than one-third of our athletics scholarships – the life blood of this athletic department.

The timing for this first publication could not have been more perfect, with so many bright spots in the past year to spotlight. It was a terrific year – four of our teams made the NCAA tournament; we won the WCC Commissioner’s Cup for the first time; Stephen Schott Stadium opened to incredibly positive reviews; Leslie Osborne won the Honda Award as the national women’s soccer player of the year; Megan Kakadelas won the NSCAA/adidas Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and is the WCC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year; and, of course, Steve Nash won the NBA’s MVP Award. SCU Athletics also led the conference in graduation rates, which are second only to Stanford on the entire West Coast.

Santa Clara has clearly established a rare and wonderful niche for itself in the world of college athletics – one of incredibly high achievement, both athletically as well as academically.

We plan to publish this magazine at least twice a year, and provide it to all annual Bronco Bench donors of $150 or more, as well as to our corporate partners. This first edition is being sent to a much broader group with the hopes that it helps enhance pride in Bronco athletics and spur increased giving to the Bronco Bench.

This publication also coincides with the end of Rick Giorgetti’s tenure as president of the Bronco Bench. A former Bronco football player for Pat Malley, Rick has done a wonderful job in that role. He has worked very effectively with both the athletic department and the university’s administration and has introduced several new faces into leadership roles within the Bench. Fortunately, he has agreed to continue to work with Jim Purcell and I to continue to grow the Bench endowment. I want to take this opportunity to thank him for all his hard work on behalf of Santa Clara Athletics.

Rick passes the torch to the very capable hands of Charlie Dougherty. He is high energy and loaded with ideas and I really look forward to working with him.

We hope you enjoy this publication and we can’t wait to see what stories unfold next year. Thank you so much for all of your support, financial or otherwise. It’s truly an honor to be your Athletic Director.

Dan CoonanDirector of Athletics & Recreation

BRONCO SPORTS

Santa Clara University Athletics

ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATIONDan CoonanDirector of Athletics & Recreation

Jonathan CloughAssociate Director of Athletics

Janice DeMonsiDirector of Recreation

Jay FarwellDirector of Compliance & Student Services

Richard KilwienAssociate Director of Athletics

Robin ReynoldsAssociate Director of Athletics

Fred SmithAssistant Director of Athletics

Teal SewardsAssistant Director of Athletics

John VeargasonAssociate Director of Athletics

ON THE COVERAmong the student-athletes who contributed to Santa Clara’s victory in the WCC Commissioner’s Cup were seniors (clockwise from left) Toni Muratore, volleyball; Janalle Kaloi, tennis; Leslie Osborne, soccer; Doron Perkins, basketball; Taylor Bedilion, tennis; Will Weatherly, soccer; and Quinn Thomas, basketball.

SPECIAL THANKSBronco Sports is a production of SCU Athletics and the Bronco Bench Foundation. Cover and action photography by David Gonzales. Design by Maggie Oren. Printing by Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment Publishing. Contributing writers: Lisa Eskey, Jay Farwell and Aaron Juarez. Photography also by: Chuck Barry, Aaron Ho, Don Jedlovec, Phoenix Suns.

CONTACT USSanta Clara UniversityDepartment of Athletics & Recreation500 El Camino RealSanta Clara, CA 95053408/554-4063 • www.SantaClaraBroncos.com

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Contents2 Athletics News & Information

Top news from around Bronco athletics and a look at the Commissioner’s Cup standings.

4 SCU is a National Soccer PowerRead about the rise of SCU men’s and women’s soccer to national prominence.

6 Season in ReviewA sport-by-sport 2004-05 review of Santa Clara’s 19 intercollegiate sports teams.

8 Student-Athlete SpotlightsCatherine Flynn and Michael Thompson have taken different paths but both achieved success as Broncos.

9 Former Bronco ProfilesBasketball players Steve Nash and Melissa King-Fisher both made their mark on the court for Santa Clara.

10 Bronco Bench FoundationHear from new BBF president Charlie Dougherty, check out the donors and see what is happening with the Bench.

14 Donor SpotlightSteve Schott and Steve O’Brien are both longtime loyal Broncos and they want you to be ones, too.

15 Rec and Club SportsSanta Clara’s campus recreation and club sports programs are some of the best around.

16 Broncos In The NewsCurrent and former Broncos are doing great things on and off the field of play.

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WCC HOOPS TRAVELS NORTH

Santa Clara hoops fans that travel to the annual WCC Basketball Championships will get a chance to take in some new scenery for the next two years as the tournament moves to the Northwest for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. The 2006 event will take place March 2-6 in the new McCarthy Center at Gonzaga University, while the 2007 tourney will be held at the University of Portland. This March, the men’s and women’s tournaments will maintain the same formats as the 2005 event, which was held at Santa Clara’s Leavey Center. Tickets for Bronco fans will be sold through the SCU Athletic Ticket Office at 408/554-4660.

SUPPORT THE BRONCOS BY PURCHASING SEASON TICKETS

Another great year of Santa Clara sports is almost here and the athletic department has made it easier than ever to support the Broncos. A number of convenient ticket packages are available to cheer on the Broncos. Whether you are a soccer, volleyball, basketball or baseball fan, SCU Athletics has something for everyone. Affordable Family Plans provide five tickets to every game for one low price. Or, check out the All-Sports Pass that gives you a ticket to every Bronco sporting event! Call 408/554-4660 or visit www.SantaClaraBroncos.com for details.

SCU FALL SPORTS TEAMS READY FOR ACTION

Visions of trophies will be in the minds of Broncos coaches and student-athletes when SCU’s fall sports teams report for preseason drills this August. The women’s soccer team will be looking to advance to the College

Cup for the program’s 11th time and the fourth in the last five years. The men’s squad has a veteran group returning to compete for its 10th WCC title and a 12th NCAA Tournament appearance. On the court, the volleyball team is perennially ranked among the nation’s elite and will be playing for an eighth-straight postseason invitation. In addition, the SCU cross country teams have rapidly improving squads coming back this fall and women’s water polo is hoping to repeat its first-ever national ranking last season.

Keep up with the Broncos throughout the season online at www.SantaClaraBroncos.com.

BRONCO ATHLETES POST TOP GRADUATION RATES

For the third straight year, a report compiled by the NCAA revealed that scholarship student-athletes at Santa Clara University graduate at the highest rate in the West Coast Conference and the second-highest among Division I institutions on the West Coast.

According to the report, SCU student-athletes graduated at a four-year average rate of 78 percent while the overall student body at the institution graduated at a slightly higher rate of 82 percent. The report examines a four-year rolling average ending with freshman entering school in 1997-98.

The freshman class that entered Santa Clara in 1997-98 graduated at a rate of 86 percent, which equals the institution’s second-highest single-class rate since 1983 and is only one percentage point behind Stanford as the state’s top ranking

Santa Clara’s student-athlete graduation rate is considerably higher than the NCAA Division I average of 60 percent for student-athletes and the 71 percent average for Division I private institutions.

“One of the hallmarks of Santa Clara Athletics, year-in and year-out, is solid academic performance, as evidenced by consistently stellar graduation rates,” said Athletic Director Dan Coonan. “This year’s rates are no exception. Students and student-athletes at SCU are genuinely interested in furthering their education at one of the top institutions in the country and taking their broad-based experience to success beyond

graduation. Student-athletes at Santa Clara are performing at an extremely high level both on the field and in the classroom. The University takes great pride in the consistent record of academic and athletic achievement posted by its student-athletes.”

SCU WINS PRESTIGIOUS COMMISSIONER’S CUP

After a successful season in which 11 of the 13 Bronco sports teams that compete in the West Coast Conference finished in the top half of the league standings, the Santa Clara Athletic Department swept the WCC’s postseason all-sports awards.

Santa Clara won the WCC Commissioner’s Cup as the league’s top all-around athletic program with a total of 66 points, finishing 4.5 points ahead of second-place University of San Diego and nine in front of Pepperdine University. In addition, SCU earned the conference’s men’s and women’s all-sports awards, earning the women’s award by a slim one-half point margin over San Diego.

“There is a significant sense of pride and accomplishment that comes with winning the WCC Commissioner’s Cup,” said Coonan. “It is extremely satisfying to see that all the hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence our student-athletes, coaches and staff demonstrate throughout the year are rewarded in such a positive way. The West Coast Conference is such a balanced and competitive league that it is an honor to come away at the end of the year with this recognition.”

ATHLETICS NEWS

WCC Commissioner’s Cup Standings

1. Santa Clara 66

2. San Diego 61.5

3. Pepperdine 57

4. Loyola Marymount 55

5. San Francisco 55

6. Gonzaga 52.5

7. Portland 51.5

8. Saint Mary’s 48.5


RUFF RIDERS CONTINUES GROWTHAs the largest student organization on campus, membership

in Ruff Riders, SCU’s student spirit organization, is expected to reach 3,000 for the 2005-06 academic year. With an undergraduate population of approximately 4,250, roughly 70 percent of all SCU students are members of the organization. Ruff Riders pay a one-time fee and receive preferred seating at basketball, admission to all Bronco athletic events and a club T-shirt for each of their four years at Santa Clara.

“We are really excited about the increase of support for athletics among the student body and the improvement of school spirit in general,” said Ruff Riders co-President Michael Zozos. “There’s no question that our athletic teams achieve amazing success on a national level and they deserve the support of the student population. We are working hard to give them a home court advantage every time out.”

BRONCOS CELEBRATE RIVALRY SERIES VICTORY OVER SAN JOSE STATE

The San Jose Sports Authority honored the athletic department with a victory BBQ after the Broncos earned a 24-8 victory over San Jose State in the annual Rivalry Series between the two schools.

The Rivalry Series between the two schools began in the 2002-03 season. The annual winner of the series is determined by a points system based on head-to-head competition in the 13 sports in which the two schools compete. The winner of each sport receives a predetermined number of points for that particular school.

The school that receives the highest number of points in the series standings at the end of the year claims possession of a trophy that bears the name of each year’s winner. The trophy remains in the winning school’s possession until the next season’s winner is determined.

“We are thrilled to have won the Rivalry Series so convincingly this year,” said Coonan. “I have to admit I didn’t think a lot about the rivalry when I first started here. But, all that changed when my long-time friend Tom Bowen took over as athletic director at San Jose State. We expect him to reignite that departament, which will help both schools and bring added meaning to this series. A competitive rivalry is a wonderful way to bring together all the alumni and fans from both schools in a fun and exciting environment.”

From the BBF PresidentAs I start my term as President of the Bronco Bench, I am

very excited about the future of Santa Clara athletics. It is my sincere belief that both the Bench and athletic department are headed in a most positive direction.

I am convinced that Fr. Locatelli made a fantastic hire when Dan Coonan was named the SCU athletic director. Dan has quickly acclimated himself within the critical groups of alumni, donors and the local community. Dan’s style of management has been warmly embraced by the coaches and athletic department employees. This is a talented group of people and it is important that they feel wanted and appreciated.

We, at the Bronco Bench, are as committed as ever in supporting the 19 teams that compete in NCAA events for Santa Clara. It is with pride and pleasure that the Bronco Bench will contribute 1.4 million dollars this year to the University. These monies will be used to fund scholarships for our Santa Clara student-athletes.

It will be my goal as president of the Bench to expand our image. We will be aggressive in our pursuit to increase our donor base as well as financial support. We will continue to work closely with the University and Athletic Department as we strive forward with the same goal: Recruit and enroll gifted student-athletes who have a strong desire to succeed.

I would say to anyone who is a donor to the Bench, thanks for your generosity. Furthermore, I would ask any of you who are not donors, please give as all the SCU student-athletes benefit from your support.

Charlie Dougherty


Santa Clara University’s men’s and women’s soccer programs are well-established among the nation’s elite.

The women have made appearances in the national polls for 16 consecutive years and have advanced to the College Cup on 10 occasions. The men’s team has been equally impressive, posting 15 straight years of national rankings while advancing to the College Cup five times. In addition, Santa Clara is the only school in NCAA history to twice have both its men’s and women’s soccer programs ranked No. 1 simultaneously, as the Broncos reached the top in 1990 and again in ’99. So what makes the heart of the Silicon Valley a hotbed for the world’s most popular sport? Men’s head coach Cameron Rast and women’s leader Jerry Smith recently described the building years, the seasons of successes and factors that address just how great the Bronco program can become.

The numbers are staggering: 31 NCAA appearances, 15 College Cups, two national championships, 46 All-Americans,

21 National Team members and 60 student-athletes moving on to the professional ranks. By any standards, SCU Soccer has developed into a powerhouse, full of driving forces that create energy and success.

“I’m not sure ‘powerhouse’ is the right word, but if you looked at the programs that are most successful in the country, I think you’d have to include us amongst them,” Rast

said of his men’s program, which has advanced to the Final Four in three of the last seven seasons. “What we’ve always tried to do is prepare ourselves for a run at the national championship. I think it is a challenge for us to not accept just earning a berth; we want to prepare ourselves to be playing our best at the end of the season.”

According to athletic department records, the men’s program began NCAA participation in 1967 and the women followed

in 1980. With only 11 winning seasons in the first 20 years of the men’s program, the face of Santa Clara soccer changed with the addition of Steve Sampson as the men’s coach in 1986 and the hiring of Smith as the women’s leader the following season. Sampson joined the program after winning a national championship as a UCLA assistant and went on to lead the U.S. National Team to the 1998 World Cup. Rast said that Sampson brought credibility to the young Bronco program, and both Sampson and Smith had a solid approach to the emergence of collegiate soccer. He added their passion for the game added new dimensions to the mission campus.

Since Sampson’s hiring, the coaching staffs have shared an interwoven network of preexisting relationships, which have developed into solid support between the programs. Sampson and Smith attended the same high school and both coached at Foothill College prior to Sampson recommending Smith for the Bronco job. Smith had coached Rast while also serving as a men’s assistant in his first few years on the mission campus. In between Sampson and Rast was Mitch Murray, Smith’s former youth coach and best man at his wedding. The two staffs also shared goalkeeper coach Eric Yamamoto for nine seasons.

“From my beginning, the men’s and women’s programs have always been tied together and there’s a lot of respect and admiration between us,” Smith said. “I hear from my colleagues quite often that that’s not always the case. We’ve never had jealousies or battling for practice times or resources; we’ve always been happy for each other’s successes, and actually feed off each other. It’s a healthy competition in that we always think we need to keep up with one another and not get outdone. A lot of credit goes to Steve for the influence he’s had on both programs.”

“Steve knew the first thing he had to do was change the mentality, and ever since then, it’s been a steady climb into becoming a top program overall,” Rast added. “The university has an ability to attract great people—from coaches to student-athletes—and we’re fortunate enough to benefit from that in the respect that here were two coaches who wouldn’t settle for anything less than being among the nation’s elite. They were the first to think big; there was no reason a school of our size couldn’t be one of the best.

“We’ve continued with that, as we never set our sights on just getting better; our goal annually is to be the best,” Rast said. “Santa Clara has been able to recruit players who are

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goal-oriented, committed and passionate about the game, as well as bring great character to both the university and the program. We’ve always challenged our players to be better, and it’s a credit to having that mentality that we’ve been able to translate those energies to the field.”

Smith remembers to the exact date the first defining moment for the women: September 13, 1989. Santa Clara University had yet to advance to the NCAA Championship in any women’s sport and the Broncos were facing the University of California in Berkeley, a team that had advanced to the College Cup the previous season. “I’ll never forget that date, as it thrust our program into the national spotlight,” Smith recalled. “We beat Cal 3-2 and that win broke a psychological barrier for our team, in that ‘yes, we can play a top-10 team and beat them.’ We started to believe that in that moment.” Santa Clara continued to create milestones through the season, and earned a top-four seed in the playoffs.

An All-American defender on the 1988 squad, Rast selected that season as one of the program’s defining moments. The team posted a 12-2-5 record in Sampson’s third season, with victories over traditional men’s powers UCLA and Indiana. “Indiana was the defending national champion and ranked No. 1 in the country, and when we defeated them in overtime, I think our team finally realized we could be among the nation’s best. Ever since, the big games are the ones we play for, rather than just settle competing in. We always look forward to testing our game against the best teams in the country.” The following season, the Broncos went undefeated and earned a share of the national championship behind the attacking pair of Jeff Baicher and Paul Bravo.

A number of great players have come through since then, and the success Bronco players find in the professional ranks and with the National Team will continue in the future. In fact, 15 of 18 classes that have come through the men’s program can boast

participation in the College Cup, a great recruiting tool for Rast, as he can provide perspective to prospective student-athletes that “you have a solid chance to play for a national championship if you choose to come here.”

SCU is one of only six schools in NCAA history to have both programs reach their respective College Cups in the

same season, and the only school to accomplish the feat three times (1989, ’98, ’99). The women boast 21 straight winning seasons, and in three of the last six years, SCU has produced the best player in the women’s game. The success breeds upon itself, as the next generation of Broncos have MLS stars as mentors, as well as endless

replays of the 1999 Women’s World Cup final when alumna Brandi Chastain scored the decisive penalty kick to give the United States a World Championship.

“Outside of being a soccer player, past Bronco athletes are just good people and have always been open to helping us recruit future players,” Smith added. As an example, he cited Leslie Osborne, who told Smith at 10 years old, she saw Santa Clara play and

wanted to be a part of the program. “When you have recruits on campus, they see the videos, awards and pictures, and that gets them excited about that being their future as well. Our success has a powerful influence.

“I’ll keep going back to the fact that it’s the people that make the difference in this place,” said Rast, echoing Smith’s sentiment. “There’s been a great group of players that have come through and developed friendships. They are really attached to the program, feel strongly about it and love to come back and visit. There’s a real sense of family; you can reach out to another and always be a part of something special.”

“Both Jerry and I feel very fortunate that the university supports us as well as they do,” Rast concluded. “They gave us an opportunity to be successful and we take that very seriously. There’s a lot of quality people on campus, from professors to classmates to fellow coaches… you can walk around campus and feel like this is a great place to spend four years and make life-long friends. SCU is competitive and challenging, as the curriculum will push you, but there’s also a healthy sense of learning. It’s more experiential, where you interact with classmates and professors provokes thought. In addition to the great location, you are given a chance for success, and it just fosters a real positive time in your life. That’s what keeps me coming back. I love this place. I’m sure you can find it elsewhere, where people have passion for the places they work, but it’s rare you get to do what you love and work with talented people. I’m very fortunate to have been here for a long time.” – Lisa Eskey


BASEBALLHead Coach: Mark O’BrienRecord: 28-28Conference Record: 11-19 (3rd West Div.)Highlights: Finished third in the West

Division of the WCC … won 10 of the last 15 games and earned a regular-season series win over Stanford for the first time since 1980 … Kevin Drever and Anthony Rea were named all-WCC first-team selections … Eric Newton and Kris Watts were honorable mention … Thomas Van Buskirk and Rea were Academic all-WCC honorees … Stephen Schott Stadium opened on April 30 to a sold-out crowd and a 13-inning, 3-2 Bronco victory over Gonzaga … attendance doubled after the stadium’s opening.

MEN’S BASKETBALLHead Coach: Dick DaveyRecord: 15-16Conference Record: 7-7 (tie 3rd)Highlights: Defeated eventual national

champion North Carolina 77-66 in the Pete Newell Challenge in Oakland … also defeated local rivals Stanford, San Jose State, San Francisco and Saint Mary’s … senior guard Doron Perkins was named all-West Coast Conference first-team … senior guard Kyle Bailey and junior forward Travis Niesen were named honorable mention all-WCC … Bailey became the school’s all-time leader in minutes and games played and listed among the leaders in assists, steals and three-point shooting.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLHead Coach: Michelle Bento-JacksonRecord: 17-15Conference Record: 8-6 (3rd)Highlights: Won all three games, including

a 77-66 victory over top-seeded Gonzaga, to claim the WCC Tournament championship in the Leavey Center … lost to second-seeded Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Quinn Thomas earned first-team all-WCC honors after setting a number of SCU career shooting records … Michelle Cozad and Kayla Huss were honorable mention all-league selections … Chandice Cronk was named to WCC all-freshman team … team ranked among the nation’s leaders in scoring and 3-pt. shooting.

MEN’S CREWHead Coach: Tony BarciaHighlights: Finished second at the unofficial

WCC Championships at Lake Natoma in Rancho Cordova, Calif. … placed fourth in the petit final at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships … completed the season at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa. … varsity eight defeated Notre Dame in the final 100 meters to advance to the semifinals … Barcia announced his resignation following the season to attend medical school.

WOMEN’S CREWHead Coach: Stephanie ShepherdConference Finish: tie 4thHighlights: Finished in a tie for fourth

at the WCC Championships at Lake Natoma … placed fourth in the petit final at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships … completed the season at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa. … Laura Hellenthal was named all-WCC and Academic all-WCC … Katie Tasca earned national scholar-athlete honors by the Collegiate

Rowing Coaches Association … Shepherd announced her resignation following the season to further her career in private business.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK

Head Coach: Tom ServiceConference Finish: 3rdHighlights: Finished third at the WCC

Championships at Crystal Springs XC Course in Belmont, Calif. … placed 19th at the NCAA regionals … freshman Michael Delaurenti earned WCC honorable mention honors … competed in inaugural season of track during the outdoor season … Christen Gumbs earned program’s first individual race victory … Chris Funari posted a time of 1:56.68 in the 800-meters, while Andrew Blumen ran 33:34 in the 10,000-meters … Chris Doerhoff and John Paul Thyken earned Academic all-WCC honors.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK

Head Coach: Tom ServiceConference Finish: 4thHighlights: Finished fourth at the WCC

Championships at Crystal Springs XC Course in Belmont, Calif. … placed 25th at the NCAA regionals … Katie Hansen earned honorable mention all-WCC honors … team earned department’s top grade point average … Hansen and Robin Bell earned Academic all-WCC honors … competed in seven meets in inaugural season of track during the outdoor season … Shannon Bell ran 18:07 to take a race victory in the 5,000-meters.

MEN’S GOLFHead Coach: John KennadayConference Finish: 3rdHighlights: Finished third at the WCC

Championships at Copperopolis, Calif. … Michael Nicoletti and Eric Lillibridge tied for 11th at the conference championships … Jonathan Edwards was named to the Academic all-WCC team … team took top honors at the SCU Invitational … Nicoletti earned medalist honors at the SCU Invitational with rounds of 72-72-71 … Jong Yoon registered three fourth-place finishes during the season … John Kennaday announced his resignation following the season to return to his alma mater, San Jose State, as head coach.

YEAR IN REVIEW


WOMEN’S GOLFHead Coach: Polly SchulzeConference Finish: 3rdHighlights: Finished third at the WCC

Championships in Copperopolis, Calif. … Samantha Trask earned all-WCC honors for the second-straight year … Trask placed 10th at the league championships … Courtney Dimpel-Composti received both the Most Inspirational and Bronco Pride awards at the team’s postseason banquet … team received the Comcast Community Outreach Award in January for its continuing relationship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Birdies for Wishes program.

MEN’S SOCCERHead Coach: Cameron RastRecord: 15-6Conference Record: 8-4 (tie 3rd)Highlights: Finished third in the WCC

standings and advanced to the NCAA Tournament … Mehdi Ballouchy was named All-America … Will Weatherly was an Academic All-America selection … both were first-team all-WCC honorees … Jason Pan was named all-WCC second-team, while Peter Lowry, Keith DeVey, Ryan Purtell and Hector Guzman were honorable mention selections … Lowry and Matthew Hatzke were freshman all-WCC selections.

WOMEN’S SOCCERHead Coach: Jerry SmithRecord: 18-5-2Conference Record: 6-1 (tie 1st)Highlights: Finished the season ranked

third nationally and advanced to the College Cup for the third time in four years … defeated top-ranked North Carolina in the quarterfinals in Chapel Hill, N.C. … Leslie Osborne was honored with the Honda Award as the nation’s top player … Megan Kakadelas earned national scholar-athlete of the year honors … Osborne was a first-team All-America selection, while Kakadelas was second-team … Julie Ryder and Marian Dalmy joined the pair on the all-WCC team … team tied for the WCC championship.

SOFTBALLHead Coach: Jaime Forman-LauRecord: 26-31Conference Record: 9-11 (4th)Highlights: Placed fourth in the Pacific

Coast Softball Conference … Jenny Brown and Jessica Clee earned all-PCSC second-team honors … Daisy Mettlach, Shannon Linerud and Liz Courter earned honorable mention honors … Courter earned PCSC Pitcher of the Week honors twice during the season … Clee earned the team’s offensive MVP award, while Linerud was the defensive MVP … senior Lacey Smale

earned the athletic department’s Carroll Williams Award for leadership and community service.

MEN’S TENNISHead Coach: George HusackRecord: 14-11Conference Finish: 3rdHighlights: Placed third at the WCC

Championships in Malibu, Calif. … Ben Hidalgo was honored with Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award … Hidalgo and Bobby Rasmussen were named Academic all-WCC … Francisco Zepponi was one of five national recipients of the Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award … Zepponi set a school career singles victories record … freshman A.J. Kerin led the team in singles victories … team defeated three nationally-ranked opponents during the season.

WOMEN’S TENNISHead Coach: Damon CoupeRecord: 16-7Conference Finish: 5thHighlights: Placed fifth at the WCC

Championships in San Diego, Calif. …

Catherine Cochrane, Kelly Leathers and Jessie Strunk were named Academic all-WCC … team earned the program’s first national ranking with an appearance at 70th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll … team’s 16 dual match wins were the most for the program since 1997 … Leathers was selected honorable mention all-WCC after posting a 20-win season, the fifth-most in a season at SCU.

VOLLEYBALLHead Coach: Jon WallaceRecord: 18-9Conference Record: 9-5 (3rd)Highlights: Finished third in the WCC

regular season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh-straight year … Toni Muratore, Cassie Perret and Kim McGiven were named all-WCC first-team … Annalisa Muratore, Jac Heler and Caroline Walters earned honorable mention honors … Annalisa Muratore was named the WCC Freshman of the Year … team led the WCC in attendance and ranked 14th in the NCAA in blocks per game … freshmen middle blockers Anna Cmaylo and Annalisa Muratore were named Most Valuable Offensive Players of the Year by their teammates.

MEN’S WATER POLOHead Coach: Keith WilburRecord: 10-23Conference Record: 7-11 (8th)Highlights: Finished eighth at the Western

Water Polo Association Championships … achieved a top-20 national ranking during the season … Kenny Flanagan-De la Hoz was named Academic All-District and was a second-team all-WWPA selection … Peter Moore earned all-WWPA honorable mention honors … Flanagan-De la Hoz is the school’s all-time assist leader and ranks among the top-five in three categories.

WOMEN’S WATER POLOHead Coach: Keith WilburRecord: 18-17Conference Record: 15-4 (4th)Highlights: Finished fourth at the Women’s

Western Water Polo Association championships, the best-ever for the program … earned the program’s first-ever national ranking at 20th in February … Catherine Flynn became the first player in program history to earn first-team all-WWWPA honors … she led the team in goals scored for the second-straight season and was twice named the team’s MVP.


Sure, it’s difficult to be the new person on the team. Especially when the rest of the team has spent a couple of years playing

together. But, there’s always been one tried-and-true method to proving oneself – be dominant in what you do.

For women’s water polo player Catherine Flynn, coming to Santa Clara University from Sierra Junior College was a brand-new opportunity to prove herself. As a junior transfer, Flynn adjusted quickly, earning team MVP honors after leading the squad with 86 goals and finishing second in assists.

“Being a transfer and joining this close-knit group of girls, I was going to have to do something right away for them and the program,” Flynn recalled. “By working hard and setting an example I could help others around me improve, and the team definitely responded.”

This past season, Flynn helped pace the Broncos to a 9-3 start and a No. 20 national ranking, the first in the program’s

history. After leading the team again in goals scored, Flynn led the squad to a program-best fourth-place finish at the Women’s Western Water Polo Association Tournament. Her performance

also earned her another historic first – a spot on the First-Team All-WWWPA, the first such time a Broncos player had been honored.

“I gained so much from the girls and from Keith (Wilbur),” Flynn said. “We were such a tight team, and that made me want to put forth all of my effort for my teammates and coaches. I just wanted them to see how hard I was working both inside and outside of the pool. This 2005 season I can easily say was the greatest year of my water polo career.” – Aaron Juarez

Catherine Flynn

Michael Thompson

Overcoming major

odds to be a leader

It’s nothing out of the ordinary these days to hear of a ballplayer lauded for taking the field even through the most minor of

injuries. Although in the case of Michael Thompson, those everyday aches and pains are a welcome alternative to what he had to work through to continue to play baseball for Santa Clara.

Nearly halfway through the 2004 season, Thompson found himself suffering from unusually strong bouts of fatigue. Following the discovery of a lump on his neck, which resulted in having to undergo a biopsy and a battery of tests, he was diagnosed in late April with Hodgkin’s disease.

“My first thought [after the diagnosis] was actually whether I’d be able to finish the season,” Thompson said. “I had researched the disease and knew that whatever it was, we had caught it early. So, I was confident that I would be able to come back from this.”

He began his chemotherapy treatments in mid-May, and after a hearty, yet failed, attempt to continue playing following his first session, was forced to sit out the final five games of the season. Thompson’s chemotherapy sessions lasted until late August, plus three more weeks of radiation treatment.

“This whole experience has put everything into a new perspective for me,” Thompson reflected. “I was a healthy young man, never had a surgery or anything, but then this came up out of nowhere. I keep telling myself that I can’t take things for granted anymore, I just have to play every game like its my last.”

His dream remains alive as Thompson was selected in the 26th round of the Major League Baseball draft in June by the Houston Astros. – Aaron Juarez

Breaking new

ground in the pool

STUDENT-ATHLETE FEATURES


Steve Nash

Little did Dick Davey know that a recruiting trip to the 1992 provincial high school championships at the Agrodome in

Vancouver, B.C. would change the course of history for the sport of basketball.

Well, saying that he changed the course of history might be overstating it a bit. But, then again, perhaps not.

While he observed a little-known, blonde-haired guard from St. Michael’s University School lead his team to the province championship game, Davey knew this kid could help change the fortune of Bronco basketball.

What he didn’t know at the time was that this prep player from Victoria, more known for his soccer ability than basketball, would become an international sensation and the NBA’s Most Valuable Player.

Steve Nash’s story is a rare one in an age of big contracts, intense media coverage and a decline of the concept of team in professional sports.

He only had one scholarship offer – Santa Clara. But, he made the most of it. Nash became one of the best players in

Bronco history, not a simple task in a program that lists names such as Ogden, Sears, Awtrey, Rambis, and other notables among its alumni.

Now, despite being

one of the top players in professional basketball, Nash remains down-to-earth and continues to maintain close ties with his high school and college friends – particularly former teammate and current Bronco assistant Lloyd Pierce.

``He still always asks about my mom whenever I see him,’’ said Pierce. ``I know people always say this stuff, but it’s true. He’s the same guy he always was. I don’t even think he wants the attention he’s getting. He appreciates it, I know. But he doesn’t seek it.’’

Melissa King-Fisher

A winner on the

court and at home

Melissa (King) Fisher (’93), perhaps the greatest women’s basketball player in Santa Clara history, still has the

competitive fire and determination which propelled Santa Clara to three straight WCC titles (’91-’93), the 1991 WNIT title and led her to hold or share 14 individual records in the Bronco annals.

“I had no idea I held that many records,” King laughed when told of her place in the record book.

In only three years at SCU, King was twice named WCC Player of the Year, earned All-WCC honors in each of her three seasons and was voted an honorable mention All-America as a senior.

These days though, instead of running the floor, King and her husband, Joe Fisher, is handling the demanding task of running their home and raising three kids, with a fourth on the way. Following graduation, King was an asssistant coach at Cal and Santa Clara before trading in her whistle to work for Franklin Templeton Investments and begin a family.

“I always wanted a family,” King said about her decision to leave coaching. “The lifestyle of coaches is so hectic, it is a 24-7 type of deal. I wanted to be able to have the time to raise a family.”

King worked at Franklin Templeton for nearly four-and-a-half years before leaving to raise her family full-time in 2001. Yet whether her job is to draw up a play or hustle her six-year-old daughter to school, King-Fisher has continued to utilize all facets of her experiences at Santa Clara.

“Athletics trains you in discipline and to have a strong work ethic,” King said. “Especially important is the focus on teamwork, which is huge when it comes to having a goal and working hard towards that goal no matter what it is.” – Aaron Juarez

SCU’s most valuable

player becomes NBA’s

FORMER ATHLETE PROFILES


BRONCO BENCH FOUNDATION

Donor ListThe individuals, corporations, and foundations listed below have contributed a minimum of $150 to the Bronco Bench Foundation in ei-ther 2003-2004 or 2004-2005. Bronco Sports will be sent to these individuals and entities twice per year.

A & G MaintenanceAmerican Honda Motor Co.AnonymousArchway Insurance Brokers, LLCJudy and Edwin Abate, DDSPauline and Edwin Abate, Jr.Susan AbellPhilip AdamoGerald and Vicki AlbrechtJilma AlcantaraPenelope AlexanderJoseph and Kelly AllegrettiAntoinette and William Allen, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. AlmassyPatrick Alongi and Teresa Aldrete-AlongiDavid and Maureen AlvaradoA. James and Malinda AlvesAdam and Maureen AndersonDouglas and Noris AndersonAnne and Rodney AndradeLynn and Judy AnglinDebra and Victor Anselmo, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Charles John Antonini Jr.David and Carrie ArataMichael and Rita ArdantzVincent Arnerich, Jr.Ellen and James Auffenberg, Jr.Rod Austin ‘67 and Kathy Stanford Austin ‘68Bam Officials AssociationBank of America CorporationBank of America Foundation Inc.Barnett PrintingBDA Sports ManagementPaul BachanJon BaioPaul and Betty BaldacciJoan and Robert Ballweg, Jr.Mark BanholzerKathleen and Thomas Bannan, Jr.David and Elyse BarcaJoseph and Marie BarkettKenneth and Sally BarnettMalcolm BarnettSandra and John Barrett, IIAndrew BatailleHenry BatailleTanya BauerAlyn and Cherie BealsWilliam Beasley and Geraldine Ferrara BeasleyLisa and David BeckmanVladimir and Georgia BelinskyDavid M. Bell and Ann Barbieri BellDavid BenceDavid R. Bence, Attorney At LawBrigid and Michael BenhamRobert Benton, Jr.David and Elizabeth BernsteinNancy BilicichBrent and Megan BillingerThomas and Joan BiniekDeborah BiondolilloMichael J. Bird, DDSAnn BlachBrian and Julie BlachRichard and Angela BlackburnJoseph Boboschi, Jr.Frank and Gayle BoitanoSilvio and Angele BorelloLouis Bourdet and Joan Dougherty-BourdetMichelle and Mark BoxTerri and Brant Bramer

Donald and Shelly BrandtThomas and Karen BreenHorst BrennerSheryle and Robert Bresniker, PEMarc BresnikerDelford and Ida BrittonBruce and Colleen BroughtonArnold and Mary Ellen BruniBruce E Bruno DDSDavid and Shirley BrysonBrent and Tanya BungerCarole and Theodore BurkeRonald and Gloria BurkeTheodore and Carole BurkeMitchel BurleyMichael and Dianne ButlerSteven and Aime ButlerC & R PropertiesCatalyst Marketing Inc.CGB InvestmentsCharles Schwab Corporation FoundationCivic Club of San JoseClayton Insurance AgencyComerica Bank-CaliforniaCupertino Electric, IncMark & Anne-Marie CabralRichard CalettiDonald and Clare CallejonJohn CampoMatthew and Mary CappielloMark and Marylou Cardosa John and Allison CardozaJames and Janice CarlstromSheila and Herman Carmassi, CPAJeffrey CarrollPatrick and Shirley CarrollPerry and Rosemarie CarterKathleen and Stephen Carter, CPAWilliam and Susan CarterMargaret CasanovaMark and Kirsten CaseyPaul and Carol CauseyJames and Sharon CavigliaRobert and Kathleen CazaleEugene B. CeccottiAnthony and Mary CefaluJon and Emily CervinoJoyce and Warde Chittenden, USA (Ret.)Mark and Karen ClearyBernard and Dianna CloughertyFrancis H Clougherty Charitable TrustJoseph and Dorothy CloughertyRobert M. Cody, MDDavid ColeJohn and Patricia CollinsThomas and Otilia CollinsTimothy and Sheila CollinsRobert and Barbara ColyarJames and Joelle ConnMichael ConnTerrence and Jeanine ConnerDan and Donna CoonanPeter and Lue Ann CooneyJohn Coppinger, III and Elizabeth HarrisStanley and Lillian CorrieaMichael and Susan CorsettiEunice CottrellBrian and Jaymelynn CronquistKerry CrossonBradley and Janice CrostaJoseph and Betty CrowleyWilliam and Mary Rose CrowleyBarry and Terese CummingsDempsey Insurance Service IncDumas & CompanyThomas and Mary DakanTodd and Julie Dal PortoDavid and Pat DawsonDiane DawsonHarold J. De LucaStephen and Jane De Maestri

NCAA Compliance Corner

A significant part of Santa Clara University’s athletic heritage is integrity. We are committed to conducting our athletics

program in strict accordance with NCAA rules. As you know, the NCAA has developed regulations to protect the integrity of intercollegiate athletics and we are dedicated to complying with the letter and spirit of these rules. NCAA regulations require the Athletic Department to monitor all student-athletes, coaching staff members, administrative staff and any other agent of the department to ensure compliance with the rules.

A booster is considered a “representative of Santa Clara University’s athletic interests” and therefore is directly tied to the athletic department in terms of his/her actions with recruits, existing student-athletes and their immediate family members. It is also important to know that once you are considered a booster, this title remains indefinitely.

The NCAA has established specific rules regulating the activities of boosters and prohibits the offering of an extra or special benefit to a student-athlete which is not offered or available to the entire student-body. While there are some exceptions to this rule, we ask that you check with an athletics administrator prior to extending the benefit.

The athletic department requests your assistance in maintaining the integrity of the department and would ask you to minimize any contact with a recruit or recruit’s family members to a simple greeting. Anything beyond that may be interpreted by the NCAA, WCC, and Santa Clara University as an effort to entice or secure the enrollment of the recruit. Such activity by a booster is considered a violation of the rules.

It is important to note that any activity found to be in violation of NCAA regulations will greatly impact your ability to interact with Santa Clara University Athletics.

Should you ever have information to pass along or questions regarding NCAA regulations, please contact Jay Farwell, Director of Compliance and Student Services, directly by phone at (408) 551-1782 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Thank you for your assistance in protecting the atmosphere of integrity at Santa Clara University.


James DelehantyRobert DennisPaul J. Derania Attorney At LawMichael DestroGregory DevinyRichard and Lynette Di NapoliDonald M. Di Tullio, D.D.S.Anthony and Helen DiepenbrockJoe and Maggie DiffleyCarol and Dennis DiodateKelly and Thalia DohertyJoseph and Mary K DoolingKathleen and Michael DoolingMr. and Mrs. William J. DoolittleNoreen and Charles Dougherty, Jr.William DowJames and Jacklyn DoyleDiana and Louis Doyle, IIBrooks DrysdaleWilliam DuffyJoseph and Ann DunlapLarry and Karen DunlapRichard Durando, DDSJohn and Rita DuynEdwin G. Abate, D.D.S., Inc.Ernst & Young FoundationKevin and Diane EaglesonGene and Patricia ElamMichael and Jo ElsnerGary and Mary EmsliePatricia ErnstromPhilip and Angela ErnstromLinda and Kenneth Escobar, CPAJames and Louise EspositoFaris Brothers of CaliforniaFarmers Union Corp.Ferrari Ottoboni LLPFidelity InvestmentsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFord Motor CompanyChristopher and Luisa FaheyR. Thomas FairDominic Falasco, Jr.Paul FarisJohn and Monique FaylorKelly Brennan and Douglas FeickJohn and Loretta FennellDennis and Rorie FergusonH. Joseph and Laurie FergusonKelly FernbacherDonna Ferrari-HamiltonMichael and Janice FerronMichael Fields, Sr.Becki and Bruno Filice, Jr.John and Elna FilippiGary and Julie FilizettiMr. and Mrs. Robert FinocchioBeverly and Marcel Fiore, Jr.David and Tracey FioreJack and Christine FlemingDonald and Frances-Rose FolgnerDavid Foos, M.D.Norma and Millard Fore, Jr.Alan FrameP. Gregory Frey, Esq. and Maria Fialho FreyEtsuko FukushimaFred De FuniakGE FoundationG. R. Graham TrustArthur J. Gallagher FoundationEdward Gallagher, M.D.Joseph and Maria GalloThomas and M. Peggy GalloMary and Todd GatesDennis Gavin and Eva Sage-GavinMark GemelloThomas and Jeri GemettiG. David and Mary GenochioVictor and Mariana GiacaloneMarcia and Ernest Giachetti, DDSJohn and Elsie Giacomazzi

Steve and Kathy GibsonWilliam GiffenLouis Gimenez, Jr.Cynthia GionGiorgetti FamilyAdrianna and Thomas Glascott, CPAWilliam and Susan GlennonJim GoddardChristine GoethalsRalph and Mary Jane GomezJanine and Joseph Gonyea, IIIFrederick and Leota GonzalezLeonard GoscilaGerald and Allene GrahamGalo and Judith GrauJoseph Greenbach, Jr.Marcel and Charlotte GresRichard GriffoneRichard and Marie GrimesTamie and Scott GrimesBernard and Joanne GutierrezJoseph and Rosella GuttadauroHabbas Amendola & NasseriHewlett-Packard CompanyOmar Habbas, Esq.Arlene and J. Michael Hagan, Sr.Bill Haley 52Richard and Sheryl HallerDaniel and Judith HanleyMark and Elizabeth HansonSusan and Robert Harold, Jr.Rick and Mary HarrisonThomas and Patricia HastingsJohn Hathaway and Mary MulliganRichard and Mary HaugheyTom and Margaret HavensCharles and Dorothy HawkinsLeonard and Margo HawkinsJohn and Barbara HayesEdwin Hearn, IIIJames and Sandy HeffernanJames and Alison HengeholdCharles HessGeorge Ann and David Higgins, Sr.Daniel HolderGary and Vicky HongMichael and Bonnie HopeRichard Hotaling and Elizabeth Duque HotalingMargaret and Francis HouriganWilliam and Susana HustonRobert HuttlingerWilliam InserraJohn and Tisha IrvineJerome P. Velling , D.D.S.JMG Financial NetworkJohn J. Collins Attorney At LawJoseph J. Albanese, Inc.Michael JablonnScott JacksonDavid and Therese JacksonAudrey and E. Jackson Going, Jr.Jeffrey JacobsPatrick JamesonTim & Mary Frances JeffriesDaniel and Amy JenkinsLucius and Phyllis JenkinsErik JohnsonEdwin and Lynne JohnsonRobert JohnsonWarren and Elizabeth JohnstonRobert JonesWalter and Teri KaczmarekTim and Janyce KadoKathryn KaleRaymond KaliskiDonald and Joan KaneThomas Kane, M.D.Michael Karl and Lisa TryggGary KeisterDeborah and Stephen KelleherEdward Kelly

Susan and Frank Kelly, IIIKevin and Karen KellyThomas and Aileen KellyThomas and Kathryn KellyThomas KellyYolanda and Michael Kelly, Jr.John and Laurie KelmRobert and Beverly KilkennyRichard KilwienPeter and Anne KimballChristine and Michael King, Sr.Steven and Elaine KitrosserRick and Judy KnaufCharles and Katherine KnutsonCarol KoenigJames KohlesBarbara KohnMichael and Jacqueline KoneskyDaniel and Mary KraemerJohn KronenbergMary and John Krouse, MDAndrew KryderLaw Offices of Daniel E HanleyLockheed Martin Corportion FoundationLouis B. Souza 1993 Revocable TrustRobert and Lynn La MonteRichard and Debby LafranchiStephanie and Bart Lally, M.D.W. Scott and Kristin LamsonBill and Pat LamsonStephen and Mary LanctotJeffrey and Molly LaneJohn LangholffPatrick and Susan LarkinRichard LauckKevin and Amy LaughlinFrederick and Janette LavaroniCynthia LazaresHeidi Le Baron Leupp and Jay LeuppCynthia and Mark LemmaCheryl and Peter LevyFred LicoPeter Lillevand and Margit LiescheRose and H. Ogden Lilly, Jr.John and Mary LindenthalRichard LindgrenRobert LitschiNick and Mary Ellen LivakRonald and Betty LohbeckClaranne and Timothy LongCharles and Sharon LongwelloLawrence LopiccoloDouglas LorangKurt LorenziDuane and Annette LouisLouis LucasEric LudwigEric and Elizabeth LummisMaccora & PeoplesMape Family TrustMDH Burner & Boiler Co.Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, IncMerrill Lynch Trust CompanyMichael and Kathleen Dooling Family FoundationMountain Woman Pet CareMuratore FarmsLeslie Mabe-Ching and Edric ChingGordon J. MacHadoHal MackLawrence and Margaret MackelJohn and Patti MaguireRobert and Ellen MaguireJames Mahoney, Jr.Christopher MahowaldKimarie and Michael ManfreMonique and Timothy MarchiGuido Marengo, Jr.Patricia and Guido Marengo, Jr.Michael MarkeyBruce and Dolores MarshallRichard and Jill Martig

Albert MartinLinda MartinNorman Martin, S.J.Pamela Martin and F. Michael HeffernanCarey MartzBrian MatteoniEdward MattosThomas and Luciann MaulhardtArthur B. McBride Sr. Family FoundationBrian and Jill McBrideMaureen McBride, MDRita McBrideJoseph and Dorothy McCargarJames and Maria McCarthyJoseph McCarthyD. A. McClenahan Insurance AgencyThomas McCormickDavid McCoskerJames and Loretta McCoySeamus McCrackenRobert McCullough, Jr.Trudy McCullochChristopher and Aarti McDonaldTimothy McElroyThomas and Jill McEneryRobert McGlincheyMichael and Nona McHaleR. Donald and Therese McNeilJoan and Dennis McNerneyMr. and Mrs. Michael L. McRoskeyFrank and Helen MelroseVictor MerollaMichael MetcalfConstance and Robert Mezzetti, Sr.Teresa and John Micek, IIIJohn and Ellen MillerGail and W. Gregory Miller, Jr.Daniel Modena, Jr.Edward and Lorraine MontantesPeter and Teresa MooreJames and Cheryl MoranTimothy and Patricia MoranMarianne MorriseyJeffrey MoscaretJoanne and Michael MoulFrancis and Catherine MullinsTerence and Jacquelyn MundayCaesar and Cindy MuratoreKenneth and Catherine MurphyMartin and Joanne MurphyNancy and Patrick MurphyJanet Murphy and Edmund YeeBill MustanichRobert Muxlow, Jr.Nino, Filice & ArataJane and David Najour, Sr.Joseph and Teresa NallyMr. and Mrs. Larry NallyAndrew NameckSam and Sue NaumesSusan NaumesNorwood and Danell NedomPaul NeilanPierre and Janet NicolasDennis NeilDebbie and Jeffrey NiesenMary NinoNancy NinoGalen NorquistCharles and Rosario NunnallyRobert and Virginia NurissoJames O’BrienSteve O’BrienMary Ann and Bradley O’Connor, CPADennis O’HaraElaine O’HaraNancy and Brian O’HaraJames O’RourkeJames ObotWesley OkumuraJohn and Maryann Oldham


Robert and Ann OlsonMichel J. and Mary F. OrradreLeslie Orta and Paul JensenLorraine and Maurice Osborn, USNRJeff rey and Penny OsorioJohn and Nancy OttoboniRobert and Janet OwensPacifi c-Western FoundationPeninsula Community FoundationProfessional Sports Representation IncMichael PacelliVictor and Rebecca ParrinoTodd and Heather PastoriniTanya and Anthony PaszkeiczArthur PeggRichard PeoplesRobert and Donna PeraDonald and Genevieve PerrucciRobert and Carol PetersKevin and Kathryn PicancoBedford and Susan PickupRocky and Laurie PimentelAnne and Robert PochowskiVickie and Michael PoitevinGary and Teri PohlsonAngela and Dennis Polk, CPAWilliam and Janet PopeBarry and Jackie PosnerJohn and Mary Lou PowerValerie and John Previte, Jr.Linda and Fabian Proano, MDClaudia and Gregory PruettJ. Barrett and Nicole PullmanJames and Bernie PurcellJohn QuattrinLeo and Sharon QuiliciRichard QuinlanRedmonds Parts & Supply Inc.Reed & Graham IncTh e Real Estate CommunicatorRochester Area Community FoundationRose Garden Shell, Inc.Dominic and Deborah RagoMiguel RamirezCameron and Mindy RastKathleen and David RauberEugene and Dianne RavizzaKathleen ReRose RebelloKim and Christopher RedmondCharles E. Reed TrustKathleen and William ReganAnn and William Regan, IIIGregory ReggiardoLeo and Kathy RippoWilliam and Jo Ann RiskoFrank and Joan RitcheyRosalynn RitschardAngela RobbianoSteven and Cassandra RobertsonLynn and Th omas RobinsonJulie and Mark RobsonRobert and Beth RoheRichard and Genevieve RollaMichael and Stella RosendinJohn RossDavid RosselliDennis and Christine RoyerWilliam and Shirley RoyerPamela and G. Edward Rudloff , Jr.Timothy and Susan RuedaJohn RusoJames and Arlene RussiPaulette and Paul RyanJeff rey and Debra RyanSanfi lippo Insurance Ctr IncScitor CorporationShlemmer InvestmentsSierra Painting Co.Silva TruckingState Farm Companies Foundation

Stephen P. Carter C.P.A.Th e Swig FoundationSherri SagerEileen SambrailoMartin and Rosemarie SammonGregory SandersDon and Pauline Sanfi lippoRonald Sani, DDSCharles and Linda SantoniMichelle and Mark Schmitz, Jr.Charles SchmuckE. Laurence and Joanne SchottMary SchottStephen & Patricia Schott FoundationStephen and Patricia SchottEdna and Paul SchumacherNancy and Stephen SchwalenWilliam and Joan ScilacciBruce and Kathleen ScollinEdmund ScurichSuzanne and Stephen SeandelMichael and Sally SebastianRoland and Th erese SeidlerJoan and Terence SelnaPercy P. Serrano and Kathryn McKeon-SerranoJoseph SestoDaniel and Amber ShawJohn and Winnie SheaJames ShelgerRobert SherrardDave and Jenny ShlemmerTh omas Michael ShortDavid and Barbara SilvaBarbara SkarstonFrancis and Margaret Smith

Frederick SmithJean and Daniel Smith, Jr.Jerry Smith, Jr. and Brandi ChastainJohn SmithJudith and Timothy SmithRobert and Marion SmithJohn and Elizabeth SmrekarWilliam and Carol SmytheRaymond and Jennifer SneeringerAndrew SolomonA. Michael and Cynthia SouzaAnthony and Nicole SpagnuoloCheryl and Brian SpangMaitland StearnsJohn Stege, Jr.Charles and Ellen SteinmetzMary Mathews-Stevens and Mark StevensJoan and James StoelkerJoseph SuggDaniel SullivanJohn and Joan SullivanKevin and Margaret Sullivan, DDSBernadette and Richard SupanKim SwigJohn and Shawn SylviaTh ales Navigation, Inc.T.P. Associates, Inc.Maureen and Cyrus TabariJames and Lucinda TannerLydia TarantinoPaul TassiRaymond and Jacqueline TikvicaMatthew and Jennifer TooleEugene and Mary TorreWilliam and Joyce Travis

Richard TroedsonNancy and James Turner, IIIUnion Bank of CaliforniaUnion Bank FoundationUpper V Sports ManagementCraig and Barbara UlriciValley General Insurance SvcsVTF EnterprisesAnn and Salvatore VaccaroDavid and Kathleen Van BuskirkJerome Velling, DDSJane and Antonio Ventura, USAPaul and Charlene VertVictor and Loren ViegasAnthony and Pat VillafrancaRomano and Toni VincenziBernard J. Vogel Jr., Atty. At LawMaria and Arnold Von MassenhausenTh e Wells Fargo FoundationKevin WaltersJohn and Catherine WashRichard and Caroline WehnerJoseph and Joyce WeissTh omas Weldon, Jr.Th eodore and Elaine WelpNancy and Timothy Wheeler, Sr.Vivian and James White, Jr.Carter WicksZygmunt WiedemannElizabeth WightmanJohn and Margaret WilliamsRobert and Carole WilliamsMark Wojciechowski and Elizabeth PappyJames and Janet WrightFaris Yamini and Cheryl Runyon

BRONCO BENCH FOUNDATION

The mission of the Bronco Bench Foundation is to support student-athlete scholarships at Santa Clara University. Th roughout this publication you will fi nd examples of the great things our

student-athletes and former student-athletes are able to do because of scholarship support from the Bronco Bench Foundation. Consisting of a 27-member Board of Trustees, the Bronco Bench Foundation is able to contrib-ute more than one million dollars each year to student-athlete scholarships at Santa Clara. Th e ma-jority of these funds come from an endowment pool of approximately $15 million with the remain-ing funds raised through annual gifts from alumni, friends and corporations as well as special events.

You can get involved with the Bronco Bench Foundation in a variety of ways:• Contribute to the BBF’s annual fund drive for student-athlete scholarships.• Create a scholarship endowment to provide a legacy of perpetual funding for student-

athlete(s) at Santa Clara University.• Attend a BBF event.• Join a BBF committee and help fundraise through planning events, marketing or making calls

to current and prospective donors.

For information about the Bronco Bench and how you can get involved call any of the individuals below:

Heather Kauer Teal Sewards Fred Smith 408-554-5577 408-554-6982 408-554-4050


Bronco Bench Foundation Scholarship Endowments

Endowed scholarships are established by gifts to the Bronco Bench Foundation which enable students to participate

in the University’s athletics programs. They are funded by the individuals whose names they bear or by bequests and gifts honoring the persons named. These endowments are either full tuition, room and board; full tuition and partial room and board; or partial tuition. For more information about athletic scholarship endowments, please contact Teal Sewards at 408-554-6982 or Fred Smith at 408-554-4050.

FULLY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPSJack & Lukra Mariani Memorial Endowment Fund, Established 1977Frank S. Parducci Bronco Bench Athletic Endowment, Established 1977Bannan Family Endowment for Bronco Bench, Established 1984Nick Vanos Memorial Basketball Scholarship Fund, Established 1987Thomas J. Bannan Athletic Scholarship Fund, Established 1987Vic Viegas Family Athletic Endowment, Established 2000The Harold J. Toso and Alma Turrini Endowment FundHarold J. Toso Endowed ScholarshipCarroll Williams Endowed ScholarshipThe Santa Clara Soccer Endowment, Established 1997

FULLY ENDOWED TUITION SCHOLARSHIPSA.P. “Dutch” Hamann Family Endowment, Established 1977Morabito/Fox Athletic Endowed Scholarship, Established 1977Harold J. Toso Bronco Bench Endowment, Established 1983Rudy Scholz Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund, Established 1985Francis J. Silva, S.J. Endowed Scholarships, Established 1990

PARTIALLY ENDOWED TUITION SCHOLARSHIPSDooling Family Scholarship Fund for Athletics“Cas” Castruccio Endowed Athletic Scholarship Fund, Established 1981Richley Family Endowment, Established 1983

Coaches scholarship honoring Len Casanova and Memorial Scholarships honoring Vern Hare, Marte Formico, and John Duzanica

Athletic Scholarship Endowment, Established 1985Richley Family Endowment, Established 1986

Memorial Scholarships honoring Frank “Salty” Campo, Lou Lange, John Justice, & Coach Herm Meister

Harry S. Wolter Athletic Endowment, Established 1985Ester T. Goss Endowed Scholarship, Established 1987Paul & Betty Baldacci Family Scholarship, Established 1990Conn Brothers Scholarship, Established 1990Nally Family Scholarship, Established 1990Clay McGowan Family Scholarship, Established 1990Peter Lillevand Scholar-Athlete Endowment, Established 1991J. Alfred & Cristine Dowd Scholarship, Established 1993Ardyce Handlery Golf Scholarship Fund, Established 1996Larry & Karen McDonald Family Scholarship Endowment, Est. 1996Lester A. Tikvica Endowment for Bronco Bench, Established 1998Homer J. & Anne Halligan Helmstein Endowed Scholarship, Est. 1998Donald B. Starkey Memorial Basketball Endowment, Established 1998Jim Jennings Basketball Endowment, Established 1999

Cleary Family Endowed Scholarship FundPat Malley Memorial Bronco Bench Foundation EndowmentBruce Hale Memorial ScholarshipDave Cichoke Memorial ScholarshipThe John and Nancy Ottoboni Endowed ScholarshipThe Kelly Family Endowed Athletic Scholarship Fund

LIVING SCHOLARSHIPSSouza Family ScholarshipLarry & Steve Schott ScholarshipClougherty Family ScholarshipTed Welp Family ScholarshipRobert & Helen Odell Fund Scholarship

THE BRONCO BENCH FOUNDATION DESIGNATED ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPSClass of 1941 Memorial ScholarshipMarygrace Colby Athletic ScholarshipVic & Sarah Corsiglia ScholarshipJohn J. “Paddy” Cottrell ScholarshipMarvin H. Langholff Memorial Scholarship FundPhil & Bobbie Sanfilippo ScholarshipSal Sanfilippo Family Scholarship

Bronco Bench Events CalendarSeptember 12th 27th Annual Bronco Bench Golf Classic Almaden Country Club September 25th BBF Day at Women’s Soccer vs. Cal Poly Buck Shaw Stadium

October 15th BBF Day at Volleyball vs. USD Leavey Center

November 6th BBF Day at Men’s Soccer vs. LMU Buck Shaw Stadium

December 4th BBF Day at Women’s Basketball Leavey Center

Don’t forget the Bronco Bench pre-game receptions, chalk-talks and half-time receptions for all regular-season

men’s basketball home games!

SPORT NAME


DONOR SPOTLIGHT

Stephen Schott

Steve Schott’s name has been synonymous with baseball in the Bay

Area for many years. Schott pitched for the Broncos during his time as a scholarship student-athlete at SCU. He owned the Oakland A’s from 1996 to 2005, during which the team made four-straight playoff appearances.

It has been well publicized that Schott gave the lead gift of $4 million to build a new stadium for Santa Clara baseball. Stephen Schott Stadium opened this spring to a sell-out crowd and ushered in a new era for the program. Less well known is the fact that Schott also supports scholarship athletes through the Bronco Bench with a $15,000 living scholarship he shares with his brother – The Larry and Steve Schott Scholarship.

Why do you give annually to the Bronco Bench?“During the years since I graduated, I have felt that a

scholarship student-athlete should give back monetarily to the university. SCU Athletics not only enables students to participate in the sports they enjoy, it gives them a superior education and a solid start in life while having a great time!”

What distinguishes SCU Athletics from other universities?“People should realize it takes more to win at an institution

like Santa Clara University because academic standards are so much higher (as is the cost of their education). Even the best athletes at SCU are held to the same strict academic standards as all the other

students. Consequently, when you win at SCU the ‘taste of victory’ is that much sweeter.”

What is your hope for the future of Santa Clara Athletics?

“Unfortunately, in this modern era of sports, athletics are frequently measured solely by the ticket sales and number of championships. In the

future, while I certainly hope to see the number of wins increase, it’s important not to lose sight of school spirit, community and diligence toward academic success.”

Steve O’Brien

Encouraging alumni

to remain connected

Steve O’Brien has a goal: getting other recent graduates involved with the Broncos.

O’Brien has shown ongoing dedication to Santa Clara Athletics beyond his time as a student-athlete by attending events, supporting cross country and by giving annually to the Bronco Bench – his most recent gift totaled $600.

O’Brien graduated from SCU in 1998 with a bachelor of arts in history and economics. He was a member of the men’s cross country team and was the recipient of the Buck Bannan Award. He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from USC and currently practices as a transactional real estate attorney and serves on the executive council of SCU’s Alumni Board of Directors.

Why do you give annually to the Bronco Bench?“Having the opportunity to participate as a NCAA student-

athlete was among my most meaningful experiences at Santa Clara. It was an honor to be a part of a Division I athletics program. The invaluable life lessons learned, friendships made and memories forged will last a lifetime. Supporting the Bronco Bench Foundation has been an excellent way to provide others with the same opportunity that I had.”

What distinguishes SCU Athletics from other universities?“Santa Clara has demonstrated an ongoing commitment

to athletic achievement and academic excellence. In the 2004-2005 year, not only did Santa Clara win the prestigious WCC Commissioner’s Cup, but during the same academic year, student-athletes maintained an overall 3.09 G.P.A. and a graduation rate for NCAA athletes on the West Coast second only to Stanford.”

What is your hope for the future of Santa Clara Athletics?“Recognizing the significance of intercollegiate athletics to the

undergraduate experience, I look forward to seeing Santa Clara University continue to extol the virtues promoted by a vibrant and diverse Division I NCAA athletics program. I also look forward to watching the next generation of student-athletes serve the Santa Clara community as they strive to distinguish themselves both on and off the athletic field.”

A legacy of support

and integrity

$15,000 Annually to the Bronco Bench

$600 to the Bronco Bench


CAMPUS RECREATION

CLUB SPORTSSanta Clara University’s Campus

Recreation boasts a very competitive Club Sports program. Club Sports are student-directed, self-funded groups of individuals with a common interest in a specific sport. Club sports at SCU are boxing, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s rugby, and men’s volleyball. This year was an outstanding year for club sports.

Women’s Lacrosse• Made its second appearance at the

U.S. Lacrosse Women’s Division Intercollegiate Association (WDIA) Nationals in Blaine, Minn.

• Brendan O’Brien (’01) received the 2005 WDIA Coach of the Year honors.

• Senior attacker Kendall Reedy, received first-team WDIA All-America honors and earned 2005 IA National Championship All-Tournament Team Nominee honors.

• Senior defender Lauren Follett, received second-team WDIA All-America honors.

• Club President (2002 – 05) Lauren Kida’s jersey No.16 was retired for her contribution to the growth, development and promotion of the sport of women’s lacrosse at Santa Clara University.

Men’s Lacrosse• SCU finished its season 10-7 after

losing in the first round of the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League playoffs.

Men’s Volleyball• Santa Clara tied for first place in

the Northern California Collegiate Volleyball League Men’s Division with a 14-4 overall record.

• The team competed at the NIRSA Collegiate Volleyball Sport Club Championships in Kansas City, Mo. and finished seventh.

Boxing• The inaugural Dodge Ackerman Spirit

Award was presented to senior Michael Harvey on Friday, May 6, 2005.

• Arturo Alvarez qualified and attended the national club championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Rugby• The men’s team went though a rough

season with a number of injuries and finished fifth in the Northern California Rugby Football Union.

• The women’s team ended its season with an exciting 83–0 victory over Cal State - Monterey Bay.

MALLEY CENTER OFFERS ALUMNI MEMBERSHIPS

The Pat Malley Fitness and Recreation Center Alumni Memberships are available annually in September and are valid until the following September for $400. This rate is pro-rated throughout the membership year. An Alumni Membership gives alumni access to our 45,000 square foot facility that opened in the Fall of 1999. The facility includes multiple pieces of weight and cardiovascular equipment, a 3-court gymnasium for basketball, volleyball or badminton, outdoor tennis courts and an outdoor lap pool. Alumni members can also sign up to take one of 18 quarterly Lifetime Recreation Classes. For more information about an alumni membership please call the Campus Recreation Front Desk at 408/554-4068.

Save These Dates

A new season of Bronco athletic events starts this fall, so mark your calendars and support Santa Clara sports teams at home and on the road.

Sept. 8-10 Bronco Volleyball Invitational (Arizona, Fresno State, UC Santa Barbara) Leavey Center

Sept. 9 Women’s Soccer vs. Notre Dame Buck Shaw Stadium

Sept. 12 27th Bronco Bench Golf Classic Almaden Country Club

Sept. 16 Soccer Doubleheader Women’s Soccer vs. UCLA Men’s Soccer vs. Stanford Buck Shaw Stadium

Sept. 27-29 Rivalry Series Weekend 27 Volleyball vs. San Jose State 28 Women’s Soccer at San Jose State 29 Men’s Soccer at San Jose State

Oct. 14 Men’s Soccer vs. Portland Buck Shaw Stadium

Oct. 28 Volleyball vs. Pepperdine Leavey Center

Oct. 29 Bronco Bash Leavey Center

Nov. 19 Men’s Basketball Season Opener Leavey Center

Nov. 26 Women’s Basketball Home Opener Leavey Center

Dec. 2-4 Women’s Soccer College Cup College Station, Texas

Dec. 9-11 Men’s Soccer College Cup Cary, N.C.

For complete information, schedules and sports news, check out

the official website of Bronco athletics at www.SantaClaraBroncos.com.

SPORT NAME


BRONCOS IN THE NEWS

BRONCOS EARN TOP WCC ACADEMIC HONORS

Santa Clara women’s soccer All-American Megan Kakadelas was honored as the West Coast Conference’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while women’s cross country standout Robin Bell received the league’s postgraduate scholarship, the league announced at its annual summer meetings last month.

Kakade l a s , the national Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s soccer, was a first-team A l l - A m e r i c a and All-WCC selection as a forward for the Broncos. The Carlsbad, Calif. native ranked fifth in the WCC in points and scored the winning goal in overtime to lift SCU past top-ranked North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in Chapel Hill, N.C. She graduated in June with a degree in accounting and has a 3.8 grade point average.

Bell, a native of Spokane, Wash., was a four-year letterwinner for the Broncos and earned Academic All-WCC honors three-times. She is a three-time All-WCC honoree and was the league’s Freshman

of the Year in 2001. Both of Bell’s parents attended SCU and her sister, Shannon, is a sophomore distance runner for the Broncos. Bell will attend Stanford School of Engineering after posting a 3.96 G.P.A. in mechanical engineering at SCU.

REA & OSBORNE NAMED TOP SENIOR ATHLETES

Women’s soccer standout Leslie Osborne and baseball pitcher Anthony Rea were named the top Bronco senior student-athletes at the athletic department’s annual

Senior Awards Night celebration.

A number of awards were presented throughout the program and representatives from each of SCU’s 19 intercollegiate athletic teams provided a recap of their seasons. Director of Athletics and Recreation Dan Coonan lauded the student-athletes on another successful season, while West Coast Conference Commissioner Mike Gilleran offered his congratulations on the Broncos’ Commissioner’s Cup and men’s and women’s all-sports award victories.

Following the event, the athletic department presented each student-athlete with a commemorative T-shirt in recognition of the department’s WCC Commissioner’s Cup victory.

2005 SCU Senior AwardsLeslie Osborne – Henry Schmidt AwardAnthony Rea – Victor Corsiglia AwardRyan Chiarelli – Pat Malley AwardKatie Hansen – Pat Malley AwardPeter Moore – James D. Farwell AwardRobin Bell – James D. Farwell AwardRobert Lucente – Jim Jennings AwardFrancisco Zepponi – D.J. Frandsen AwardWill Weatherly – Top Male G.P.A.Robin Bell – Top Female G.P.A.Men’s Cross Country – Bronco Spirit AwardWomen’s Soccer – Bronco Spirit AwardMen’s Crew – Top Male G.P.A.Women’s Cross Country – Top Female G.P.A.

FORMER BRONCO TO BE INDUCTED INTO LOCAL SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Former Santa Clara University football star Brent Jones will be inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony this November at HP Pavilion.

A first-team All-America in 1985, Jones was three-time all-conference selection and ranks second all-time in school history with 137 career receptions, fourth with 2,267 receiving yards, fourth in scoring with 200 points and third with 24 touchdown receptions.

Originally selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1987

NFL Draft, Jones spent 12 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. During that time, he was named All-Pro four times, was a member of three Super Bowl championship teams and set the 49ers’ record for most career receiving yards by a tight end with 747. In 2002 he was named to the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind.

For tickets to the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, contact the San Jose Sports Authority at 408/288-2930 or visit www.sjsa.org.

ATHLETICS HONORS ONE OF ITS OWN

The athletic department honored one of its most loyal “employees” at halftime of a Broncos’ men’s basketball game when Athletic Director Dan Coonan presented Ed Kelly ‘39 a plaque commemorating his 24 years of service.

A volunteer who has served as the department’s primary ticket manager since he was hired by then-athletic director Pat Malley in 1981, Kelly has been an integral part of Bronco athletics since that time. He has been associated with the institution since enrolling at SCU in 1935.

“Over the last 24 years, a number of people have come and gone,” said Coonan. “But, the one constant to Bronco athletics has been Ed Kelly. We will always owe a great deal of debt to Ed and we look forward to having him around for another 24 years.”


BRONCO SPIRIT

Matching Gifts To The BenchW

hat is better than a generous gift to the Bronco Bench Foundation or Santa Clara Athletics? A gift that has been doubled or tripled thanks to a corporate matching gift! Many companies offer a matching-gift benefit to their employees to inspire charitable giving in support of education. Sometimes the gifts of retirees, members of the board of directors, and spouses are also eligible.

Please search our matching gift database (http://www.hepdevelopment.com/SCU/) for your company by typing the name (or a portion of the name) in the search box. Then, follow the steps below to complete the process.

1. Request a matching gift application from your benefits manager or Human Resources office. Matching policies vary and certain restrictions apply, so please read your company’s matching gift program rules.

2. Take a minute to complete the matching gift application process. Some companies now have web-based or automated phone application processes. Paper applications may be returned, along with your gift, to: Santa Clara Athletics, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053

3. The Bronco Bench Foundation will verify receipt of your gift and complete the process. Your employer will send an additional gift to Santa Clara on your behalf!

Each year, the Bronco Bench Foundation and Santa Clara Athletics both receive thousands of dollars in matching gifts, but thousands more go unclaimed because you don’t request your companies match. Talk to your company rep today and double or even triple your gift today!

For questions, comments or requests regarding matching gifts please contact:

Fred Smith, Assistant Athletic DirectorSanta Clara University AthleticsSanta Clara, CA 95053Phone: 408-554-4050Fax: 408-554-6969Email: [email protected]

The Ruff Riders have helped

lead a resurgence of school spirit

on the Mission Campus.

The sold-out opening of Stephen Schott Stadium was a celebration of Bronco pride.

Last fall’s inaugural

Bronco Bash was a success with students

and fans alike.

Santa Clara Ruff Riders, which numbered more than 2,300 last year, chartered two buses to support the Bronco basketball team in

its upset of North Carolina in the Pete Newell Challenge.

Join us at the Bronco Bench Foundation Golf Tournament

SCU Athletic Department500 El Camino Real

Santa Clara, CA 95053-1500

www.SantaClaraBroncos.com

September 12, 2005Almaden Country Club$250 per player

Major Sponsor:

Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Enjoy a great day of golf and Bronco Camaraderie!

SCU student-athletes and coaches will be in attendance

Proceeds support student-athlete scholarships at Santa Clara University

For more information call:Heather Kauer or Fred Smith408/554-5577 408/554-4050

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