A Fresh Perspective
Athletics - Fall 2017NEW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR HITS THE GROUND RUNNING
Associate Vice President for Athletics Bill McGillis may be relatively new to campus, having arrived in January 2017, but he’s definitely hit the ground running.
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Dynamic Duo
Athletics - Fall 2017A LIGHTHEARTED INTRODUCTION TO A PAIR OF CAMPUS NEWCOMERS
While Tyler Mariucci and Marcelline Lanoue are new to USD, both are veterans of winning university athletics programs. The pair, who were brought on board by Associate … Read More
Gooooal Oriented
Athletics - Fall 2017SEAMUS MCFADDEN’S INCREDIBLE RUN AS MEN’S SOCCER COACH COMES TO A CLOSE
Seamus McFadden came to USD in 1979 with a prodigious task before him: create a Division I soccer program from scratch. When McFadden steps down … Read More
Getting to Know … Chris Riley
Athletics - Fall 2017AGE: 43
HOMETOWN: San Diego, Calif.
CREDENTIALS: As a professional golfer, Riley competed in more than 330 PGA Tour events in 13 seasons, winning twice. As USD’s new men’s golf coach, that kind of resume earns him … Read More
He’s Catching Fire
Athletics - Summer 2017RILEY ADAMS HAS THE TOOLS HE NEEDS TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
The Toreros had finished pregame warm-ups and, in USD tradition, some of the players were completing final groundskeeping chores: dragging and watering … Read More
Getting to Know: Louise Lieberman
Athletics - Summer 2017WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH IS ALL ABOUT SUCCESS
AGE: 40
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, Calif.
CREDENTIALS: As both a player and a coach, Lieberman left an indelible imprint on the UCLA Women’s Soccer program. During … Read More
It’s About the People
Athletics - Spring 2017KY SNYDER LOOKS BACK ON 13 YEARS AS USD ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
There was a surfboard hanging from the wall behind Ky Snyder’s desk, a Vince Lombardi poster adorning another wall, a hard hat to wear when … Read More
Powering Through
Athletics, Student Success - Spring 2017WOMEN’S ROWER UCHE ANYANWU CREDITS HARD WORK FOR HER SUCCESS
Board games, horseshoes, grades … the sisters competed at everything.
“If I was ever beating her at anything, that was the end of the … Read More
Getting to Know … Filip Vittek
Athletics, Student Success - Spring 2017AGE: 23
HOMETOWN: Trnava, Slovakia
MAJOR: Communications (minor in Marketing)
RESUMÉ: Vittek hit the ground running (and winning) at USD, earning Male Torero Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman on the strength of … Read More
The Day Baseball Lost Its Mind
Alumni, Athletics - Spring 2017LOOK OUT WORLD: KRIS BRYANT IS VALUABLE, VERSATILE, AND HE’S JUST GETTING STARTED
Perhaps more than any other sport, baseball loves its records. Baseball is the fantasy league of Euclid and Newton; a game of numbers and … Read More
Watch: Filip Vittek’s Favorite Moment on the Court
Athletics, videos - Spring 2017“IT WAS SO COOL!”
On March 21, 2015, then-sophomore Vittek won the final point of the Hilton San Diego Mission Valley Spring Classic over No. 33, Drake. USD took top honors, after having beaten No. 43, Denver, and No. 32, Princeton in the … Read More
Watch: Men’s Basketball Gives Back
Athletics, videos - Spring 2017Being a student-athlete at the University of San Diego is about more than playing the game, it’s also about giving back. Check out this video of our men’s basketball program visiting the Poway Youth Basketball League Challenged Division, … Read More
Watch: Women’s Rower Uche Anyanwu and Three Other USD Gamechangers
Athletics, videos - Spring 2017USD Athletics’ slogan for the 2016-17 school year is #GameChangers. This video highlights four student-athletes who have already demonstrated their ability to create change: Devyn Bryant (football), Uche Anyanwu (Women’s Rowing), Julia Sherwood (women’s soccer), and Lisa Kramer (… Read More
Watch: Kris Bryant
Athletics, videos - Fall 2016USD IS THRILLED TO CHEER ON CHICAGO CUBS’ KRIS BRYANT AT THE WORLD SERIES
University of San Diego alumnus Kris Bryant was drafted No. 2 overall by the Chicago Cubs in 2013, marking the highest draft pick in USD history. … Read More
He’s Got True Instinct
Athletics, Student Success - Fall 2016QUARTERBACK ANTHONY LAWRENCE IS DEDICATED TO THE GAME
With 8 minutes, 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter of USD’s 2015 football season opener against San Diego State, Toreros quarterback Anthony Lawrence jogged onto the Qualcomm Stadium field … Read More
