This summer a young woman from Ukraine stopped by Pepperdine to drop off her résumé with the Pepperdine cross country team. That same woman Iryna Vashchuk is now both the men's and women's cross country assistant coach and is already making a noticeable difference in the cross country program. Described by members of the team as kind dedicated and … [Read more...] about Ukrainian runner comes to Pepp
Bikers flags honor victims of 9/11 attacks
It's time for 2977 ten-foot high American flags to be flown in Alumni Park. Two years after devoting countless hours of his college career to planning the original "Wave of Flags" Sept.11 tribute in Alumni Park 2009 Pepperdine alumnus Ryan Sawtelle cannot stand to see people begin to forget. In 2008 Pepperdine saw the first of what would soon become a widely … [Read more...] about Bikers flags honor victims of 9/11 attacks
Grad leads Olympic team
The 2010 Youth Olympic games held in Singapore during August showcased approximately 3600 of the best youth athletes from around the world. And even though the selection is highly competitive as it should be Pepperdine represented both athletes and coaches at the Olympic games. Former men's volleyball standout Rod Wilde was coach of the women's volleyball team and led them to … [Read more...] about Grad leads Olympic team
Waves open play this weekend dominate season opener
The Pepperdine men's water polo team opened their season this weekend in Malibu with multiple exhibition games as well as a season opener against Claremont McKenna. They started the day of play with an exhibition game against Golden West Junior College. Pepperdine demonstrated a strong defense and great team work as they scored five goals in the first quarter and did not allow … [Read more...] about Waves open play this weekend dominate season opener
Lady Waves fall to Mizzou at home
Spice Girls music was blaring over the loud speaker Willy the Wave was bobbing up and down and the stadium was filling up which could only mean one thing; championship volleyball was on the way. The Pepperdine women's volleyball team took on the Missouri Tigers Saturday night for the Asics classic tournament championship- a match that for all intents and purposes lived up to … [Read more...] about Lady Waves fall to Mizzou at home