MACK CARROLL/Staff Photographer GREG BARNETTSports Assistant Following in the footsteps of a three time All-American college golfer isn’t easy, but even with big shoes to fill Andrew Putnam is up to the challenge. Putnam is one of three freshman golfers joining Pepperdine this year with a team who didn’t lose one player to graduation. Andrew is the younger brother of 2004 … [Read more...] about A Tee for Two
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Women split weekend action in Texas
WILLIAM ADAMSStaff Writer The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team traveled to the University of Texas at Austin over the weekend to compete in the Time Warner Texas Invitational. The Waves split their two games, sweeping Cal State Bakersfield 3-0, and then dropping their match against Texas 1-3. The Waves defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the first match, but fell the number … [Read more...] about Women split weekend action in Texas
Women place 8th, men finish 10th in Irvine
TAYLOR BIRDSports Assistant Freshman Chelsea Wishard led the Pepperdine women’s cross country team to an 8th place finish Saturday at the Asics/UC Irvine Invitational. Meanwhile, the men’s team, led by freshman Conrad Wozniak, placed 10th out of 20 schools in an 8-kilometer that was tainted by controversy. The women ran in the second of two 5K races at the Anteater Recreation … [Read more...] about Women place 8th, men finish 10th in Irvine
‘Deepest team’ will tee off tomorrow
GREG BARNETTSports Assistant The Pepperdine men’s golf team opens its 2007 season with the William Tucker Intercollegiate Tournament this weekend in Albuquerque, N.M. The Waves are boosted by a team that didn’t graduate a single player in the spring and has three highly talented freshmen to contribute this season. “Everyone can see at practice the amount of talent we have on … [Read more...] about ‘Deepest team’ will tee off tomorrow
The life of a setter
DAVID NAKAGAMIAssistant Sports Editor To those who are on the outside looking in, the high-profile life of a college student-athlete seemingly consists of hanging out with your teammates, traveling to play other schools around the country, and performing in front of big crowds in huge stadiums. While all of these are a part of in the day-to-day lives of these select few, it is … [Read more...] about The life of a setter