Sports

By Rosy Banks Assistant Living Editor Two days before West Coast Conference championships and the fastest Pepperdine cross country team in more than a decade is ready as ever.  A majority of top runners beat their personal records in the Titan Cross County Invitational run at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea, Calif., last Friday and intend to peak for their most important race of … [Read more...] about Conference looms over the horizon

Pepperdine athletes, coaches and faculty weigh in on  the place of religion and faith in the world of collegiate sports. By Josh Fleer Sports Assistant Nearly every year, when Marv Dunphy, head coach of the men’s volleyball team, asks his PE 410 class for ideas to promote athletics, Convocation credit for attending games comes up. “I always tell them, ‘That’s what makes us … [Read more...] about Sports: Do they fit in the Christian mission?

By Lindsey Besecker Assistant Sports Editor Graduation rates always seem to cause a stir when they are released every year, but NCAA officials are making strides to change the way rates are collected so the results are more accurate. Officials at the NCAA have begun to rework the criteria for tallying graduation rates and are also looking at incentives and disincentives for … [Read more...] about NCAA focus: graduation

By Kyle Jorrey Sports Editor Participating in their first competitive event as a full team, the members of the Pepperdine men’s tennis team went into the 2003 ITA Regional Championship playing for individual honors, but fighting to gain respect collectively.  The event, held just down the freeway in Carson, Calif., attracted the top singles and doubles players out of the West … [Read more...] about Doerner and Rico continue to impress at West Regionals

By Erica Sigman Staff Writer Despite the layer of smoke hanging over Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool Sunday, the Pepperdine men’s water polo team defeated No. 9 University of California Santa Barbara after falling to the No. 1 USC Trojans. The fires in areas near Pepperdine affected the team’s ability. According to senior two-meter man Michael Hausmann, it was difficult to … [Read more...] about Gauchos’ chances go up in smoke