Correction: The original version of this story included an incorrect date for the first interscholastic athletic game held in Firestone Fieldhouse. The first game was played in 1973. Firestone Fieldhouse has been the home arena for the Waves since it opened Nov. 30, 1973, with their first interscholastic game being a Men’s Basketball game against Pacific. Though, after over … [Read more...] about ‘Setting the Standard’: The Mountain’s Athletic Arena to Improve Athletics, Pepperdine as a Whole
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Pepperdine’s New Track Wins Praise from Students, Athletes and Faculty
Students returning from summer break may notice the new look to the Stotsenberg Track. With the recent renovations going on, students may be wondering what the benefits could be of having a new track.Over the summer, the Pepperdine Athletics Department was hard at work planning for the upcoming seasons for both Track and Field and Cross Country. With the new blue synthetic … [Read more...] about Pepperdine’s New Track Wins Praise from Students, Athletes and Faculty
Tanner Gardner Brings New Era of Athletics
Ed Schilling. Katie Faulkner. Tyler LaTorre.These three are the newest additions to the Pepperdine Athletics Department – all thanks to the work of one man: Athletic Director Tanner Gardner. Within two weeks of officially starting at Pepperdine, Gardner had hired three new head coaches in an attempt to take Pepperdine’s programs to the next level.“I think you … [Read more...] about Tanner Gardner Brings New Era of Athletics
‘There will be a New Standard’: Pepperdine Welcomes Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach
President Jim Gash and Incoming Director of Athletics Tanner Gardner welcomed Katie Faulkner, incoming Pepperdine Women’s Basketball head coach, to Pepperdine on April 17. Both Gash and Gardner said they couldn't be more excited for the future of the Women's Basketball program. Faulkner has 10 years of experience coaching collegiate basketball — eight of which were at the … [Read more...] about ‘There will be a New Standard’: Pepperdine Welcomes Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach
SportsWaves S3E5: New Coach, New Athletic Director, New Era?
Listen Via SoundCloud | Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of "SportsWaves," hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife give a rundown of the upcoming Pepperdine games this week, followed by a discussion about Pepperdine's new Men's Head Basketball Coach, Ed Schilling and Athletic Director, Tanner Gardner. Following that, Tony and Nina talk all things baseball and the start of … [Read more...] about SportsWaves S3E5: New Coach, New Athletic Director, New Era?
