Sports Illustrated: UCLA 11th in Div. I
“SI’s No. 1 school in ’97 had 11 top 10 teams
last year, but none in major sports; its 10 individual titles were
all won by women.”
And with that blurb in the Oct. 7 Sports Illustrated, UCLA lost
unofficial bragging rights as the top athletic program in the
country, as it slipped to No. 11 in the magazine’s Division I
college rankings.
“We consider every one of our sports to be major
sports,” associate athletic director Betsy Stephenson said.
“The analysis that’s done by SI is highly
subjective.”
The University of Texas, after winning national titles in
men’s swimming/diving and baseball in 2001-02, was ranked
first, followed by Stanford, Oklahoma, Florida and South
Carolina.
Wells honored for 0.41 GAA in tournament
St. John’s, the top-ranked men’s soccer program in
the nation, rarely ventures out of the Big Apple to play UCLA.
But by shutting out the Red Storm Oct. 6, UCLA goalie Zach Wells
made a statement for the No. 10 Bruins and picked up Pac-10 player
of the week honors in the process.
“This is more a testament to our team defense, and we have
exceptional speed in the back,” Wells said modestly. “I
guess to put the honor on one person it’s just easiest to
pick the goalie.”
He posted a 0.41 goals against average over the weekend in the
Rutgers Tournament. The junior now has a 0.73 GAA on the season
going into Pac-10 play, which begins Sunday against Fresno
State.
Pep rally scheduled for noon today
According to a press release from UCLA marketing, today’s
pep rally at noon in Westwood Plaza will feature cheerleaders,
mascots and the Bruin marching band, “just like a sporting
event.”
Regardless of who wins, athletes from each UCLA NCAA team will
be represented at the hour-long event, posters and schedules for
each fall sport will be distributed, and student seating tickets
and bus tickets to the Oregon football game will be sold.
Men’s crew announces tryout dates
Men’s rowing is in its 70th year of existence, with over
50 of those years within the athletic department. This year, as a
club sport, the team is looking for a few good men to carry on the
tradition.
Tryouts will be held from Oct. 8 through Nov. 22, and are open
to undergraduates with no experience required.
“Many Olympic rowers begin their careers in college with
no prior rowing experience,” head coach Erin McMahan
said.
Several elite-level athletes with Olympic aspirations have rowed
for UCLA before, but first-time rowers will also be given an
opportunity to compete against the other Pac-10 teams.
For details, contact McMahan at 310-305-1637 or
[email protected].
Compiled by J.P. Hoornstra, Daily Bruin Senior Staff