On the playing fields: Men’s basketball earned its first top 25 ranking since 1985, captured its first regular season conference since 1999, and won the second most games in program history during WAC Coach of the Year Mike White’s second season. Football earned its first Top 25 ranking since 1999, led the country in scoring offense and total offense, defeated two BCS schools in Illinois and Virginia in consecutive weeks and saw punter Ryan Allen repeat as the Ray Guy Award winner and quarterback Colby Cameron win the Sammy Baugh Award.
Lady Techster Stephanie Salas finished her collegiate volleyball career and signed a professional contract to play with Guaynabo Mets in Puerto Rico.
Kim Francis became the first Tech hurdler to run a sub-13.00 time in the 100-meter hurdles and competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Trey Hadnot earned his third All-America honor by winning the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash in the NCAA Indoor Championships.
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Bowler Kayla Ghersini was nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year after posting a 3.35 grade point average in economics as an undergrad and a 3.32 in graduate school.
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Baseball recorded its lowest team ERA (4.48) in two decades as sophomore Phil Maton earned first team all-conference honors while leading the WAC in strikeouts.
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Tennis won seven WAC matches, earned the No. 3 seed in WAC Tournament and Joanna Nalborska became the program’s first ever conference freshman of the year during Freddy Gomez first season as head coach.
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Soccer recorded an 11-game unbeaten streak which included a 1-1 tie against No. 19 Denver and finished the year 12-5-4 with a roster that included 17 freshmen.
Bulldog golf saw Victor Lange and Travis Wilmore capture individual titles during the season while the program earned its third straight NCAA Public Recognition Award for ranking in the top 10 percent nationally in Academic Progress Rates. Softball recorded a winning record under first year head coach Mark Montgomery while also registering a winning mark in Western Athletic Conference play and earning its highest seed ever in the WAC Tournament. Women’s basketball was invited to play in historic Madison Square Garden against Rutgers as part of the Maggie Dixon Classic. @LATechSB
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