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Great Examples include: Nick Capito p. 26 and Snita Ashford p. 36
24 Gauchos Get Their Man: Andrew Checketts
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4 Wigo, Wilson Take on Toughest Challenge 8 Legacy from Coast to Coast: Carlene Mitchell 14 Triple Threat: Men’s Basketball 20 Great Example: Machael David
DARE Spring/Summer 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
A Letter from Mark W. Massari, Director of Athletics
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Wigo, Wilson Take on Toughest Challenge
4
Legacy from Coast to Coast: Carlene Mitchell
8
What I Learned from C. Vivian Stringer
10
New Regime, Same Dominance: Women’s Basketball
12
Triple Threat: Men’s Basketball
14
The Kids Are Alright: Women’s Volleyball
16
Decade of Dominance: Men’s Soccer
18
Great Example: Machael David
20
Eyes on the Prize: Women’s Soccer
22
Gauchos Get Their Man: Andrew Checketts
24
Great Example: Nick Capito
26
The Gaucho9
28
The Gaucho Fund
29
Andy Fee & Christina Baglas
30
Living Scholars: A Priceless Connection
31
Gaucho Fund Events
32
The Gaucho Order
33
Transitions
34
Hall of Fame
35
Great Example: Snita Ashford
36
Waterpolo and Cross country
38
Men’s & Women’s Swimming
39
Spring Review
42
Golden Eagle Awards
44
Big West Scholar-Athletes of the Year
45
SB Awards
46
Jeremy Bettle
48
Legends of the ’Dome
49
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DARE MAGAZINE SUMMER/FALL 2011 ON THE COVER Wolf Wigo and Gregg Wilson take on the fundraising challenge of the new aquatics center. (photo by Randy Lamb) EDITORIAL STAFF Christina Baglas, Tom Hastings, Matt Hurst, Bill Mahoney, Steve O’Brien, Lisa Skvarla CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tom Hastings, Matt Hurst, Brittane Johnson, Bill Mahoney, Lisa Skvarla PHOTOGRAPHERS: Tony Mastres and Randy Lamb UCSB Photo Services Instructional Development; Matt Brown, Matt Brown Photography Additional Photography by: Steve Chen, Joshua Duplechian (NCAA Championship match), Steve Malone, Jonathan C. Moore (MPSF Volleyball Tournament), USA Basketball, Larissa White. DESIGN AND LAYOUT UCSB Artworks Instructional Development ADVERTISING DESIGN AND LAYOUT Alan Cassinelli, Citrus, Richard Loza PRINTING Boone Graphics 70 South Kellogg Avenue Goleta, CA 93117 info@boonegraphics.net DARE is published by the UC Santa Barbara Department of Intercollegiate Athletics ICA Building, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5200