There are many who will not forget the campaign the Cal State Monterey Bay Women’s Basketball team put together last season. One in which saw the Otters go 27-4 on their way to a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) title and an NCAA tournament run into the second round before finally losing to No. 7 Grand Canyon University. Along the way the Otters would become nationally ranked for the first time in program history, at No.19 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll.
The Cal State Monterey Baseball team had its best season last year under the direction of first year Head Coach Walt White. The turnaround was remarkable as the Otters went from an 8-41 record the previous season to putting together a 21-28 season in White’s first year. The team also played nearly .500 ball in California Collegiate Athletic Association play (18-22), and amassed a winning record at home for the first time (15-13).
Fall sports have come to a close for the Otters and spring sports are already at the helm. Sports are a vital component of the college experience. Attending home games gives students a fun and exciting way to express school spirit.
Anastasiya Bachmanova inches toward the overhanging granite, using the crack in the rock as the only option to ascend her body. With a swift movement, she grasps a small rock with her right hand and propels herself up. The abrupt movement causes the rope to swing from the anchor, sending jagged shrapnels of granite crashing down the belayer and spectators below. She yells “Rock!” as the pebbles soar down, just when safety is restored; she precedes her climb to the top.
The end of California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) 2011 women’s volleyball season also marked the end of an era for the closely knit team. Finishing the season just before Thanksgiving this November, six ladies played their final matches for CSUMB; Rheann Fall, Melanie Lashbrook, Dionna Lucas, Tiffany Riggs, Monique Sena and Lauren Shacklock.
With all of the coverage that the golf team at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) received for their national championship earlier this year, not much was made of the fact that the school’s disc golf team finished tenth place at their own Nationals earlier this year in April. However, being the school’s oldest club, the disc golf team has been impressive since their beginning.
Throughout the fall semester, California State University, Monterey Bay’s (CSUMB) very own cross country team has risen up from their own ashes to prove themselves as worthy competitors.
It is about 7 p.m. on a Friday night, and, amongst a whirring of computers, the members of the eSports Club of California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) are staring intently at their glaring monitors. The students are living through characters, cutting down their opponents in an attempt to claim victory.
Prior to the 2011-2012 NFL season, few expected the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders to be talked about as top five teams in their respective conferences as they are being touted now. Times are changing and both teams are giving fans on campus something to cheer about for the first time in years.
The rows fill, bubble, and shift like the head on a beer. A variable sea of orange and black. Pandas and giraffes are seated next to beards and long black wigs. Members of the press shake hands and exchange hugs. It is the end of the Giants season, and what a season it has been. With injuries to Buster Posey, Freddy Sanchez, and a range of painful afflictions that plagued the team over the course of the season, it looked like the giants could have been counted out.
Whether a fan of nice cars or of fast cars, this event is a must-be-at. On October 14-16, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the Quail Lodge will host this year’s Rennsport Reunion IV and Porsche Race Car Classic. According to a statement released by Porsche.com, “The event is anticipated to be the world’s greatest gathering of Porsche race cars and the drivers who drove them to victory.”
If you have never played Intramural sports at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), I suggest you sign up now. CSUMB’s Intramural Sports program provides CSUMB students, faculty, staff, and alumni the opportunity to participate in a variety of recreational sports. The mission of intramural sports is to create memories for students and staff through diversity, recreation, competition, and flat out fun. In recent years, the number of participants in intramural sports has sky rocketed, mainly due to the hunger for competition and the need for teamwork.
Rugby is a sport that is played with brutal strength and speed. To win, a team must use those traits to push the ball down the field to score, and whichever team has the most points accumulated, they will bring home the win. Our very own California State University, Monterey Bay’s (CSUMB) Rugby team is charging down the field to the new season, to bring home the win for us Otters.
Last year, the California State University Monterey Bay men’s golf team claimed the NCAA Championship title with a stunning putt by John Jackson on the 18th hole. With Jackson, as well as a majority of last year’s members now graduated, the team is left to start from square one.
On the weekend of September 11th, Pacific Grove was taken over by the intense excitement of the Tri-California Triathlon. A few California State University Monterey Bay students and organizations gathered to help the brave souls as they made their transitions from each section of the races a lot easier to handle.
A new school year often comes with many new beginnings. This year California State Monterey Bay is welcoming a new staff member, John Henderson, as the new head Athletic Trainer. The previous head Athletic Trainer, Ken Howat, is retiring after ten years and Henderson is taking over his duties.
Going to the gym seems play an important part of many people’s daily routine. When going off to college, many students feel as though they are not able to keep up with working out at a quality facility somewhere located near their campus.
