The UC Riverside men’s soccer team squared off against Cal State University, Bakersfield on Sunday, Sept. 23 for their final non-conference match of the year. UC Riverside was 7-0-0 for the first time in its 12 year Division I history before being shutout at home 0-2. Bakersfield owns UC Riverside on the one-on-one matchup. Riverside is now 0-5-1 against...
Hello fellow Highlanders, the 2012-13 academic school year has finally begun. I hope everyone had a wonderful break. Our athletic teams for the fall quarter are on a solid start to their 2012 season. I want to start out my first column as an acknowledgement that our UC Riverside cross country teams are capable of success. Since the 2003...
Sept. 21, 2012
#7 Rainbow Wahine 3 – Highlanders 0
The UC Riverside women’s volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision at the SRC Arena losing all three sets against the No. 7 ranked University of Hawai’i, the Highlanders’ new Big West division opponent. Hawai’i took 25-17, 25-16 and 25-19, putting up huge rallies in each set to pull away from the...
Friday, Sept. 21
The UC Riverside’s women’s soccer team (4-4-2) hosted its second tournament of the 2012 season last weekend. The Highlanders first faced the New Mexico Lobos (5-4-1) in a 0-1 defeat. The five shots attempted at New Mexico’s goaltender Kelli Cornell were not enough to make a dent.
UCR allowed 16 total shots in the game and 10 of...
PBHAK’S CORNER
The Olympic games have been the host of some of the greatest moments in sports history, ranging from the 1968 Black Power Salute to the Miracle on Ice in 1980. Moments like these have helped inspire and shape a generation.
At the end of July, the London Olympics games will begin. Team USA is again favored to win numerous...
Kendall’s Fastball
I want to take some time to give my respects to our baseball program here at UC Riverside. The program has come a long way since it started in 1958. It has shown substantial amount of success, particularly in producing a high number of draft picks. The first Highlander to be drafted was John Lowenstein in 1968. Since...
After competing from June 6-9, 2012, at the 2012 NCAA National Track & Field Championships, Caleb Stuart, Travis Smith and Ryan Swafford finished their seasons with All-American honors.
Stuart was named an Honorable Mention All-American, having had a breakthrough season. Stuart threw a 63.30m in the hammerthrow at the NCAA regionals, which set a new school record. He performed very...
The NCAA announced Wednesday, June 20 that the UC Riverside men’s basketball team is banned from competing in the 2013 Big West tournament due to not meeting academic requirements. Along with the postseason ban, the team’s practice time will be reduced by one day. The day off will become an academic study session where players will only work on...
In his first year as UC Riverside’s athletic director, Brian Wickstrom has changed the culture of the athletic department drastically. Among Wickstrom’s successes is the creation of a new logo, which has given UCR athletics a better brand identity—something it has sorely lacked. Wickstrom has shaped the department according to his ideals and is continuing to do so through...
Nate Browne, assistant cross country and track and field coach, serves those roles full-time throughout both respective sport seasons. However, Browne also holds another important role in both programs as a recruiting coordinator.
It is a tough job replacing graduating seniors to bring in new, young talent. In the first week of June this year, both Browne and fellow assistant...