USD Football 2003

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Shaney Fink begins her fourth year overseeing the Aca– demic Support Program, and her first as an Assistant Director of Athl etics for Academics. This past academic year eleven of the sixteen Torero teams had cumulative GPA's of3.0 or hi gher. Four seasons ago she assisted the Torero voll eyball coach– ing staff, helping the Toreros to a 23 -6 record and second round fini sh in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to USD she gained coaching experience at the high school, co llege and international levels for four years. She capped off a ste ll ar collegiate career (1990-93) at Cal Berkeley and won selection to the All-Pac I0 Decade Team. Fink earned her B.A. in Social Science from Berkeley in 1994. She is currently working on a Masters Degree at USD in Counseling. Shaney and her husband, Tom Vorkoper, reside in Encinitas.

"The greatest challenge to a Divi– sion I athlete is to balance the demands ofsport while taking full advantage of the educational exp erience offered. The purpose of our program is to assist s tudent-athletes in meeting this chal– lenge by offering tutoring, advis ing, mentoring and a quiet environment to study. The academic support prog ram is designed to assist s tudents in adjust– ing to life at USD and developingsound academic and career plans. By pro– moting a philosophy of individual re– spons ibility, which encourages each student-athlete to value their educa– tional exp erience, the academic sup– port p rogram assists each athlete to realize their full p otential. " Shaney Fink USO FOOTBALL VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

Shaney Fink Asst. AD for Academics

Jeb Dougherty 1st Team Defense, 1996

Jeb Dougherty 2nd Team Defense, 1995

Doug Popovich 1st Team Defense, 1995

During the 2002-03 academic year, thirteen USD football players received their undergraduate degrees at the spring graduation ceremony.

Doug Popovich 1st Team Defense, 1994

ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER . The USD Athletic Academic Support Program is designed to pro– mote the academic development of student-athletes. The primary objective is to offer the necessary resources for the academic success of student– athletes as they work to earn their degree. Academic Support Services are designed to enhance the student-athlete's overall collegiate experience and encourage development and attainment of academic and career goals. All USD student-athletes have access to advising, tutoring and mentoring services. Thementoring program, Access, was developed in 1999 and teams a graduate student in the Counseling programwith an athlete who would like to enhance study skills, learn about campus resources and receive guidance on goal development and attainment. Student-athletes also have access to a quiet area where they can study or work in the computer center. In addition, student-athletes are encouraged to utilize the campus learning centers including the Writing, Math and Logic Centers as well as to take advantage of the resources available to them in the Career Center, Counsel– ing Center and Computer Labs.

John Gomez 2nd Team Defense, 1988

Bryan Day 1st Team Defense, 1988

Bryan Day 1st Team D efens e, 1987

Jeff Mansukhani 2nd Team Offens e, 1986

Dan Herbert 1st Team Defense, 1981