USD Women's Tennis 2003-2004

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USD SUPPORT SERVICES

USD Media Relations

Ted Gosen Associate AD/Media Relations, Women's Tennis Contact

San Diego Tennis Media Outlets

Sa n Diego Union -T ribune

North Count)' Times

Los Angeles Times

22nd Year

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M. S., Sports Admini stration St. Thomas University ( 198 1) B.A., Business Administration San Jose State Uni versity ( 1979)

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT/STUDENT SERVICES Shaney Fink begins her fourth year overseei ng the Academic Support Program, and her first as an Assistant Director ofAthletics for Academics. This pas academic year eleven of the sixteen Torero teams had cumulative GPA's of3 .0 or higher. Four seasons ago she assisted the Torero volleyball coaching staff, helping the Toreros to a 23-6 record and second round fini sh in the NCAA Tournament. Pri or to USD she gained coaching experience at the hi gh school, co ll ege and international leve ls fo r four years. She capped off a stellar coll egiate career ( 1990-93) at Cal Berkeley and won selection to the All-Pac IO 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 USD Athletic Academic Support Program is designed to promote the academic devel opment of student-athl etes. The primary objective is to offer the necessary resources for the academi c success of student-athletes as they work to earn their degree. Academic Support Services are designed to enhance the stu– dent-athlete's overall coll egiate experience and encourage deve lopment and at– tainment of academic and career goals. A ll USD student-athletes have access to advi sing, tutoring and mentoring services. The mentoring program, Access, was developed in 1999 and teams a graduate student in the Coun se ling program with an athlete who would like to enhance study ski ll s, learn about campus resources and receive guidance on goa l development and attainment. Student-athletes also have access to a quiet area where they can study or work in the computer center. In add iti on, student-athl etes are encouraged to utilize the campus learni ng centers including the Writing, Math and Logic Centers as well as to take advantage of the resources ava ilab le to them in the Career Center, Counseling Center and Computer Labs.

"The greatest challenge to a Division I ath– lete is to balance the demands of sport while taking fu ll advantage of the educational expe– rience offered. Th e purpose of our program is to assist student-athletes in meeting this challenge by offering tutoring, advising, mentoring and a quiet environment to study. Th e academic sup– port program is designed to assist students in adjusting to life at USD and developing sound academic and career plans. By promoting a phi– losophy of indi vidual responsib ility, which en– courages each student -athlete to va lu e th eir edu cational experience, the academic support program assists each athlete to realize their fu ll potential". Sh p· k aney m

Torero Strength and Conditioning

The University of San Diego ath letic department recogni zes the need fo r all athletes of all sports to engage in a comprehensive strength and cond iti oning program. The USD strength and conditioning program has been desig ned to deve lop functi onal strength , speed, power and en– durance. The development of these physical attributes is ineffective if the ath letes are not able to carry them over to the playing field . Adhering to a properly designed program of strength training, conditi oning and nutrition can enable our men and women to become the best possib le ath letes they can be, whil e si multaneou sly reducing the incidence of injury. The heart of the strength and conditi oning program is the Jenn y Craig Pavilion fitness ce nter (3 ,800 square feet) and the USO Sports Center weight room (5,000 square feet). Both weigh t rooms contain Olympic pl atfo rms, free-we ights, se lectori zed machines, dumbbells and card iovascul ar equipmen t, and are open exc lusive ly to student-athl etes at spec ific times eac h day

USD student-ath letes rece ive intens ive instruction on proper we ight training technique; speed, power and ag ility development; and sport-spec ifi c conditi oning. The ir strength and conditi oni ng programs are specific to the nature of their sport or pos iti on. Each athl ete is indi viduall y monitored throughout their program to ensure the greatest chance of athleti c progress. 2004 University of San Diego Toreros Women's Tennis - Nine NCAA Tournament Appearances