USD Men's Basketball 2009-2010

Chris Loucks Asst. Dir. of Media Relations

Asst. Dir. for Athletic D evelopment

Kara S1nith is in her second ~·ear in the positio n of Assistant Director of r\thletics for Development. She m·ersees the annual athletic giving campaign and organizes all the athletic fu ndraising events and booster clubs for the department. Prior to USO, Karn. was the r\ ssistant Director of t\lumni Relations at Dc Paul University where she planned reunions, homecoming, awards and local events. Prior to De Paul University, l( ara

Chris Loucks is in his fifth year as t\sst. Dir. of Media Relations. His duties include coordinat– ing radio and TV, producing media guides, press releases, brochures and game programs for nu– merous Torero sports. Loucks also updates and maintains the athletic website for the sports that he covers. Prior to USO, Loucks was a graduate assistant at G onzaga University where he served as the pri–

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worked for the Chicago Bears Football Club for four seasons and started its Alumni Department where she planned events and appearances for former players as well as planned and managed training camp operations. From Chicago, Illinois, Kara rccei,·ed her BBr\ and 1\ lt\ in Sports 1\ lanagement from Western 1\[ichigan Universit1· \\·here she earned a full athletic scholarship for gymnastics. She is a White Sox fan. Her two sisters, l,elly and kristen, have their master's degrees from L.:SD.

mary media contact for women's soccer, baseball, and men's and women's tennis. He also served as a Media Relations Assistant at UC Riverside from 2002-2004 serving as the Highlanders' primary media contact for men's soccer and softball. Loucks also worked in the Sports In formation offices at Cal State Fullerton and Saddleback College. ln 2002, Loucks received his B. A. in Communications with an emphasis in public relations from Cal State Fullerton. He is currently working on his master's in sport and athletic admirustration from Gonzaga.

Angie Garza Mgr. of Athletic Equipment Services

Ryan McCann Media Relations Coordinator

Angie Gatza started at US O in July 2009. Her re– sponsibilities include the purchasing, maintenance, fitti ng, organization and distribution of ec1uipment for all seventeen varsity sports at USO. Prior to US O, Angie worked at San Diego State Unjversity as an Assistant 1\.lanager of equipment services from 2004-2009. She helped supervise a staff of 3 full-time assistants and 12 student managers in the daily operations of an Athletic Equipment Ser–

Ryan McCann is in his fifth year as the media relations coordinator. His duties include radio and TV Liaison, producing media guides, press releas– es, brochures and game programs for numerous Torcro sports. i'vlcCann also updates and main– tains the athletic website for the sports that he is responsible for. Prior to USO, McCann spent one year in South Korea teaching Engl.ish to elementary and middle school students and was a SID student assistant

vices D epartment that serviced eighteen varsity sports. Angie has a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University in Child D evelopment with an em– phasis in Family Development. She is a certified member of the Athletic Equjpment Manager's Associations. Angie and her husband Ricky, reside in San D iego.

at Linfield College.

In 2004, McCann received his B. A. in ,vlass Communications from Lin–

field College.

Sarabeth Pollock Coor. of Athletic Academic Support

Matthew Parr Athletic Facilities & Operations

Sarabeth Pollock begins her fifth year as the Coordinator of Athletic Academic Support for USO. She has worked as a tutor in the Athletic De– partment since the fall of 200 1. She serves as the academic advisor for all sports except Football and Rowing. Her responsibilities include the supervi– sion of the Study Hall and the administration of the tutoring and mentoring programs. Currently, the Academic Support Program employs over 25

Matthew Parr enters his third year with the USO athletics department as the Assistant D irector for Facilities and Operations. He assists Andy Fee in overseeing all the sched– uling, fiel d maintenance and purchasing for the departn1ent's athletic venues. Prior to USO, Parr was a work study student under Andy Fee and John Martin for four years and was also a member of the USD cross country

tutors who represent a variety of majors across campus, as wel.l as over 12 mentors who are graduate students pursuing their masters degrees in USD's Counseling Pro– gram. Sarabeth graduated from USO in 2002 in the Honors Program, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Pobtical Science and History. She speaks Spanish and French Auently. t\ 5th generation San Diegan, she resides in Point Loma with her family. In her spare time, Sarabeth enjoys working on her novel that she hopes to have published eventually.

team and served on the USD Student-Athlete Advisory Council. i\ latthew is a 2007 graduate of US O where he earned his B.t\. in History and Pobtical Science. Parr resides in El Cajon, Calif.