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2003 University of San Diego Baseball

USO Academic Support

The USD Athleti c Academic Support program is des igned co promote the academic development of student-ach leces. The primary objective is co offer the necessary resources for che academic success ofstudent-achleces as they work co earn chei r degree. Academic Support services are designed co enhance che scudent– ach lece's overall colleg iate experience and encourage development and acrainment of academi c and career goals. The University of San Diego's Academi c Support efforts are led by Shaney Fink who begins her th ird year as USD's Academic Support Coord inator. Fink was a standout volleyball player in the 90's, and in 1999 she was on the Volleyball coaching staffas an assistant, helping theToreros co a 23-6 record and a second round fin ish in the NCAA Tournament. Prior co USD she gained coaching experi ence at the high schoo l,coll ege and international levels for five years. She capped offa stellar collegiate career (1990-93) at Cal Berkeley and won selection co the All-PAC Ten Decade Team. Fink comp lered her B.A. , graduating in Social Science from Berkeley in 1994. All USD student ath letes have access co advising, tutoring and mentoring services. The mentoring program, Access, was developed in 1999 and reams a graduate student in the Counseling program with an athlete who would like co enhance study skills, learn about campus resources and receive guidance on goal development and attai nment. Student-athletes also have access co a quiet area where they can study or work in the computer center. In addition , student-athletes are encouraged co utilize the campus learning centers including the W ricing , Mach and Log ic Centers as well as co cake advanrage of the resources avai lable co chem in che Career Center, Counseling Center and Computer Labs. USD is a member of the NCAA CHAMPS/LIFE SKILLS program. This program was created co enhance the coral development ofstudent athletes on NCAA Division 1 campuses. The NCAA Champs/Life Skills Mission is: To maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the campus educational program and the athlete as an integral part ofthe swdent body. With this in mind, the CHAMPS Life Skills program was created w support the student development initiatives ofits m ember instiwtions and w enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience within the university serring. The CHAMPS/ Life Skills program empha-

USD ALL-ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

GTE Academic All-Americans Second Team Kevin Herde, 1993 David Rolls, 1988 Third Team Robbie Rogers, 1987 WCC Scholar Athlete of the Year Jacob Slania Economics (3.38)

1995

WCC All-Academic Erik Verdugo

sizes five core commitment areas: * Commitment to Academic Development * Commitment to Athletic Development * Commitment to Personal Development * Commitment to Career Development * Commitment to Service

2001 2000

Spanish (3.78) Business (3.2 1)

Joe Lima

Accounting (3. 57) Business (3 .44) 1999 Acc.. (3.20); (3.64) 1998, 1999

Geoff Babbitt Zach Koukos Mark Vallecorsa '99 Jeb Dougherty

Business 1994-'97

(3.41); (3.30); (3.42); (3.46)

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MBA/Computer Science

J ay Parks

"The greatest challenge to a Division I athlete is to balance the demands of sport while taking full advantage of the educational experience offered. The purpose of our program is to assist student-athletes in meeting this challenge by offering tutoring, advising, mentoring and a quiet environ– ment to study. The academic supportp rogram is designed to assist students in adjusting to life at USD and developing sound academic and career plans. By promoting a philosophy of individual responsibility, which en– courages each student-athlete to value their educational experience, the academic support program assists each athlete to realize their.fit!! poten– tial. " Shaney Fink

1994-'97

(3.50); (3.50);(3.64); (3.47)

International Relations

David Romero

1994-'95

(3.39); (3.44)

Biology (3.78) 1994 Business (3.38) (3.49) 1992-'93 Busi ness (3.31) (3.37) 1992-'93 Mathmatics (3 .29) 1993 Business (3.34) 1992

Mike Freehill Chad Boyd

Kevin Herde

Eric Morron J eff Crane