Five Bulldogs earn academic honors

Five players from the University of Redlands men’s water polo team received All-Academic Team laurels from the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA).  This honor requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale), status as one of the top-10 student-athletes on the team as deemed by the head coach, and enrollment as a full-time student who has completed a minimum of one semester or two quarters at his institution.

 

With a 3.72 GPA, senior driver David Mills (Los Alamitos, CA) boasts the highest GPA of the five Bulldogs named to the All-Academic Team.  This Business major scored eight goals and accumulated seven assists, 14 steals and three ejections drawn over the course of the 2007 season.

 

Sophomore defender John Floersch (San Jose, CA) offers a 3.45 cumulative GPA as a Business major.  He recorded 11 goals, seven assists, 11 steals and 17 ejections drawn in the Bulldogs’ 2007 season.

 

Also majoring in Business, sophomore driver Ryan Floersch (San Jose, CA) posted a 3.58 GPA. In addition to his 25 goals, R. Floersch supplied 14 assists, 19 steals and 30 ejections drawn during the 2007 season.

 

Junior driver Clint Stevenson (South Jordan, UT) earns a spot on the team with a 3.01 GPA as a Business major.  He offered 18 goals while totaling nine assists, 24 steals and eight ejections drawn during the 2007 season.

 

Finally, sophomore goalkeeper Teddy Trowbridge (Mercer Island, WA) rounded out the Redlands players represented on the team with a 3.41 GPA as a Computer Science major. Trowbridge tied for 11th in the country in saves with 233 and posted a save percentage of 43 during his 2007 campaign.

 

The Bulldogs compiled a 22-14 record during the 2007 season and finished ranked as the top Division III team in the Collegiate Water Polo Coaches final poll.  In addition, Redlands tallied a 9-1 mark in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) action to take second in the standings.

 

 

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White’s race against idol doesn’t go as planned

Even before the United States Olympic Trials, Rialto native Damein White called Tyson Gay his track idol. So running in the lane next to him in the quarterfinal heat on Saturday at Hayward Field in Euguene, Ore., had to be a little overwhelming.

But no one could have expected what actually took place. Gay pulled up in the opening few meters of the race and went sprawling to the ground with what was later said to be a severe cramp. The world record holder was down and out. Yes, he still qualified in the 100, but the chance for a double was gone.

White admitted to being a bit distracted and ended up running a 27.96 – way, way off his best of 20.55. That’s a huge difference in a race so short.

White was interviewed by the national media after the race about Gay’s mishap since he was the athlete closest and there was no mention of an injury to him. But the incident may have caused him to lose stride or concentration just enough to prompt his own poor time.

But it’s all a learning experience. At 23, White will probably have another chance at the Olympic Trials. With just three years of experience in the sport, he is a relative rookie.

But he will have a story to tell when he returns home nonetheless.

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Great showing for locals at track trials

Three athletes with local connections fared well in their appearances at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Friday at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Rialto native Damein White, representing Cal State Los Angeles, won his preliminary heat in the 200 meters with a 20.93 to qualify for today’s quarterfinal. White, running in the last of five heats, posted the 10th best time of those that advanced but was still off his personal best of 20.55.

In the javelin prelimiaries, USC junior Corey White advanced to Sunday’s final with a throw of 236 feet, nine inches. White, who won a Division III national title at the University of Redlands as a freshman, was the 10th plave overall qualifier.

Former Pomona-Pitzer distance standout Will Leer competed in the semifinals of the 1,500 meters and finished third in his heat (3:44.19). He will be one of 12 athletes in Sunday’s final, qualifying with the sixth best time.

Leer, running for the Oregon Track Club, was fourth in his preliminary heat Thursday with a 3:43.79. He spent the entire race in the middle of the pack on an inside lane and was fortunate to avoid trouble when another runner was tripped up and went sprawling to the ground.

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