Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame Banquet
48th ERICA MENZEL-DOWNING ERICA PHIPPS FROWISS SHANNON BRADLEE VAN PELT VAN BRADLEE
KATHY GREGORY KATHY CORDERO DAN KIMI WONG KIMI
Monday • May 18, 2015 • 5:00pm La Cumbre Country Club Santa Barbara, California
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48th Hall of Fame Event Tonight’s
Welcome & Opening Remarks Laurie Leighty, SBART President
Masters of Ceremonies Mike Klan, KEYT Sports Director Barry Punzal, Presidio Sports
Hall of Fame Inductees Eric Menzel-Downing Shannon Frowiss Phipps
Bradlee Van Pelt Program Kimi Wong Program Kathy Gregory (Coach) Dan Cordero (Communtiy Leader)
Russ Hargreaves Memorial Award Jake Clinton, Nite Moves
R.F. MacFarland Memorial Trophy Beverly Lewis, Club West
Master Athlete Nash Jimenez
e hope you will patronize our many business friends and sponsors listed Win this program. It is their generosity, along with that of our guests this evening, that contributes to the development of our athletic community and to the lives of our student-athletes.
Cover photos courtesy of Presidio Sports Program Articles and Bios by Barry Punzal and John Dvorak of Presidio Sports Program editing, layout and design by Laurie Leighty & Rechelle Ringer Printing by Boone Graphics Audio Video Production by Jesus Estrada
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Bill Bertka Jerry Harwin Founder Founder Caesar Uyesaka Founder
Jerry Harwin 1968-70 Joan Russell-Price 1995-97 Bill Bertka 1970-72 Tim Tremblay 1997-99 Larry Crandell 1972-74 Joe Howell 1999-01 Bill Blythe 1974-80 Chris Casebeer 2002-03 Craig Case 1980-85 Marc Gamberdella 2004-05 Bob Huhn 1985-89 Barry Taugher 2006-07 Founders & Past Dick Mires 1989-91 Rick Wilson 2008-09 David Pintard 1991-93 Catharine M. Morreale 2010-11 Presidents Paul Menzel 1993-95 Rich Hanna 2012-13
Laurie Leighty—President Cara Gamberdella — President Elect Diana Morin — Treasurer Jason Wilson — Secretary
Bob Archer Richard Mires* Paul Bradford Pat Moorhouse-MacPhee Dr. Dan Brennan Ken Newendorp Aaron Brown Diane O’Brien Chris Casebeer* David Pintard* Gary Cunningham William Pintard Gene Deering Jeanie Purcell-Hill Bob Dinaberg Wade Ransom Cara Gamberdella Joan Russell-Price* Marc Gamberdella* Jay Smith Rich Hanna John Stoney Tom Hastings Barry Taugher* Joe Howell* Tim Tremblay* Robert Huhn* Mike Warren Scott Lindberg Jason Wilson Catharine Manset Morreale* Rick Wilson* Board of Directors John McCutcheon Phil Womble Paul McLean 2014-15 Paul Menzel* *Past President
2015 Hall of Fame Program.indd 2 5/11/2015 4:09:39 PM President’s Message by Laurie Leighty 2015 Welcome to the Round Table’s 48th Celebration of Athletic Accomplishment! This year we’ve done something very different by dividing the celebration into two events – the Hall of Fame, where
four past outstanding athletes, a President’s coach, and a community leader will be inducted into our Hall of Fame, and An Evening with the Athletes, where we will honor our student athletes, scholarship winners, teams and coaches. Mike Klan, Laurie Leighty and Rich Hanna 2014-2015 was an action-packed year! When I read Barry’s Athletic Highlights, I was overwhelmed with all the amazing accomplishments that our athletes achieved this year! Congratulations to our CIF Champions – Cate’s Girls’ Volleyball and Bishop’s Girls’ Basketball teams! And all the other teams who made it to the playoffs and beyond!
As I finish my term as President, I want to thank all of our sponsors and members for their support – we are so lucky to have you sharing our vision! And to my fellow board members – a HUGE thank you for all the hours, lunches, committee meetings and events you have logged for the Round Table. As Randy Weiss observed, “What is so
impressive about the SBART board is that there aren’t any egos on your board – you’re Message all just working hard for the kids!” I couldn’t have said it better! And finally to all the Message Athletic Directors, Coaches, Athletes, the Press, Parents of Athletes and loyal fans of the Round Table….keep up the GREAT work!
Participation in sports is really a great character-building opportunity when done right. I think everyone connected to the Round Table believes this. So when we became acquainted with the Positive Coaching Alliance this year, it felt like the perfect opportunity for the Round Table to expand our impact and support of athletics to the youth sport programs in our community. Again thanks to our amazing community supporters, we were able to secure funding for three years to bring the Positive Coaching Alliance to Santa Barbara. This funding will provide seven seminars each year and will be offered to the leadership of youth sports programs (board members, athletic directors and executive directors), to the coaches, to the parents and to the athletes themselves...all for FREE! Already we have had seven seminars with over 300 total participants – and the biggest attendance was at the parent seminar! The response has been super positive, and we are already putting together a schedule for the next round which will begin in August! This wouldn’t have happened without the hard work and extra effort of our PCA Committee – THANK YOU!
Did you know that the Round Table has NO paid staff? That’s right – it is a very roll-up- your- sleeves-and-do-the-work sort of nonprofit. As President for the past two years, the biggest take away for me is how proud I am to be a part of this great community, as well as this great organization – the Round Table. There is no better place to see the real meaning of team than at one of our Monday press lunches. Together Everyone Achieves More… rings loud and clear. As I pass the baton to Cara Gamberdella, our incoming President, I’m certain her years will be just as exciting and rewarding! Look for even more great things from your Santa Barbara Round Table in the years to come!
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Over four decades ago, Jerry Harwin and Caesar Uyesaka sipped coffee at Caesar’s Restaurant, talking about the need for a sports group in Santa Barbara that could help the local athletic community in times of need. After Jerry and Caesar shared a couple more coffee breaks together, the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table was born. Its motto: The advancement and betterment of all sports and athletics in the greater Santa Barbara area.
The SBART got off to a fast start. Its first organizational meeting was held at Santa Barbara’s East Beach on January 25, 1968. Hundreds of people attended this meeting, and over 200 joined that evening as Charter Members.
The SBART’s first annual banquet was held at Santa Barbara City College onJune 22, 1968. Through membership dues, contributions, fundraising events and local foundations, the Round Table has raised more than $2 million for local athletics.
Harry’s Plaza Café was the site of the SBART’s first press luncheon held on September
Founders Founders 14, 1970. The luncheons, initiated by the new president, Bill Bertka, were similar to a “Monday Morning Quarterback Club.” All area schools were represented by the head coaches of the sports in season. For over four decades the SBART luncheons have been held at Harry’s every Monday, attended by standing-room-only crowds.
Since its first meeting back in 1968, the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table has helped thousands of individuals and organizations by raising funds to support their athletic programs. The Round Table is proud to help student-athletes at all levels compete in events they would otherwise not have been able to attend.
It is with our deepest regards and warmest thanks that we acknowledge and celebrate the vision and hard work of our founders, Caesar Uyesaka, Jerry Harwin and Bill Bertka.
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The mission of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table is to recognize and support athletic participation as an important means of fostering discipline, teamwork, self-respect, personal responsibility, and camaraderie.
The SBART provides a public forum for area athletic coaches and athletes; grants financial support to Mission organizations, teams, and individuals to further their participation in sports; and publicly honors athletic performance, scholastic achievement and exemplary Statement ethical behavior.
2015 Hall of Fame Program.indd 4 5/11/2015 4:09:40 PM Platinum Members $2,500 level 2015 Gardner Grout Foundation Lauren Ashley Herrera Memorial David and Leila Carpenter Foundation Paul Menzel Tully Ramsaur William & Kristi Parrish
Founder’s Circle Members SBART $1,000 level Keith Berry Fidelity National Title Timothy & Virginia Bliss Stevens and Associates Chad & Ginny Dreier Volentine Family Foundation
Mick Luckhurst Members Regal Members Members $250 level Bob Archer Karen Griffith Diana O’Connell Diane Barrickman Lad Handelman Joel Ohlgren Donald & Anita Barry Rich Hanna Bill Peeples John Paul Beltran Tom Hastings Carl & Karen Peus Dennis Berg David Hoffman David & Christi Phreaner Jack Bianchi Howell, Moore & Gough Ken Preston David Borgatello LLP George & Cathy Rempe Jay Borgeson Steve Hyslop Randy Rowse Paul & Susan Bradford Dick Jensen Joan Russell Price Dr. Dan Brennan Kelly Jensen Dr. Richard Ryu MD Ethel Byers Joel A. Kaufman Richard Scoby Chris Casebeer Laurie Leighty Linda Seals David Cash Scott Lindberg Jay Smith Fred Clough Catharine Manset Joe Talarico Michael & Marni Cooney Morreale Barry Taugher Scott & Krista Craig Louis Manzo Greg Tebbe Gary Cunningham Gordon McClenathen Tim Tremblay Gene Deering John McCutcheon Paul Uyesaka Bob Dinaberg Tim McGaughey Dr. Thomas Van Meter, MD Carmen DiPoalo Bruce Micheel Dr. Vicki Lyons Wait George Eskin Len Miller Scott Wardlaw Dr. Richard Fulton, MD Pat Moorhouse Diana Mike Warren Morin William Gallivan, Jr., MD Herbert Welch Bob & Holly Murphy Cara Gamberdella Roger Whalen Michael Nelson Dr. Frank Gamberdella Bob Williams John Nelson Paul Gamberdella Jason Wilson Richard Nelson Joel Garbarino Vaughn Wipf, DDS Tim Nightingale Barry Gellert Steven Zelko, MD This list may not be complete due to renewals/timing. Our apologies for any omissions!
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Erica Menzel-Downing Outstanding Athlete
Erica Menzel-Downing was such a great high school athlete, the future NCAA volleyball player earned 11 varsity letters while a San Marcos Royal. Competing in basketball and Track & Field as well as volleyball, Menzel-Downing was a First Team All-Channel
League selection in all three. She was elite in volleyball and track & field, garnering All- Fame CIF honors in both sports in the same year. Fame
Her incredible athletic ability, coupled with a fierce competitive drive, helped land her a scholarship at UCSB under the tutelage of Kathy Gregory. Menzel-Downing was a four-year starter for the Gauchos, becoming one of only two Gauchos to be ranked in the top 10 in career kills, kill average and digs. The Gauchos made the NCAA Tournament every year Menzel-Downing was on the team and won the Big West Conference title twice.
Menzel-Downing’s high school career included a CIF Championship in both volleyball and high jump. That year she was named the Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Year in both volleyball and track & field. Her leadership qualities were on par with her athletic ability as Menzel-Downing was named a team captain in all three sports she played.
It’s become a full circle as Menzel-Downing has returned to San Marcos as the girls varsity volleyball coach. The Royals have already won two Channel League championships under her guidance, and Menzel-Downing was recognized as Coach of the Year in 2012. She also devotes time to coaching with the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club.
“Playing for Kathy Gregory at UCSB made for a lot of tough moments, however, those tough moments and those challenging work outs and practices helped mold me into the person and the coach I am today,” she says.
Athletics is a big part of Menzel-Downing’s life. She married former San Marcos/Stanford star golfer George Downing with whom she has two children, Austin and Blake. Menzel- Downing’s younger brother, Jeff, plays professional volleyball in Europe after a similar standout career at San Marcos and UCSB.
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Shannon Frowiss Phipps Outstanding Athlete
Despite all her success in college basketball, Shannon Frowiss Phipps remembers defeating mighty Buena during her senior season with the Santa Barbara High Dons as her favorite sports moment.
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The talented forward averaged a double-double her final year with the Dons in 1987- 88, collecting a bevy of awards in the process including Channel League MVP, Street & Smith All-American and All-CIF. Her career totals of 1,372 points and 854 rebounds rank among the best in Dons history.
From Santa Barbara to Malibu, Frowiss Phipps had no less success at the NCAA level while at Pepperdine.
With the Waves, she earned All-West Coast Conference honors three times. She led Pepperdine in scoring and rebounding for three years straight from 1990 to 1992. Her shooting percentage of 60.8 percent her junior year remains a single-season school record. In fact, Frowiss Phipps is all over the Pepperdine record books. She is No. 3 in career conference scoring average at 16.3 ppg. All three of her career-high 30-point games came in conference play.
Hall of Frowiss Phipps was consistently good at Pepperdine, leading the Waves in scoring, rebounding, field-goal percentage and free-throws made in each of her three seasons there. Her senior season the Waves finished 17-11 and were knocked out of the first WCC Tournament ever played. She points to losing in the tournament and missing out on a conference title with Pepperdine was one of her toughest athletic moments.
Frowiss Phipps was a four-year starter at Santa Barbara High in girls basketball and softball.
Shannon is now a mother of three with husband Tim Phipps. The family lives in Valencia.
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Bradlee Van Pelt Outstanding Athlete
Bradlee Van Pelt graduated from San Marcos High School in 1999 and was a nationally recognized quarterback at Colorado State. An exceptional college football career led him to be selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.
While at CSU, Van Pelt became only the fourth player in NCAA history to throw for at least 5,000 yards and rush for more than 2,000 yards during a career. During his
senior season, Van Pelt flirted with becoming the first collegiate quarterback to pass
Fame Fame for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. He led the Rams to three consecutive bowl appearances and was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year twice.
At San Marcos, he was recruited from Santa Barbara after a senior season in which he excelled at two positions. Van Pelt totaled 1,265 yards and 13 touchdowns throwing and 1,294 yards and 24 TDs rushing. On defense, he had 41 tackles and three interceptions. He was named the CIF Division IV Player of the Year, adding the Channel League MVP and All-County Player of the Year awards.
Van Pelt started his college career at Michigan State before transferring to Colorado State. He played three games in the NFL during his two-year stint as a backup with the Broncos. He also spent time with the Houston Texans.
His San Marcos career included being a member of the Royals’ 1998 CIF champion boys soccer team. He was a three-sport athlete adding baseball in the spring.
Van Pelt’s coach at Colorado State, Sonny Lubick, described his quarterback as a special football player.
“I’ve never seen a player as competitive and as tough as Bradlee Van Pelt. He willed us to victories,” said Lubick, who gave Van Pelt the opportunity to play quarterback in college. “(I told him) ‘we’re going to give you a shot at quarterback. Now if you don’t make it don’t come crying to me. Don’t come back to me.’ And he went out there and you could see each game he got a little bit better and became something special. He worked so hard.”
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Kimi Wong Outstanding Athlete
Dos Pueblos’ 2005 CIF-champion softball team will always have a place in local athletics history and Kimi Wong was not just the Most Valuable Player of that team, but
Fame the entire CIF division as well.
The 2005 CIF title was the first in school history for Dos Pueblos’ proud softball program. Wong absolutely dominated that year, setting school records with 19 shutouts and 308 strikeouts. She had an ERA of 0.47 in over 30 starts. At the plate, she was second on the team in home runs and RBI. Wong came through in the title game, pitching a 1-0 shutout against Paramount while also driving in the winning run on a clutch late-inning hit.
Wong calls that CIF championship one of her proudest athletic achievements. Her time spent with her travel team, the Orange County Batbusters, is also dear to Wong. Pitching in a national championship game for her club team was one of her favorite sports moments.
Wong went on to play four years at Penn State.
The 2005 CIF championship year was the pinnacle of her prep career but Wong was a varsity standout for four years. She was named Channel League MVP twice.
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Her college career was highlighted by All-Academic Big Ten honors all four years. She left Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in Communications with a focus on advertising and a minor in Business & Liberal Arts.
Wong has returned to Santa Barbara to begin her post-athletic career, recently taking a new job as a CloudSuite Specialist for North America Programs.
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Kathy Gregory Outstanding Coach
Nicknamed “The Queen,” Kathy Gregory reigned as one of the top female volleyball players in the world before leading UCSB’s women’s volleyball program for 38 years as head coach of the Gauchos.
At UCSB Gregory guided the Gauchos to 27 NCAA Tournaments, dating back to the tournament’s inception in 1981. Her teams posted 20 or more victories 27 times. In 1997,
her Gauchos reached the NCAA Regional Final and finished the season ranked fifth in
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Gregory was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year in 1993, was a four-time AVCA West Region Coach of the Year and a seven-time Big West Coach of the Year.
While building a foundation of success at UCSB, Gregory dominated the sport on the beach as a competitor. She was named Women’s Beach Player of the Year in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1983. During that period she captured two world championships and became only the third woman enshrined into the Volleyball Hall of Fame on October 21, 1989.
Her competitive experience was not limited to the beach. She served as captain of the professional San Diego Breakers of the IVA, where she was a teammate of basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain. She also played on the 1968 U.S. Pan American and World Games squads. In 1997, Gregory became the 12th woman inducted into the United States Volleyball Association Hall of Fame.
Gregory has been recognized for her contributions to the advancement of women’s athletics. In 1981 she was given the Salute to Women Award for her devotion to women’s growth in sports.
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Dan Cordero Community Leader
Daniel Cordero, a Santa Barbara High graduate of 1960 who’s been a Carpinteria resident since 1968, has been giving back to the local sports community for more than four decades.
Fame Cordero has had a full life: longtime local youth coach, high school JV & Varsity coach, youth sports coordinator, board member, referee, loving husband of 49 years, father of five, grandfather of 14, U.S. Marine.
Generations of Carpinteria athletes know Dan as a caring coach, role model and standout supporter. Many more benefit from his efforts that don’t even know it.
“I guess I can be described as persistent, and never satisfied when I feel enough isn’t being done to kick-start projects that need to be done,” Cordero says. “I guess it is just some of the residue left over from my time in the Marines.”
“’No’ and ‘Maybe’ should never be an option.”
Cordero said he was shaped in a positive way by his experiences at the downtown Boys and Girls Club as a Santa Barbara youth growing up on the East Side. He’s since
Hall of served as Athletic Director and Board President for the Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club, while also filling a board role at the Santa Barbara B&GC.
He spent 34 years in the announcer’s booth at Carpinteria High football games as a spotter and is currently still actively involved in local youth football in Carpinteria.
Dan and Barbara have much to celebrate this year. After Dan’s Hall of Fame induction, the pair is looking forward to a 50th wedding anniversary in August.
“I have enjoyed being involved with the young people in our community for the last 43 years and working with the other coaches, administrators, parents and community members to provide a safe, healthy athletic environment in the city we locals like to call ‘Carpas.’”
2015 Hall of Fame Program.indd 12 5/11/2015 4:09:40 PM Russ Hargreaves Memorial Award Beverly Lewis, Club West 2015 Beverley Lewis, president of Club West Youth Track and the Track & Field, has been involved in promoting track and field and cross country in the Santa Barbara area for over 25 years. Club West, Inc., formed in 1972 by Olympian Jim Ryun in Santa Barbara, evolved into masters track and field, and, later, under Beverley’s leadership, youth. A former world class athlete, Beverley represented Australia in the Commonwealth Games winning a Bronze Medal in the Long Jump. She also won the Australian, French and Italian Long Jump titles and was a member of two Australian Olympic training squads. She also recorded an equal 7th fastest of all time in the 100 yds in winning the Australian Interstate Championship. She still holds Long Jump and 100 yds records from her former club, (St. George A.A.C) in Sydney. Special Six years ago the City of Santa Barbara partnered with Club West to provide free cross country at four Junior High Schools, and ten elementary schools. Still taking place under Beverly’s leadership is an all-school Junior High cross country meet, free track and field curricula and a track meet for our A-OK (After school Opportunities for Kids and RAP (Recreation After School Program) elementary school participants. Her patience, energy and passion for giving every participant (many very new to track and field) the ultimate track meet experience was a joy to see. Beverley is married to Robert Lewis, TV film director and producer and current Professor at Cal State Northridge’s nationally ranked film school. They have resided in Montecito since 1985.
Russ Hargreaves was a dedicated member of the Santa Barbara Recreation Department. He spent a lifetime creating opportunities for others to enjoy the benefits of recreational activities. He loved jogging and was committed to total body fitness. He knew that a healthy mind and body were the first steps to a happy and productive life. This award is given to a person recognized by the Parks &
Recreation Department as a leader in maintaining quality sports programs
Awards Awards R.F. MacFarland Memorial Trophy Jake Clinton, Nite Moves Jake Clinton, a 36-year resident of Santa Barbara, is one of the “Three Amigos” who started the immensely popular Nite Moves Summer Sunset Series in 1989, and he’s stuck with it as its director through all 27 of its years. The event – a run, swim, or combined Aquathon that begins at Leadbetter Beach – is held every Wednesday night - this year from April 29 through Aug. 26. Music, food, and beverages cap every Nite Moves. “It started out mostly with male runners, and then evolved into a social scene as women joined our ranks six, seven years into it,” Clinton said. The 298 who showed up for the first Nite Moves was about 100 more than Clinton had expected. They averaged 500 a night that year, prompting them to lengthen the season to reduce the weekly turnout to “a workable number.” “The annual participant list roughly averages 2,800,” Clinton said. “I expect on average 400 in the park, be that registered swimmers, runners, just friends, or regular park visitors.” He also served in 1989 as race director for the News-Press 10K, and took over the operation of the Pier To Peak Half Marathon in 1998. In 1999 he started the Thanksgiving Day 4 miler, while keeping the preregistration fees low “as a thank you to the community.”
R.F. MacFarland was one of the founders of Semana Nautica in 1936. This award is given annually to the person or organization who best exemplifies community leadership in the area of sports and athletics. It is sponsored by The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department, local media and the Semana Nautica Association.
2015 Hall of Fame Program.indd 13 5/11/2015 4:09:41 PM Master Athlete Award 2015 Nash Jimenez The SB Running & Racing Team’s most decorated runner is 65-year-old Ignacio “Nash” Jimenez. Jimenez grew up in downtown Goleta in the ’50s. “Our feet were the only means of transportation,” he said. “We’d run away from the older kids. If they caught you, they’d beat you up.”
He took up competitive running in his forties in Tennessee, where he was a minor-league ballpark groundskeeper. He was working at the Dodgers-White Sox spring training complex in Arizona when Joe DeVreese brought him back to Santa Barbara four years ago to help with the S.B. Running Company.
In his early years growing up in Goleta, Nash was an all around athlete, but became known best for his running. As a masters runner Nash had impressive times in many distances, with PR’s of 14:35 in the 5K, 29:30 in the 10K and a 2:29 marathon time. In his early 40’s Nash was a two time winner of the Running Journal Masters Circuit, a season long competition across 14 states.
Nash was honored by the Round Table in 2013 as an Open Athlete. Most recently Nash fished second in his age group at the U.S.A. Masters Cross Country Championships on February 7, 2015 in Boulder, Colorado, and followed up two weeks later with first place in his age group at the U.S.A. Masters 8K Road Championships in Brea, CA.
Awards In addition to his running accomplishments Nash is a well respected member of the local running community and an inspirational coach. Nash has given his time and expertise as a volunteer running coach for Santa Barbara High School and Girls Inc. and now coaches elementary school age kids through SB Running’s Kids Coyotes as well as both elite and recreational running groups.
This award was established and endowed by Louise Lowry Davis to encourage the continued participation in competitive sports, regardless of age. It is given for achievement by an athlete over the age of 40 years.
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Russ Hargreaves R.F. MacFarland Memorial Award Memorial Trophy 1977 Stubby Herman 1964 Caesar Uyesaka 2001 Joe Howell 1978 Frank Van Schaik 1965 E.N. “Nick” Carter 2002 Cliff Lambert 1978 Bill Van Schaik 1966 Jerry Harwin 2003 Derek Westen 1979 Jim Harvey 1967 S.B. Jaycees 2004 SB News-Press
1980 Anita Watts 1968 George H. Adams 2005 Chris Casebeer Special 1981 Vic de la Cruz 1969 SBART 2006 Bruce Giffin 1982 Jim Rogers 1970 Phillip Patton 2007 Greg Knowles 1983 Eric Arneson 1971 William Bertka 2008 Jim Harvey 1984 George Chelini 1972 Charles Stearns 2009 Ethel Byers 1985 Mike Chasson 1973 Ed Ware 2010 Clyde Bennett 1986 Cliff Lambert 1974 James Halliburton 2011 Rich Hanna 1987 John Brennand 1975 William J. Blythe 2012 Joe Coito 1988 Bill Hamilton 1976 Albert “Bud” Revis 2013 Jon Lee 1989 Sal Rodriguez 1977 Russell Hargreaves 2014 SB Swim Club 1990 Ed Holdren 1978 Bill Van Shaik 1991 Earl Pointer 1979 Richard C. Johns 1992 Paul Hodgert 1980 Frank Swain
1992 Carol Smith 1981 Craig A. Case Master Athlete Award Awards 1993 Mariana de Sena 1982 Larry Crandell 1996 Bob Sherman Awards 1994 Richard Medel 1983 Youth Football 1997 Grace Altus 1995 John Spaventa League 1998 Ted Hatlan 1996 David de Ponce 1983 Peter C. Jordano 1998 John Whittemore 1997 Kevin Reddick 1985 Ulrich “Bill” Gulje 2000 Payton Jordan 1998 Girls Inc. of Carpinteria 1986 Barry Berkus 2001 Sinclair Bill 1999 Joe Coito 1987 Dave Kohl 2002 John Brennand 2000 Jean & Joe Pommier 1988 La Playa Comm. 2003 Clyde Bennett 2001 Theresa Frazier Brown Sports Assoc. 2004 Jurgen Schmidt 2002 Debbie Foley 1989 Las Positas Friendship 2005 Duncan Thomas 2003 Peggy Buchanan Park 2006 Don Flanigan, MD 2004 Ada Connor 1990 Robert R. Huhn 2007 Bill Pollock 2005 Ralph Holmes 1991 S.B. City Recreation 2008 Steve Wordell 2006 Tom Doolittle 1992 Herb Peterson 2009 Vic Birtalan 2007 Paul Bradford 1992 Dave Peterson 2010 Jill Gass 2007 Ken Doss 1993 Dick Mires 2011 Andy Neumann 2008 Michael Anderson 1994 Youth Sports Assoc. 2012 Terry Thomas 2009 Bernard Hicks 1995 David Pintard 2013 Patty Bryant 2010 Lloyd Biggs 1996 Jeff Farrell 2014 Elaine Campo 2011 Joe Salcedo 1997 S.B. Softball Club 2012 James Coronado 1998 Paul Menzel 2013 Tim Werner 1999 SB Bank & Trust 2014 Pony Baseball 2000 Joan Russell
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Athletes Victor Bartolome 1995 Jeff Jameson 2008 Larry Moriarty 1996 Mark Mattos 2008 Keith Gledhill* 1968 Jim Odoms 1996 Nicole Sanchez 2008 Gene Lillard* 1968 Anne Tweedy Whitford 1996 Micheline Sheaffer White 2008 Lou Tsoutsouvas* 1968 Cindy Schmandt Scannella 1997 Jeff Azain 2009 James Anderson* 1969 Cindy Banks 1997 Ati Conner 2009 Marv Goux* 1970 Michael Morando 1997 Ken Duncan 2009 Cal Rossi* 1970 Phil Olds* 1997 Jenny Hehnke 2009 Harry McLaughlin* 1971 Ron Fricia* 1998 Amelia White-Escalante 2009 Eddie Mathews* 1972 Tom Grewe 1998 Alan Everest 2010 Albert Steinert* 1972 Tom Montross 1998 Ann Latham 2010 Bill Lillard* 1973 Marina Gomez 1998 Kevin Marsh 2010 William Peacock* 1973 Cindy Battistone-Hill 1998 Kieran O’Leary-Roblee 2010 Mike Dimas* 1974 Dennis Savage 1999 Thor Schmidt 2010 Lawrence Stevens* 1974 Poncho Renteria 1999 Ryan Spilborghs 2010 Norman Duncan* 1975 Gary Fischer 1999 Jenny (Santos)Lafferty 2011 Otey Scruggs* 1975 Steve Pate 2000 Linnea Mendoza Meister 2011 Ralph Wood* 1976 Jesse Orosco 2000 Omel Nieves 2011 Peter Zucco* 1976 Andrea Serrano 2000 Scott Puailoa 2011 Charles Sylvester* 1977 Jim Peterson 2001 Kyle Shotwell 2011 Ernie Zampese 1977 Chris Haake 2001 John Barbieri 2012 Alex Bravo 1978 Sam Randolph, Jr. 2001 Nancy Craig 2012 Rod Dowhower 1979 Kristin Knapp Cole 2001 Tony Gilbert* 2012 Allan Lamont* 1980 Tom Duke 2001 John Pate 2012 Bruce Coldren 1981 Brian Moulton 2002 Dawn Schroeder 2012 Jack Gage* 1981 Tracye Jean-Marie Lawyer 2002 Chris Segesman 2012 Booker Brown 1982 Bob Weirum 2002 Janelle Thompson 2012 Wendy Hicks Stockwell 1983 John Gilbert 2002 Faha Banks 2013 Dario Castagnola* 1984 Sal Rodriguez 2003 Danny Beal 2013 Jim Murphy 1985 John Tremblay 2003 David Phreaner 2013 Sam Cunningham 1985 Debbie Lipson Ekola 2003 Todd Rogers 2013 Don Ford 1986 Mike Yamasaki 2003 Amber Stevens 2013 Dick Glover* 1986 Denise Yamada Axelson 2004 Stefanie Christoferson 2014 Steve Moore* 1987 Ed Bowman 2004 Megan Enyeart 2014 Buddy Allin* 1987 James Cappon 2004 Mike Fitzgerald 2014 Paul Hartloff 1988 Karen Griffith 2004 Lola Trenwith Georgi 2014 Al Geiberger 1988 Jerry Hughes 2004 Scott Winnewisser 2014 Jamaal Wilkes 1988 Stephanie Rempe 2004 Gene Bowman 1989 Randall Cunningham 2005 Special Achievement Doug Little 1990 Don Dendinger 2005 Bob Looney 1990 Henry Gonzales 2005 John Whittemore* 1977 John Valentino* 1991 Alma Martinez 2005 Henry Espinosa* 1978 Karch Kiraly 1991 Allen Pugh 2005 Timothy Badillo* 1979 Bill Oakley 1992 Coley Candaele 2006 Peter Poole* 1980 Peter O’Garro* 1992 John Korfas 2006 Santos Escobar 1981 Rino Filippin 1993 John Moreno 2006 Gates Foss, Sr. 1982 Terry Schroeder 1993 Lori Sanchez Kibbie 2006 JAmes Anderson 1983 Diane Sebastian Pestolesi 1993 Todd Stoney 2006 Nick Carter 1983 Gary Woods 1994 Paula Bowen-Canty 2007 Charles Christiansen* 1983 Rudy Ybarra 1994 Don Hopwood 2007 Paul Crawford* 1983 Debbie (Willie) Haliday 1994 Gerry Karczewski 2007 Sterling Winans* 1983 Doug Partie 1995 Kara Warkentin 2007 Doug White* 1984 Holly Ford-Emerson 1995 Jeff Chaffin 2008 Frank Holguin* 1985
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Special Achievement (cont.) Lloyd Erhard* 1984 Sam Battistone, Sr.* 1978 Russ Carr 1985 Alfred Robertson* 1979 Harry Callahan 1987 Jack Siemens* 1986 William Russell* 1980 Elmer Boeseke* 1988 Maury Halleck 1987 Frank Swain* 1981 Ken Kellogg* 1989 Gene Snyder 1988 R.F. MacFarland* 1982 James Halliburton* 1990 Rusty Fairly 1989 William Hitchcock* 1983 Danny Andrade* 1991 Joe Mueller 1990 Allen Rogers, Sr.* 1984 Sal Rodriguez 1992 Linda Dawson 1991 Richard Johns 1985 Phil Womble 1994 Lou Panizzon 1992 Bob Mullaney* 1986 John Brennand 1995 Tom Byron, Jr.* 1993 Craig Case 1987 Mike Dulawan* 1996 Donald Volpi* 1994 Bill Blythe* 1988 Marcia Constance 1997 John Stoney 1995 Louise Lowry Davis* 1988 John Hamson 1998 Sam Adams* 1996 Bill Bertka 1989 Anita Ho 1999 Bob Dinaberg 1997 Larry Crandell 1990 Jeff Farrell 2000 Jim Bashore* 1997 Peter Jordano 1991 Joel Silverman 2001 Jack Sanford 1998 Ed Holdren 1992 Dick Olmstead* 2002 Gordon McClenathen 1998 Vaughn Wipf 1992 Jim St. Clair* 2002 Jack Trigueiro 1999 Jay Smith 1993 Dale Okinaka* 2003 Pat Moorhouse-MacPhee 1999 Bill Levy 1994 Janice Campbell 2003 Norris Fletcher 2000 Rath Shelton* 1995 Gary Cavaletto 2004 Chet Kammerer 2000 Keith Berry 1996 Banquet BBQ Team 2005 Dave Gorrie 2001 Joseph T. Brusca* 1997 Dick Heron, Norm Lammer* & Mike Hart 2001 Desmond O’Neill 1998 Chuck Wagner* John Osborne 2001 Paul Menzel 1999 Laird Hayes 2006 Bill Shields 2002 Chuck Kelsey 2000 John Stoney 2007 Ralph Barkey 2003 Dick Mires 2001 Tyler Dumm 2008 Scott O’Leary* 2004 George Bliss* 2002 Neill Wright 2008 Cathy Sanford 2005 Jack Bianchi 2003 Alexander Herman* 2009 Russ Wenzlau* 2005 Cliff Lambert 2004 Dan Cerda 2010 Jerry Pimm 2006 Pool Renovation Committee of Bill Pintard 2011 Carmen DiPoalo 2007 Santa Barbara HS 2005 Bob Guillen 2012 Cliff Purcell 2008 Dave Pintard 2006 Mike Beresford 2009 Joe Howell 2007 Coaches Jim Ranta 2010 Tim Tremblay 2008 Ken Preston 2011 Virgil Elings 2009 Mark French 2012 Kevin Brown* 2010 Clarence Schutte* 1968 Joby Nunez 2013 South Coast Community Aquatics Stan Williamson* 1969 Rick Olmstead 2014 Center 2011 Nick Carter* 1970 Bill & Kristi Parrish 2012 Willie Wilton* 1971 Ethel Byers 2013 Clarence Bishop* 1972 Community Leaders Joan Russell Price 2014 Sterling Winans* 1973 Theodore Harder* 1974 Max Fleischman* 1968 Art Gallon* 1975 Caesar Uyesaka* 1969 William Crow* 1976 Fred Joehnck* 1970 Earl Murray* 1977 Jerry Harwin* 1971 Albert Revis* 1978 Hal Orion* 1972 Sam Cathcart* 1979 Henry Ewald* 1973 Jack Curtice* 1980 George Adams* 1974 Charles Sylvester* 1980 Charles Christiansen* 1975 Bob Morelli* 1981 Marshall Booher* 1976 Mike Moropoulos 1982 Katherine McCloskey* 1977 Satini Puailoa, Sr.* 1983 Phil Patton* 1977 *Deceased
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