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With the light at the end of the tunnel shining brighter than ever, anticipation joined with excitement in 2006-07 as UC Davis completed the final year of a four-year reclassification to NCAA Division I status from Division II. As the campus awaits final approval from the NCAA declaring UC Davis an active member of Division I, student-athletes, coaches, alumni and fans eagerly anticipate the Aggies’ future in the Big West Conference. Derek Moore provided one of the Small town. Big school. biggest highlights in school history when he won UC Davis is ranked 16th among public Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food the 141-pound weight class at the NCAA Division I universities nationwide by the National Science. The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Championships in March, becoming the Aggies’ first- Research Council, is listed 13th among Center for the Performing Arts opened in ever Division I national champion and All-American. public universities nationwide by U.S. 2002 and is a showcase part of the campus. The Aggies’ football team maintained its tradition of News & World Report; and is 12th in excellence by securing its 37th straight winning season research funding among all U.S. ranked public universities by the National Science UC Davis has enjoyed a distinguished and the men’s cross country squad won the Division Foundation. The campus is a member of history in athletics as it begins a new era I Independents Championship. Lacrosse hosted the in NCAA Division I during the 2007-08 the prestigious Association of American Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships Universities, one of just 62 institutions academic year. The Aggies are official while track and field did the same for the Division I of higher learning to be admitted to this members in most sports in the Big West distinguished group. Conference which includes fellow UC Independents. And throughout the year, Aggie student- campuses Irvine, Riverside and Santa athletes matched well against their future competition Barbara. The transition to Division I brought in the Big West, sending word they are to be contended Founded in 1908 as the University Farm to an end a successful Division II era in amid the fertile fields of the state’s Central which UC Davis captured six Directors’ with beginning in 2007-08, their first year in the new Valley, UC Davis today encompasses the Cups in eight years, awarded annually to league and the beginning of a new era for UC Davis. colleges of Letters and Science, Engineering, the most successful athletics program in Biological Sciences, and Agricultural and the country. UC Davis also twice received Alumni and friends are encouraged to join the team as Environmental Sciences; and professional recognition from Sports Illustrated for we make our move. TeamAGGIE is the annual fund for schools in Law, Management, Medicine, Women as the top Div. II school for women Veterinary Medicine, and Education. It also while Sports Illustrated has also previously UC Davis Athletics. To join TeamAGGIE contact Sharon operates the UC Davis Medical Center in honored the institution. In addition to 26 Lynch at [email protected] or call (530) 757-3146. Sacramento, one of the leading teaching and intercollegiate sports (14 for women and research hospitals in the nation. The campus 12 for men), the campus offers nearly 40 announced this August a $100 million in student-organized club sports. And each Your UC Davis Aggies … founding support from the Gordon and Betty year, more than 19,000 students participate Moore Foundation to launch the Betty Irene in intramural sports. ARE YOU ON THE TEAM? Moore School of Nursing. All students can enjoy abundant on- and This is a period of growth and change for off-campus recreational facilities for UC Davis. The campus has seen growth in tennis, softball, basketball, volleyball student, faculty and staff populations and and golf. Given the area’s Mediterranean is in the midst of more than $1 billion in climate, outdoor recreation continues year new construction. New facilities do or will round. The program is also among the WWW.TEAMAGGIE.COM include new laboratories, new classrooms nation’s leaders in NCAA Postgraduate and new student sports and recreation Scholarship recipients and has had three facilities. Thanks to the generosity of one winners of the prestigious NCAA Woman FOR SEAsoN OR SINGLE GAME TICKETS of the world’s most renowned winemakers, of the Year Award, more than any other CALL: (530) 752-1915 groundbreaking took place in 2005 on the school in the country. GUIDE CONTENTS Schaal Aquatics Center ......................................................................1 RECAP & RECORDS 2007 Quick Facts ..............................................................................2 2006 Season Results ........................................................................12 2007 Roster .......................................................................................3 2006 Individual Statistics ................................................................13 Head Coach Steve Doten ...................................................................4 School Records (since 1993)...................................................... 14-15 Assistant Coaches Tom Kurth & Matt Jones .......................................5 CAMPUS SECTION PLAYER PROFILES This is UC Davis ............................................................................. i-ii Nick Arrigo/Adam Bennett/Jim Breen ................................................6 About UC Davis Athletics .............................................................iii-iv Philippe Chordas/Alex Dewar/Danny Driscoll/Walter Eggert .............7 Facilities Overview ........................................................................v-vi Adam Lindsay/Cory Lyle/Matt MacLachlan/Carlos Martinez ..............8 Transition to Division I ....................................................................vii Mike McGee/Grant Muenter/Jake Norton ..........................................9 Erik Quinn/Matt RichardsonAaron Salit/ Brendan Sigourney/Joseph Smith .................................................10 Mattie Stone/Jesse Tweed/Paul Wilson .............................................11 SCHAAL AQUATICS CENTER On April 21, 1998, former Aggie swimmer Rand Schaal and his father, Ted, made a $1.4 million donation to the university, $1 million of which was earmarked toward the construction of a new aquatics facility. That contribution, the largest in the his- MARK HONBO tory of the intercollegiate athletics department, helped spur the 1999 Facilities And Campus Enhancement (F.A.C.E.) Initiative, which funded the remainder of the aquatics center as well as other campus venues. The complex features an all-deep 65-meter by 25-yard pool with a depth ranging from seven feet to 14 feet (for diving purposes), men’s and women’s locker rooms, four team rooms, training facilities, office space and a fixed-seat- ing capacity for approximately 500. The Schaal Aquatics Center opened its doors during the 2003-04 season, serving UC Davis men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and the Aggie men’s and women’s water polo pro- grams. In its short lifetime, it has already hosted several championship events, including both the men’s and women’s WWPA Championships in 2004-05 and the 2005 USWP Men’s National Championships. In May of 2006, Schaal Aquatics Center served as the host for the eight-team National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championships (shown above). The event marked the first time an NCAA final was held on the UC Davis campus since the Division II men’s gymnastics championships took place at the Pavilion (then Recreation Hall). Above: Ted Schaal signs his name on a ceremonial check as Athletics Development Director Carrie Maha, Rand Schaal and Director of Athletics Greg Warzecka look on. The Schaals’ donation was the lead gift for the university’s aquatics center, which hosted the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championships in 2006 (below). TILCOCK WAYNE 2007 UC DAVIS MEN’S WATER POLO 1 2007 UC DAVIS MEN’S WATER POLO QUICK FACTS School University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Head Coach Steve Doten, 7th Year (California ’90) Address One Shields Avenue / Davis, CA 95616 Career Record 88-90, 61-33 vs. WWPA Established/Founded 1905/1908 UC Davis Record Same Enrollment 30,475 Coach’s Office 181 Hickey Gym Nickname Aggies One Shields Avenue Colors Yale Blue & Gold Davis, CA 95616 National Affiliation NCAA Division I Coach’s Phone 530/752-3452 Conference Western Water Polo Association Coach’s E-Mail Address [email protected] Home Site Schaal Aquatics Center (500) Assistant Coach Tom Kurth, 2nd Year (California ’04) Chancellor Dr. Larry Vanderhoef (Wisc. Milwaukee ’64) Volunteer Asst. Coach Matt Jones, 1st Year (UC Davis ’06) Director of Athletics Greg Warzecka (UC Berkeley ’73) Senior Associate A.D. Nona Richardson (Michigan State ’83) Media Relations Contact Mark Honbo (UC Davis ’95) Associate A.D.s Media Relations Office 530/752-8050 External Affairs Larry Swanson (Oregon State ’65) Honbo’s Cell Phone 530/979-1744 Business & Game Mgmt. Bob Bullis (Northern Iowa ’71) Honbo’s E-Mail Address [email protected] Assistant A.D.s Media Relations FAX 530/754-5674 Media Relations Mike Robles (Cal Poly ’88) Courtside Phone 530/752-1271 Football Ops & Event Mgmt Josh Flushman (UC Davis ’00) Official Website http//www.ucdavisaggies.com Marketing & Promotions Scott Brayton (UC Davis ‘94) Compliance Jennifer Cardone (Adelphi ‘90) 2006 Record 15-15 Development Mike