University of San Diego Men's Soccer Media Guide 2005
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University of San Diego Digital USD Soccer (Men) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Fall 2005 University of San Diego Men's Soccer Media Guide 2005 University of San Diego Athletics Department Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-soccer-men Digital USD Citation University of San Diego Athletics Department, "University of San Diego Men's Soccer Media Guide 2005" (2005). Soccer (Men). 11. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-soccer-men/11 This Catalog is brought to you for free and open access by the University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in Soccer (Men) by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. rJIN0/£G0 2005 USD Men's Soccer Media Guide 1 Athletic Administration Table of Contents President: .. ... ... ................... ................................ Dr. Mary E. Lyons 2005 Season Preview ........................ ... ...... ... ....... .... .... ... .............. 2 NCAA Faculty Representative: ...................... Mitch Malachowski USD Soccer 'A Torero Tradition of Excellence' ............. .............. 3 Executive Director of Athletics: ................ ................... Ky Snyder Head Coach Seamus McFadden ................................ ... ....... .. ...... .4 Senior Associate Athletics Director: ......................... Mike Matoso Assistants Tommy Tate & Mike Nicholson .. .... .. ...... ... ..... ......... .. 5 Assoc. AD/Business Affairs: ............. ...... ..... ..... .. .... .. .... Dan Yourg 2005 USD Roster & Team Photo .............................. .................... 6 Assoc. AD/Compliance & Student Services/SWA: ... Shaney Fink Player Biographies ................................. ... .... ... ... .. ................ .. 7-16 Associate AD/Athletic Development: ................ ..... Brian Fogarty All-WCC 1st Team Returners: Caso & Guy .... .. ..... ..................... 7 Associate AD/Facilities & Operations: .......... .... ......... John Martin Meet The Toreros ... ... .............................................................. 8-16 Associate AD/Sports Medicine: ...... Carolyn Greer, M.A., A.T. , C. 2004 Final Statistics & Results ...... ...... ....................................... 17 Associate AD/Media Relations: ... ............ ...... ............... Ted Gosen USD Record Book .... ... ..... ... .... ...... ............................................. 18 Asst. AD/Facilities & Operations: ............... ................... Andy Fee Year-By-Year Scores ................................................ ............. 19-21 Asst. AD/Marketing: ....................................................Briana Ruff All-Time Records vs. Opponents ... ............ .. .......... ..................... 22 Asst. Director of Athletic Development. ... .............................. TBA USD Alumni .. ... ..... .... ... ... ..................... ...................................... 23 Promotions Coordinator: ... ... .................................... Chris Morales USD Honor Roll .............................................. ................ ...... .. ...24 Asst. Director of Media Relations: .. ... .... ...... .... .... Nick Mirkovich University of San Diego Profile ................ .. .... ... ........................ 25 Coor. of Athletic Academic Support: ...... .. .......... Sara beth Pollock President Mary E. Lyons .... ........................ .. .............. .... ... ..... .. ... 26 Coor. of Student Athlete Services: .......... .. ............. Robyn Fortney Ky Snyder, Executive Dir. of Athletics ...... .. .................. ............. 27 Director, Jenny Craig Pavilion: ..... .............. ............ Josh Lawrence adidas Team Sports .. .. ........................................ ......................... 28 Asst. Dir of JCP/Events Manager: ........................ Derek Hillestad 2005 Team Photo/Schedule ....................... .... ... .. ..........Back Cover Athletic Ticket Manager: ...................................... Mark Kueppers Strength & Conditioning Coach: ............................... Dean Aresco Dir. of McNamara Fitness Center/Asst. Strength & Cond.: Hans Straub Assoc. Athletic Trainers: .. ..... ..... ...... Suzi Higgins, Paul Signorelli Asst. Athletic Trainer: ........................................ ......... Wil Fil am or Head Team Physician: .. .............................. Paul C. Murphy, M.D. Associate Team Physicians: .. Jerry Hizon, MD; Rich Uhler, DO; Calvin Wong, MD; Ken Anderson, DO. Men's Soccer Information Head Coach: .... ........ .... .............. Seamus McFadden, (27th season) Assistant Coach: .... ..... .... .................... ...... Tommy Tate, (9th year) Assistant Coach: ....................... Mike "Nico" Nicholson (1st year) Soccer Office Phone: ..................... .. ........ ............... (619) 260-2305 Fax: .. .... ........................................ ..........................(619) 260-2990 AthleticWebsite .. .. ...... ... ...... ....... ... .............. www.usdtoreros.com University Quick Facts Location: 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA, 92110-2492 Founded: 1949 Enrollment: 7,200 Nickname: Toreros TORERO STADIUM Colors: Columbia Blue, Navy & White Affiliation: NCAA Division I Torero Stadium, home to USD soccer and football, also was home Conference: West Coast to the San Diego Spirit, the women's professional soccer team that Home Field: Torero Stadium (7 ,000 capacity) played three seasons in the WUSA (2001-03). With that, Torero Stadium received numerous upgrades that make it one of the best facilities of its size on the west coast. 2005 USD Men's Soccer Media Guide New seating behind the east e11dzone, as well as on the south side Edit and layout: Ted Gosen & Roland Hu of the.field, expands the stadium seating capacity to 7,000 seats. Torero Photos: Brock Scott (Scott Photo) Stadium also received a new grass turf, new lighting and sound system, Printing: Kings Printing and additional press box space. A little over a year ago the field was widened by 7 yards; it is now 72 yards wide for soccer. Torero Stadium has also been the host site for numerous men's TOREROS ~ and women's NCAA Postseason Tournaments. I DEFINED ~ < The University of San Diego, which sponsors sixteen NCAA Division I intercollegiate teams, competes under the athletic nickname ofToreros. t In 1961 , the Most Reverend Bishop Buddy, the founding fatherofUSD, C announced that the school's ni ckname would change from Pioneers to Toreros. "The name Toreros is keeping with the fri endly relationshi p which ex ists between San Diego and Mexico," Hi s Excellency said at the time. Torero comes from the Spanish term toro, the bu ll , and from the word torear, to fight bulls. All of the contestants in the ring are ca lled toreros. Torero is a general term d escribing a bullfighter and signifies courage, honor and fidelity. USO student-athletes, li ke the Torero, represent a w illingness to stand alone in the ring and accept the cha Il enge. The 2005-2006 school year marks the 45th anniversary with Toreros as the official nickname for USO at hleti c teams. USD NCAA Tournament Appearances -2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990 2005 Season Outlook 2 ,....__ ~ ______ Entering hi s 27 th year as the head coach of the University of San Diego's men's soccer team, Seamus McFadden has built a program rich in tradi tion and success as one of the top soccer powers on the West Coast. Under the guidance of McFadden, the Toreros reached the NCAA Championship Final in 1992 and have produced double-digit wins in 17 seasons. In addition, USD has captured five West Coast Conference crowns, the last one coming in 2000. However, 2004 proved to be quite an anomaly in San Diego soccer history, as the Toreros finished with an uncharacteri stic 7- 10-3 overall record and a fifth-place fini sh in the WCC with a 4-6-2 mark. Injuries to key players and a young starting line-up played a large role in San Diego's 2005 Team Seniors (l-r): performance last year and the team never adjusted Calle Rendahl, Tommy Von Bramsen. Seo// Martin , Jan Prochazka to the hurdles it faced. "We 've gone from a program that's had 17 years with double-digit wins to one that went through a little transition last year. We pl ayed the third-hardest schedule last year," said McFadden. "We had a very young team and we had a lot of injuries." One of the reasons why the Toreros did not fare quite as well as they hoped last season was because of their inability to put the ball in the net. USD had many opportunities to score goals, but was just unable to capitalize in given situations. Mc Fadden expects that with a year of experience under their belts and a hunger to return San Diego back to the top, his team will be able to finish their chances more often than not this season. "We've had guys in position to score last year, but just weren't able to pull the trigger. That was the biggest bogey for that team," said McFadden. "If we can put our shots away and finish our opportunities, we'll be a much better team." San Diego returns IO starters from last year's squad, only losing First Team All-WCC selection Kevin Wilson to gradua tion, and will tum to this season's trio of captains, senior Tommy Von Brom sen and red shirt juniors Kevin Meissner and Michael Caso, to lead the way. Von Bramsen is expected to anchor the Torero defense and Caso, a 2004 First Team All-WCC honoree, is USD's returning goal scorer after scoring six last season. Meissner