2009 Men's Volleyball Guide.indd - UC San Diego Athletics

NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women’s Soccer
1989 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997
1999 • 2000 • 2001
Women’s Volleyball
1981 • 1984 • 1986 • 1987
1988 • 1990 • 1997
Women’s Water Polo
1986 • 1990 • 1991
1992 • 1994
UCSD INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
UC SAN DIEGO INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
A Proud Tradition of Academic
and Athletic Excellence!
• Triton teams have captured 29 National Championships while 36 teams have finished as
National Runners-Up. 38 others have achieved National Third Place honors.
• Individually, 117 Triton student-athletes have captured National Championships and a
remarkable 900 student-athletes have been named to All-America teams.
• UCSD student-athletes have excelled academically as well, earning 23 prestigious NCAA
Post-Graduate Scholarships and 130 Academic All-America selections. Consistently,
over 55 percent of the student-athletes earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, placing
them on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
• Triton Athletics posted a Second Place Finish in the USSA Director’s Cup, emblamatic
of the best overall athletics department in the country, during the 2006-07 season. Since
moving to the NCAA Division II level in 2000, UCSD has placed in the top six programs
in the country on six different occasions. As a D-III member, the Tritons finished first in
the Director’s Cup standings following the 1997-98 season.
• UCSD captured Back-To-Back California Collegiate Athletic Association Commissioner’s
Cup titles in 2005-06 and 2006-07, an award symbolizing the best overall athletics
department in the CCAA.
Women’s Tennis
1985 • 1987 • 1989 • 1994
Men’s Soccer
1988 • 1990 • 1993
Men’s Volleyball
1970 • 2000
Men’s Golf
1993
Our Mission...
• Provide a broad base of men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports.
• Attract students of high academic capabilities and athletic talent who are representative
of the diversity of the people of the state of California.
• Promote healthy physical activity, athletic competition, communications and interpersonal
skills, teamwork, and overall personal growth.
• Promote the principles of ethical conduct, fair play, and respect and understanding of
others.
• Promote the academic advancement and graduation of student-athletes and prepare
student-athletes for lifelong learning, future careers, and engaged citizenship.
• Foster the development of student-athletes’ abilities to live successfully in a diverse and
global society.
• Enhance student life at UCSD and foster campus pride and community support.
• Participate competitively in an athletic conference that complements and supports the
mission and goals of the UCSD Intercollegiate Program and the campus.
Earl W. Edwards - Director of Athletics
Earl W. Edwards accepted the position of Director of Athletics at UC San Diego in March, 2000.
Under his guidance, the 23-sport program has made a successful transition from the NCAA Division
III to Division II. In fact, UCSD has surpassed all expectations in Division II, capturing women’s
soccer national championships in both 2000 and 2001, and finishing in the top-10 of the Director’s
Cup standings in four of its first five seasons.
Edwards’ move to UC San Diego represented a homecoming, as he had previously served as Associate
Athletic Director at UCSD from 1987 to 1993. He then took a position as Director of Athletics at
East Stroudsburg University in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. During his seven-year tenure at
the NCAA Division II institution, he served on numerous NCAA committees, including a 1999
appointment to the Division II Management Council. Edwards is also currently a member of the
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Executive Committee.
Edwards is a 1972 graduate of East Stroudsburg with a master’s degree in Physical Education and
Sports Administration from the University of Massachusetts. In addition to East Stroudsburg, he has athletic administration experience
at UMass, UC Davis, the University of Michigan, Drexel University and UC San Diego. While previously serving at UCSD, Edwards
initiated the Triton Athletic Associates, the athletic department’s primary fund-raising source. Edwards now presides over a UC San
Diego program which is recognized nationally for both its athletic and academic achievements.