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to 1974, when Cal State Northridge wonthe tournament. It also was the first winby a California school since UC Daviswon it all in 1979.To their credit, the Coyotes’ secondplacefinish at Loomis Trail Golf Club inBlaine, Wash., was the team’s best effortin 13 trips to the nationals dating backto 1986. The athletic program was justtwo years old then and competing in DivisionIII. CSUSB finished third in 1988,1997 and 1998, fourth in 1987 and 1990and fifth in 1991.Webster, who led the tournament’s108 players from day one, still had aone-shot lead over the field going tothe final hole, but his double-bogey sixdropped him into a tie for third place ashe tried to emulate CSUSB All-AmericanScott Householder, who won medalisthonors for the Coyotes at the 1997 DivisionII championship. Perhaps feelingthe pressure of being in front during thefinal 18 holes, the Coyotes shot an even300 for the 18 holes, their worst score ofthe four-day tournament, while SonomaState was nine shots better at 291.It was an old-fashioned head-to-headmatchup with Sonoma players pairedwith Coyote players for the final round.The drama heightened as Webster andBauer battled over the final two holesto determine the winner as their teammateshad already finished.Leading all players in birdies inthe tournament with 14, Webster finishedwith asix-over-par77. S eniorMicah Burke,playing thefinal tournamentof hiscollegiatecareer, shota t w o - o v e rpar 73 totie for ninthplace. Burkewas even par through nine holesbut bogeyed three holes coming in. Hissteady golf over the four days produced52 pars, third most by any player in theevent. Junior Joe Alldis also played welluntil the treacherous 462-yard, par-417th hole that claimed many a golferduring the event. Aldis was even par atnine holes and was just two over withtwo holes to go, but double-bogeyed17 for a 75 and a 14th-place finish.Junior Thomas Chu finished in 49thspot at 304 and sophomore KennyPigman, after starting the final roundNCAA Division II ChampionshipTeam scores1. Sonoma State (wins in playoff) 293, 296, 299, 291 – 11792. Cal State San Bernardino – 298, 286, 295, 300 – 11793. Columbus State 11824. Barry 11835. Georgia College & State 1191wretchedly with two bogeys and a doublebogey, regained control and playedeven par the rest of the round en routeto a 75. ●CCAA tournament championship. He led the CCAA in scoringat 21.5 points per game, averaged 8.7 rebounds and wasthe CCAA tournament’s most valuable player.The Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year was Brent Planck, ajunior second baseman from San Diego.Planck hit .270 for the men’s baseballteam and posted a 3.81 gradepoint average. He was also the2008 Male Scholar-Athlete ofBrandon BrownJessica Granadosthe year. Alyssa Auck, a junior setter on the CSUSB volleyballteam who hails from Hesperia, captured Female Scholar-Athleteof the Year honors. She maintained a 3.99 gradepoint average while playing in 54 matches in her three-yearcareer, averaging 5.2 assists per set.Tracking TanyaFor four years at Cal State San Bernardino, Tanya Zeferjahnof Hesperia was called the best cross country runnerin the history of the Coyotes’ program. Now, she can becalled national champion.In late May, Zeferjahn – a 2006 graduate of CSUSB andnow a graduate student competing for Queens Universityin Charlotte, N.C. — captured the NCAA Division II10,000 meter championship with a time of 35:38.46, finishingfour seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. In a fieldof 18 runners, Zeferjahn was the 10th seed. ●csusb magazine | 19