San Diego International Sports Council

Board of Directors
Directors Emeritus
KENT ADEN, The Otay Ranch Company
MARCO ALESSIO, Smith Barney
BILL ALLEN
DAVID ALTOMARE, Brento Corp.
FRED APPLEGATE
COUNCILMEMBER JOJO BANEGAS, Barona Band of Mission Indians
DOUGLAS BARNHART, Douglas E. Barnhart Inc.
STEVE BEE, Team Surgical
ROY BELL, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP
BOB BOLINGER, Clear Channel
JEANNE BONK, San Diego Chargers
BOB BREITBARD, San Diego Hall of Champions
THOMAS BROWN, Sierra Pacific West, Inc.
DR. DAVID CHAO, OASIS Sports Medical Group
PATRICK CONNORS, Mesa Distributing Co., Inc
DENISE COOPER, Anheuser-Busch Sales of San Diego
FERNANDO CORONA, Cricket Communications
CHRISTOPHER CRAMER, Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
LES CROSS, dj Orthopedics, LLC
MARY CURRAN, Union Bank of California
STEVE CUSHMAN, Cush Enterprises
BRIAN DEVINE, PETCO
JIM DIMATTEO, Jimmy Love’s
MIKE DORVILLIER, LPL Financial Services
MARK DOSCHER, Barney and Barney
TED ELDREDGE, M Commercial Properties
ARTHUR ENGEL, The Marine Group, LLC
JEFF FIGLER, Jefferson Corporation
JIM FITZPATRICK, San Diego Magazine
PHILIP FORGIONE, San Diego Medical Services Enterprise
ROBERT FRANCES, Latham & Watkins LLP
DICK FREEMAN, San Diego Padres
RON FOWLER, Liquid Investments, Inc. MAX GELWIX, PerfectWave Technologies
BILL GEPPERT, Cox Communications
ALAN GOLD, BioMed Realty
JOE GOODMAN, Chicago Title
BILL HAMLIN, Ayres Land Co.
CHUCK HANSEN, Viejas
ROBERT HORSMAN, San Diego National Bank
BRUCE IVES, Coronado First Bank
JEFF JACOBS, QUALCOMM
JAY JEFFCOAT, DLA Piper US LLP
JIM KELLY, DavisElen Advertising
PAT KILKENNY
JOHN KONTOPULS, Elite Show Services, Inc.
CHUCK LEMOINE, Wells Fargo Bank
MARK LESLIE, AT&T
BILL LITJEN, G.S. Levine Insurance Services, Inc.
JOHN LYNCH, The Broadcast Company of the Americas
KAREN MCELLIOTT, San Diego Project Heartbeat
DEACON NAUSLAR, Crest Beverage Company
CRAIG NICHOLS, Channel 4
TORY NIXON, California Bank and Trust
DAN NOVAK, QUALCOMM
KEVIN O’BOYLE, NuVasive
JIM ODDO, Atlas Hotels BRAD ORR, John Burnham & Company
KEN RAMIREZ, Coca-Cola San Diego
JODY ROOT, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
PATTI ROSCOE, PRA Destination Management
TED ROTH, Roth Capital Partners
WILLIAM SCRIPPS
DICK SEMERDJIAN, Schwartz, Semerdjian, Haile, Ballard & Cauley, LLP
TIM SMITH, San Diego Travel Group
DAVID STECHER, Retirement Capital Group
MICHAEL STELMAN
ED TRIMBLE, KFMB Stations
GORDON TUDOR, Wealth Analytics
JON VANCE, Avondale Partners, LLC
JOHN VINGAS, Centerplate
STEVE WITTMAN, Hawthorne Machinery Company
FRANK ALESSIO
C. TERRY BROWN, Atlas Hotels
MALIN BURNHAM, John Burnham & Co.
JOHN CARLSON
MICHAEL CAVANAUGH
NICOLE CLAY, Carpi & Clay
PETER DAVIS, IDEA
GLENN DETHLOFF, Allenbrooke Insurance Service
WELDON DONALDSON
ART FLAMING, The Tierra Corporation
REINY GIESECKE, Ryno Sports Marketing
MIKE GLICKENHAUS
JACK GOODALL, Foodmaker, Inc.
ERNIE HAHN, San Diego Sports Arena
JOHN HAWKINS, Cloud 9 Shuttle, Inc.
JAMES HAUGH
STEVE HORRELL
HERBERT G. KLEIN
GUS KONTOPULS, Elite Show Services
DOUGLAS MANCHESTER, Manchester Resorts, LTD
JAMES S. MARINOS, Attorney at Law
GLORIA DEMERS MCCOLL
BRUCE MOORE, Barney & Barney
JOSE MUNOZ, JEM Inc.
LEON PARMA, Parma Management Co., Inc.
BOB PAYNE, Multi-Ventures, Inc.
JAMES PERKINS, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves, & Savitch
DAN POWELL, City Pacific Corporation
SANDY PURDON, H.P. Purdon & Company
CAMERON JAY RAINS, DLA Piper LLP
J. K. “RICK” RICHARDS, Festivities Catering
RAFAEL RUBIO
JAMES C. SCHMIDT
BOB SHUMAKE
FRANK SILVA, Farmers Insurance Group
DEAN SPANOS, San Diego Chargers
BRUCE WALTON, Terramar Retail Centers
BOB WATKINS, R.J. Watkins & Company, Ltd.
GEORGE WEBSTER
JAMES WILLIAMS
DENNIS WISE, Complete Online Marketing Solutions
JACK YELVERTON, Willis of San Diego
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Ex Officio Directors
MIKE ANTOLINI, United States Golf Association
NEIL BALMERT, Legal Counsel, DLA Piper US LLP
RUBEN BARRALES, President and CEO, San Diego Chamber of Commerce
BRUCE BINKOWSKI, Executive Director, Holiday Bowl
EARL EDWARDS, Director of Athletics, University of California San Diego
ALAN KIDD, Executive Director, San Diego Hall of Champions
TRACY LAMB, Executive Director, US Olympic Training Center
CARROLL LAND, Director of Athletics, Point Loma Nazarene University
STEPHEN NICHOLS, Director of Athletics, California State University San Marcos
DAVID PECKINPAUGH, President & CEO, San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau
JEFF SCHEMMEL, Director of Athletics, San Diego State University
BILL SHUMARD, Special Olympics of Southern California
KY SNYDER, Executive Athletic Director, University of San Diego
JEFF THOMAS, Chairman of the Board, San Diego Thunderboat Regatta
TOM WILSON, Executive Director, Century Club of San Diego
JULIE MEIER WRIGHT, President & CEO, Economic Development Corporation
Letter from the 2007 Chairman
Letter from the President
First and foremost, I want to thank a
Board of Directors that is truly committed
to success. Your support was unyielding
and sincerely appreciated.
Envy… it’s a terrible thing.
We had the pleasure of hosting a number
of first-year events such as the CSTV
Collegiate Nationals, NAIA Women’s Golf
National Championships and USA Sevens
Rugby; along with an event that captured
the attention of all who witnessed it …
The Red Bull Air Race World Series. If you
missed it in 2007, I urge you to make sure
you attend in 2008.
I also want to tip my cap to our collegiate partners at CSUSM, PLNU,
SDSU, UCSD and USD for providing another year of outstanding
college athletics. We sincerely look forward to supporting you and
your student-athletes each year.
Most important, we are facing critical decisions regarding the future
of professional football in San Diego. We have seen what PETCO Park
has meant not only to our beloved Padres, but also to downtown.
The entire economic landscape has been changed forever thanks to
our commitment to build a new baseball park. The same can happen
with a new football stadium and we need your support. The Chargers
nearly brought us an AFC Championship and a trip to the Super Bowl.
Wouldn’t it be great to serve as a Super Bowl host for our Chargers
right here in America’s Finest City?
Thank you again for your continued commitment to the SDISC.
Sincerely,
Twice a year I have the pleasure of sitting
with my peers who represent the other
major metropolitan sports councils,
commissions and/or associations from
across the country. We take the opportunity
to discuss both challenges and opportunities that are truly unique to cities our size.
However, each time we gather there is an
item on our agenda tabbed “facilities.”
During this portion of the meeting, I sit
back and hear about the new sports facilities seemingly every major
city is building. I’d like to speak up and talk about our new facilities,
but I’ve talked about PETCO Park for three years, and I think they’ve
heard all I can say.
New York -- they have multiple facilities under construction and,
believe me, they like to tell yuz about it! Dallas -- a 100,000 seat
stadium for the Super Bowl. Do y’all think they’re not counting the
dollars their first Super Bowl is going to bring Big D?
We are 18 years behind our peers in the average age of our major
sports facilities. Each year we fail to build a new football stadium,
we fall further behind in our ability to attract and host world-class
sporting events. A new football stadium is about more than football,
it’s about economic impact.
As you watch another Super Bowl or World Cup on television, please
consider the economic impact it is NOT having on America’s Finest
City… with envy, of course.
Sincerely,
Dick Semerdjian
2007 Chairman
Joe Moeller
President
SDISC Staff Members
Joe Moeller President Leo Cayetano Director of Business Affairs Christian Dempster Director of Event Operations Taylor Peterson Director of Sponsorships & Special Events Kim Sawyer Manager of Events DAVE STECHER
2008 Chairman
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n late September 2007, the Red Bull Air Race World Series made its ninth of 10 worldwide stops in San Diego’s Big Bay. The
globe’s newest motorsport series brings a new dimension to racing – it takes place in the air. High performance race planes
dominated the skies and awed crowds of over 50,000 during a two-day race weekend. Embarcadero Marine Park hosted spectators who experienced first-hand the gravity-defying speeds that 13 of the world’s best race pilots achieved as they maneuvered
their planes through a series of inflatable “air gates” over the Big Bay. Americans Kirby Chambliss and
Mike Mangold were tough competition, but they weren’t victorious against British pilot, Paul
Bonhomme, who happened to celebrate his birthday on the day of his first place finish. The
Series culminated in Perth, Australia several weeks later where Mangold brought back to
the States a second championship title.
In 2007, 139 countries broadcast the Series to over 400 million viewers worldwide
and 4 million spectators attended the 10 races around the world.
In 2008, South African Glen Dell will join the ranks of the 12 best pilots in the
world and compete in the World Series circuit. A new race format will see all
12 pilots compete on Race Day for the first time, and the overall Series points
leader will again be crowned with the championship in Perth. New stops this
year include Sweden, Spain and a second U.S. stop in Detroit May 31 and June 1.
The Red Bull Air Race World Series will return to San Diego for a second year on
May 3 and 4, 2008 and officially kick-off Fleetweek 2008’s events and activities with
the Sea & Air Parade in an effort to honor the military throughout the year. Tune into
Fox Sports Network at 6 p.m. PST on July 20 and September 28 to watch the San Diego
2008 race on TV.
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USA Sevens IRB World Sevens Series
Action Sports World Tour
The rugby world came to San Diego for the USA Sevens
IRB World Sevens Series International Rugby Tournament
at PETCO Park last February. Nearly 40,000 spectators
attended the event and festival activities over two days of
competition. Fiji defeated Samoa 38-24 in the Final Cup
while the USA team advanced to the Final Shield losing to
Portugal 26-5.
The USA Sevens event featured the world’s best national
sevens teams including: United States, Fiji, Australia, England,
Scotland, France, New Zealand, Kenya, West Indies, Portugal
Canada, Chile, Tonga, South Africa, Samoa and Argentina.
This world event was televised by over 25 international
broadcasters, reaching 130 countries, 160 million homes;
broadcast in six continents and in 10 different languages.
Played on the same size field as traditional 15 a-side rugby,
sevens rugby is played with only seven players per team.
Pure speed and athleticism is the foundation for sevens
rugby. The game is played with non-stop action, thrill attacks
and game saving tackles in fourteen-minute matches.
NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships
Two-time defending champion Oklahoma City held off a
furious charge over the final three rounds from Lindsey
Wilson (Ky.) to claim its unprecedented third straight national
title winning the 2007 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships. The 23-team tournament was played at the Lake San
Marcos Country Club on May 15-18.
The Stars, who sat atop the leader board from start to finish,
posted a 72-hole score of 1237, finishing 18 strokes ahead of
the Blue Raiders (1255). The margin of victory is the slimmest
since British Columbia defeated Oklahoma City by 5 strokes
(1249-1254) at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach,
Florida, in 2004. Last year, OCU won by 34 (1215-1249) and
then won by 49 strokes (1226-1275) in 2005.
Freshman Krista Burton of Lindsey Wilson shot a two-over
74 on Championship Day to win the individual title with a
4-round total of 295 (74-74-73-74), snapping a string of two
straight individual titles won by Oklahoma City. Burton, who
was just two strokes shy of tying the NAIA Tournament scoring record, caps a year in which she finished with individual titles in her
last seven tournaments.
The 72-hole tournament was the first time that the Women’s Golf National Championships was played west of the Mississippi River.
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ASA Entertainment brought the Action Sports World Tour back to San Diego September
14 - 16, at Belmont Park in Mission Beach. Athletes competed in skateboarding, BMX
and inline skating contests, and history was made with the inaugural “S3 Supergirl
Jam,” an all-female skate and snow competition on Sunday. Athletes in both the Action
Sports World Tour and Supergirl Jam competed for $100,000 in cash and prizes.
Simon Tabron (BMX vert) and Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Skateboard vert), repeated their
first place finishes from the tour’s previous stop in Phoenix. Takeshi Yasutoko took
home the inline vert win. FMX demos and a performance by MXPX completed Saturday’s events. Some of the biggest names in women’s action sports came to the beach
for the SuperGirl Jam. Competing were skateboarders Vanessa Torres, Lynn-Z Adams Hawkins and Lacey Baker and snowboarders
Chanelle Sladics, Bev Vuilleumier and Leanne Pelosi. Sunday’s events included a fashion show featuring the SuperGirl clothing line and
a concert by The Donnas. The tour culminated at the LG Action Sports World Championships in Dallas, Texas November 9-11.
CST V Collegiate Nationals
The Collegiate Nationals is a CSTV-owned festival of collegiate lifestyle sports
championships that captures the true spirit of what it means to win a national
championship in sports that are trend-setting and have huge participant levels
in the competitive scene.
The 2nd annual event took place in April 2007, stopping in Reno-Tahoe, Nev. for
the first weekend of competition and San Diego, CA for the second weekend.
The event brought over 500 student athletes from over 140 campuses across
the country vying for titles and the right to be called “national champion” of
their sport. There were national championships crowned in the following 11
events: snowboarding, skiing, wakeboarding, flowboarding, boxing, whitewater kayaking, beach volleyball, adventure racing, weightlifting and, for the first
time, a music and film competition.
Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships is comprised of four
regional 5K races, which took place across the country and culminated
with the National Finals in San Diego.
Ashley Brasovan of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Michael Fout of LaPorte, Ind.,
won the National Finals at Morley Field in Balboa Park in San Diego.
Jordan Hasay, the West Regional Champion and the 2005 Foot Locker Cross
Country National Champion, jumped out to an early lead. By the 1.5-mile
mark, Hasay was 15 meters ahead of the chase pack, which included
Brasovan. Through the second mile, Hasay maintained her lead, until
Brasovan made her move to pass Hasay on the hill with Kathy Kroeger, the
2006 FLCCC National Champion, in second place. Brasovan never relinquished her lead to finish in 17:20, while Kroeger and Hasay completed the top three, respectively.
In the boys’ race, Luke Puskedra set a fast pace running a 4:28 first mile. At the 1.5-mile mark, Puskedra surged ahead with the four
Regional Champions close behind. As the runners began their final climb up the hill, Fout surged ahead and created a gap from the
lead pack. With 400 meters remaining, Chris Derrick tried to close the gap on Fout, who maintained his lead to finish at 14:50.
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San Diego Padres
U.S. Olympic Training Center - Chula Vista
The Padres posted an 89-74 record in 163 games in 2007, placing third in
the National League West, 1.5 games behind the division champion Arizona
Diamondbacks and 0.5 game behind the NL Wild Card winners, the Colorado
Rockies.
The countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games has begun
and the athletes at the Olympic Training Center are fully
focused on the exciting year ahead.
“Mr. Padre,” Tony Gwynn was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of
Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. on July 29. Gwynn was enshrined with former
Orioles great, Cal Ripken Jr., with 75,000 fans looking on...the largest crowd
ever at an induction ceremony.
For the first time in franchise history, the Padres sent three pitchers to the
Midsummer Classic with Trevor Hoffman, Jake Peavy and Chris Young representing San Diego on the National League squad at the 2007 All-Star Game
at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Jake Peavy became the third Padres hurler
ever to start an All-Star game, joining LaMarr Hoyt (1985) and Randy Jones
(1976).
Peavy was unanimously selected the winner of the 2007 National League Cy
Young Award, receiving all 32 possible first place votes and collecting 160
total points to beat out Arizona’s Brandon Webb (94 points) and Los Angeles’
Brad Penny (14 points)… Peavy is the fourth San Diego hurler to win the
Cy Young, joining Randy Jones (1976), Gaylord Perry (1978) and Mark Davis
(1989) as the only Padres to win the award.
In 2007, athletes from Chula Vista found success all over
the world, bringing home seven medals from the 2007
Pan American Games and eight medals from the ParaPan
American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In addition to supporting thousands of athletes in 2007,
the Olympic Training Center hosted the USA Canoe/Kayak
World Team Trials and the USA Archery World Team Trials,
as well as the Junior Olympic Skills Regional contest.
The Olympic Training Center continues to support the
community, with athletes logging over 250 hours of
volunteer time in 2007.
2007 also brought Tracy Lamb to Chula Vista as the Director of the Olympic Training Center. Lamb has more than 15 years experience with the USOC, most recently serving as Associate Director at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y.
The construction of a new BMX track headlines the latest development at the Olympic Training Center. BMX will make it’s highly
anticipated debut at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
As the countdown clock ticks closer to August 8, 2008, the Olympic Training Center and the athletes who call it home are fully
prepared for greatness in the year ahead.
San Diego Chargers
San Diego Hall of Champions
In 2007, the Chargers took another giant step forward in their effort
to bring a world championship to San Diego. The team advanced to
the AFC Championship Game after winning its third AFC West title
in the last four years. The Bolts won their last six regular season
games to finish 11-5 and won two playoff games before a host of
injuries to key players led to a season-ending loss in New England.
In 2007, the Hall of Champions continued development of youth educational sports training programs through Champions Sports
Academy (CSA). CSA targets the continuously emerging young athletes, their coaches and parents or guardians, as well as at-risk boys
and girls, to make a positive impact on San Diego’s diverse underserved youth sports market. In 2007, featured sports clinics included
football camps hosted by professional players Reggie Bush and
Shawne Merriman; Padres Youth Baseball Clinics; Youth Football
Coaching Clinics; and basketball camps hosted by professional
players Luke Walton, Richard Jefferson and legendary women’s
coach, Pete Newell. The Hall also teamed up with San Diego
Union-Tribune to bring the inaugural high school sports awards
dinner, the San Diego Prep Athletes Awards Gala, and contributed to the return of the Aflac All-American High School Baseball
Classic to San Diego, which showcased the country’s top baseball
players.
Running back LaDainian Tomlinson captured his second-consecutive
NFL rushing title. Cornerback Antonio Cromartie intercepted a teamrecord 10 passes as he became the first Charger ever to lead the NFL
in the category. Norv Turner became only the second coach in team
history to capture a division title in his first season. The team’s success
on the field was instrumental in helping nine Chargers earn Pro Bowl
selections.
In addition to their success on the field, the organization and
players have continued to be leaders in the San Diego community.
Following the October wildfires, Alex and Dean Spanos committed
$1 million to aid victims and support the community’s firefighting effort. In only its eighth year in existence, the team’s Chargers
Champions program topped the $3-million mark in the donation
of college scholarships and school grants to benefit health and
physical fitness programs.
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The 61st Annual Salute to the Champions Dinner was held
in February and featured the Breitbard Hall of Fame Class of
2007. The inductees included Padres relief pitcher Rich “Goose”
Gossage, Chargers defensive tackle Gary “Big Hands” Johnson
and Padres executive Emil Joseph “Buzzie” Bavasi.
The Hall looks forward to 2008 and the implementation of the Junior
Seau Student-Athlete Playbook, a guide for college bound athletes
developed by the Hall with the help of the Junior Seau Foundation.
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San Diego State University
University of California, San Diego
San Diego State athletics had another remarkable year, which was highlighted
by the induction of Aztec Head Baseball Coach Tony Gwynn into the Hall of
Fame on July 29.
The Tritons of UC San Diego enjoyed their best-ever season at the NCAA Division
II level. Seventeen of UCSD’s 23 intercollegiate athletic programs qualified for
the NCAA postseason, with eight teams finishing in fifth or higher in the nation.
Women’s crew was the National Runners-Up while women’s basketball, women’s
swimming, men’s water polo and men’s tennis each finished in third place overall.
Women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s swimming had fifth place national
finishes last season.
The SDSU women’s water polo team also drew national attention as they
finished the season with a program best 29 victories en route to its first-ever
appearance at the NCAA championships. The Aztecs were led by sophomores
Anna Gonzales and Jenna Schuster, who earned third team and honorable
mention All-America honors, respectively.
Several other teams also advanced to postseason play, including men’s
basketball, which surpassed the 20-victory plateau for the second consecutive year, as they reached the second round of the NIT. The women’s tennis
team advanced to NCAA postseason play for the 10th time in the last 12
seasons, while track and field and men’s tennis had individuals qualify for
the NCAA tournament.
Other coaches continued the building process in 2007. Beth Burns led the
women’s basketball team to nine more wins than they had in the previous
year, making SDSU the 11th most improved team in NCAA Division I. Head
football coach Chuck Long completed his second season on The Mesa and
exceeded his 2006 win total, including conference victories over Colorado
State, Wyoming and UNLV.
University of San Diego
The USD Toreros turned in an outstanding 2007 campaign with four teams
advancing to the post-season, and the football team winning its third straight
conference championship. The women’s basketball team, led by WCC Player of
the Year Amanda Rego, won a school-record 21 games and hosted a first round
WNIT contest.
The spring season was highlighted by baseball as the Toreros won a school record
41 games and were ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation. They earned a national
seed for the NCAA playoffs and hosted a NCAA Regional at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
The Toreros were paced by Team USA participants and All-America pitchers Brian
Matusz and Josh Romanski.
The fall campaign saw women’s soccer and volleyball both advance to the NCAA
Tournament. Women’s soccer finished ranked 9th in the country with a 15-3-3
record. Volleyball, the 2007 WCC co-champions, finished 21-8 overall and ranked
16th in the country. Football finished 9-2 and was paced by All-Americans Josh
Johnson (43 passing TDs), Eric Bakhtiari (led nation in pass sacks with 20) and
J.T. Rogan (led nation in kickoff returns).
The 2007 year also welcomed new head coaches for both football (Ron Caragher)
and men’s basketball (Bill Grier).
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The success of the program led to the department’s second-straight CCAA Commissioner’s Cup and a second place finish in the USSA/NACDA Division II Director’s
Cup, emblematic of the best overall athletic department in the country. Additionally, 43 Tritons earned All-America honors while
108 earned All-Conference awards to go along with 10 league championships and 10 Coach of the Year award recipients. Six studentathletes earned Conference Athlete of the Year honors, including Leora Juster of women’s basketball who also earned Academic
All-America and D-II West Region Player of the Year accolades after leading the Tritons to an appearance in the national semifinals.
Point Loma Nazarene University
All of Point Loma Nazarene University’s 14 intercollegiate teams qualified for
post season play in the 2006-07 school year with 10 Sea Lion teams advancing
on to national tournament competition. PLNU’s softball team finished as runner
up at nationals, a university best. Women’s soccer made their first appearance
at nationals, placing fifth. Women’s track and field placed eighth with men’s golf
finishing ninth. Both men’s and women’s tennis teams were tied for ninth at
nationals as well. Women’s basketball scored 25 points with 17th place finish at
nationals. Women’s cross country had an 18th place national meet finish as did
men’s track and field.
In addition, the Sea Lion athletic program placed 17th among nearly 300 NAIA
schools in the NACDA Director’s Cup standings. PLNU boasted 13 All-Americans, 15
All-Region Athletes and 51 All-Conference selections. Sam Cyr was tabbed the NAIA Region II Golfer of the Year and Jerry Arvin was
named as the Golden State Athletic Conference Track and Field Coach of the Year.
Cal State University, San Marcos
For Cal State San Marcos Athletics, 2007 brought new teams, exciting developments and tremendous success. To kick off the year, the University unveiled its inaugural baseball and softball teams.
Baseball Coach, Dennis Pugh, got the most out of his freshman-heavy roster, turning an 0-8 start into
a respectable 18-23 record. Cougar softball posted nine wins in its first season, including one over a
nationally-ranked team.
In its second year, the CSUSM soccer program flourished. Coach Ron Pulvers guided the women
to their first-ever playoff appearance, where the Cougars proceeded to pull off a first-round upset
before falling in overtime to the eventual national runner-ups.
While the new programs brought excitement, CSUSM golf, track and field and cross country stayed
at the top of their games. Women’s golf placed 9th at Nationals, an event that CSUSM co-hosted with
the SDISC at Lake San Marcos Country Club. Coach Steve Scott’s track team posted a school recordtying 11 All-Americans, and his cross-country squads finished the season ranked in the top six.
With the teams gaining national attention and plans for new facilities in the works, it is truly a great
time to be a Cougar!
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Buick Invitational
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon - 10th Anniversary
Tiger Woods became the first player in Buick Invitational history to capture
five tournament titles. Woods earned a record $936,000 and added to his
record amount of $4,793,000 in 10 tournament starts. His two shot victory
of 15-under-par 273 was his 55th of his PGA TOUR career. “It’s just fun, fun to
be there on the back nine on Sunday. That’s why you bust your butt as hard
as you do to be in that position,” said Woods, who shot 6-under-par 66 during
the final round. “I feel comfortable being there, been there enough times,
and I’ve had success and also I haven’t had success. You learn from both. I
knew this golf course and how it plays and the things I need to do to get it
done. When you somehow pull it out, that’s what makes it so much more
special.” This win by Tiger marked his 11th victory in California.
On Sunday, June 3, 2007, the original Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon celebrated its 10th anniversary
bringing a unique experience of music and running to 20,000 runners and walkers on the streets
of San Diego. Among them were nearly 4,000 Team In Training (TNT) runners and walkers who
raised $12.5 million for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. To date, TNT has raised more than
$161.5 million (net) through its participation with Elite Racing’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series
across the country, with over $122.1 million being raised in San Diego alone.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon featured 45 bands along every mile of the 26.2 mile course and
2,000 local cheerleaders who motivated runners and walkers all the way to the finish line.
To top off an exciting race weekend, Multi-Grammy-award winner SEAL helped participants celebrate their accomplishment at the
post-race concert.
Thunderboat Regatta
San Diego’s largest annual sports competition and premiere beach festival
featured fun for all ages September 14–16. 150,000 racing enthusiasts lined
the shores of Mission Bay Park to enjoy fireworks, live entertainment, interactive displays, boat racing and fun in the sun.
The real winner, however was the San Diego economy, which received a
boost of more than $26 million from the World Series of Power Boat Racing.
Various local charities were able to raise more than $60,000 through their
efforts at the races. 2008 marks the Thunderboats’ 42nd year on the waters of Mission Bay,
with 30 boat classes to choose from racing at speeds over 250mph.
Junior World Golf
The Callaway Golf Junior World Golf Championships celebrated its 40th Anniversary this past July with 1,070 junior golfers representing 52 countries and 45 states. The event was highlighted by an impressive parade of flags at the opening ceremony and a special
appearance by LPGA Hall of Famer and Past Junior World Champion, Amy Alcott. Amy’s participation was a delight for all in attendance as she offered her own personal experience moving from a junior golfer to an LPGA superstar.
The Boys 15-17 Division Champion was Dylan Frittelli from South Africa and the Girls 15-17 Division Champion was Ha-Na Jang from
South Korea.
San Diego Crew Classic
More than 3,400 athletes from more than 100 clubs, universities and colleges
across the United States participated in the 2007 San Diego Crew Classic the premier rowing event on the West Coast. Winning crews for the major
events were Stanford University (men) in the Copley Cup and the University
of Southern California (women) in the Jessop-Whittier Cup.
In addition to the outstanding racing, the San Diego Crew Classic featured a
trade show, great food and an alumni tent area, along with great viewing of
the racing from Crown Point Shores.
The 2008 San Diego Crew Classic, which annually draws in excess of 20,000
spectators, begins action Saturday, April 5th.
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U.S. Open USTA National Wheelchair Championships
The U.S. Open USTA National Wheelchair Championships were held September 18–23, 2007 at the
Barnes Tennis Center. The world-class tournament is a United States Tennis Association National
Championship and an International Tennis Federation Super Series event (part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour). Over 170 players of all skill levels from 24 countries, plus local clinic participants
attended, which made it the largest wheelchair tennis tournament in the world!
The illustrious tournament began with a “run/roll” event (doubles teams consisting of one wheelchair player and one able-bodied player). The week included competition in men’s, women’s, quads,
juniors, mixed doubles and senior doubles divisions. The clinic took place on Saturday and included
some “mini-competition” and a day of fun for junior wheelchair tennis players and their families.
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Del Mar spent $9 million in 2007 installing its new Polytrack racing surface and – after the
43-day season between July 18 and September 5 drove to the finish – the consensus was
that the folks at the place “where the turf meets the surf” had invested in a winner.
With safety of horses and riders the primary aim, the mix of sand, rubber, carpet fibers
and wax worked wonderfully for the nationally-renowned track, reducing its catastrophic
injuries markedly and still allowing it to conduct robust business at the windows (a
wagering average of $13,985,027 each afternoon, second-highest in its storied history)
and at the turnstiles, where 16,719 of the faithful turned out on average daily.
The good horse Student Council pulled off a daring upset in the track’s premier race, the $1-million Pacific Classic, and young rider
Michael Baze (50 firsts) and powerhouse trainer Doug O’Neill (23 winners) proved best of the two-legged performers at the adult
playground Bing Crosby founded in 1937.
San Diego Surf Club
San Diego Surf Cup, Inc. had a fabulous year promoting two of the nation’s most prestigious
youth soccer tournaments. The San Diego Surf Cup, held over two weekends in July/August, with
more than 5,500 young soccer players. The new San Diego Surf College Cup at Thanksgiving
had 2,500 participants. The two tournaments had more than 120,000 people through the gates
making it the largest youth event in California. Those coming for the games at the San Diego Polo
Club booked nearly 18,000 hotel room nights and put hundreds of guests into our local theme
parks with an economic impact of over $21,000,000 to the City of San Diego. And let’s not forget
the true reason for the tournaments, which is providing the highest competitive youth soccer
experience for our elite youth soccer stars at an unparalleled facility. More than 600 college
coaches attended the summer and November events. Surf Cup continues to provide one of the
top college recruiting experiences for our youth in the United States.
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Acura Classic
SDISC
San Diego, California
After 24 years in San Diego, the Acura Classic ended its run with its most
successful tournament ever. Maria Sharapova, arguably the world’s
most popular female athlete, successfully defended her championship,
defeating Patty Schnyder 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 in the tournament’s exciting
“final” final match. She was crowned champion before a capacity crowd
of 6,500 at the La Costa Resort and Spa – one of many sold-out sessions
in a week of high-quality competitive action.
The mission of the San Diego International Sports Council
(SDISC) is to promote San Diego/Tijuana as the preferred region
for sporting events and activities that benefit our community
both socially and economically. In short, economic development through sports.
• 70° and sunny
Founded as the Greater San Diego Sports Association (GSDSA)
with 10 members in 1960, this organization was one of the first
civic sports associations in America.
• More than 90 golf courses
Besides top stars like Sharapova, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Elena
Dementieva, Daniela Hantuchova and others battling it out on court,
the Acura Classic was also attended by tennis celebrities and former
San Diego champions Jennifer Capriati, Conchita Martinez, Lindsay
Davenport and Pam Shriver; as well as the tournament’s very first
winner from 1984, Debbie Spence (now Debbie Spence Nasim) a realtor who resides in La Costa, and Motown legend Berry Gordy,
who received the tournament’s Loyalty Award. They came to share in the excitement and bid farewell to tournament founders Jane
Stratton and Raquel Giscafré, who were recently honored by the WTA Tour with its Lifetime Achievement Award for their contribution to women’s sports worldwide.
Thanks to the foresight and leadership of San Diego’s top
business and civic leaders, the SDISC has delivered more than
$1 billion in economic impact by staging many of the world’s
best sporting events including: Red Bull Air Race, NCAA Basketball Championships, ESPN X Games, America’s Cup, Major
League Soccer All-Star Game, Major League Baseball All-Star
Game, World Baseball Classic and NFL Super Bowls XXII, XXXII
and XXXVII just to name a few.
• More than 52,000 hotel rooms
• 6,700 restaurants
• 70 miles of pristine beaches
• World class attractions & sporting venues
San Diego Attractions & Facilities
• Balboa Park
• Birch Aquarium at Scripps
• Cabrillo National Monument
• Cox Arena
• Del Mar Fairgrounds
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
The Pacific Life Holiday Bowl celebrated its 30th anniversary as fans
watched the University of Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 Conference
defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pacific 10 Conference,
52-34. The No. 19 Longhorns (10-3) were led by sophomore quarterback Colt McCoy and junior running back Jamaal Charles as their
offense proved to be too much for the No. 11 Sun Devils. The game
was played December 27 in front of a sell-out crowd of 64,020 at
QUALCOMM Stadium and a national television audience on ESPN.
San Diego County Credit Union
Poinsettia Bowl
The third-annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl was
an exciting contest between the University of Utah Utes (9-4) from
the Mountain West Conference and the United States Naval Academy
Midshipmen (8-5). Utah quarterback Brian Johnson won Offensive
MVP Honors as Utah withstood a late rally by Navy to win, 35-32.
The game was played December 20 in front of a record 39,120 fans at
QUALCOMM Stadium and a national television audience on ESPN.
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SDISF
The San Diego International Sports Foundation (SDISF) is
a non-profit public benefit corporation whose mission is to
support and promote amateur sports and amateur athletes
participating in national and international competition.
The SDISF awarded grants to the following organizations
in 2007 :
• Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
• Inner Strength Foundation
• San Diego Hall of Champions
• San Diego Sports Medicine Foundation
• Starlings Volleyball
In addition, the SDISF is proud to administer the following
funds:
Brad Fowler Memorial Scholarship
• Herb Klein Award
• San Diego State University Award
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• Gaslamp Quarter
• Jenny Craig Pavilion
• Legoland of California
• Old Town State Historical Park
• Olympic Training Center
• PETCO Park
• QUALCOMM Stadium
• San Diego Convention Center
• San Diego Hall of Champions
• San Diego Sports Arena
• San Diego Wild Animal Park
• SeaWorld
• Seaport Village
• World Famous San Diego Zoo
The San Diego International Sports
Council is supported in part by the
City and County of San Diego.
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2008 Event Calendar
January 18: USA vs Mexico Boxing World Dual
January 20: Carlsbad Marathon
January 21 – 27: Buick Invitational
February 9 – 10: USA Sevens Rugby USA Championships
February 16: USATF USA Cross Country Championships
March 6 – 10: WCC Basketball Tournament
April 5 – 6: Crew Classic
April 12 – 13: ESPN MotoX Championships
April 18 – 20: CSTV Collegiate Nationals
May 3 - 4: Red Bull Air Race
May 19 – 23: NAIA Women’s Golf Championships
June 1: Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
June 9 – 15: US Open
July 12 – 13 & 19 – 20: World Championship Over-the-Line Tournament
July 15 – 18: Junior World Golf Championships
July 26 – August 4: San Diego Surf Cup
July 16 – September 3: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Racing Season
August 4 – 8: Maccabi Games
September 19 – 21: San Diego Thunderboat Regatta
November: SDSU/USD City Showdown
December 13: Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
December 23: San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
December 30: Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
For more information on the San Diego International Sports Council,
including current and future events and the San Diego Sports Calendar,
please visit www.sdisc.com or contact us at:
San Diego International Sports Council
2919 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 682-3436 • www.sdisc.com
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