• 2013

CAL STATE FULLERTON
ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT
• 2013-14 •
garza’s no-hitter • NCAA REGIONAL
Justin Garza tossed the fourth no-hitter in Titans history as Fullerton defeated CSUN,
3-0, on May 23 at Goodwin Field. CSUF advanced to the Stillwater Regional, making
the NCAA Tournament after ending the season on a seven-game winning streak.
Women’s basketball record broken
In his first year as head coach, Daron Park led the Titans to their most wins (12) since
2010. Fullerton’s 67-62 win at UCSB on Jan. 25 signified the end of a 23-year losing
streak in Santa Barbara.
NIKE • BRANDING
Cal State Fullerton signed a licensing agreement with Nike and the Department
continued its branding effort at facilities and within marketing.
wooden legacy
Cal State Fullerton played host to the DIRECTV Wooden Legacy, an all-new multiteam collegiate basketball tournament. The three-day event over Thanksgiving
weekend attracted a record 14,982 fans.
FACILITY UPGRADES
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Cal State Fullerton’s athletic facilities featured
several upgrades during 2013-14, beginning
with the unveiling of a new floor design for
48-year old Titan Gym. The Titans also added “Cal State Fullerton” ribbons around Titan
Gym.
In addition, Titan Tennis Courts received
resurfacing, new signage and an individual court scoring system, while the track and
field/cross country programs remodeled their
locker rooms. In November, Cal State Fullerton Athletic Director Jim Donovan, Assistant
SPONSORSHIPS
55% Increase
Development
40% Increase
TICKETS
24% Increase
$476,738
The CSUF men’s basketball team used constant energy to knock off LBSU, 84-76, at
Titan Gym on March 1 in front of 1,806 on the newly-designed Titan Gym floor.
Cal State Fullerton’s increase in ticketing revenue was spearheaded by Jenn Rudy, Athletics Ticket Manager. After reporting
a total of $385,000 in ticket sales for 2012-13, the Titans totaled $476,738 for 2013-14. Season tickets for men’s basketball, baseball and softball helped to increase ticketing revenue
throughout the fiscal year as well as single-game ticket price
increases and an aggerssive marketing approach.
2013-14
big win, big crowd
TICKETS
$385,000
DANCE TITLE
The Titan Dance Team clinched its 13th UDA/UCA Collegiate National Championship
in January. The Titans competed in the Division I Jazz category.
Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing Aaron Tapper
oversaw securing Cal State Fullerton $186,000 in sponsorships, an improvement of $66,000 from 2012-13. Sponsorships included Brian’s/Big B’s BBQ, Buffalo Wild Wings,
Donate Life Run/Walk, Kaiser Permanente, Majestic Printing
Services, Specific Media, Titan Shops, Straub Distributing
and Jersey Mike’s Subs.
2012-13
graduation • academics
Off the field a total of 48 student-athletes received either Big West or Mountain
Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic awards. Sixty Titan student-athletes received
their respective degrees spanning 26 majors.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS
$691,545
Weight ROOM
In November, Fullerton unveiled the Titans’ new weight room.
2013-14
Women’s Soccer: 2013 Big West Tournament Champions
Men’s Golf: 2014 Big West Champions
Women’s Golf: Martina Edberg, 2014 Big West Individual Title
2012-13 $493,664
Three Conference Championships
$186,000
As approved by the Student Fee Committee in the spring, President García and CSU
Chancellor White in the spring, the Student Success Imitative (SSI) includes $60
annually, per student, for athletic facilities.
Director of Development Greg Paules, along with his staff,
continued to advance fundraising goals for the athletics
department with over 500 donors contributing $691,545
during the fiscal year, an improvement from last year’s figure of $493,664. Such noted events as the Cal State Fullerton Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner, the Folino Invitational
Golf Tournament and Dinner with the Titans contributed to
the increase.
2013-14
Student Success Initiative
DEVELOPMENT
2012-13 $120,000
TITAN TOP 10
Athletic Director Aaron Tapper and Director of
Strength and Conditioning Isaac Salazar along
with the Chief of Operations for Student Affairs Dr. David Forgues unveiled the Titans’
new weight room. Located in the Kinesiology
and Health Science building, the project was
led by the on-campus department of Capital
Project Management and the construction
was completed by NuAge Development.
In addition, Goodwin Field received updates
with its Wall of Honor.
The spotlight was on the Titans
in 2013-14 as various athletic
programs made a total of 44
appearances on television...
Baseball: 21
ESPN3/ ESPN/ Fox Sports Prime
Ticket/Fox Sports West/Pac-12
Men’s Basketball: 14
ESPN3/Fox Sports Prime Ticket
Cox/ESPN2/ESPNU/Pac-12
ROOT Sports
Women’s Basketball: 1
ESPN3
Women’s Soccer: 2
ESPN3/Fox Sports Prime Ticket
Softball: 5
ESPN3/ESPNU
Outdoor Track & Field: 1
Fox Sports Prime Ticket
HONOR ROLL
Strike up the band as numerous Cal State Fullerton student-athletes and coaches were honored among the best in
their sport in 2013-14
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ALL-BIG WEST
HONORS
19
BIG WEST
PLAYERS
OF THE WEEK
6
4
ALL-AMERICAN
STUDENT-ATHLETES
BIG
WEST
CHAMPIONS
BIG WEST SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
AUSTIN DIEMER - BASEBALL
The Communications/Broadcast Journalism major participates in
the annual “Challenger Clinic”, working closely with individuals
with special needs, and he volunteered at the Barnyard Wiffle
Ball Invitational. Carrying a 3.77 GPA, Diemer has earned Dean’s
List honors in each of his semesters as a Titan. In 2013, he was
named to the Capital One Academic All-District VIII Team and to
the Big West Conference All-Academic Team.
SAMANTHA GALARZA - SOFTBALL
NEW FACES
Fullerton welcomed two new faces as head coaches in 2013-14.
George Kuntz
Men’s Soccer
Arizona State ‘89
ALL-WEST REGION
STUDENT-ATHLETES
TITANS ON THE TUBE
With a 3.95 GPA, the communications major has been named
a Dean’s Scholar, a President’s Scholar and has earned Dean’s
List honors every semester at Cal State Fullerton. Galarza
received the CSF Big West Sportsmanship Award in 2013 and is
currently a Titan SAAC Representative. The sophomore aspires
to play softball professionally and hopes to pursue investigative
journalism and missionary work.
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BIG WEST CONFERENCE
COACH OF THE YEAR
BIG WEST CHAMPIONS
Women’s Soccer
(Big West Tournament)
Men’s Golf
Martina Edberg
Women’s Golf
(Big West Individual Title)
BIG WEST COACHES
OF THE YEAR
Jason Drotter
Men’s Golf
BIG WEST PLAYERS
OF THE YEAR
Mark Anguiano
Golfer of the Year
Missy Taukeiaho
Softball Player of the Year
Dianne Matias
Women’s Tennis
USC ‘07
6,553
BY THE NUMBERS
7
Titans selected in the 2014 MLB
Draft, the most since 2011.
60
former and current Titans received their respective degrees.
1,470
hours of community service
completed by student-athletes
FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS
*increasing 55 percent in one year
Lindsey Maricic
Women’s Soccer
Goalkeeper of the Year
TWITTER FOLLOWERS
*increasing 29 percent in one year
Information on Cal State
Fullerton’s 15 varsity athletic
teams is available online,
24 hours a day, at FullertonTitans.com.
Last year, the Titans totaled
2,704,164 total page visits
with the most (318,262)
during the month of March
as eight athletic teams were
active during that time.
Erica Mazeau
Women’s Soccer
Midfielder of the Year
Michael Williams
Men’s Basketball
Newcomer of the Year
Martina Edberg
Women’s Golf
Freshman of the Year
Phil Bickford
Baseball
Freshman Pitcher of the Year
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Austin Diemer (Baseball)
All-District VIII First Team
Samantha Galarza (Softball)
All-District VIII First Team
as of Aug. 14, 2014