The nine WCC schools put a total of 1,093 student-athletes on the list from the 13 sports that the conference sponsors, which is another new conference record.
Taylor Paschen highlighted the day with a personal-best in the 800m.
Freshman (2011-12): Competed in three meets in her first season as a Torero: Fullerton Invite (6k; 25:05.6), UC Riverside Invitational (5k - varsity B; 19:31.8) and Titan Invitational (5k; 21:05.3)... In the spring, competed in the one mile, 400m, 800m, 5000m, distance medley and 4x400 relay... Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with a 3.90 GPA.
High School: Attended Green Mountain High School, where she competed in cross country, soccer, basketball, and track, earning a total of 12 varsity letters... Was named All-Conference in cross country as a sophomore, junior, and senior... Named All-Region as a senior... Helped lead her team to league championships during her sophomore and junior years... As a freshman, her team won the regional championship... Earned four varsity letters in track, three in soccer, and one in basketball.
Personal: Born July 7, 1992 in Lakewood, Colo... Daughter of Joe and Evette Van Dyke... Chose USD because it just felt right... Was also recruited by Carroll College, Cornell, Occidental, Pepperdine, Santa Clara, and Colorado College.
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Walnut, CA - Lauren Rice (Minnetonka, Minn.) raced the 10,000m for the first time in a Torero uniform. She was attempting to break Samantha Espindola's school record that was set at UCLA two years ... Read More [+]
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Point Loma, CA - After competing in less than ideal racing conditions at the Point Loma Nazarene track two weeks ago, the Torero Distance Squad headed back to Point Loma in hope of some better... Read More [+]
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - University of San Diego freshman runner Taylor Paschen has made a seamless transition from high school cross country and track and is beginning to make her mark on the Torero... Read More [+]