
March 2012
- March 30, 2012 - Jaguar’s Record Rusher Aaron Harris Accepts Scholarship to Cincinnati
By Alexis Dominguez (Southwestern Sun) - Aaron Harris broke Southwestern College’s career rushing record. Now he is rushing off to the University of Cincinnati on a full scholarship. During the fall 2011 season, SWC’s football team earned more scholarships than wins, 10 and four, respectively. Without Harris, both totals would likely be much lower...(click title for entire article). - March 30, 2012 - Olympic Legend Passes Knowledge to Students
By Kyla Guerrero (Southwestern Sun) - Crown Cove Aquatic Center—Southwestern’s “best kept secret”—has an offer no volleyball player can refuse, lessons on the beach with Olympic legend Angela Rock...(click title for entire article...) - March 25, 2012 - Softball Player Gabrielle Beasley Receives Honorable Mention This Week
By Tom Saxe - San Diego City College softball player McKenna Clarke is the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference’s Women’s Athlete of the Week...(click title for entire article). - March 7, 2012 - PCAC Honors Softall Player Brenda Alvarez as Female Athlete of the Week
By Tom Saxe - Southwestern College softball player Brenda Alvarez and San Diego Mesa swimmer Alina Duran are the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference’s Women’s Athletes of the Week...(click title for entire article). - March 5, 2012 - New Soccer Coach Kicks Up Interest
By Michelle Robles (Southwestern Sun) - Karyna Figuero grew up in a household where her father made a living throwing a baseball. She gets her kicks with the ball on the ground. Figuero, Southwestern College’s new women’s soccer head coach, learned to appreciate hardball from her father, a professional baseball player...(click title for entire article). - March 1, 2012 - Trainer Is In Players' Corner
By Jacob Coogan (Southwestern Sun) - Head Athletic Trainer Dennis Petrucci has some awfully big shoes to fill replacing Hall of Famer Jim “Bones” Hammond, but he seems to be lacing them up just fine. It helps that Hammond helped to show him the ropes. He also seems to be guided by the hand of providence...(click title for entire article). - March 1, 2012 - Softball Coach Plays Hardball
By Lee Bosch (Southwestern Sun) - Softball coach Yasmin Mossadeghi is playing hardball this season, at least in the locker room. She has declared war on mediocrity —“Jagwar.”...(click title for entire article). - March 1, 2012 - Worldy Soccer Coach Keeps Healthy Perspective
By Andy Garcia (Southwestern Sun ) - Soccer is “the beautiful game” to the globe-trotting former international star Cem Tont, but college is even more so. Southwestern’s cheerful coach speaks from experience. He was captain of Turkey’s national youth team in 1978 and played for the professional club Galatasary...(click title for entire article).