1995_09 Insight September 1995

              SEPTEMBER 20,1995
Lifestyle/ Sports
1986 men's soccer falls just
shy of NCAA championship
♦ This is the 2nd in a
series highlighting
Fresno's best teams
by Troy Wagner
Staff Writer
They were oh-so-closc.
The- 19X6 Fresno State men's soccer team was two victories shy of
winning ihe NCAA Championship.
But according to the head coach
Jose Elgorriaga. the '86 Bulldogs
were actually only a goal away from
the national title.
"II we could have scored just one
goal [against the University of Akron
in ite semifinals J. I bdfevevvccouW
;igo,
MCll ill I-re
o Slate his
tory with a 170-58-20 record from
I"80 to 1990. "That was a team that
could have taken it all."
Despite receiving No. 1 rankings
during the course of the season, the
1986 Bulldogs had to earn a spot in
the N< A A playoffs.
The Bulldogs were co-champions
of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association with Cal Slate Fullerton. hut
the Titans earned the conference's
automatic playoll hid.
FrcsnovSlatc had to reach the playoffs ihe hard
Bulldog Femi Olukanni helped lead the 1986 soccer team to a
NCAA semifinal match
Southern Methodist.
The Bulldogs' dream season ended
as they lost to the University of Akron. 1-0. The shutout marked the first
time in 38 matches that the Bulldogs
had failed to score al least one goal.
The 1986 Bulldog team received a
 ^^ numher of
large hid ii
hoped tore'-  "The 1986 team had r'
everything. It had great
individual players that were
ready to sacrifice individual
■i'liTS Playjorjheteam."
matches of the
son. the Bulldogs wooed ihe NCAA Executive
Committee, winch granted lhe Bulldogs an at-large hid and the home Held
adv.image lor the playoffs
awards a
their season.
Forward
Ex-Coach Jose Elgorriaga one of the io
rst thrc
nt
matches, lhe Bulldogs strung together a trio of 1 -0 upsets to advance
to the Final Four. They defeated No.
9 San Francisco, second-ranked and
defending national champion UCLA
— halting the Bruins' 39-match un-
healen sireak -    and'lourih-ranked
_ most
ahle players
hy Soccer America magazine as well
as heing a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, the award given annually to the
nation's top collegiate soccer player He
was also named to Ihe first teams of
the All-Far West. All-PCAA and All-
Paeifie Soccer Conference squads.
Olukanni led the 'Dogs in scoring with
11 goals and six assists.
Midfielder Tom Gleason was
named the PCAA's Player of the Year
tor Ihe 1986 season, the first time a
Fresno State player had ever received that honor.
He joined Olukanni on the first-
team All-PCAA team while team-
males Dan Dutra. Mike Soldo and
Shaun Kelly each earned second-
team All-PCAA accolades.
'The 1986 team had everything."
Elgorriaga said. "Il had great individual players that were ready to
sacrifice individual play for'the
team. The players hadfreal physical quality and were very skilled."
Elgorriaga received numerous
post-season honors himself. He was
honored hy Soeeer America magazine as the 1986 National Coach of
the Year, only Ihe second Fresno
Stale coach ever to he honored as a
National Coach of the Year
(volleyball's Leilani Overstrcet was
the first in 1984). •
He was also honored hv his (vers
in the PCAA as the 1986 Coach of
thc-Year. an honor hc also won in
1985.
Since the unforgettable 1986 season, ihe Bulldogs have made seven
NCAA playoff appearances.-hut
none of those teams hav e duplicated
the success the 1986 squad received.
Reynaud looks to lead women's
soccer to successful first season
•f In Reynaud, Fresno
State gets a proven
coach and Ijeader
He.
posi
x-n. Assistant Coach Julie
Cochran is standing, by The computer
is accompanied hy a pair of desks, two
phones, a small couch, and an ex-
• pected amount ol paper work. On the
couch rests a navel hag. packed and
ready to go
Il is the first year ol women's soccer at Fresno Slate But at'this stage,
a good ponion of Reynaud's focus is
not on the field, hut raiher in the office.
"The one area of needed improvement that stands out at this particular
moment, surprisingly enough, is organization in the office." said
Reynaud. pointing out several slacks
ol paper that demand more ot his tune
than he would like to give.
"Our practices, on the oilier hand,
are very organized right now." he said
"We've gotten the players more or
less to ihe level they re going to play
al this year."
It is no surprise that Rev naud is still
settling into his new space Rev naud
Started his job al the heginningof June
and had less than Ihree months lo field
a competitive soccer team
"Thai was a major challenge." said
Reynaud. who has a total of 14 years
of coaching experience at the collegiate
level, including 12 seasons as head
coach at Sonoma Slate. "There were a
very limited amount ol players still
available to he recruited." he said.
That translated into 12 freshmen on
the roster and just four seniors after
the recruiting process was completed.
"We were able to get a good, solid
foundation for this year's team."
Reynaud said. "I fell that with the
we were actually ahle to do a very
gexxl job of recruiting."
"We're very confident." said Assistant Coach Civchran. who played for
Reynaud at Sonoma Stale from 1988-
Going to college...again
♦ Re-entry students
come back to college to
finish their education
by Soul Vang
Sniff Writer
"I know exactly why I'm here and
what I'm trying lo do." saiil Doug
Hawkins about being at California
State University. Fresno.
Many years ago. Hawkins,attained
a two-year-degree at junior college,
then ventured into the working world.
After he found he needs more education and specialized knowledge to
advance in his field, he has come back
into the academic environment. He is
what some would call a 'noniradi-
lional' sludent.
Hawkins was noi very comfortable
when he came back to school as an
older sludent. But then he realized lhat
many students on campus arc over
25 years of age. "A lol of people are
coming back." he added.
Hawkins said lhat being a an older
studenL.hasn'1 hurl him in any way.
He has a firmer goal now.
"Twelve. 13 years ago. I was not as
committed as I am [now]... if 1 knew
then whal I know now!" he said.
For Hawkins and lhe over 7.0CX)
other nontradilional CSUF studenls
(people over 25 who are beginning or
resuming a college education) who
may need help. Angela Cisneros and
her office-vaff are ready to help.
Cisneros is thc vivacious, cheerful
and helpful coordinator of the Reentry Program, a "support system created specifically for nontradilional
students."
She has been with thc program for
over 10 years and has served as coordinator for two years.
Cisneros has found the experience
very personally rewarding. "Older
sludents appreciate what you do for
them." she said.
Cisneros has a'gexxl eipinion of older
studenls. "Older students are committed. They know what to do and [they]
do it as quickly as possible. They
don't waste lime and classes. They are
serious, dedicated and they really
study. They don't settle for B's and
C's; they just want A's."
One of the greatest difficulties for
nontraditional students is trying to get
the classes they need to graduate.
'Usually, not enough classes are scheduled in the afternexins and evenings,
the only times when many studenls
are available because of work schedule conflict.
Some nontradilional students "have
to juggle three lives: work, school and
the family." said Cisneros.
Another obstacle is that most services around campus usually close al
5 p.m. Therefore, most nontraditional
sludents have a hard lime accessing
Ihc services lhat they might need.
The Reentry Sludents Center is one
of the many services lhat try to make
returning students' college lives as
smooth as possible. At lhe center, located in the Main Cafcieria-West
(across from the Library), studenls
who have thc desire and the lime can .
learn how to research in the library.
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"Peter has lhe ability lo mold play
and I think I have the strength
creating team chemistry The
mhinaiton of us together is really
bv Hadrian Shav.
Staff Writer
Near Beiden Field and Bulldog Sta-
effectiv
Th.
Ihe
*ch Peter Reynaud.
in front of a com-
: abundance of freshmen on the
un has Reynaud emphasizingorga-
ration and work ethic on the prac-
e field
The key to the freshmen was to gel
lhapc to play at this level
(here
diltei
speed of the game, the tempo ot the
game, and ihc pace of lhe game." said
Reynaud "They tend not to he as
physical as they need lb he to domi
nate another team."
One freshman has emerged as a
leader for the Bulldogs ShcisErinne
Dommen. a mid-fielder from Morgan
Hill Dommcrt was a highly recruited
player at Live Oak High School and
was named to the Monterey Bay
League All-Star team
Oiher freshmen siandouis include
■Cheryl Gano, who played on the Eastern Washington stale team and was
named to the Mid-Valley All Star
team four vcars in a row. Sarah
Chavez, who helped Walnut High
School io three Miramonte League
championships; Michelle Hacked.St
Marys Athlete of the Year in 1995:
and Sara Yudin. a two-time MVP ot
the Delta League in her prestigious
prep career.
Reynaud says thc players gel along
well, work hard together and are starting to gel as a team. All of the elements were seen in thc Bulldogs first-
ever win against Air Force in Ihe
fourth game of thc season.
"I don't think we would have won
thai game had we not hung in there
as a team." Reynaud said^
Winning is something that Reynaud
has grown accustomed to over his
At Sonoma Stale. Reynaud and the
( ossacks made five consecutive
NCAA playoff appearances from
1990 to 1994.
In addition to winning the national
title in 1990. Sonoma Slate finished
second in thc nation in 1991. reached
the semifinals in 1992 and advanced
io Ihe quarterfinals in 1993 and 1994.
Rcynaud's success in the past has
added pressure to take the Bulldogs
to the top in thc near future? But
Rev naud was quick to rule out the
possibility of any post-season play
this season
"Wc don't have the strength of schedule." Reynaud said "In order to make it
at this level, you mast have thc strength
of schedule and you have lo have some
big time opponents We're not going to
• get those this year"
Reynaud said that many of the top-
ranked teams are on next scar's schedule
lor the Bulldogs.
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