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Waves Earn All-sports Trophy

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics awarded Pepperdine University the inaugural Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophy in the 2004-05 Sports Academy Directors’ Cup. In being honored, Pepperdine was the top-ranked Division I-AAA (non-football) school in the nation.

Water Polo Coach Joins Sports Elite

Terry Schroeder was honored with the 2006 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award acknowledging his achievements as an athlete, coach, and upstanding citizen. Regarded as one of the world’s outstanding water polo players, Schroeder is the heart of Pepperdine’s program. The Silver Anniversary Award is given to only six recipients per year, recognizing former student-athletes who complete successful collegiate careers and excel in their chosen professions. Previous honorees include Senator Jack Kemp, Jack Nicklaus, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Men’s Tennis Wins NCAA Championship

The men’s tennis team highlighted the 2005-06 athletics season claiming its first NCAA national championship with a victory over previously undefeated Georgia. Head coach Adam Steinberg’s squad concluded the year with a 36-2 overall record and Steinberg was named National Coach of the Year. Overall, the baseball team, women’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball teams all competed at the NCAA Championships.

Baseball Wins 17th WCC Title

Waves baseball claimed its 17th West Coast Conference (WCC) Championship and earned the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Championships. Pepperdine was named the No. 1 seed of the Malibu Regional.

Women’s Golf Finishes Third in Nation

Women’s Golf finished No. 3 in the NCAA Championships and Coach Laurie Gibbs was selected as WCC Coach of the Year.

Scholar-Athletes Achieve Highest Standards

Pepperdine volleyball middle blocker Andy Hein and setter Jonathan Winder were named American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Americans. Freshmen Chase d’Arnaud and Brett Hunter were named Freshman All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. The selections mark the fourth straight year at least one Waves player has earned the honor. Nick Kliebert (baseball) was named West Coast Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Seaver College graduate Ricky P. Steelman (’03) was named a scholar in the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program. Steelman was one of 77 recipients chosen after a nationwide selection process that drew 1,100 nominees. A total of 78 Pepperdine scholar-athletes were named to the 2006 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2005-06 academic year. Seven scholar-athletes earned Gold Honors.

Donors Enrich Pepperdine Athletics

Bob and Denise Beaman received recognition for their assistance to Pepperdine Athletics at the Waves Club Dinner. In addition, Hank and Dee Stickney and John and Lewana Pirozzi received the Al Duer Award for their significant gifts to Pepperdine Athletics at the Waves Club Dinner.