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Puget Sound has a strong athletic history dating back to when the school was an NAIA member. When UPS and the entire membership of the Northwest Conference (NWC) shifted affiliation to D3, Logger athletics wasn’t phased a bit. Teams across all sports routinely compete for conference and regional supremacy. UPS now offers 21 varsity sports (11 women’s), and one-fifth of the school’s student body competes in intercollegiate athletics.
Puget Sound Loggers Athletics
http://www.ups.edu/athletics/
Athletic Director: Amy Hackett, ahackett@ups.edu, (253) 879-3426
NWC
http://www.nwcsports.com
Basketball
Head Coach: Suzy Barcomb, sbarcomb@ups.edu, (253) 879-3421
After a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA National Tournament in 2004, the Loggers earned a 16th place national ranking. The Loggers concluded an impressive 2005 season with a record of 18-7.
Crew
Head Coach: Sam Taylor, sstaylor@ups.edu, (253) 879-3538
UPS is a perennial power on the national stage; the 2004 team finished 4th at the NCAA D3 championships and traveled to their third consecutive championship appearance in 2005.
Cross Country
Head Coach: Mike Orechia, morechia@ups.edu, (253) 879-3453
The Loggers are a historically strong program. The team won four national championships in the ‘90s and four conference titles between 1996-2001. In 2004, the Loggers took home fourth place at the NWC Championships.
Golf
Head Coach: Dr. Richard Ulrich, rulrich@ups.edu, (253) 879-3426
UPS is looking to rally around their star freshman, the 2004 NWC medalist, and make a run toward the conference championship. |
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Lacrosse
Head Coach: Dr. Beth Bricker, bbricker@ups.edu, (253) 879-3430
One of the few varsity lacrosse programs at any level on the West Coast, the Loggers travel to southern California and Dallas, Texas for many of their matches.
Soccer
Head Coach: Dan Keene, dkeene@ups.edu, (253) 879-3587
UPS advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2003, concluding the season ranked 7th in the nation. UPS also won the NWC Championship in 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Softball
Head Coach: Robin Hamilton, rhamilton@ups.edu, (253) 879-3141
Puget Sound received solid hitting performances from the entire line-up to sweep Pacific in both team's final Northwest Conference softball games in 2005.
Swimming
Head Coach: Chris Myhre, cmyhre@ups.edu, (253) 879-3146
UPS dominated conference competition, having won the past nine NWC titles.
Tennis
Head Coach: Steve Bowen, (253) 879-2670; Chet Dawson, chetups@aol.com, (253) 879-1333
The Loggers have a bright future behind a young nucleus that finished 2nd in the NWC Tournament in 2005.
Track & Field
Head Coach: Mike Orechia, morechia@ups.edu, (253) 879-3453
Top UPS athletes test their mettle annually against tough competitors at the Ken Shannon Invitational, the Shotwell Invitational, and the NWC Championships.
Volleyball
Head Coach: Mark Massey, mmassey@ups.edu, (253) 879-3412
In his coaching career, Coach Massey has produced eleven "Top 20" ranked teams, nine All-Americans, 21 All-Region players, and 33 All-Conference performers. |
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