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| KRISTEN NICITA (7) AND HOLLY SMITH | JEN LALOR-ALL AMERICA | LINNEA QUINNONES-WORLD CUP |
 RONNE PIETILA |
 KIM GRZANKA |
 LAURIE CHRISTENSEN |
 AMY GOODWIN |
 SARA BARNETT (IN THE AIR) |
 GUS CASTANEDA-#13 |
 MEGHANN PHILLIPS (BLUE) |
 KAREN SHIBUYA |
 AMY RASMUSSEN |
 KELLY PIETILA #7 |
 LINA VALDERRAMA |
 JAMIE SWANSON #12 |
ELIE MAGRACIA |
ELLIE MAGDALENO #9 |
SOPHIA PEREZ-GK |
YEAR OF GRADUATION & ACHIEVEMENT
1986 KAREN SHIBUYA CIF-PLAYER OF THE YEAR/UNION- TRIBUNE ALL ACADEMIC TEAM CAPTAIN... 1986 COACH KELLY PIETILA MVP-UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNI.... 1987 KIM GRZANKA CIF-CO PLAYER OF THE YEAR /MVP-UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY... 1988 COACH RONNE PIETILA CIF-CO PLAYER OF THE YEAR /MVP- SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY... 1988 LAURIE CHRISTENSEN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE -CAREER SCORING, 124 GOALS... 1988 COACH GUS CASTANEDA PLAYER- SAN DIEGO SOCKERS (INDOORS-1994)... 1989 JENNIFER GRASSO DIVISION II PLAYER OF THE YEAR-C.S. DOMINGUEZ HILLS/ HEAD COACH C.S. DOM. HILLS... 1989 KIM KOMARA MEMBER-1999 WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (AUTO TRADER) ... 1990 JENNIFER LALOR MEMBER-U.S. NATIONAL TEAM /MVP & ALL - AMERICAN SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY /WORLD CUP 1992/ 11TH OVERALL PLAYER SELECTED-WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE... 1990 AMY GOODWIN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED "FACES IN THE CROWD" /SCHOLASTIC SPORTS AMERICA (ESPN TV)/ CALIFORNIA STATE RECORD FOR CAREER SHUTOUTS... 1993 KRISTEN NICITA UNION-TRIBUNE ALL ACADEMIC TEAM CAPTAIN... 1994 SARA BARNETT PARADE HIGH SCHOOL ALL AMERICAN/UNION TRIBUNE ALL ACADEMIC TEAM CAPTAIN ... 1996 AIMEE RASMUSSEN CIF-SDS, DIVISION I PLAYER OF THE YEAR... 1996 COACH RON PIETILA NAT'L FEDERATION INTERSCHOLASTIC COACHES ASSOC. - SECTIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR ... 1997 ROSIE COSTELLO UNION-TRIBUNE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR... 1997 MEGHANN PHILLIPS MVP-UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA (2000 & 2001)... 1998 JAMIE SWANSON NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM/ NAIA ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION (NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY... 1998 COACH LINNEA QUINNONES MEMBER-MEXICAN NAT'L TEAM/ WORLD CUP & PAN AMER. GAMES (1999-MEXICO)... 1999 SOPHIA PEREZ MEMBER-MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM,,, 2000 CRISTINA ROMERO PAN AMERICAN GAMES (MEXICO)-FINALISTS ... 2002 LINA VALDERRAMA MEMBER-MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM... 2002 DENISE FRENCH MVP CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSTIY,,, 2005 ELLIE MAGDALENO NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR...2008 2008 ELIE MAGRACIA UNION-TRIBUNE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR/FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA, UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO...2008 |
KRISTEN NICITA, ANN PIETILA, HOLLY SMITH |
| ANN PIETILA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| 1993- KRISTEN NICITA, HOLLY SMITH |
| 1994- BIANCA BACA, SARA BARNETT |
| 1995- SUZANNE ORGOVAN, NICOLE HAYES |
| 1996- AIMEE RASMUSSEN, RACHEL CONTRERAS |
| 1997- ROSIE COSTELLO, ASHLEE REDMOND, MEGHAN PHILLIPS |
| 1998- VANESSA CONTRERAS,
LINNEA QUINNONES, JAMIE SWANSON, NICHOLLE STRAHAN, KELLY HELFERS |
| 1999- STEPHANIE BEALL, SANDIE ZUNIGA |
| 2000- ANGIE VALDERRAMA, MINDY SWANSON |
BARONS THAT HAVE PLAYED COLLEGE SOCCER
| LORI PIETILA
(1985) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO |
KELLY PIETILA
(1986) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (#7) |
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| KIM GRZANKA
(1987) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
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LAURIE CHRISTENSEN
(1988) UNITED STATES I NTERNATIONAL UNI, SDSU |
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| MARISSA STANSBURY
(1988) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
RONNE PIETILA (1988)
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNI, SDSU |
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| JILL SCHAEFFER (1988) UNIVERSITY OF BUCKNELL |
KIM KOMARA (1989) SAN DIEGO STATE UNI |
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| JENNIFER GRASSO
(1989) CAL STATE, DOMINQUEZ HILLS |
KRISTIN ULRICH
(1989) SAN DIEGO STATE UNI |
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| AMY GOODWIN
((1990) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA |
JENNIFER EWERT (1992) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO |
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| JENNIFER LALOR
(1992) UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA |
JOLIE SORGE
(1993) SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNI |
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| HOLLY SMITH
(1993) CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY |
HEATHER SMITH (1993) CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE UNVERSITY |
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| DARCI COMER
(1993) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
SARA BARNETT
(1994) UNI OF SANTA CLARA |
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| TEANILE STUCKEY
(1994) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
ASHLEE HUNT
(1995) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY |
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| JENNIFER SCHAEFFER
(1995) UNIVERSITY OF BUCKNELL |
VANESSA MADISON
(1996) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH |
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| ROSIE COSTELLO (1997) AIR FORCE ACADEMY |
MEGHANN PHILLIPS
(1997) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA |
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| JENNIFER FREEMAN
(1997)CAL STATE, DOMINQUEZ HILLS |
JENNIFER JOHNSON
(1997) CAL STATE, DOMINQUEZ HILLS |
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| LINNEA QUINNONES
(1998) SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY |
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JAMIE SWANSON
(1998) NORTHWEST NAZARENE COLLEGE |
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| STEPHANIE BEALL
(1999) UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO |
TAWNIE PEDRIN
(2000) CAL STATE FULLERTON |
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| CRISTINA ROMERO
(2000) UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO |
INEZ ORIOL (2000)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA |
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| SOPHIA PEREZ (2000)
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY |
DARCI CUNNINGHAM (2001) REDLANDS UNIVERSITY |
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| DENISE
FRENCH (2002) CALIFORNIA LUTHERN UNIVERSITY |
ERICA
RODRIGUEZ (2002) CAL POLY, POMONA |
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| ELIE MAGDALENO (2005) HUMBOLDT STATE |
BRIANA ESTOLANO (2007) CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD |
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| ELIE MAGRACIA (2008) UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO |
SARAH GRABLE (2008) UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC |
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| CASEY LOCKEY (2009) CAL STATE FULLERTON |
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High School Athletes of the Year Elie Magracia of Bonita Vista and Nelson Rosario of El Camino
meet for a
portrait at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla.
By Steve
Brand Opponents learn never to be surprised by accomplishments of Magracia, Rosario. One stands 6-6, the other 5 feet. But on the athletic field, El Camino's Nelson Rosario and Bonita Vista's Elie Magracia towered above the competition this year, earning Union-Trib High School Athlete of the Year honors. Magracia was spectacular in two sports. That's not uncommon, but the fact that she did it in the same season is. Magracia turned Bonita Vista athletics into her personal winter wonderland. The senior tallied 21 goals and 12 assists for the Barons soccer team, earning Mesa League Player of the Year honors and leading her squad to the league title and the Division I playoffs. Also in the winter, she was the starting point guard for the Barons basketball team, which advanced to the Division I title game. Magracia, who averaged almost nine points per game and earned all-league honors, did it all while maintaining a grade-point average above 4.0, which earned her the Union-Tribune All-Academic Team Captain title for girls basketball. “It
was hard at times balancing them both,” said Magracia.
“I never would have done it if I hadn't been able to
keep my grades up. But I have great memories of both
sports. Playing in Cox Arena was an amazing experience
and it's something that my teammates and I had dreamed
about since seventh or eighth grade.” Bound for USD
on a soccer scholarship, Magracia said
soccer was always her first love, having played since she
was in kindergarten. Rosario and Magracia are among dozens of high school students who will be honored at tonight's Union-Tribune/Hall of Champions San Diego Prep Athletes Awards Gala, which will be held at the Hall of Champions. |
BARONS PARTICIPATING IN OTHER COLLEGE SPORTS
| TIFFANY PUCKETT (1988) | TENNIS, PT. LOMA COLLEGE | |
| LESLEY ROSS (1991) | CREW, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | |
| KRISTEN NICITA (1993) | TENNIS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | |
| MINDY SWANSON (2000) | VOLLEYBALL, NORTHWEST NAZARENE COLLEGE |
