2016-17 YEAR IN REVIEW
 
Before the 2017-18 season begins, let's take a look at the highlights from the 2016-17 season.
 
The Anteaters captured two Big West regular season titles as well as a Big West Championship in women's water polo. UCI was honored with four Conference Athletes of the Year, two Coaches of the Year, a Conference Freshman of the Year and 11 All-Americans.
 
Here are some of the best moments of the year:

Women's volleyball kicked off the year with a sweep then-No. 7 USC, 3-0, at the Galen Center on August 27, 2016.
 
Women's soccer defeated Cal State Fullerton on penalty kicks in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals. Grayson Galbraith stepped up as the fifth and final shooter, and clinched it, 4-2 to send UCI to the championship game.

 
Women's volleyball won both regular-season matches against perennial Big West power Long Beach State for the first time in 13 years.
 
Men's water polo player Jack Trush was named All-America Honorable Mention. The Anteaters have had a men's water polo All-American every year since 1985.
 
Yossi Raz was named head men's soccer coach on January 19.
 
Women's Basketball player Andee Ritter established a new single-season school record with 87 three-pointers.
 
The baseball team won two of three games against then-No. 1 TCU.
 
An hour after baseball's upset of No. 1 TCU, the men's volleyball upset No. 1 Ohio State on the road, snapping the Buckeyes' 42-match winning streak.
 
Men's basketball earned the Big West regular-season championship for the third time in the last four years with a 79-49 victory over UC Davis on Mar. 4.

 
Men's Tennis player Sebastian Heim and women's volleyball player Arden Davis were honored as Big West Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
 
The Anteaters advanced to a postseason tournament for the fifth straight year, falling at top-seeded Illinois State, 85-71, in the NIT.
 
The women's golf team won the Wyoming Cowgirl Invitational in April, the 17^th tournament win in program history. The Anteaters finished in the top 10 led by Janet Yeo's career-best third place finish, recording a three round total of 214 (75-68-71).
 
Men's Volleyball player Scott Stadick was named MPSF and Volleyballmag.com Freshman of the Year, joining Michael Saeta, Tamir Hershko, Thomas Hodges and Dillon Hoffman named All-America. The Anteaters finished the season ranked No. 5 in the country.
 
The women's water polo team won its seventh Big West Conference regular-season title in the last nine years. The Anteaters captured the Big West Tournament championship for the sixth time with an 8-7 victory in sudden-death overtime over Long Beach State. UCI fell to Cal, 9-7, in a quarterfinal game of the NCAA Championship at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. The Anteaters finished the season ranked No. 5 nationally.
 
Junior women's water polo player Allie Loomis received the Elite 90 Award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA participating at the finals site for each NCAA Championship.
 
Men's golfer David Kim competed in the NCAA Regional as an individual and finished 20^th at the Stanford Golf Course. Kim, the Big West Men's Golfer of the Year, had eight top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Junior Keston Hiura led the nation in batting average (.442) and on-base percentage (.567) and was drafted ninth in the Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. UCI recruit Royce Lewis was the No. 1 overall pick in the draft by the Minnesota Twins.

 
Lloyd Sicard (110-meter hurdles) and Isaiah Jewett (800 meters) qualified for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon.  Jewett ran the second-fastest time in UCI history in the 800 semis, passing UCI legend Steve Scott on the program's Top 10 list.
 
Sicard (110-meter hurdles) won his third consecutive Big West title and Jewett (800 meters) also was a Big West champion. The duo also won a Big West title as members of the 4x400 relay, along with Brandon Howard and Paul Resong.

 
Megan George (100-meter hurdles) won her third straight Big West title.
 
George (100-meter hurdles), Tyra Jones (100-meter hurdles), Persis William-Mensah (100 meters) and Barbara Coward (discus) competed at the NCAA Track & Field West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas
 
Junior Alex Karlowitsch was one of six Big West student-athletes selected to attend the NCAA's Career in Sports Forum at Indianapolis in June.
 
Women's water polo head coach Dan Klatt was named the United States World University Games head coach. He was honored as the Big West Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career.
 
 Women's volleyball player Arden Davis delivered the undergraduate student address at the Paul Merage School of Business Commencement Ceremony.

 
FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
Men's Water Polo – 19
Men's Volleyball – 5
Women's Water Polo – 5
 
CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Luke Nelson – Men's Basketball
David Kim – Men's Golf
Mary Brooks – Women's Water Polo
Keston Huira – Baseball
 
CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR
Russell Turner – Men's Basketball
Dan Klatt – Women's Water Polo
 
CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Scott Stadick – Men's Volleyball
 
ALL-AMERICANS
Jack Trush – Men's Water Polo - Honorable mention
Michael Saeta – Men's Volleyball – Second Team
Tamir Hershko – Men's Volleyball - Second Team
Thomas Hodges – Men's Volleyball – Honorable Mention
Dillon Hoffman – Men's Volleyball – Honorable Mention
Scott Stadick – Men's Volleyball - Honorable Mention
Mary Brooks - Women's Water Polo – Second Team
McKenna Mitchell – Women's Water Polo – Second Team
Keston Hiura – Baseball - First Team
Lloyd Sicard – Men's Track & Field
Isaiah Jewett – Men's Track & Field
 
NCAA ELITE 90
Allie Loomis – Women's Water Polo

BIG WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jonathan Galloway – Men's Basketball

BIG WEST CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Sebastian Heim – Men's Tennis
Arden Davis – Women's Volleyball

ALL-DISTRICT
Luke Nelson – Men's Basketball - NABC District9 - Second Team
 
ALL-REGION
Kelsey Texeira – Women's Soccer – Second Team
Kiana Palacios – Women's Soccer - Second Team
Noel Baham – Women's Soccer - Third Team
Keston Hiura – Baseball – First Team
 
ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE
Thomas Janjigian – Men's Soccer - First Team
Ivan Canales – Men's Soccer - Honorable Mention
Matthew Tilley – Men's Soccer - Honorable Mention
Jose Ortiz – Men's Soccer - Freshman Team
Noel Baham – Women's Soccer – First Team
Kiana Palacios – Women's Soccer – First Team
Kelsey Texeira – Women's Soccer - First Team
Lili Andino – Women's Soccer - Second Team
Andrea Mensen – Women's Soccer – Honorable Mention
Maddie Newsom – Women's Soccer - Honorable Mention/Freshman Team
Jessica Miclat – Women's Soccer - Freshman Team
Kelsey Texeira, Kiana Palacios – All-West Region Second Team
Noel Baham – All-West Region Third Team
Victoria Dennis – Women's Volleyball – First Team
Harlee Kekauoha – Women's Volleyball - First Team
Isaiah Thompson – Men's Cross Country
Luke Nelson – Men's Basketball - First Team
Jaron Martin – Men's Basketball - First Team
Ioannis Dimakopoulos – Men's Basketball - Second Team
Andee Ritter – Women's Basketball - Honorable Mention
Brooke Bayman – Women's Basketball - Freshman Team
David Kim – Men's Golf - First Team
Bryan Shin – Men's Golf - Second Team
Avery French – Women's Golf – Second Team
Kaley In – Women's Golf - Second Team
Janet Yeo – Women's Golf - Honorable Mention
Sebastian Heim – Men's tennis - First Team (Singles)
Luca Marquard – Men's Tennis - Second Team (Singles)
Luiz Lopez/Sebastian Heim – Men's Tennis - First Team (Doubles)
Mason Hansen/Luca Marquard – Men's Tennis - Second Team (Doubles)
Constance Branstine – Women's Tennis - First Team (Singles)
Constance Branstine/Stephanie Hazell – Women's Tennis - Honorable Mention (Doubles)
Vivien Dvali/Hali Dickson – Women's Tennis - Honorable Mention (Doubles)
Keston Hiura – Baseball - First Team
Louis Raymond – Baseball - Second Team
Mikey Duarte – Baseballl - Honorable Mention
Mary Brooks – Women's Water Polo First Team
Kelsey Thornton – Women's Water Polo - First Team
McKenna Mitchell – Women's Water Polo – Second Team
Annika Nelson – Women's Water Polo - Second Team
Gabby Pierandozzi – Women's Water Polo – Honorable Mention
Cambria Shockley – Women's Water Polo - Honorable Mention
Lloyd Sicard – Men's Track & Field
Isaiah Jewett – Men's Track & Field
Brandon Howard – Men's Track & Field
Paul Resong – Men's Track & Field
Matt Seawright – Men's Track & Field
Hope Bushnell – Women's Track & Field
Barbara Coward – Women's Track & Field
Megan George – Women's Track & Field
Tyra Jones – Women's Track & Field
Melanie Speech – Women's Track & Field
Persis William-Mensah – Women's Track & Field
 
ALL-MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION
Michael Saeta – Men's Volleyball – First Team
Tamir Hershko – Men's Volleyball -  First Team
Thomas Hodges – Men's Volleyball – Second Team
Dillon Hoffman – Men's Volleyball - Second Team
Scott Stadick – Men's Volleyball Honorable Mention/Freshman Team
 
ALL-GOLDEN COAST CONFERENCE
Matej Matijevic – Men's Water Polo - First Team
Jack Trush – Men's Water Polo - Second Team
Ryan Warde – Men's Water Polo - Honorable Mention
Ian Fleenor – Men's Water Polo – Freshman Team
Bryant Joudrie – Men's Water Polo - Freshman Team

ALL-ACADEMIC
Sven Davidson – Men's Water Polo
Brendan Fisher – Men's Water Polo
Ian Fleenor – Men's Water Polo
Jovan Gojkovich – Men's Water Polo
Foster Hoose – Men's Water Polo
Brock Ivancovich – Men's Water Polo
Bryant Joudrie – Men's Water Polo
Christian Macias – Men's Water Polo
Matej Matijevic – Men's Water Polo
Jon Polos – Men's Water Polo
Greg Porter – Men's Water Polo
Jack Trush – Men's Water Polo
Thomas Vandiver – Men's Water Polo
Ryan Warde – Men's Water Polo
Arden Davis – Women's Volleyball
Danielle Geiger – Women's Volleyball
Luna Tsujimoto – Women's Volleyball
Noel Baham – Women's Soccer
Sammie James – Women's Soccer
Jonnae Joseph – Women's Soccer
Shelby Lee – Women's Soccer
Brittany Nguyen – Women's Soccer
Kelsey Texeira – Women's Soccer
Ivan Canales – Men's Soccer
Daniel Crisostomo – Men's Soccer
Matthew Tilley – Men's Soccer
Brooke Dorsey – Women's Cross Country
Ulissa Mendoza – Women's Cross Country
Megan Mirkhanian – Women's Cross Country
Hannah Ruby – Women's Cross Country
Aliya Shah – Women's Cross Country
Ashton Garcia – Men's Cross Country
Alex Hascall – Men's Cross Country
Mckenzie Piper – Women's Basketball
Breanne Jones – Women's Golf
Camille Wagg – Women's Golf
David Kim – Men's Golf
Chris Parkinson – Men's Golf
Jonathan Young – Men's Golf        
Vatsal Bajpai – Men's Tennis
Mason Hansen – Men's Tennis
Sebastian Heim – Men's Tennis
Luca Marquard – Men's Tennis
Stephanie Hazell – Women's Tennis
Evan Cassolato – Baseball
Alex Guenette – Baseball
Jake Hazard – Baseball
Keston Hiura – Baseball
Michael Martin – Basbeall
Ashton Garcia – Men's Track & Field
Antwon Parker - Men's Track & Field
Paul Resong - Men's Track & Field
Jon Rodriquez - Men's Track & Field
Ariel Cheng – Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Tyra Jones – Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Crystal Lizaola – Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Yuilissa Mendoza – Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Megan Mirkhanian – Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Aliya Shah – Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Courtney Sharar – Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Saniya Syed – Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Persis William-Mensah – Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Mary Brooks – Women's Water Polo
Keana Eldridge – Women's Water Polo
Allie Loomis – Women's Water Polo
Jenna Phreaner – Women's Water Polo
Cambria Shockley – Women's Water Polo
Kelsey Thornton – Women's Water Polo