Weichert honored

UC Irvine senior middle blocker Kyle Weichert has been named an

Academic All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation scholar-athlete for

men’s volleyball.

Weichert, a graduate student in urban and regional planning, was

also named to the College Sports Information Directors of America

All-America All-District VIII men’s at-large first team this year.

Chosen four times as UCI’s Big West Conference men’s

scholar-athlete, Weichert averaged 2.06 blocks per game and was

ranked 12th nationally and fourth in the Mountain Pacific Sports

Federation in blocking average (1.36).

He was named AVCA National Player of the Week as well as MPSF

Player of the Week after leading UCI to its second consecutive MPSF

tournament appearance.

This year, Weichert set the school career record for block assists

(374) and hitting percentage (.348) and school single-season marks

for block assists (153) and hitting percentage (.373).

Honorees must have had a 3.0 or better cumulative grade-point

average, be at least a sophomore academically, have completed one

full academic year at his institution and must have competed in 50%

or more of the institution’s contests.

CdM’s Bradbury swings hot bat

* BASEBALL: Corona del Mar High senior Josh Brabury had RBI

singles in two of his three at-bats Tuesday as a member of the South

at the Orange County All-Star baseball game at La Palma Park.

Anteaters’ Curtis, Turpin lauded

* TRACK AND FIELD: UC Irvine track and field standouts Erin Curtis

and Annmarie Turpin have been named second-team Academic All-America

District VIII second team by the College Sports Information Directors

of America.

Curtis is a junior majoring in biological sciences. She won the

pole vault title at the Big West Conference championships with a mark

of 12-3 1/2 and qualified for the NCAA Western regional last month.

Curtis set the school record of 13-2 1/4 in 2003.

Turpin, a graduate student majoring in demographic and social

analysis, competes in the heptathlon at the NCAA championships in

Austin, Texas, today and Thursday .

The 2003 Big West champion in the heptathlon, she was on a

school-record pace in this year’s competition after three events, but

injured her hamstring in the 200 meters and was forced to pull out.

Turpin’s best of 5,332 points in the heptathlon ranks fourth

all-time at UCI. She was named UCI’s female Big West Scholar-Athlete

of the Year earlier this spring.

To be considered for the award, nominees must be a starter or

important reserve, have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point

average and must have reached sophomore athletic and academic

standing.

Sea Kings’ riders celebrate season

* EQUESTRIAN: The Corona del Mar equestrian team celebrated one of

its most successful seasons at the recent Interscholastic Equestrian

League awards banquet.

CdM finished runner-up in the overall team season competition,

which included riders in varsity, junior varsity, freshman, novice

divisions, as well as dressage and western novice divisions.

The CdM varsity captured the team championship for the third

straight season, led by Whitney Roy, who was second in the varsity

individual season points race.

CdM’s Cliff Bohard earned the season championship in varsity

jumpers.

Roy was also runner-up for the season in working hunters and

equitation over fences, while teammates Kate Wilson (varsity jumpers)

and Julia Koetting (varsity hunt seat equitation) also earned

runner-up status for the season in their respective events.

Elyse Avila was third in the English pleasure class, while the

rest of the CdM varsity was comprised of Jessica Cardelucci, Nicole

Kim, Sara Mendelsohn and Anne Schroeder.

Katie Jones was junior varsity equitation over fences champion for

CdM, while Karie Peyton also competed on the junior varsity level.

Tina DiSano placed third in dressage training level test 3, while

Melissa Moss competed in the English novice division and Katie Wade

rode in the western novice division.