The West Coast Conference announced its 13th annual Commissioner's Honor Roll Tuesday, and 141 Santa Clara Broncos were recognized with honors for their athletic success and academic excellence. Santa Clara had 18 student-athletes receive gold honors (3.75-4.00 GPA) and 33 student-athletes receive silver honors (3.50-3.74 GPA). The Broncos set a new record of student athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, breaking the previous mark of 133 in the 2012-13 school year.
Santa Clara University Athletics hosted the first annual SCU Celebrity Golf Tournament – with more than 25 sports celebrities — benefitting the Bronco Bench Foundation and the Bronco women's soccer program on Mon., June 23 at the Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park. Sports celebrities included former Super Bowl Champion players, a World Series Champion Manager, a Super Bowl referee, a Heisman Trophy Winner, World Cup Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists, MLB All-Stars, the current head coaches of the MLS Earthquakes and NHL Sharks -- the list goes on and on!
In his first day as an EYEBRONCO reporter, men's basketball senior Yannick Atanga caught up with a number of the celebrities to talk World Cup soccer!
A $7.7 million gift being announced today from Santa Clara University alumna and trustee, Mary Stevens '84, and her husband, Mark, a prominent venture capitalist, marks the first step in a significant recommitment of University resources, time, and talent to create a more nationally prominent athletics program at Santa Clara University. EYEBRONCO's team of reporters was on hand to talk with athletics staff and capture all the day's action.
It's the second of two men's soccer photo day videos, this time with Kendall McIntosh and Carl Carrwik. EYEBRONCO reporter and Santa Clara women's soccer player Katie Speidel asks the goalkeepers which player has the best selfie game on the team and has them show off their go-to dance move.
Continuing with the series of photo day videos, EYEBRONCO reporter and Santa Clara women's soccer player Katie Speidel talks with men's soccer players Victor Magana and Glenn Vass about summer plans and what sport they would play other than soccer. Check back Thursday for another video with goalkeepers Carl Carrwik and Kendall McIntosh.
As the Broncos men’s soccer 2014 spring season has come to an end, head coach Cameron Rast gives an overview on how the spring season went as well as highlighting several players’ performances. Rast also comments on how the games against UC Davis and The Bay Area Selection team were great experiences for the guys and the upcoming 2014 fall season.
In the final week of the Bronco men’s soccer team’s spring season, SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) had a chance to talk to Dylan Autran (DA) about how the team is doing so far. The sophomore midfielder has made a huge contribution to the team’s success over the last two years, while dealing with an injury in his freshman year and the rigorous academic schedule in the SCU Business School.
Santa Clara is set to play up at UC Davis on Sat., May 3 as the men’s soccer spring work-outs continue. Last week the Broncos defeated Cal Poly and also hosted their annual Alumni Game. Bronco head coach Cam Rast (CR) sat down with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) to talk about what he liked about the team in the Cal Poly match, the action-packed Alumni Game and BBQ and what effects the alumni have on the current team.
Santa Clara men’s soccer goalie Kendall McIntosh (KM) spent last week with the U-21 National Team, playing a scrimmage against an amateur team from Mexico. Below McIntosh talks about his time with the team, when the team has the most fun and if he got his favorite candy or not.
The Bronco men’s soccer team continues to train this spring, recently playing the MLS San Jose Earthquakes PDL team to a 0-0 tie. Next up, the Broncos will host Cal Poly at the ‘Quakes Nutralite Facility on April 26 at 1 pm.
Professing he will continue to "keep his head down and continue to work hard", former Bronco goalkeeper Larry Jackson '13 signed to work as a goalkeeper for the MLS's New England Revolution this past week. Jackson was named the 2012 West Coast Conference Goalie of the Year at Santa Clara and to the 2012 Continental Tires NSCAA All-Far West Region Third Team.
The Bronco men’s soccer team released its spring schedule on Friday. To enable the Bronco players to play on summer teams, Santa Clara opened spring practice during the winter quarter this year.
Santa Clara University's men's soccer head coach Cameron Rast announced Monday three high school seniors have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Santa Clara University and will play for the Broncos in 2014. In addition, the Broncos welcomed two transfers this winter in Alfred Edmonds and Benjamin Kucera. Edmonds comes to SCU after two years at Belmont University. Kucera was at Creighton University for two seasons as well.
The Santa Clara Men's Soccer team will host its 11th annual golf tournament, a fundraiser, at the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club on Monday, April 28th. We invite you to join us at this fun-filled event that raises money to support the team and provide our student-athletes with the opportunity to learn and grow through their experiences at the University.
Having been injured sophomore and junior year, Glenn Vass is looking to come back strong as ever. Vass expresses how lucky he feels to have a sister that plays on the women’s team as he heads into his senior season. Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) caught up with Vass to talk about his soccer experience thus far.
The Bronco men’s soccer team officially closed out the 2013 season with their end of the year banquet last week. While the team is ready to prepare for next season, a few of the graduating seniors are ready to take on the pros.
The 2013 men’s soccer season officially came to an end this past weekend with Notre Dame taking home it’s program’s first national championship. Though Santa Clara was not selected for the NCAA Tournament, the Broncos dramatic season filled with tight, grinding matches led to the program’s 25th winning season (11-9-0) in 27 years and a second place finish in the West Coast Conference.
On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, co-hosts Cali Reis from the women’s soccer team and Denzel Johnson from the men’s basketball team give a quick update on the latest Bronco sports news. This edition features interviews, highlights, pictures and bloopers that you won’t want to miss!
After finishing up the 2013 season with a 2-0 victory over USD and a WCC record of 8-4-0 (11-9-0 Overall), six players on the Santa Clara men’s soccer team were named to the All-WCC Men’s Soccer Teams. Carlos Montes picked up All-WCC First Team honors while Mark Daus and Harrison Hanley were named to the All-WCC Second Team. Edson Cardon and Parker Holland made a name for themselves in their rookie season for the Broncos being named to the All-Freshman Team and Bronco goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh was Honorable Mention. Daus and Hanley were both given College Sports Madness WCC honors with Daus being named to the First Team and Hanley being named to the Second Team.
On Senior Day, the Santa Clara men’s soccer team takes down USD 2-0. The Broncos finish up conference play with a record of 8-4-0 (11-9-0 Overall) and the Toreros stand at 2-7-3 (6-10-4 Overall).
The Santa Clara men’s soccer team (10-8-0, 7-3-0 WCC) dropped Friday night’s match to LMU (12-4-2, 8-2-1 WCC). Though Santa Clara battled for the whole 90 minutes, the lone goal scored by Juan De Rada dashed the Broncos’ chances at the WCC title.
As West Coast Conference play comes to a close this weekend, the Broncos are still in the running for the conference title. Proving their work ethic on the field, two Santa Clara men’s soccer players were awarded for their hard work in the classroom as members of the 2013 West Coast Conference All-Academic Team. Junior Glenn Vass was named to the All-Academic Team while sophomore Max Ornstil was honorable mention.
Keigo Kameya (KK), a senior forward for the Bronco Men’s Soccer team, is giving it everything he has in the second half of WCC play. As this is his final season with the Broncos, Kameya is aiming non-higher than the National Championship. He looks forward to leaving everything he has on the field and having no regrets.
Kendall McIntosh (KM), a sophomore goalkeeper has been living up to expectations in his first full year as a Bronco starter. In 2012, McIntosh represented the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup. He has taken advantage of what he learned overseas and with the National Team and put it towards his success here at Santa Clara. With hard work and dedication McIntosh believes this team can make it to the postseason and contend into December.
The Bronco men’s soccer team (10-8-0, 7-3-0 WCC) will host LMU (12-4-2, 8-2-1 WCC) on Fri., Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. then will face USD (6-9-4, 2-6-3 WCC) on Senior Day Sun., Nov. 16 at 1 p.m.
On this week’s Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, co-hosts Cali Reis from the women’s soccer team and Denzel Johnson from the men’s basketball team give a quick update on the latest Bronco sports news. As always, ‘the Wrap’ features exclusive highlights, pictures and interviews that you won't want to miss!
After a two-game sweep last weekend, freshman defender Parker Holland (PH) talks about his transition in becoming a starter for the Broncos in his rookie season. He also discusses how the leaders and upperclassmen on the team have helped him become a better player and have helped to improve his level of play.
After taking an early goal at the University of San Francisco, the Bronco men’s soccer team fought back to beat the Dons 2-1 with goals by Michael Gates and Mark Daus. The Broncos advance to a record of 10-8-0 (7-3-0 WCC) and the Dons fall to 6-10-2 (3-6-1 WCC).
The Bronco men’s soccer team takes down Saint Mary’s 1-0 with a late goal by Jared Hegardt. The Broncos now hold an overall record of 9-8-0 (6-3-0 WCC) and the Gaels stand at 6-8-4 (4-4-2 WCC).
The Bronco men’s soccer team (8-8-0, 5-3-0 WCC) will host Saint Mary’s (6-7-4, 4-3-2 WCC) in the WCC Men’s Soccer Game of the Week on Fri., Nov. 8 at 7:00 p.m. The Broncos will then travel to USF (6-9-2, 3-5-1 WCC) to face the Dons on Sun., Nov. 10 at 1:00 p.m.