Key Highlights From september 8^th Program

• Ziggy Siegfried, Athletic Director of CSUB Division 1 sports programs gave us a presentation highlighting the importance of scholarship funding.
• Student athlete Audrey Willoughby, on the women's swim team, shared her personal story of what it's like being a Cal State student athlete.
• Athletic scholarships are entirely funded by college raised monies. Not by state money.
• There's a direct correlation to the amount of scholarship money available for each sport and the competitive success of that team.
• Fun Fact: Despite the fact the Men's softball team was one of the least scholarship funded teams in the league, they won the 2015/2016 Division One title.
• Ziggy stressed the four pillars on which the CSUB Athletic Department is built:

1. Provide academic excellence
2. Provide an outstanding student athlete experience
3. Pursue competitive sucess
4. Engage Bakersfield community

• Zig discussed the new Kesley Center for Student Success, a 10,000 sq. ft. sports facility.
• There are currently 325 student athletes at CSUB.
• During the Q&A, rotarian George Grange asked why CSUB doesn't have football team. (Zig gets this question a lot) The answer being is that it takes about $300 million to field a division 1 team, and as soon as a donor steps forward, CSUB will have a football team. Any takers?

Good News & Announcements

1. The Margarita Party was a huge success. Thanks again to Tracy for organizing and decorating it and Lou and Sheryl Barbich for the use of their lovely home.
2. Congratulations to Holly Culhane for a new grandbaby in her life.
3. Mike Chertok and Ray Karpe lead us in song, it was the South Carolina Game Cocks fight song.

GUESTS

Jim Wheeler, guest of Ron Eaves

Zoot Velasco, guest of Steve Sanders

Lourdes Nilon, guest of John Nilon

Michelle Chantig, guest of Sheryl Barbich