Football Season-Ticket Orders Reach a Record Mark at SDSU

With more than two months remaining before the Aztecs’ football home opener, Sept. 8 against Cal State Long Beach, San Diego State has already received more new orders for football season tickets than in any other previous year, according to Vickie Larsen, director of ticket operations.

The Aztecs have received 5,142 new season-ticket orders, including 4,459 from its “Fill the Murph” campaign, a drive being conducted by 180 volunteers.

The previous high was 4,106 in 1987, the year following the Aztec’s WAC championship and appearance in the Holiday Bowl.

Combined with renewals, the Aztecs have 12,921 season-ticket orders.

VOLLEYBALL

Alan Janc of Mission Beach and Tim Walmer of Manhattan Beach defeated Cuba’s Oswado Abreo and Eugenio Ortiz, 12-7, 12-8, to capture the championship of the North and Central American and Caribbean Two-Man Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament in Cancun, Mexico Sunday. Janc and Walmer are currently ranked in the top 10 of the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals tour.

TRACK AND FIELD

Marshall Evans of Mira Mesa High has signed a letter of intent with the Cal State Northridge track and field team, Coach Don Strametz said Wednesday.

Evans recorded a personal best of 48.35 seconds in the 400 meters and placed sixth in that event in the state championships June 1.

A 200-meter specialist before the season, Evans won the San Diego Section title in the 400 before running 48.35 to finish third in his qualifying heat in the state meet.

ACADEMICS

Two University of San Diego student-athletes recently completed the spring semester with 4.0 GPAs, and 182, or 55% of the members of the athletic department’s 15 intercollegiate teams, attained cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or better. Of the 182, 82 received Dean’s List Honors--23 on the first honors list (3.650 GPA or better), 60 on the second honors list (3.333 to 3.649 GPA).

Sophomore Laura Mannis of Finland and senior Thomas Simonsen of Norway, both tennis players, finished the past semester with perfect 4.0’s.