Long Beach State baseball supporters are endowing a scholarship in the name of Bob Wuesthoff, who coached the 49ers from 1964 to 1969 and won the program’s first conference title.
Above, supporters include, from left, front, Rick Hayes and Rod Gaspar, and from rear, John Gonsalves, John McConnell, Wuesthoff, and Barry Wallace. They hope to raise $150,000 over five years.
Wuesthoff’s teams compiled a 161-101-4 record over six years. He continued teaching in the Physical Education Department and served as associate and interim athletic director. He was named professor emeritus in 1989. Additionally, he has run the 49er summer camps for children for more than four decades.
CSULB Athletes Earn National, International Honors
Alumna Misty May-Treanor capped the 2005 beach volleyball season by being voted the SWATCH-FIVB Most Outstanding Player on the women’s world tour, the Federation Internationale de Volleyball announced in December.
May-Treanor, who teamed with Kerri Walsh to win the 2004 Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece, was also selected as the women’s Best Offensive Player and Best Setter.
She also is a candidate for the 2005 United States Olympic Committee SportsWoman of the Year and she and her partner, Kerri Walsh, are nominated for Team of the Year for beach volleyball.
Other USOC nominees from CSULB are Jered Weaver for the 2005 USA Baseball Olympic qualifying team; Tom Hoff, David Lee, David McKienzie and Jim Polster for the USA Volleyball National Men’s Team; and Drue Wawrzynski for the USA Women’s Water Polo Team.
Men's Volleyball Among
Top 5 in Nation
The January 2006 issue of Volleyball Magazine listed the 49ers’ 2006 men’s volleyball team as No. 1 in the nation among the top 10 men’s college recruiting classes. Head Coach Alan Knipe brought in eight true freshmen and one junior in the class.
The team remains in the top five nationally this season.
49er Athletics Media Relations contributed to this section.
Duncan Budinger records another kill for the CSULB men's volleyball team.
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