May 14, 2007

Amy Haapanen won two Big West Conference individual titles and broke three records to help propel the Gauchos to a second-place finish at the league championships this past weekend.

Haapanen continued her spectacular season by winning both the shot put and hammer crowns. The senior set a new Big West meet record with a toss of 206'3" in the hammer and established a new UCSB mark of 52'3.25" in the shot put. In addition, Haapanen placed second in the discus with a school-record throw of 170'11".

UCSB produced a total of 10 individual champions at this year's Big West Championships as the men's squad also took second place, its best finish ever.

UCSB will send 20 Gauchos to compete at the NCAA West Regionals, which will be held May 25-26 in Eugene, Ore.