The fall sports season at Sac State saw another Big Sky championship for the Hornet volleyball team, which advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Women’s Soccer won a Big Sky Championship as well and the team made its first ever trip to the NCAA Finals.

Fall was also the end of an era, with the retirement of Head Volleyball Coach Debby Colberg after a remarkable 32-year career. And three new head coaches made their debuts: Marshall Sperbeck (football), Scott Abbott (cross country) and David Sutherland (director of men’s and women’s golf). The spring season brings promise for several programs:

Gymnastics
Having won seven conference titles in the last eight years, the Hornets are seeking a third-straight Western Athletic Conference crown. Led by an experienced class of five seniors and a talented freshmen group, the Hornets will once again be one of the top teams in the west region.

Track and Field
The Hornet men won their first team title in school history at the conference indoor meet last March and finished second during the outdoor season. A wealth of experience and a spectacular group of recruits have the women loaded for competition. Both teams will have the advantage of trying to win the Big Sky title at home when Sac State hosts the conference meet at Hornet Stadium in May.

Women’s Golf
Last season, Sac State tied the Big Sky Conference record for best team score at the championships, finishing the three-round event at 26-strokes under par. The team will host the NCAA regionals at Lincoln Hills Golf Course in May.

Men’s Golf
One year after winning the Western Independent Championship, the Hornet men moved into the America Sky Conference and produced a second-place finish during the fall season. With four tournaments under its belt, they are slated to play in five events during the spring season.


Women’s Tennis
No spring sport at Sac State has been as dominant as women’s tennis over the last six years. The Hornets have won the Big Sky title each season and advanced to the NCAA Championships each of those years. They enter the 2008 season having won 42 consecutive conference matches.

Men’s Tennis
After a three-year drought, the Hornet men won their sixth Big Sky title in the last 10 years with a win over Eastern Washington last May. With two first team all- Big Sky selections returning, Sac State will likely be the favorite to win the title once again.




Baseball »
The team returns 16 players from a team that made the WAC Tournament for the second straight season since re-joining the conference. Head coach John Smith returns for his 30th season one of just two coaches—Debby Colberg is the other—in Sac State history to reach the 800-win plateau.

Softball
Sac State, which has posted at least 30 victories in four of the last five seasons, returns 13 players from last year’s team. As she begins her 16th season with the Hornets, head coach Kathy Strahan will field a lineup that is stacked with returning all-conference selections.

Rowing
Fresh off its second consecutive Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association team championship, rowing returns 29 student-athletes from last season’s title-winning squad. Sixth-year head coach Mike Connors, the 2006 WIRA Coach of the Year, will try to lead the team to its fifth conference crown in the last nine years.





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