San Francisco Track and Field opened with a strong day at the 2012 NCAA Track & Field West Preliminaries Thursday night at steamy, windy Mike A. Myers Stadium. Senior Nicole Bowler and junior Sophie Curl advanced to Saturday’s quarterfinals in the women’s 1500.

The Gonzaga University and BYU baseball teams put together a hitting explosion in their first contest as West Coast Conference opponents, combining a total of 25 hits, including four doubles, a triple and a solo home run. But a two-run eighth inning lifted the Cougars to a 6-4 win over the Bulldogs Thursday evening.

Gonzaga sophomore Emily Thomas became the first Bulldog to participate in the NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary Thursday night when she competed in the 10,000 meters, and she savored the experience.

San Francisco Dons Men’s Soccer season tickets for the 2012 season are now available on USFDons.com. Season ticket prices start at just $50 for adults, $35 for seniors and $20 for children for all eight thrilling home games at historic Negoesco Stadium.

LMU volleyball's incoming recruiting class has been tabbed Highest Honorable Mention by PrepVolleyball.com for the second straight year, it was announced on May 24. The class includes incoming freshmen Sara Myers (OH - Episcopal School of Dallas), Rachelle Suaava (MB/RS - Long Beach Poly) and Hannah Tedrow (S - Orange Lutheran), in addition to transfer Kathleen Luft (OH - University of Georgia). LMU is one of just two West Coast Conference schools on the list, as Pepperdine was also lauded.

ATHENS, GA. - University of San Diego senior Nikola Bubnic lost to USC's Emilio Gomez, 6-4, 6-4, in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championships on Wednesday from the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia.

Six members of the Saint Mary's womens' rowing team recieved end of the year honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association.

LMU (25-26, 12-9 WCC) will conclude the 2012 schedule this weekend, traveling to Santa Clara (25-26, 4-17 WCC) for a three-game West Coast Conference series with the Broncos...Friday's game one is slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch, while Saturday and Sunday's games will begin at 1 p.m...

Gonzaga University baseball sophomore Marco Gonzales was named as one of the 10 players remaining on the newest watch list for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, as announced late Wednesday by the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ahoy (“Ahoy” is Czech for “hello”) Dons! Hadley, here reporting from high atop the lovely Hotel Duna in Budapest, Hungary. After saying goodbye to our lovely tour guide and expert on all things Czech, Jirka (pronounced “Yer-ka”), at the train station last night in Prague, we boarded the sleeper train and made our way across the country and into Hungary.