Congrats to our Boys Golf team for winning CIF Southern Section! This was a complete team effort. The team was led by sophomore Steven Li who shot 2 under par 69! Please congratulate the boys if you see them around campus!
Boys Tennis CIF Champions!!!
Huge congrats to our Boys Tennis team for defeating Harvard-Westlake 10-8 in the CIF Open Division Finals on Friday, May 10th!
You can read about it in the OC Sports Zone article here: https://ocsportszone.com/uni-boys-tennis-team-rallies-to-capture-cif-open-division-title-the-trojans-ninth-crown/
Go Trojans!
TROJAN THURSDAY 5/9/19
Boys Tennis is Heading to the CIF Finals!
Boys Tennis defeated Mira Costa, 11 to 6 in the CIF Open Division Semi Finals at University on Wednesday. Tomorrow, May 10, they will face Harvard Westlake in the CIF Finals.
CIF Open Division Tennis Finals
University v Harvard Westlake
Friday, May 10th – 10:45 AM @ Claremont Club
1777 Monte Vista Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711
Boys Golf CIF Info
Boys Golf travels to Talega Golf Club on Tuesday, May 14 for the CIF-SS Team Championship Tournament. The top two teams from that tournament will move on to Goose Creek Golf Course on May 16th. Best of luck to our team!
Summer Camps
Summer Camp Information is available now! Check it out here: https://universityhigh.iusd.org/athletics/summer-athletic-camps
Athletic Clearance for 2019 – 2020
*Must be Completed Each Year*
PHYSICALS MUST BE DATED AFTER MAY 1, 2019
– Complete athletic clearance online at www.athleticclearance.com
– Upload your Physical to the Website (dated AFTER May 1, 2019)
– Bring the Signed “Confirmation Page” and a hard copy of your physical to the Athletic Office
GO TROJANS!
TROJAN THURSDAY 5/2/19
Welcome to Trojan Thursday – So what exactly is Trojan Thursday? Trojan Thursday is a weekly email/online blog to give the UNI community an update on what is happening with our UNI athletic teams and will also give information as to major events that are happening on campus. If you would like to receive Trojan Thursday each week please go to https://unitrojanthursday.wordpress.com and type in your email address. You will receive a notice each week when Trojan Thursday is posted. Please help spread the word about Trojan Thursday so everyone can hear how our athletes are doing.
Athlete Signing May 2019
Congratulations to our athletes who participated in our signing event on May 1st!
From Left, Brad Hodges has signed with Cal State Dominguez Hills for Baseball, Brandon Liu has committed to Occidental College for Basketball, Thomas Keeling will be attending Colby College for Football, Aditya Gupta will be attending University of Pennsylvania for Tennis, Aaron Lee will be attending West Point for Swimming, Maddie Gentry will be attending Concordia University for Cheer/Stunt team, and Malia Goldsmith has signed with Cal State Fullerton for Basketball.
Summer Camps
Summer Camp Information is available now! Check it out here: https://universityhigh.iusd.org/athletics/summer-athletic-camps
Athletic Clearance for 2019 – 2020
*Must be Completed Each Year*
PHYSICALS MUST BE DATED AFTER MAY 1, 2019
– Complete athletic clearance online at www.athleticclearance.com
– Upload your Physical to the Website (dated AFTER May 1, 2019)
– Bring the Signed “Confirmation Page” and a hard copy of your physical to the Athletic Office
Spring Sports Update
Check out this link to the Sports Section of the Sword & Shield for sports articles written by Uni Students:
https://uhsswordandshield.com/category/sword-and-shield-2/sports/
Boys Golf
The boys finished their regular season undefeated at home and captured their First League Championship in 18 years! The team competed in the league finals (Monday and Tuesday) to determine who will represent the Pacific Coast League in CIF Individuals on Monday, 5/6/19 at Sky Links Golf Course. After 2 hard fought days and 36 holes later, Senior Connor O’Brien captured PCL League Individual Champion with an impressive final day of 5 under par 67 to finish with a two day total of 141 (3 under par). Also representing University High School will be Sophomore George Lu and Steven Li. Only the top 8 players out of 36 gets the honor to represent our league at CIF Individuals.
Congratulations to these boys and wish them all the luck next Monday!!
Girls Lacrosse
The Girls Lacrosse program celebrated its first ever PCL League Championship this season, highlighting their talent in a dominant 18-10 victory over league stalwart Beckman!
Despite losing by one goal earlier in the season to the same team at home, the girls swaggered onto Beckman’s field knowing they had something to prove…and prove it they did. Jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first couple minutes, the Lady Trojans never surrendered that lead. A balanced offense allowed six different goal scorers to find the back of the net. Mya Wang (So.) and Grace Colunga (Jr.) led the scoring with five goals apiece, but Kaylor Chott (Sr.) added three, Olivia Biase and Elliot Welsh (both sophomores) each netted twice, and Madeleine Lalonde (So.) also scored. A good offense needs support from a solid defense and the footwork and strength of the defense was on display. Led by Donia Mohtashami (sr.),and Makenzie Field (Sr.), the defense took control of their side of the field and made Beckman work hard for every shot. Strong shifts by Caroline Mumm (So.) and Erin Jeon (Fr.) frustrated Beckman and, with ten minutes left to play, it was obvious the team wasn’t going to let this win slip away. Congratulations to the team on winning the Pacific Coast League for the first time in history.
US Lacrosse hosts the post-season tournament for boys and girls lacrosse. For the second straight year, Uni (11th overall in the county) found itself paired with Aliso Niguel (6th overall in the county). Despite playing solid lacrosse, the Lady Trojans did not advance past the first round of playoffs.
None the less, we wish a fond farewell to the graduating Seniors and look forward to most of the squad returning next year for another run at a league championship and another spot in the post-season. Thank you to the players, the parents, and all the fans that came out to support the team this season!
Boys Swimming
University Boys Swim team named PCL Champs!
Read about it in the OC Sports Zone Article here: https://ocsportszone.com/university-boys-swim-team-captures-title-at-pcl-finals-northwood-takes-second-place/
Girls Swimming
The Varsity girls flooded into the preliminary trials of the Pacific Coast High School League Championship, dripping passion and preparation. The Trojans did their best, posting personal bests and winning positions in the finals scheduled for Friday. In virtually every event, there were impressive swims from Uni High.
In the 200 yard freestyle, Chloe Johansson, Ira Chaturvedi, and Savanna Cruz all posted personal bests, as Savanna and Ira earned spots in the consolation finals. Alex Lindenberg qualified sixth for the championship heat.
Jean Meyer and Kristina Yan each posted a personal best time to qualify for the consolation finals in the 200 yard Individual Medley; Kate Weiland claimed a spot in the finals, as did Mirabella Levine, who also posted a personal best.
Annika Nie, Izzy Pagano, and Leila Mirsafian all grabbed spots in the splash and dash, 50 yard freestyle.
In an extraordinary swim, Izzy also gained a spot in the championship final of the 100 yard butterfly, swimming a CIF consideration time. Ira Chaturvedi earned a spot in the consolation finals.
Uni’s super sprinters, Annika Nie and Leila Mirsafian both posted personal bests to earn spots in the championship final in the 100 yard freestyle.
Chloe Johansson, Lia Cui, Savanna Cruz, and Alex Lindenberg all swam personal bests in the 500 yard freestyle. Lia earned a spot in the consolation finals, while Savanna and Alex pulled into the championship round. Alex’s 5:21.35 marked the CIF consideration time she’d been chasing all summer. The 500 figures to be vigorously contested, and Alex will be in the middle of the competition.
Jean Meyer shaved .12 off her personal best in the 100 backstroke, winning a spot in the 100 yard backstroke consolation finals.
All four of Uni’s breastrokers, Kristina Yan, Yuuri Yoshikawa, Kate Weiland, and Mirabella Levine, posted personal bests. Yuri joined Kate and Mirabella in earning a CIF qualifying time, and the three will all compete in the championship final, promising a finish crowded with Trojans.
The team is headed to CIF Prelims today at the Riverside Aquatics Complex.
Go Trojans!
Boys Tennis
The Uni boys tennis program is proud to announce…
ADITYA GUPTA – THE 2019 OJAI TENNIS TOURNAMENT SINGLES CHAMPION and ADITYA GUPTA, LUIS MOROS and MICHAEL RUDIN WIN THE GRIGGS CUP.
On Saturday evening, after three grueling days playing two matches a day, Aditya Gupta became just the 2nd Trojan to win the prestigious Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament. (Gage Brymer, 2011-2013) Adi was the top seeded singles player in the 119th version of the oldest and most prestigious junior tennis tournament in the nation. In addition, Luis Moros and Michael Rudin represented Uni in the Ojai doubles draw and together the three Uni boys won the coveted Griggs Cup. Every high school from the Central Coast to the San Diego southern border enters one singles player and one doubles team. A point is awarded for each match win and the school with the most points takes home the Griggs Cup. This is the 6th time Uni has won this award.
The boys also won their 14th straight Pacific Coast League title and will begin their CIF playoff run this Thursday at the Uni Courts.
Aditya Gupta was also named Orange County Boys Athlete of the week!
Orange County boys athlete of the week: Aditya Gupta, University
By STEVE FRYER | sfryer@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: April 29, 2019 at 12:50 pm | UPDATED: April 29, 2019 at 12:50 pm
Sport: Tennis
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: He won the boys singles championships at the prestigious Ojai Tournament. Gupta had to go the comeback route to defeat Wally Thayne of Newbury Park in the final 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. He was unable to play at The Ojai last year because of shin splints and did not compete in the recent Pacific Coast League Finals so he could be better prepared for The Ojai. “It feels pretty great especially not being able to play last year,” said Gupta, who will be at Penn this fall. “(Winning) was one of my main goals for high school tennis.”
Check out this article from OC Varsity featuring Aditya and his Ojai victory:
Track & Field
Last week, Boys Track and Field competed in League prelims and Finals. We had several outstanding performances which included one meet record by Luca Flick-Kaiser. Luca competed on the Fros/Soph level and cleared 6 feet 1 inch in the high jump. We also had two boys qualify for CIF which is this Saturday at Trabuco Hills High School. Evan Praiser qualified in the high jump and Adam Gish qualified in the 800 with a season and lifetime best of 1:58. Go Trojan Track and Field!
Last week, Boys Track and Field competed in League prelims and Finals. We had several outstanding performances which included one meet record by Luca Flick-Kaiser. Luca competed on the Fros/Soph level and cleared 6 feet 1 inch in the high jump. We also had two boys qualify for CIF which is this Saturday at Trabuco Hills High School. Evan Praiser qualified in the high jump and Adam Gish qualified in the 800 with a season and lifetime best of 1:58. Go Trojan Track and Field!
CIF Play-off Dates
Thursday, May 2nd
Boys and Girls Swimming CIF Prelims @ Riverside Aquatics Center – 9:00 AM
Boys Tennis v Corona del Mar @ University – 2:30 PM
Friday, May 4th
Boys and Girls Swimming CIF Finals @ Riverside Aquatics Center – 11:00 AM
Track & Field CIF Prelims @ Trabuco Hills High School – 11:00 AM
Monday, May 6th
Boys Golf CIF Individuals @ Skylinks Golf Course – 1:00 PM
GO TROJANS!
Football Fundraiser
Prom is right around the corner! Why rent a tux when you can own one? Help support our Football team and schedule your tux or suit fitting today! Fittings will be on Campus on April 30 & May 2.
Email Hilary@thecreatedgentleman.com or call (661) 794-9753 to schedule your appointment!
TROJAN THURSDAY 4/18/19
Welcome to Trojan Thursday – So what exactly is Trojan Thursday? Trojan Thursday is a weekly email/online blog to give the UNI community an update on what is happening with our UNI athletic teams and will also give information as to major events that are happening on campus. If you would like to receive Trojan Thursday each week please go to https://unitrojanthursday.wordpress.com and type in your email address. You will receive a notice each week when Trojan Thursday is posted. Please help spread the word about Trojan Thursday so everyone can hear how our athletes are doing.
Summer Camps
Summer Camp Information is available now! Check it out here: https://universityhigh.iusd.org/athletics/summer-athletic-camps
Athletic Clearance for 2019 – 2020
*Must be Completed Each Year*
PHYSICALS MUST BE DATED AFTER MAY 1, 2019
– Complete athletic clearance online at www.athleticclearance.com
– Upload your Physical to the Website (dated AFTER May 1, 2019)
– Bring the Signed “Confirmation Page” and a hard copy of your physical to the Athletic Office
Girls Basketball News
Huge Congrats to our very own Nicole Bradshaw for winning OC Coach of the Year! Nicole was chosen by other Orange County coaches to receive this award. She will be officially presented with the award at the OC All Star Basketball Game at Cypress College on May 4th at 5:00 pm.
New Head Girls Basketball Coach
We would also like to welcome Fidel Vargas as our new Head Girls Basketball Coach! You can read all about Coach Vargas in the OC Sports Zone Article here:
Spring Sports Update
Check out this link to the Sports Section of the Sword & Shield for sports articles written by Uni Students:
https://uhsswordandshield.com/category/sword-and-shield-2/sports/
Baseball
Last week baseball had a tough time against the tough pitching of Irvine. Adam Axtell went 6 innings and struck out 9 but the offense couldn’t put together any runs losing 4-0. On Friday, Irvine won 7-0 as the offense struggled to put runs on the board.
Boys Golf
The University Boys Golf team had a close call against Northwood last Thursday at Oak Creek Golf Course. They escaped with a close match of 204 to 208. This past Tuesday, the Uni Boys Golf team came back strong against Portola at Strawberry Farms Golf Course with a 194 to 226 win. George Lu finished 1 under Par of 35 to pace both teams in scoring.
Today, the team travels to Oak Creek Golf Course to take on Irvine High School. With a win today, it will set the stage for next week’s showdown with Woodbridge on Tuesday (The GOW) and Beckman on Thursday to determine the PCL Champion. As of today, Beckman, University, and Woodbridge are tied for 1st place with each having only one loss.
Come cheer them on next Tuesday at the GOW. Home course is Strawberry Farms Golf Course. 1st tee time will be 3pm.
Boys Lacrosse
The University Boy’s Varsity Lacrosse team defeated Portola for the season sweep Monday with a 15-7 win. It was our last away game and Portola was ready and waiting to give it everything they had to try and defeat the mighty Trojans. The first half was back and forth, but seniors Brandon Hariyanto, Oliver Kubit and Trevor Lucas Hall lead the way for the Trojans strong finish.
You can view the entire game on YouTube. Today Varsity takes on Irvine in the stadium at 4:00pm, please come and cheer on your Trojans!
Girls Lacrosse
The Lady Trojans played the most challenging game of the year against Beckman, at home, last Friday. After falling behind, 0-3, the team rallied to pull within 1 point. The game stayed super close, both teams alternating goals for the majority of the first half, ending 6-7. Beckman leading at halftime. The second half started with Uni establishing the first lead of the game with 15 minutes remaining. Again, amazing defensive play from both sides and solid offensive work kept the teams close. Uni managed to go up two goals with almost six minutes of playing time left on the clock, but a series of unfortunate plays and solid defense by Beckman allowed the Patriots to steal the ball and score the game winning goal with just under a minute left. Final score: 12-13, Beckman. Mya Wang (So.) and Kaylor Chott (Sr.) led the Trojans in goals with three apiece and Grace Colunga (Jr.) notched two. Defensive efforts by Caroline Mumm (So.), Donia Mohtashami (Sr.), Makenzie Field (Sr.) helped to slow the Beckman offense.
Play resumed as Uni met Portola for the 2nd round of league play, and the Trojans erturned to their winning ways, controlling the game in a 20-3 victory. Wang netted 6 goals and Chott earned3 assists. Katherine Courtiss (So.) both netted her first goal of the year and scooped up 3 ground balls during her defensive shifts.
Just yesterday, the team traveled to Irvine to face a much improved and more dynamic squad. The score was tied after ten minutes of play, 3-3, but the team dug deep second half and cruised to a 19-11 victory. The most impressive moment was when Uni was sitting on two yellow cards, playing with five defenders against seven attackers, and not only shut down Irvine’s offense, but scored a short handed goal (made by Chott) after an interception and some quick movement up field. Wang led with 8 goals, Colunga added 3, and Elliot Welsh (So.) added 2.
The team is back in action at home against non-league opponent Santiago HS and finishes league play next week.
Softball
Come out and support Uni Softball next Monday, April 22, as they take on Woodbridge in their last home game of the season! Game starts at 3:30 PM.
Boys Swimming
The University Boy’s Varsity Swim team defeated Beckman to complete their perfect PCL regular season with a record of 5 – 0. Leading the way with 1st place finishes in their individual events were Brian Lou (200 IM & 100 Free), Luke Venzlaff (50 Free), Caedon Ng (500 Free), and Matthew Lou (100 Breaststroke). University placed first in all three relays. The boys head into League Finals next week hoping to secure their first League Title in the last four years! In addition to their League success, the Uni boys achieved great success in winning the Foothill Games Invitational over the weekend! This is a highly-competitive invitational featuring most of the top teams in Orange County. Uni entered the final event of the meet ahead of league rival Northwood, 327 – 320. Both Uni’s A and B relay teams moved up from their prelims ranking to seal the Trojan win! Additionally, the A relay team broke the all-time school record in the event, with a sizzling time of 3:06.02! This record-breaking squad was composed of senior Aaron Lee (lifetime best on the lead-off leg), and juniors Hunter Kroll, Caedon Ng, and Brian Lou!
Check out this article from OC Varsity featuring our Boys Swim team:
Girls Swimming
In the past week the Varsity girls have had two meets. The Foothill Games provided a late season test for Uni’s Varsity girls, as 15 top teams compete in a prelim/final meet. Many swimmers achieved personal bests, and several qualified for the weekend’s finals; some even posted CIF consideration times. Our Medley Relay, comprising Alex Lindenberg (backstroke), Mirabella Levine (breastroke), Izzy Pagano (butterfly), and Annika Nie (freestyle), pushed successfully to come back for finals. Savanna Cruz and Ira Chaturvedi each dropped nearly three seconds in her 200 freestyle, while Alex Lindenberg powered into the finals in both the 200 and the 500 freestyle events. Kate Weiland dropped nearly six seconds in her 200 individual medley to qualify to swim on Saturday, leading Jean Meyer and Kristina Yan, who also posted best times in the grueling event. Leila Mirsafian and Jordan Gibbons powered to personal bests in the 50 freestyle. Ira Chaturvedi posted another personal best in the 100 butterfly. Leila Mirsafian dropped more than a second from her 100 freestyle, earning the chance to swim in finals. Annika Nie and Yuuri Yoshikawa also achieved personal bests in the very competitive 100 freestyle. Savanna Cruz also posted a personal best in the 500 freestyle. Sage Goldberg and Nicole Kwong scored personal bests in the 100 backstroke, following Jean Meyer, who dropped more than a second from her best time to claim a lane and return for the finals on Saturday. Kate and Mirabella both earned CIF consideration times, and Mirabella shot into the fastest weekend heat.
On Wednesday, Beckman visited Uni High, for the last dual meet of the season. The Trojans performed at a high level, showing that the team is near ready for the league championships. The meet began with the Uni girls taking both first and second place in the 200 Medley Relay. Freshman Alex Lindenberg once again posted a strong performance in the 200 freestyle. Mirabella Levine, swimming the 200 Individual Medley for the first time this season, swam to a CIF consideration time of 2:15.68. Izzy Pagano won the 100 yard butterfly, and Annika Nie swam her best time in the 100 yard freestyle. Freshman Jean Meyer maintained a vigorous pace in the 500 freestyle despite the heat to win the race by 14 seconds. Yuuri Yoshikawa won the 100 breaststroke, while Kristina Yan took third with a personal best time.
League finals are next week and then it is off to CIF on May 2 & May 4!
Boys Tennis
The boys tennis team defeated Woodbridge 15 to 3 on Tuesday to clinch their 14th straight PCL title. The Trojans have won 128 straight PCL matches dating back to 2006! Leading the way for the boys were senior Giorgio Conta and sophomore Nic Conta sweeping their three sets at doubles. The boys conclude the regular season today with a match at Beckman high.
Track & Field
The boys Track and Field had their last league meet against Beckman yesterday here at Uni. In a tough loss we still had some great performances. Kareem Berri and Noah Powell in the shot put, Adam Gish in the 800, Evan Pariser in the High Jump, 110 High Hurdles and 300 hurdles, Raja Batra in the 3200, Lance DeOlden in the 100 and 200, Anthony Bonfa in the 100 and 200, Ray Corpus in the 110 high hurdles. Ethan Jenkins in the 800, Luca Flick-Kaiser and Henry Wilkens in the High Jump., Ian Proctor and Henry Wilkens in the long jump. Next week we have League Prelims and Finals at Portola. This last weekend we had the OC Track and Field Championships and Evan Pariser finished 2nd in the county in the High Jump.
Girls Track and Field had some stiff competition in their last league meet against Beckman yesterday. As always, we had some outstanding performances by our female athletes! To begin, Collette Lowengrub placed 1st in the 1600 and then placed 2nd later on in the day in the 800. Sophomore Vani Tankha placed 3rd in the 400. Sophomore Farimah Fanaei placed 3rd in the 300 Hurdles and 2nd in the Long Jump. Sandy Zhang also placed in the Long Jump as well. Freshman Jenna Kim took first in the 200 M. Senior Amber Sun took 2nd in the high Jump, and Junior Dena Norouzi took 3rd in both the Shot Put and the Discuss.
Next week we will have League Prelims and Finals at Portola.
Go Uni Track and Field!
Boys Volleyball
It’s Rivalry Week! The Uni Boys Volleyball team faces off against Woodbridge this Friday for senior night! Come out and support the team in their last home game of the year.
Spring Sport GOW Schedule
| Date | Sport | Opponent | Time |
| Friday, March 8, 2019 | Boys Lacrosse | Vista Murrieta | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | Boys Tennis | Northwood | 3:15 PM |
| Friday, March 15, 2019 | Baseball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, March 22, 2019 | Boys Volleyball | Irvine | 5:15 PM |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Boys and Girls Swim | Irvine | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Boys and Girls Track & Field | Irvine | 3:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | Softball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, April 12, 2019 | Girls Lacrosse | Beckman | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Boys Golf | Woodbridge | 3:00 PM |
Rivalry Week
Boys Tennis 4/16 @ 3:15 v Woodbridge
Boys Volleyball 4/19 @ 5:15 v Woodbridge
Upcoming Events
(Home Events in Blue)
Thursday, April 18th
Boys Golf v Irvine @ Oak Creek Golf Course – 3:00 PM
Boys Tennis @ Beckman – 3:15 PM
Boys Lacrosse v Irvine – 4:00 PM
Friday, April 19th
Softball @ Irvine – 3:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse v Santiago (Corona) – 4:00 PM
Boys Volleyball v Woodbridge – 5:15 PM
Baseball v Woodbridge @ Windrow – 6:00 PM
Monday, April 22nd
Boys Tennis League Prelims @ Irvine High – Time TBA
Softball v Woodbridge – 3:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse v Woodbridge @ University Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 23rd
Track & Field League Prelims @ Portola – 1:30 PM
Girls Swimming League Prelims @ Woollett Aquatic Center – 2:00 PM
***GOW***Boys Golf v Woodbridge @ Strawberry Farms – 3:00 PM
Baseball @ Beckman – 3:30 PM
Boys Volleyball @ Beckman – 5:15 PM
Girls Lacrosse v Woodbridge – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, April 24th
Boys Swimming League Prelims @ Woollett Aquatic Center – 2:00 PM
Softball @ Beckman – 3:30 PM
Thursday, April 25th
Boys Tennis – Ojai Tournament – Time TBA
Boys Golf v Beckman @ Tustin Ranch Golf Course – 3:00 PM
Baseball v Beckman – 3:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse @ Beckman – 4:00 PM
Boys Lacrosse v Beckman – 4:00 PM
Friday, April 26th
Boys Tennis – Ojai Tournament – Time TBA
Boys & Girls Swimming League Finals @ Woollett Aquatics Ctr – 1:00 PM
Track & Field League Finals @ Portola – 3:00 PM
GO TROJANS!
TROJAN THURSDAY 4/11/19
Welcome to Trojan Thursday – So what exactly is Trojan Thursday? Trojan Thursday is a weekly email/online blog to give the UNI community an update on what is happening with our UNI athletic teams and will also give information as to major events that are happening on campus. If you would like to receive Trojan Thursday each week please go to https://unitrojanthursday.wordpress.com and type in your email address. You will receive a notice each week when Trojan Thursday is posted. Please help spread the word about Trojan Thursday so everyone can hear how our athletes are doing.
Summer Camps
Summer Camp Information is available now! Check it out here: https://universityhigh.iusd.org/athletics/summer-athletic-camps
Athletic Clearance for 2019 – 2020
*Must be Completed Each Year*
PHYSICALS MUST BE DATED AFTER MAY 1, 2019
– Complete athletic clearance online at www.athleticclearance.com
– Upload your Physical to the Website (dated AFTER May 1, 2019)
– Bring the Signed “Confirmation Page” and a hard copy of your physical to the Athletic Office
Upcoming Events
Friday, April 12th – Girls Lacrosse GOW @ 4:00 PM!
Rivalry Week
Boys Tennis 4/16 @ 3:15 v Woodbridge
Boys Volleyball 4/19 @ 5:15 v Woodbridge
Spring Sports Update
Check out this link to the Sports Section of the Sword & Shield for sports articles written by Uni Students:
https://uhsswordandshield.com/category/sword-and-shield-2/sports/
Baseball
Baseball played in the Ryan Lemmon tournament over spring break and started the tournament 2-0 with wins over Trabuco hills and el Modena. With loses to San Juan hills and Segerstrom they finished the tournament 2-2 and are 9-11 on the season.
Boys Golf
The Boys Golf team suffered its 1st league defeat the Thursday before Spring Break. It was a close match against Woodbridge at Rancho San Joaquin. The team came up a bit short with a score of 193 to Woodbridge’s 189.
This past Tuesday, the boys team had a huge and crucial bounce back win against previously undefeated Beckman High School at home. University won the match 192 to 193. With this win, Uni moved into a tie for PCL 1st place with Woodbridge and Beckman. Both Senior Captain Connor O’Brien and Sophomore George Lu carded an impressive 2 under par of 34 to lead the team in scoring. Also just as important was Freshman George Huang’s birdie on the 9th (last hole) to seal the win! This was a complete team effort where literally every shot counted.
Up next is a rematch against Northwood HS at Oak Creek Golf Course today at 2:25pm. The team record now stands at 4-1 in league play and 5-2 overall.
Go Trojans!!
Boys Lacrosse
The Boys Lacrosse team heads to Beckman on Friday (April 12th) for a league game. Varsity starts at 4:00 PM and JV follows at 5:15 PM. Come out and support!
Girls Lacrosse
The Lady Trojans were back in action after a restful Spring Break, playing away to Northwood yesterday afternoon. Although the team did show that they had fallen a little out of rhythm during the break, they still took care of business on the field, walking away with a victory 15-7. Mya Wang (So.) and Grace Colunga (Jr.) led the scoring with 5 goals and 4 goals respectively. Elliot Welsh (So.)helped feed the offense, notching 3 assists. Defensive footwork from Erin Jeon (Fr.), Mackenzie Field (Sr.), Donia Mohtashami (Sr.), and Caroline Mumm (So.) kept Northwood scoreless for the first 15 minutes of the game. The biggest test of league play happens on Friday when the team plays host to Beckman. Both teams are undefeated in league play. It is the Girls Lacrosse GOW, an important match, and our home venue, so get out there and support the program as they look to fight for their first league title in program history. Go Trojans!
Softball
The Uni Softball team is off to Northwood today. They will play at home on Monday, April 15th at 3:30 against Portola. Come out and support!
Boys Swimming
The Uni Boys Swim team travels to Foothill High School for the Foothill games today. Best of luck to the team!
Girls Swimming
University has reached the point in the season where the meets are frequent, the training demanding, and the competition intense. Time improvements are tough to come by, as the varsity swimmers work to maintain their focus on long term goals. Yesterday, the swimmers visited Woodbridge. It was a beautiful day, with tough competition against an experienced team. Three freshmen swimmers were particularly impressive for UNI. Alex Lindenberg posted the only individual victory for the Trojan girls, coming from behind to win the 500 Freestyle with a personal best time of 5:23.14, and getting very close to a CIF consideration time. Annika Nie took second in the 100 freestyle, with a personal best of 56.57. Mirabella Levine also achieved a personal best in the 100 breaststroke, scoring a CIF consideration time of 1:08.94. The rest of the season won’t get any easier, but Uni’s girls keep getting tougher.
Boys Tennis
The top ranked boys tennis team moved to 7 and 0 in the Pacific Coast league with a 14-4 win over Portola high. Sophomores Nic Conta and Eric Jiang won their two matches playing 2nd doubles for the Trojans. The boys will continue league play today with a match at Irvine high.
Track & Field
The Boys and Girls Track and Field enjoyed a week off with Spring Break and will start up again this Thursday here at Uni against Woodbridge. This weekend some our athletes will be competing at the OC Track and Field Championships at Mission Viejo High School. Go Trojans!
Boys Volleyball
Come out and support the Uni Boys Volleyball team tomorrow night (April 12th) as they take on Portola at home. Lower levels start at 4:00 PM followed by Varsity at 5:15 PM.
Spring Sport GOW Schedule
| Date | Sport | Opponent | Time |
| Friday, March 8, 2019 | Boys Lacrosse | Vista Murrieta | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | Boys Tennis | Northwood | 3:15 PM |
| Friday, March 15, 2019 | Baseball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, March 22, 2019 | Boys Volleyball | Irvine | 5:15 PM |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Boys and Girls Swim | Irvine | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Boys and Girls Track & Field | Irvine | 3:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | Softball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, April 12, 2019 | Girls Lacrosse | Beckman | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Boys Golf | Woodbridge | 3:00 PM |
Rivalry Week
Boys Tennis 4/16 @ 3:15 v Woodbridge
Boys Volleyball 4/19 @ 5:15 v Woodbridge
Upcoming Events
(Home Events in Blue)
Thursday, April 11th
Boys Golf v Northwood @ Oak Creek Golf Course – 3:00 PM
Track & Field v Woodbridge @ University – 3:00 PM
Boys Swimming @ Foothill – 3:00 PM
Boys Tennis @ Irvine – 3:15 PM
Softball @ Northwood – 3:30 PM
Friday, April 12th
Girls Swimming @ Foothill – 3:00 PM
Baseball v Irvine – 3:30 PM
***GOW***Girls Lacrosse v Beckman – 4:00 PM
Boys Lacrosse @ Beckman – 4:00 PM
Boys Volleyball v Portola – 5:15 PM
Saturday, April 13th
Track & Field – OC Track & Field Championships @ Mission Viejo HS – 9:00 AM
Boys & Girls Swimming @ Foothill – 10:00 AM
Monday, April 15th
Softball v Portola – 3:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse v Portola – 4:00 PM
Boys Lacrosse @ Portola – 4:00 PM
Tuesday, April 16th
Boys Golf v Portola @ Strawberry Farms – 3:00 PM
Boys Tennis v Woodbridge – 3:15 PM
Baseball v Woodbridge @ Windrow – 3:30 PM
Boys Volleyball @ Irvine – 5:15 PM
Wednesday, April 17th
Track & Field v Beckman – 3:00 PM
Boys & Girls Swimming v Beckman – 3:15 PM
Softball @ Katella – 3:15 PM
Girls Lacrosse @ Irvine – 4:30 PM
GO TROJANS!
TROJAN THURSDAY 3/28/19
Welcome to Trojan Thursday – So what exactly is Trojan Thursday? Trojan Thursday is a weekly email/online blog to give the UNI community an update on what is happening with our UNI athletic teams and will also give information as to major events that are happening on campus. If you would like to receive Trojan Thursday each week please go to https://unitrojanthursday.wordpress.com and type in your email address. You will receive a notice each week when Trojan Thursday is posted. Please help spread the word about Trojan Thursday so everyone can hear how our athletes are doing.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, March 28th – Boys & Girls Track GOW @ 3:00 PM!
Tuesday, April 9th – Softball GOW @ 3:15 PM!
Spring Sports Update
Check out this link to the Sports Section of the Sword & Shield for sports articles written by Uni Students:
https://uhsswordandshield.com/category/sword-and-shield-2/sports/
Baseball
In league play baseball split with Northwood but took the overall season series 2 games to 1. Adam Axtell picked up his first win in his first Uni start and the offense came alive in game 2 at Northwood. The offense continued to roll against CDM on Saturday but dropped a pair of contests as CDM capitalized on a couple big innings. Trojans are currently in a tie for fourth 1 and 2 games back from 2nd and 3rd. Junior Faraz Markazi was a highlight going 5-9 at the plate with 4 walks on the week. Axtell went 5 innings 1 earned run in his win vs. Northwood.
Check out this Article from the OC Sports Zone:
Boys Golf
The boys golf team is currently undefeated in league play. They are 3-0 in league and 4-1 overall. This past Tuesday, they beat Irvine High School 198 to 232. The team was led by freshman Jacob Fox who shot an impressive 1 over par 37. His low score also gave him low medalist honors.
Today, they will go on the road to take on defending PCL Champion Woodbridge at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course. This will be a tough match. Woodbridge has won the league championship the last 3 years and is still the team to beat this year. The Uni boys will all need to bring their A game to have a shot today.
Next week is spring break so the next match will be 4/9 against Beckman High School at home.
Boys Lacrosse
The next Boys Lacrosse game is set for Wednesday, April 10th at home against Northwood. Varsity game starts at 4:00 PM with JV following at 5:30 PM.
Girls Lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse is continuing their fine form and remain undefeated in league play. The Lady Trojans played host to Irvine on Monday and despite the hospitality, Irvine left with a bitter taste as they fell 15-1. Mya Wang (So.) led the team with five goals and Irvine couldn’t apply much pressure as Wang, Elliot Welsh (So.) and Kaylor Chott (Sr.) kept winning draw after draw, controlling an astonishing 71% of the draws overall. Nine different players found the back of the net.
On Wednesday, the team travelled to Woodbridge for a long anticipated match. Woodbridge has had a strong season and is home to the league’s #1 goal scorer, so the girls knew it would be a challenge; and they met that challenge! Mya Wang helped tremendously by securing an absolutely incredible 90% of the draws, allowing Uni to break out to a 3-0 lead in the first few minutes. Woodbridge was not deterred, and the #1 scorer did not disappoint as she quickly found the back of the net twice, bringing Woodbridge to within one. However, amazing defensive play and measured controlled allowed Uni to keep scoring, and at halftime, the ladies led 8-4. The halftime talk centered around how Woodbridge was a second half team, and how the girls would have to work hard to make sure they didn’t get back into the game. And that is exactly what they did. Led by defensive captain Donia Mohtashami (Sr.), Talia Abunimeh (Sr.), Mackenzie Field (Sr.), and goalie Gracelyn Caceros (Sr.), Uni held Woodbridge to only 3 second half goals, while adding five of their own. Makenzie Kaufman (Jr.) and Olivia Biase (So.) added three goals a piece to their scoring records to make it a memorable evening for the two. Uni was victorious, 13-7. It was an awesome win for the team and they can head into Spring Break for some much needed recovery and rest.
The team travels to Northwood after the break and then plays Beckman at home (our GOW) on Friday, April 12th…we’ll need your support so please come out and cheer on the team!
Softball
Softball heads to Bill Barber Park Stadium for a league match up with Woodbridge today at 5:00 PM. Good luck to the team!
Boys Swimming
The Uni Boys Swim Team has started to pick up speed as they enter their Pacific Coast League season! After defeating Portola last week, the boys’ team claimed substantial victories over Irvine in all three competition levels (Open 87-67, JV 109-61, Varsity 116-54). Placing 1st or 2nd overall in at least one individual event were Aaron Lee, James Koga, Hunter Kroll, Caedon Ng, Luke Venzlaff, Youssef Youssef, Brian Lou, & Sidney Miller. Additionally, all of Uni’s “A” relay teams placed 1st in their event, and the relays as a whole outscored Irvine 26 – 16. The Trojan swimmers look forward to a couple weeks of hard work, before returning to league meets against Woodbridge and Beckman. Come out to support us at our next home meet against Beckman on April 17th!
Girls Swimming
When the Irvine High School Vaqueros came to swim against the Trojans on Wednesday (3/27), University High School declared the meet the Game of the Week. Throngs of fans crowded into the pool area to watch the heated competition, cheering wildly with every well-executed flip turn. They were not disappointed, as UNI’s Varsity Girls won more than their share of close and extremely exciting races. Alex Lindenberg scorched to victory in the 200 Freestyle, posting a time of 2:01.49, and later achieved a personal best while winning the 500 freestyle, followed by Savanna Cruz who took second place. Annika Nie swam her best times in the 50 and 100 Freestyle events. UNI’s 200 Freestyle relay team beat its seed time, posting a CIF consideration time. The breastroking crew of Mirabella Levine, Yuuri Yoshikawa, and Kate Weiland swept the top three spots in the 100 yard event, with Mirabella achieving a consideration time for CIF. We know that nothing comes easy in the competitive high school swim season, and that UNI’s varsity girls are willing to put in the effort needed to excel.
Boys Tennis
The top ranked boys tennis team defeated Beckman on Tuesday to remain undefeated in league play with a record of 5-0. This past weekend the boys took part in the National All-American Tennis tournament in Newport Beach. The 2nd seeded Trojans defeated Brophy Prep from Arizona in the first round 8 to 0. In the 2nd round Conrad Brown won his singles set to give Uni a tight victory over Bellarmine College Prep. Unfortunately, the boys lost a close match to Torrey Pines high school in the semi-final.
The boys will be back in action today against Northwood.
Track & Field
Last Thursday we had a great meet against Portola, with some outstanding performances from the girls track athletes. Firstly, big shout out to Collette Lowengrub, Cece Langlois, and Avery Klauke who swept the 3200,1600 AND 800! Additionally, Vani Tankha and Roseanne Yu placed 2nd and 3rd in the 400M, Jenna Kim and Samantha Skurnick took 1st and 3rd in both the 100M and 200M, Farimah Fanaei took 3rd in the 300 hurdles and 2nd in the long jump, Sandy Zhang took 2nd in the triple jump, Amber Sun took 2nd in the high jump, and Dena Norouzi took 3rd in the shot put. Freshman Emma Haag and sophomore Madison Martinez stepped up and ran varsity for the first time and placed 1st and 3rd in the 100M hurdles.
This Thursday we are up against Irvine and it should be a great meet. Looking forward to seeing what our girls can do! Go Uni Track and Field!
Boys Track and Field competed against Portola High School but lost when all of the points were totaled. Some stand out performances came from Ryan Duffy, Adam Gish and Dylan Muniz in the 1600, Ray Corpus and Ben Chi in the 110 High Hurdles, Steven Li in the 400, Matt Tang and Lance Deolden in the 100 and 200,Ryan Duffy Eathan Jenkins and Adam Gish in the 800, Ben Chi in the 300 Hurdles, Raja Batra and Dylan Muniz in the 3200, Ryan Duffy in the long jump and Noah Powell in the Shot and discus. Today we are against Irvine here at Uni. Go Trojans.
Boys Volleyball
Boys Volleyball is up against Beckman today (Thursday, 3/28) at home. JV and Frosh/Soph play at 4:00 and Varsity follows at 5:15 PM. Come out and support!
Spring Sport GOW Schedule
| Date | Sport | Opponent | Time |
| Friday, March 8, 2019 | Boys Lacrosse | Vista Murrieta | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | Boys Tennis | Northwood | 3:15 PM |
| Friday, March 15, 2019 | Baseball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, March 22, 2019 | Boys Volleyball | Irvine | 5:15 PM |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Boys and Girls Swim | Irvine | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Boys and Girls Track & Field | Irvine | 3:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | Softball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, April 12, 2019 | Girls Lacrosse | Beckman | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Boys Golf | Woodbridge | 3:00 PM |
Rivalry Week
Boys Tennis 4/16 @ 3:15 v Woodbridge
Boys Baseball 4/16 @ 3:30 v Woodbridge
Boys Volleyball 4/19 @ 5:15 v Woodbridge
Upcoming Events
(Home Events in Blue)
Thursday, March 28th
***GOW*** Track & Field v Irvine – 3:00 PM
Boys Golf v Woodbridge @ Rancho San Joaquin – 3:00 PM
Boys Tennis @ Northwood – 3:15 PM
Baseball @ Portola – 3:30 PM
Softball @ Woodbridge – 5:00 PM
Boys Volleyball v Beckman – 5:15 PM
Saturday, March 30th
Baseball v El Modena (Ryan Lemmon Tournament) @ Great Park Field 5 – 11:30 AM
Monday, April 1st
Baseball v Trabuco Hills (Ryan Lemmon Tournament) @ Great Park Field 6 – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, April 2nd
Baseball v Segerstrom (Ryan Lemmon Tournament) @ Great Park Five Point Baseball Stadium – 10:00 AM
Wednesday, April 3rd
Baseball – Ryan Lemmon Tournament – Time TBA
Thursday, April 4th
Baseball – Ryan Lemmon Tournament – Time TBA
Saturday, April 6th
Track & Field – Arcadia Invitational – 8:00 AM
Tuesday, April 9th
Boys Golf v Beckman @ Strawberry Farms – 3:00 PM
Boys Tennis v Portola – 3:15 PM
Baseball @ Irvine – 3:30 PM
***GOW***Softball v Beckman – 3:30 PM
Boys Volleyball @ Northwood – 5:15 PM
Wednesday, April 10th
Swimming & Diving @ Woodbridge – 3:15 PM
Girls Lacrosse @ Northwood – 4:00 PM
Boys Lacrosse v Northwood – 4:00 PM
GO TROJANS!
TROJAN THURSDAY 3/21/19
Welcome to Trojan Thursday – So what exactly is Trojan Thursday? Trojan Thursday is a weekly email/online blog to give the UNI community an update on what is happening with our UNI athletic teams and will also give information as to major events that are happening on campus. If you would like to receive Trojan Thursday each week please go to https://unitrojanthursday.wordpress.com and type in your email address. You will receive a notice each week when Trojan Thursday is posted. Please help spread the word about Trojan Thursday so everyone can hear how our athletes are doing.
Upcoming Events
- Friday, March 22nd – Boys Volleyball GOW @ 5:15 PM!
- Wednesday, March 27th – Swimming GOW @ 3:15 PM!
Help Support the Uni Boys Volleyball Program by eating Dinner at Chipotle on Monday, March 25th!
Spring Sports Update
Check out this link to the Sports Section of the Sword & Shield for sports articles written by Uni Students:
https://uhsswordandshield.com/category/sword-and-shield-2/sports/
Baseball
Uni Baseball heads to Northwood on Friday (March 23) for a 3:30 league game. Saturday (March 23) they will play a double header against Corona Del Mar at Uni. Games start at 11:00 AM. Come out and support!
Boys Golf
The Boys Golf team played Northwood HS this past Tuesday at Strawberry Farms Golf Course. We won 191 vs 214. This marks our 1st win against Northwood in 3 years. Connor O’Brien took low medalist honor with 1 under par 35! Junior John Stapakis finished even par 36 followed by George Lu’s 39.
Today we head to San Juan Hills in San Juan Capistrano for an away match against Portola HS. This is the first year with Portola joining the Pacific Coast League. We are looking forward to hopefully receiving our 3rd straight win!
Go Trojans!
Boys Lacrosse
Boys Lacrosse heads to Irvine for a 6:00 PM game on Monday, March 25th. Best of luck to the team!
Girls Lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse is off to an undefeated beginning in League play. Facing off against Northwood on Monday, the Lady Trojans played a back and forth opening five minutes where the score stayed close (2-2) before establishing control of the game. Eight different players found the back of the net as Uni cruised to a 17-5 win. Mya Wang (So.), Makenzie Kaufman (Jr.), and Grace Colunga (Jr.) each scored three and Kaylor
Chott (Sr.) provided five assists and added a goal of her own. Goalie Gracelyn Caceros (Sr.) snagged two interceptions from the crease and made four saves on the night.
This performance was followed by an away match against the newest member of Irvine, the Portola Bulldogs. The experience University possesses shined through in this match against a team in only their second season, first as a Varsity program. Uni led 11-0 at the end of the first half, and concluded the game 18-1. Goalie Madison Beltran (Jr.) was forced into five saves to keep Portola on the single goal. Nine different field players scored, including senior Mackenzie Field, who returned to the field after enduring a concussion received during pre-season. Wang led the team with a total of five goals. Senior defender Donia Mohtashami picked off two passes. All around, it was a convincing win.
The team plays a non-league match against Esperanza today and returns to league play on Monday (March 25), facing off against Irvine HS in an away match.
Softball
Uni Softball heads to Portola this Thursday (March 21) for a league game. This Saturday, March 23, the team will play a double header at Corona Del Mar. First game starts at 9:00 AM. Come out and support the team!
Boys Swimming
The Uni boys swim and dive team had a phenomenal week! First, they upset second-ranked Santa Margarita on Tuesday, 90-80. This was achieved through a strong team effort, with strong contributions throughout the lineup. Obtaining first place finishes in at least one individual event were Caedon Ng, Brian Lou, Aaron Lee, and Matthew Lou. Matthew Lou, a freshman swimming on the Varsity team, also achieved his first CIF consideration cut in his 100 breaststroke! On Wednesday, the team traveled to Portola for their second league meet of the season. The Uni boys swept Portola at all levels, and recorded personal records in over half of their events. Swimming particularly well were juniors Sidney Miller, Hunter Kroll, and Brian Lou. Miller achieved his first CIF cut of the year in the 100 backstroke, with a winning time of 55.13. Kroll was victorious in both the 500 free and the 200 IM. His speedy finish in the 200 IM gained him his second CIF consideration cut of the year in 1:59.37. Lou dominated both of his individual events, gaining CIF automatic cuts in the 50 free and the 100 fly. In the 50 free, he broke the all-time Uni school record from 2014 by 0.01 seconds, recording a time of 20.70. This time is bound to get faster, and it will be exciting to see what he can do as we move into the championship season! Come out and support the Uni Swim Team on Wednesday 3/27 when they face league opponent Irvine!
Girls Swimming
Swimming is a difficult sport, and competing in the densest concentration of young talent in the world makes it even tougher. This week, the Trojans experienced the intense highs and lows of tough competition.
UNI’s swimmers went on the road twice this week, and the away meets presented tough challenges for our ambitious Varsity girls. On Tuesday, the water at Santa Margarita was thick and sticky, at least in UNI’s lanes. The Trojans swam with dignity, but were unable to win any of the events, and personal bests were in short supply—although the A relays in both the 200 and 400 Freestyle were able to score consideration times for CIF. Overall, however, the day was one of battling wakes. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going, and the UNI girls got going.
The Trojans brought their intense commitment to Portola on Wednesday, and posted impressive showings all around, beating Portola palpably 99-71. Alex Lindenberg won the 200 Freestyle and the 100 Backstroke, posting personal bests in both races. Annika Nie captured the 50 Freestyle, and Izzy Pagano won the 100 Butterfly. Kate Weiland and Yuuri Yoshikawa took the top two places in the 100 Breastroke. With strong performances up and down their lineup throughout the meet, the UNI girls demonstrated their ability to respond to adversity, and gave their school reason to expect even more from the rest of the season.
Boys Tennis
The top ranked boys tennis team defeated Irvine high 16 to 2 on Tuesday to move to 10 and 0 on the year and 3-0 in the Pacific Coast league. Freshmen Conrad Brown led the Trojans sweeping his three sets at singles. The boys will be in action on Thursday (March 21) at Woodbridge and will also compete in the National All-American tournament Friday and Saturday, March 22-23.
Track & Field
Boys Track had their league opener against Northwood here at Uni last Thursday. Some our stand out performances came from Adam Gish in the 1600, Steven Li in the 400, Lance Deolden in the 100, Adam Gish and Michael Blinstrub in the 800, Ben Chi in the Triple jump, Evan Pariser, Noah Powell in the Shot. We are up next against Portola. Go Trojan track and Field!
We had our first league meet against Northwood on Thursday 03/14. We had some outstanding performances by Collette Lowengrub in the 1600 and 800, Jenna Kim in the 100 and 200, and Cecilia Langlois and Avery Klauke in the 3200 M run. In the field events, seniors Amber Sun in the high jump and Sandy Zhang in the triple jump, scored some points for the team as well. This Thursday (3/21) we are up against Portola and are excited for the season ahead. Go Uni Girls Track and Field!
Boys Volleyball
Come out and support Boys Volleyball tomorrow night for their GOW! They take on Irvine at 5:15 PM in the Uni GYM.
Spring Sport GOW Schedule
| Date | Sport | Opponent | Time |
| Friday, March 8, 2019 | Boys Lacrosse | Vista Murrieta | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | Boys Tennis | Northwood | 3:15 PM |
| Friday, March 15, 2019 | Baseball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, March 22, 2019 | Boys Volleyball | Irvine | 5:15 PM |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Boys and Girls Swim | Irvine | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Boys and Girls Track & Field | Irvine | 3:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | Softball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, April 12, 2019 | Girls Lacrosse | Beckman | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Boys Golf | Woodbridge | 3:00 PM |
Rivalry Week
Boys Tennis 4/16 @ 3:15 v Woodbridge
Boys Baseball 4/16 @ 3:30 v Woodbridge
Boys Volleyball 4/19 @ 5:15 v Woodbridge
Upcoming Events
(Home Events in Blue)
Thursday, March 21st
Boys Golf v Portola @ San Juan Hills Golf Club – 3:00 PM
Track @ Field @ Portola – 3:00 PM
Softball @ Portola – 3:30 PM **CANCELLED**
Girls Lacrosse @ Esperanza – 7:00 PM
Friday, March 22nd
Boys Tennis Tournament @ Uni (All American Tourney) – Time TBA
Baseball @ Northwood – 3:30 PM
***GOW***Boys Volleyball v Irvine – 5:15 PM
Saturday, March 23rd
Boys Tennis Tournament @ Uni (All American Tourney) – Time TBA
Track & Field @ Huntington Beach – 8:00 AM
Softball @ Corona Del Mar – 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM
Baseball v Corona Del Mar – 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM
Monday, March 25th
Boys Tennis @ Woodbridge – 3:15 PM
Softball v Irvine – 3:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse v Irvine – 4:00 PM
Boys Lacrosse @ Irvine – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, March 26th
Boys Golf v Irvine @ Strawberry Farms – 3:00 PM
Boys Tennis v Beckman – 3:15 PM
Baseball v Portola – 3:30 PM
Boys Volleyball @ Woodbridge – 5:15 PM
Wednesday, March 27th
***GOW***Boys & Girls Swimming v Irvine – 3:15 PM
Girls Lacrosse @ Woodbridge – 3:15 PM
Boys Lacrosse v Woodbridge – 3:15 PM
GO TROJANS!
TROJAN THURSDAY 3/14/19
Welcome to Trojan Thursday – So what exactly is Trojan Thursday? Trojan Thursday is a weekly email/online blog to give the UNI community an update on what is happening with our UNI athletic teams and will also give information as to major events that are happening on campus. If you would like to receive Trojan Thursday each week please go to https://unitrojanthursday.wordpress.com and type in your email address. You will receive a notice each week when Trojan Thursday is posted. Please help spread the word about Trojan Thursday so everyone can hear how our athletes are doing.
Upcoming Events
-
Baseball GOW – Friday, March 15th @ 3:30 PM. Come out and Support!
Spring Sports Update
Check out this link to the Sports Section of the Sword & Shield for sports articles written by Uni Students:
https://uhsswordandshield.com/category/sword-and-shield-2/sports/
Baseball
Uni baseball went 0-2 last week. With a 13-4 loss to Irvine and a 9-0 loss to Woodbridge. Uni JV had a strong week with wins against Irvine 2-0 and Woodbridge 8-2. They also tied Irvine last Friday 3-3 so they were 2-0-1 on the week. Baseball GOW is tomorrow, March 15th, come out and support the team as they take on Beckman at 3:30 at the Uni Baseball field.
Boys Golf
We completed our final tune up before the start of league play with a win against Huntington Beach at home with a score of 191 to 197. We were led by Sophomore George Lu who shot even par 36. This is impressive because he started out with 4 over par after 4 holes. George finished strong with 4 birdies in 5 holes to take low medal honors! Senior Connor O’Brien, out all last week due to illness, finished with 38. Steven Li finished with a birdie to card 39 and newcomers, Junior John Stapakis and Freshman George Huang finished 40 and 38 respectively.
I was impressed with the resilience of the team. No one played exceptionally well but after poor starts all around, the team finished with 10 birdies, all during the last 5 holes, to pull off this impressive win.
Next week we start league play against Northwood at home at Strawberry Farms. We then travel to Portola on Thursday. We are looking for strong performances all around.
Go Trojans!!
Boys Lacrosse
The University Boys Varsity Lacrosse team evened their non league record to 2-2, with a dominant performance, a 19-4 win, over the Tustin Tillers.
The Tillers showed up with numbers, but the Trojans were undaunted. From start to finish the Trojans were in control, with exemplary play by face off specialist Ethan Doan, the time of possession favored Uni all game.
Many players scored as the Trojans executed play after offensive play with great team chemistry. Overall it was a great effort.
Come support the Trojans at their first league game Monday at Northwood! Go Trojans!
Girls Lacrosse
The Girls Lacrosse program had a week of ups and downs. The team played a tough game against a hardworking Yorba Linda squad, but ended up losing 15-14. Despite missing 8 players from the Varsity roster, the team hung in for the entirety of the 50 minutes exchanging goals back and forth. Mya Wang (So.) ended up netting 11 of those 14 goals! What an absolutely amazing individual effort! The team bounced back from that game and defeated Mission Viejo 16-5 yesterday (3/13). Junior goalie Madison Beltran allowed only two goals and earned five saves on the night to keep Mission Viejo from mounting a comeback. Some solid stickwork all around the field helped the girls stay predominantly in the offensive third of the field. The team has a really tough game against El Dorado on Friday, 4:00 PM, in the Trojan Stadium, so please come out and support. League play kicks off next week, so the girls could use all the support the Trojan Army can muster this Friday to send them off to League in style!
Softball
Uni Softball takes on La Quinta at home today (March 14th) at 3:15. Come out and support!
Boys Swimming
This week, the Uni Boys Swim Team dueled cross-town rivals and defending state champion Northwood, and came out convincingly victorious by a score of 99-71! Leading the team by winning both of their individual events were junior Brian Lou (100 Freestyle and 200 IM), and senior Aaron Lee (50 Freestyle and 100 Fly). Also contributing significantly by winning one individual event were junior Hunter Kroll (500 Free), junior Sidney Miller (100 Back), and freshman Matthew Lou (100 Breast). Additionally, the team came together to win all three relays, gaining CIF qualification times in all three! The Uni Swim TEam will be preparing for Tuesday’s match-up with one of the strongest teams in the county, Santa Margarita. Go Trojans!
Girls Swimming
Northwood High School visited UNI yesterday to open the league swim season, and the Varsity Girls gave them a great deal to think about. Both the A and B Medley 200 Medley Relay Teams posted CIF consideration times to start the meet. Later, the A 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay also posted consideration times. Several girls posted impressive individual times as well. Alex Lindenberg dropped 2 seconds in her 200 Freestyle to win the event. Isabella Pagano dropped nearly a half-second in the 100 butterfly, closing in on a CIF consideration time. Alex Lindenberg and Jean Meyer both scored personal bests in the 100 Backstroke. Mirabella Levine touched out her Northwood opponent at the wall to win the 100 Breaststroke, claiming a CIF consideration time in the process. The varsity girls demonstrated intense commitment and great promise; it figures to be a great season.
Boys Tennis
University Boys tennis handles Northwood to remain the Pacific Coast League beast
By DAN ALBANO | dalbano@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: March 12, 2019 at 9:47 pm | UPDATED: March 12, 2019 at 10:02 pm
University sophomore Rithvik Krishna helped the host Trojans defeat Northwood 15-3 in a Pacific Coast League boys tennis match on March 12, 2019. (Photo by Dan Albano, Orange County Register/SCNG)
IRVINE – University sophomore tennis player Rithvik Krishna defeated an opponent on Tuesday that he respectfully called a “beast.”
But after the Trojans’ dominating performance against visiting Northwood and newcomer Harry Yang, University showed it’s still the most dangerous team in the Pacific Coast League.
Even when not at full strength.
Playing without ace Aditya Gupta, the top-ranked Trojans still swept the six first-round sets en route to a 15-3 victory against the No. 2 Timberwolves, extending their remarkable league winning streak to 120 matches.
“Six-zero in the first round was pretty unexpected, to be honest,” veteran University coach John Kessler said. “(Northwood coach) John (Tichy) does a great job and Northwood is a really good team. They’ve had impressive scores.”
Last week, Northwood (7-1, 1-1) beat former league rival Corona del Mar 11-7 in a statement victory that places the Timberwolves, ranked No. 6 in Division 1, in the conversation for the Open Division playoffs.
University (8-0, 2-0), ranked No. 1 in the county and Division 1, moved Krishna to No. 1 singles to replace Gupta, who was a playing a Futures challenger event, and he responded by defeating the 6-foot-6 Yang, a senior bound for Georgetown.
Krishna used a strong serve and aggressive forehand against Yang’s slice shots for a 6-4 victory.
“He’s 6-foot-6, bombs serves every now and then,” said Krishna, who stands about 5-foot-9. “I played straight up (without strategy changes), but I had to try to grind him out because he’s really big. It’s kind of tough to grind out a 6-foot-6 beast, but I did it today. I don’t think he was at his very best.”
Krishna went 2-0 in singles before being substituted in the third round.
Yang, who had been home-schooled until this year, beat University’s No. 2 Soomin Lee 6-4 in the second round, but Lee and fellow junior Cameron Sepahi each beat Trojans’ No. 2 Cory Pham.
University also received sweeps at doubles from its top team of freshman Conrad Brown and senior Luis Moros and the No. 2 team of senior Michael Rudin and freshman Zino Mirtorabi.
“Sometimes you play better when your main guy is not (there) – sometimes you look for that person to carry you,” Kessler said. “(But) we haven’t lost (in league) since 2006. … Just think about how insane this is because all these teams are good in their own right.”
Track & Field
Boys Track and Field had their last preseason meet last week against Huntington Beach. The team was missing all of our seniors due to the senior activity day but we still had some great performances. All boys relays beat HB and other top performers included Adam Gish in the 1600, Henry Feurborn and Ben Chi in the 110 High Hurdles, Michael Blinstrub in the 400, Lance Deolden in the 100 and 200, Michael Blinstrub and Adam Gish in the 800, Ben Chi and Henry Feurborn in the 300 Hurdles, Raja Batra in the 3200, Noah Powell in the Shot and Disc and Daniel Hernandez in the Long Jump. Today (March 14th) we have our first league meet here at Uni against Northwood. Come out and support! Go Trojan track and Field!
Last week we had our final preseason meet against Huntington Beach High School. We were missing a few of our Varsity athletes due to Senior Activity Day, but many of the girls stepped up and had some great performances! Our girls 4X100 M relay won their race. We swept the 1600 M with Collette Lowengrub, Cece Langlois, and Avery Klauke taking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Sophomores Vani Tankha and Laura Li took 2nd and 3rd in the 400 M run. Freshman Jenna Kim placed 2nd in the 100 M and 200 M. Collette Lowengrub and Avery Klauke also took 1st and 2nd in the 800 M. Cece Langlois took 1st in the 3200 M, Dena Norouzi took 2nd in the discus, and Farimah Fanaei took 1st in the long jump.
We have our first league meet against Northwood today, March 14th, so we hope to see you there! Go Uni Track and Field!
Boys Volleyball
Boys volleyball fell to Mater Dei on Tuesday 3-0. They begin league on Friday against Northwood. Come out and support!
Spring Sport GOW Schedule
| Date | Sport | Opponent | Time |
| Friday, March 8, 2019 | Boys Lacrosse | Vista Murrieta | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | Boys Tennis | Northwood | 3:15 PM |
| Friday, March 15, 2019 | Baseball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, March 22, 2019 | Boys Volleyball | Irvine | 5:15 PM |
| Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Boys and Girls Swim | Irvine | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Boys and Girls Track & Field | Irvine | 3:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | Softball | Beckman | 3:30 PM |
| Friday, April 12, 2019 | Girls Lacrosse | Beckman | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Boys Golf | Woodbridge | 3:00 PM |
Rivalry Week
Boys Tennis 4/16 @ 3:15 v Woodbridge
Boys Baseball 4/16 @ 3:30 v Woodbridge
Boys Volleyball 4/19 @ 5:15 v Woodbridge
Upcoming Events
(Home Events in Blue)
Thursday, March 14th
Track & Field v Northwood – 3:00 PM
Softball v La Quinta (Westminster) – 3:15 PM
Boys Tennis @ Portola – 3:15 PM
Friday, March 15th
***GOW***Baseball v Beckman – 3:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse v El Dorado – 4:00 PM
Boys Volleyball v Northwood – 5:15 PM
Boys Lacrosse @ Crean Lutheran – 6:00 PM
Saturday, March 16th
Track & Field @ Laguna Beach – 8:00 AM
Monday, March 18th
Boys Lacrosse @ Northwood – 3:15 PM
Girls Lacrosse v Northwood – 4:00 PM
Tuesday, March 19th
Boys Golf v Northwood @ Strawberry Farms – 3:00 PM
Boys & Girls Swimming @ Santa Margarita – 3:00 PM
Boys Tennis v Irvine – 3:15 PM
Baseball v Northwood – 3:30 PM
Softball v Northwood – 3:30 PM
Boys Volleyball @ Portola – 5:15 PM
Wednesday, March 20th
Boys & Girls Swimming @ Portola – 3:15 PM
Girls Lacrosse @ Portola – 4:00 PM
Boys Lacrosse v Portola – 4:00 PM
GO TROJANS!
