Freshman of the Quarter

Kaylee Miller

Written by Sammy Brasch
Staff Writer
Published on June 4, 2009
Filed under Sports

Name: Kaylee Miller

Position: Defense

Hometown: Cypress, Calif.

 

The UC Davis women‘s water polo team started the 2009 season with a very talented freshmen class, but no one knew how they would perform.

Freshman defender Kaylee Miller proved any doubts were erroneous as she led the talented first years on way to the Big West Conference Freshman of the Year honors.

The Cypress, Calif. native and member of the 2006 national team, finished the season with 33 goals, third among Big West freshman, and 15 steals.

She was particularly effective against conference opponents, scoring hat tricks in games against Cal State Northridge and Pacific during the regular season as well as netting two goals apiece against UC Irvine and Northridge in the conference tournament.

Along with Miller‘s Big West Freshman of the Year accolades, she was also given an all-conference honorable mention honor.

- Sammy Brasch

Freshman of the Quarter

Ethan Ostrom

Written by Sammy Brasch
Staff Writer
Published on June 4, 2009
Filed under Sports

Name: Ethan Ostrom

Event: Pole Vault

Hometown: Cottonwood, Calif.

 

Qualifying for the Regional Championships is often a career-capping achievement, one for which athletes may spend years waiting.

Ostrom didn’t have to wait.

Thanks to his 5.05m vault at the Cal-Nevada Championships on Mar. 29th, Ostrom earned the honor of competing against the best vaulters in the West. He was one of only three freshmen to do so.

Before competing at Regionals, he again jumped 5.05m, this time at the Big West Conference Championships, where he took second. That scored eight points for the Aggies, which was key for their second place finish at the meet.

At the Regional meet, Ostrom cleared 4.91m on his first attempt to tie for 23rd overall. That capped a season that saw the freshman tie with graduating senior Jamie Feaster for the fourth highest jump in school history.