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Championships won, records broken during new era of success

The 勛圖tv men's water polo team celebrates their victory after winning the 2024 West Coast Conference Regular Season Championship, November 16, 2024.
Highlighted by two conference championships and an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the at 勛圖tv turned in one of its most successful seasons since the institution rejoined the West Coast Conference over 10 years ago.
Pacific won conference titles in and and reached the NCAA Tournament in . The department was honored with six All-Americans, four conference Player of the Years, three Coach of the Years, 62 All-Conference selections and broke numerous records.
One of the first things I wanted to alter when I arrived at Pacific was to change our slogan from winning culture to winning, said Director of Athletics , who wrapped up his second year in the position. We won two championships this year as a department for the first time since 2017-18, which we are proud of, but its just a glimpse of what were capable of accomplishing. We have high expectations for our programs and feel the success we experienced this year is a prelude for the upcoming years.
Of the 62 All-Conference selections, 28 were named to the first team. It included All-America Honorable Mention and West Coast Conference Player of the Year Alexa Edwards 24 from womens volleyball, a business law graduate who broke both the school and conference record for career kills with 1,925.
Pacific made a splash in the fall when the mens water polo program brought home the departments first conference title with an unblemished 6-0 conference record to win the regular season trophy. The fifth-ranked Tigers were honored with five All-Americans, the WCCs Player of the Year in Mihailo Vukazic 25, Newcomer of the Year Oliver Fodor 25 and Coach of the Year James Graham. Fodor graduated this semester with a degree in business analytics, while Vukazic is on pace to graduate this summer with a degree in graphic design.
The second conference championship came in the winter when the mens swim team won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation crown. It was the programs fourth conference title and first since 2004-05. The team earned numerous accolades including Player of the Year Mitchell Hopper 25, Freshman of the Year Javier Lopez Guillen 28 and Coach of the Year Katelyne Herrington. Hopper graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering, while Guillen is studying for a degree in data science.
Pacifics success continued into the spring when the mens golf program capped a huge season with an NCAA Tournament appearance under WCC Coach of the Year John Cook. It came after the Tigers won two tournaments, which hadnt been done in over 10 years.
Pacific also garnered three individual first-place finishes as Carlos Astiazaran 27, a business analytics major, won a pair of tournament titles and Travis Robbie 26, a health and exercise science major, won once. Astiazaran also broke the school record in season-scoring average with a 69.3.
On the track, the Tigers broke five school records. Sophia Livingston 26, a psychology major, cracked the 800-meter record multiple times, ending with a 2:17.55 in the season finale at Occidental College. Serena Yee 26, a health and exercise science major, became a duo school record holder with a 1.50m in the high mark and a 10.51m in the triple jump. Emily Wernli 26, a dental hygiene major, ran the fastest 1500-meter time in school history with a 4:44.18, while Talia Johnson 25, who is studying toward a doctorate in physical therapy, sprinted for a record-best 8.24 in the 60-meter.
As a department, Pacific was honored with 26 conference Player of the Week awards including three from Tiago Silva 26 in mens tennis. Silva, a business analytics major, was just the second student-athlete in school history to compete in the NCAA Individual Championships in the fall. Playing No. 1 singles, he led the mens tennis team to a 5-2 record in conference in the spring and a national ranking as high as No. 49.
Adam Tschuors smart, forward-thinking and creative approach to intercollegiate athletics is precisely what is needed in todays fast-changing NCAA landscape, said Pacific President Christopher Callahan, who is also the new chair of the WCC Presidents Council.
In less than two years at Pacific, Adam has made unbelievable progress in transforming Tiger Athletics into a positive, engaging culture focused on both athletic and academic excellence. This past years accomplishmentsfrom conference titles to post-season tournamentsdemonstrates how effective Adam has been already and provides an exciting glimpse into this new era for Pacific Athletics.
The Tigers now turn their attention to the 2025-26 year as the womens soccer team was first to announce its .