After winning yet another tough match in which La Verne had to battle to close out close games against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the Leopards clinched at least a share of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference crown.
Most athletes never live the dream of playing college sports. For those that do, a conference championship is a rare achievement and a national title is even more so.
University of La Verne sophomore Amy Kratochvil has been named Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year for the 2002 season after her performance for the ULV women's volleyball team.
Ryan Winn, University of La Verne senior setter, has been named the Asics/Volleyball Magazine 2001 Division III Player of the Year, making her the first ULV athlete to achieve such a national honor.
Overcoming a season filled with challenges and setbacks, La Verne clinched their first NCAA Division III National Title since 1982 by defeating No. 1 ranked University of Wisconsin Whitewater and breaking its 43-game home winning streak that dated back to 1999.