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Number Project 7

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The Greatest Waves at Every Number: #7

MALIBU, California – Who are the best Waves ever to wear a particular number on their jersey or cap? This series will aim to identify the most accomplished Pepperdine student-athletes, number by number.
 
Today, the greats who wore number seven are listed.
 
First, some caveats:
  • Student-athletes before a certain year may not be included, as complete numerical rosters only go back so far. For the eight sports that wear numbers, only women's soccer and women's beach volleyball have every roster available.
  • The complete numerical rosters for baseball (1971), men's basketball (1968-69), women's basketball (1979-80), men's volleyball (1975), women's indoor volleyball (1976) and men's water polo (1982) date back to the year shown here.
  • In some cases, additional standout student-athletes from prior to those years were identified.
  • Any student-athlete who received at least all-conference honors during this time, and others of note, were included based on current available information.
  • Pepperdine sponsored football between the years of 1946 and 1961. Fifteen football players have been inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame and those former student-athletes have been included in this series.
BASEBALL
  • Dan Cowgill (North Hollywood, Calif./Los Angeles City College) was all-conference first team in 1975. The catcher hit a career .293 with 11 home runs and 68 RBI over his three seasons.
  • Nezi Balelo (San Diego, Calif.) was all-conference first team in 1985. The infielder batted .277 with eight home runs, 40 RBI and 24 stolen bases that season.
  • Andy Lopez, who was the head coach from 1989-94, led the Waves to the 1992 national championship and won 241 games, wore #7. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.
  • Dennis Konrady (Eugene, Ore./Riverside City College) was all-conference twice, including the first team in 1995. The infielder hit an even .300 for his two seasons with a total of 56 RBI.
  • Randy Wolf (Canoga Park, Calif./El Camino Real HS) switched to #7 in 1997 and earned All-American first team honors and was the WCC Pitcher of the Year. The left-hander went 9-4 with a 1.79 ERA that season. He is Pepperdine's all-time leader in strikeouts (328). He went on to play 16 years in MLB. Wolf was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
  • Jeremy Coronado (Chino, Calif./Don Lugo HS) was all-conference second team in 2000. The outfielder hit .352 that season with 44 RBI.
  • Steve Rodriguez wore #7 for his 12 seasons (2004-15) as head coach, leading the Waves to 401 victories. He is now the head coach at Baylor. He wore #9 as a player. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.
  • Aaron Barnett (Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley HS) switched to #7 and earned all-conference first team honors in 2017. The catcher had a .314 career batting average with 101 RBI over four seasons. He was also a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2017.
WOMEN'S SOCCER 
  • Kelsey Quane (San Ramon, Calif./California HS) was a captain of the 2005 Sweet 16 team. The midfielder appeared in 55 career games.
  • Myriah Stockman (Sandy, Utah/Brighton HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2008 and 2011. She played in 79 career games and had three goals and six assists.
  • Meagan Harbison (Rancho Penasquitos, Calif./Westview HS) had an outstanding career as a defensive midfielder (2013-17). She played in 80 games and had two goals and seven assists.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 
  • Mark Rigg (Waialae Kahala, Hawai'i/Punahou School) was an All-American third teamer in 1977 and a three-time all-conference selection.
  • Matt Rigg (Honolulu, Hawai'i) was a three-time All-American, including the first team in 1985. He was once Pepperdine's all-time kill leader with 1,539 (he's now seventh). He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.
  • Tom Sorensen (Racine, Wis./Racine Case HS) earned his first All-American honor in 1990 as a freshman, then earned three more All-American awards at #9 and #6. The outside hitter had 2,207 career kills (#2 all-time at Pepperdine), plus 464 blocks, 429 digs and 155 aces. He was a 1996 U.S. Olympian. Sorensen was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
  • Fred Winters (North Vancouver, B.C./Carson Graham HS) made the All-American first team in 2004 and the second team in 2003. The outside hitter had four-year totals of 1,525 kills, 602 digs and 367 blocks. He was a 2016 Olympian with Canada.
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL 
  • Stella Berkebile (Santa Ana, Calif./Indiana) was All-WCC first team in 1988. The middle blocker recorded 635 kills and 218 blocks in her four seasons.
  • Blair Noonan (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual HS) made the All-WCC first team in 1992 and was second team in 1990 and 1991. The outside hitter averaged 3.43 kills per set over her four seasons and had 1,219 career kills.
  • Melissa Mehlhorn (Tempe, Ariz./Valley Christian HS) made the All-WCC first team in 2003 and was honorable mention in 2004 and 2005. The setter had 4,387 career assists, averaging 11.92 per set over her four seasons.
MEN'S WATER POLO 
  • Sasha Poljak (Zagreb, Croatia) made the All-American first team in 1987 and the second team in 1986 and 1989. He scored 83 goals in a season twice, and 77 in his other two seasons, to finish with 320 career goals (second all-time at Pepperdine). He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
  • Zachary Holder (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) was all-conference second team in 1991. He scored 41 goals that season and had 141 in his career.
  • Jack Kocur (Simi Valley, Calif./Royal HS) was a three-time All-American, including the first team in 1997. He scored at least 30 goals every season and finished with 138 in his career. He later served as the Waves' head coach for six seasons.
  • Sean Hylton (Costa Mesa, Calif./USC) was All-American honorable mention in 1999 and 2000. He scored 57 goals in his three seasons.
  • Adam Hewko (Irvine, Calif./Servite HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2005 at #7 before having more success at #5. He scored 43 of his 172 career goals that season.
  • JP MacDonell (Redwood City, Calif./Bellarmine Prep) was All-American second team in 2009 and third team in 2008. He scored at least 50 goals in all four of his seasons and finished with 225.
  • Danny White (Oxnard, Calif./Rio Mesa HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2013. He scored 103 career goals, including 33 that season.
 
 
 
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