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 20 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
- Dayle Campbell earned All-American honors in 1965 and was a three-time all-conference player. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981.
- Peter Kuld (Canoga Park, Calif./College of the Canyons) was all-conference first team in 1987. The catcher hit .314 with 40 RBI in his only season with the Waves.
- Gerardo Gonzalez (Arvin, Calif./Bakersfield College) made the all-conference first team in 1995 and 1996. The infielder hit .322 the first year and .338 the next and finished his two-season career with a .329 average, 15 home runs and 90 RBI.
- Jay Gehrke (Fargo, N.D./Arizona State) wore both #20 and #36 during the 1999 season when he was an All-American first team pick. The right-handed pitcher set Pepperdine's single-season record for saves (18) that season. He recorded a 0.86 ERA in 31.1 innings.
- Barry Enright (Stockton, Calif./St Mary's HS) was an All-American third team selection in 2007 and the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 2006, and a three-time all-conference honoree. The right-handed pitcher went 12-5 with a 1.99 ERA in 2007 and had 35 wins in his three seasons. He went on to play four years in MLB.
- Ryan Wilson (Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad HS) was all-conference second team in 2016. The left-handed pitcher went 2-0 with six saves and a 0.63 ERA that season. He had 12 wins over his three seasons.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
- Terrance Johnson (Dallas, Texas/Duncanville HS) made the All-WCC first team in 2003 and was honorable mention in 2002 and 2004. The guard is #3 all-time at Pepperdine in three-pointers made with 221 and scored 1,277 points in his three seasons.
- Lorne Jackson (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) wore number #20 for the first four of his five years before switching to #0. He was All-WCC honorable mention in 2011 wearing this number. The guard finished with 1,297 career points.
- Kameron Edwards (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS) just capped off a terrific four years wearing #20, making the All-WCC second team in 2020 and honorable mention in 2019. The forward finished with 1,318 career points and averaged 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds last season.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- Rasheeda Clark (Ontario, Calif./Colorado) was the WCC Player of the Year in 2000 and was a three-time All-WCC first team pick, including the first team in 1999 and 2000. The guard averaged 15.5 points in 1999-00 and scored 1,191 points in her three seasons.
FOOTBALL
- Ted Kiapos (Los Angeles, Calif.) was a lineman on the first four Pepperdine teams (1946-49). He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
- Kristi Bissonnette (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) accumulated 21 goals and 23 assists from 1999-02 as a forward.
- Amanda LeCave (Windsor, Calif./Windsor HS) scored 14 goals from 2011-15 as a midfielder/forward, including 10 in the 2012 season.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
- Austin Wilmot (Valley Village, Calif./Crespi Carmelite HS/UC Irvine) earned All-American honorable mention status in 2020. The middle blocker hit .405 and averaged 1.90 kills and 1.12 blocks in his first season with the Waves.
WOMEN'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL
- Summer Ross (Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad Seaside Academy/Washington) was an All-American and won the inaugural AVCA pairs national championship in 2012. She and partner Caitlin Racich went 35-3 that season.
- Katie Messing (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS) who amassed 63 career wins, wore #20 her final three seasons (2013-15).
MEN'S WATER POLO
- Ognyen Kuraica (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) was All-American honorable mention in 1982, his only season with the Waves.