Four Honored at SBART Hall of Fame Banquet
Submitted by: Ron Smith - May 11th, 2009
Two of Westmont’s coaches and two athletes were honored at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table’s 42nd Annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Monday night at the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara.
Westmont Assistant Basketball Coach Jeff Azain was inducted into the SBART Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments on the basketball court both in both high school and college.
“In 1980 and 81, Jeff was the leading rebounder in the Channel League and CIF,” said Maury Halleck who coached Azain at San Marcos High School and introduced him at the event. “The thing about Jeff is that for two years the San Marcos Royals never lost a game, they were 52-0. Jeff is the guy who gave all of his teammates second chances and was one of the best I ever had. He was not only a good athlete, but also a great man.”
“Two words come to mind when accepting this award,” said Azain to the audience. “The first is ‘blessed’. I was fortunate enough to play for two great men - Coach Halleck at San Marcos High School and Coach Kammerer at Westmont College. They were both great coaches, but more importantly that coaching basketball, they taught me about life and how to be a better man.



Westmont goalkeeper Roxanne Love has been named to the NAIA All-American first team. The sophomore, who hails from Kentfield in the Bay Area, earned the honors despite missing three games early in the season after suffering a fracture to her left orbital lobe against Concordia (Ore.).



In recognition of her performances in last week’s games, Westmont’s Amanda Barret has been named the Golden State Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for women’s soccer. The junior defender, who hails from Temecula, helped the #19 Warriors achieve two shutouts last week and scored twice against San Diego Christian.