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May 15, 2006
Release: #0610
News Release
For Immediate Release
COA Announces
U.S. Bank Student Athletes of the Month
SACRAMENTO, CA .
. . The California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics (COA), in partnership
with the California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA)
today named April Caddell (San Bernardino Valley College, women's track and
field) and Dan Goldberg (Saddleback College, men's baseball) the COA/U.S. Bank
Student Athletes of the Month for April.
 April
Caddell, a sophomore heptathlete for the San Bernardino Valley College women's
track and field team, qualified for the Southern California Prelims in an extraordinary
seven different events with her performance at the Foothill Conference Championships
meet. Caddell set a SBVC school record by scoring 40 points out of the team's
74.5 at the conference finals held at San Bernardino April 29. Caddell placed
second in the 200 and 400 meter sprints, fifth in the long jump and high jump,
and sixth in the javelin. She also ran on the team's 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads.
 Dan
Goldberg, a sophomore pitcher from Saddleback College, became the first
Gaucho in school history and first hurler in Orange Empire Conference history
(since 1987) to throw a complete game, no-hitter. Goldberg allowed an unearned
run in Saddleback's 3-1 victory over visiting Fullerton College on April 20.
Goldberg allowed just one walk, a runner that would score in the sixth inning
after a passed ball and wild pitch. The right-hander struck out nine batters
and was aided by three sparkling catches in centerfield by teammate Matt Spotanski.
In the month of April, Goldberg finished 2-0 with a 3.07 ERA and 23 strikeouts
in 26.1 innings pitched. A native of Oakland, CA, Goldberg was an All-OEC selection
as a freshman.
 U.S.
Bank is the "Official Financial Services Provider" of the COA and
California community college athletics. U.S. Bank is also the official presenting
sponsor of all California community college championship events, including the
2005-06 COA Championship Festival in Fresno, CA.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB),
with assets of $210 billion, is the 6th largest financial holding company in
the United States. The company operates 2,430 banking offices and 4,941 ATMs,
and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment,
mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions.
U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web
at www.usbank.com.
To view the latest news,
information, and updates of all 23 COA-sanctioned sports, visit www.coasports.org.
Student athlete biographies
provided by the CCCSIA.
COA
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