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Pac-12 Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Century: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Throughout her collegiate career at UCLA, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the most dominant American athlete in both the heptathlon and long jump events. She was the NCAA heptathlon champion in 1982 with a point total of 6099 and in 1983 with a total of 6365. In the long jump competition, she placed second in 1982 and third in 1983. She also was a member of the 1600-meter and 400-meter relay teams and competed in the 100-meter Hurdles event. Overall, she was the most prominent member of the UCLA track and field team, leading her school to the NCAA Championships team title in both 1982 and 1983. To this day, Joyner-Kersee remains the UCLA school record-holder in both the heptathlon and the long jump. She also retains UCLA's second highest mark in the high jump competition and third highest time in both the 100- and 400-meter hurdle events. In addition to her achievements in track and field, Joyner-Kersee was a four-year starter on the UCLA women's basketball team, playing from 1980-83 and 1984-85. She played a total of 121 games, scoring an impressive 1,167 points and grabbing 752 total rebounds. She is still listed among the UCLA Bruins' best in career scoring and rebounding. Joyner-Kersee went on to win six Olympic medals following her college career. After winning the Silver Medal in the heptathlon in 1984, she took the Gold in the event in 1988, setting a world record point total of 7,215 that still stands. She repeated as Gold Medal winner in the heptathlon event both in 1992 and 1994 as well. She also won the Bronze in the long jump competition both in 1992 and 1996. Joyner-Kersee won the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete in 1987. She has also received many other renowned titles including being named Sports Illustrated for Women's Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century (2001), Track & Field News' Athlete of the Year (1986, 1987,1994) and the Associated Press' Summer Olympian of the Century (1999).

Coach of the Century
	Coach	Pac-12 Years
	Bob Kersee	1985-93
	Athletes (Events)	Pac-12 Years
	Evelyn Ashford (100m, 200m)	1976-79
	Angela Williams (100m)	1999-2002
	Florence Griffith-Joyner (200m)	1981-83
	Jenna Prandini (200m)	2012-15
	Inger Miller (200m)	1991-94
	Monique Henderson (400m)	2002-05
	Maicel Malone (400m)	1988-92
	Phyllis Francis (400m)	2011-14
	Alysia Johnson Montano (800m)	2005-08
	Laura Roesler (800m)	2011-14
	Claudette Groenendaal (800m)	1982-85
	Shelby Houlihan (1,500m)	2010-14
	Francie Larrieu Smith (1,500m)	1974
	Regina Jacobs (1,500m)	1982-85
	Leann Warren (1,500m)	1980-85
	Lauren Fleshman (5,000m)	2000-03
	PattiSue Plumer (5,000m)	1981-84
	Alicia Craig (10,000m)	2002-05
	Amy Skieresz (10,000m)	1996-99
	Gail Devers (100 Hurdles)	1985-88
	Virginia Powell (100 Hurdles)	2003-06
	Joanna Hayes (100 Hurdles)	1996-99
	Dawn Harper-Nelson (100 Hurdles)	2003-06
	Lynda Tolbert-Goode (100 Hurdles)	1987-90
	Sheena Johnson (400 Hurdles)	2001-04
	Janeene Vickers-McKinney (400 Hurdles)	1988-91
	Emma Coburn (Steeplechase)	2008-13
	Shalaya Kipp (Steeplechase)	2009-14
	Chelsea Johnson (Pole Vault)	2003-06
	Tracy O'Hara (Pole Vault)	1999-2002
	Amy Acuff (High Jump)	1994-97
	Brigetta Barrett (High Jump)	2011-13
	Joni Huntley (High Jump)	1975-78
	Tanya Hughes (High Jump)	1990-93
	Jackie Edwards (Long Jump)	1989-92
	Brianna Glenn (Long Jump)	2000-02
	Sheila Hudson (Triple Jump, Long Jump)	1986-90
	Erica McLain (Triple Jump)	2005-08
	Seilala Sua (Discus, Shot Put)	1997-2000
	Suzy Powell Roos (Discus)	1995-98
	Lillian Copeland (Discus)	1925-28
	Aretha Hill Thurmond (Discus)	1995-98
	Jillian Camarena (Shot Put)	2001-04
	Meg Ritchie (Shot Put)	1980-83
	Eva Orban (Hammer Throw)	2006-09
	Jessica Cosby Toruga (Hammer Throw)	2002-05
	Kate Schmidt (Javelin)	1972-75
	Rachel Yurkovich (Javelin)	2006-09
	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Heptathlon, Long Jump) Watch Pac-12 Living Legend feature	1980-83
	Brianne Theisen-Eaton (Heptathlon)	2008-12
	Jacquelyn Johnson (Heptathlon)	2004-08

Pac-12 Women's Water Polo Player of the Century: Brenda Villa

A 2012 Olympic gold medalist, two-time Olympic silver medalist and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, Villa has served as a member of the USA Water Polo 2011, 2001 and 1998 FINA World Championships teams. She was a 2010 FINA World Cup gold medalist and a 2002 FINA World Cup silver medalist, in addition to being a member of the USA Water Polo 1999 and 1998 FINA World Cup teams. A three-time Pan American Championships gold medalist (2003, 2007, 2011) and a 1999 Pan American Championships silver medalist, Villa was the 2001 AWPCA Player of the Year and a 2002 NCAA champion. To add to her accomplishments, Villa is a three-time first team All-American (2001, 2002, 2003) and is eighth in Stanford history in career goals with 173. Villa’s career-high 69 goals in 2001 is fourth in Stanford single-season history.

Coach of the Century
	Coach	Pac-12 Years
	Adam Krikorian	1999-2009
Drivers / Attackers
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Brenda Villa Watch Pac-12 Living Legend feature	2001-03
	Kelly Rulon	2003, 2005-07
	Maggie Steffens	2013-15
	Coralie Simmons	1996-98, 2001
	Kiley Neushul	2012-15
	Courtney Matthewson	2005-08
	Sofia Konoukh	2001-03
	Heather Petri	1997-99, 2001
Field / Utility / Center / 2M
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Kami Craig	2006-07, 2009-10
	Ellen Estes	1997-98, 2001-02
	Natalie Golda	2001-03, 2005
	Robin Beauregard	1998, 2001-03
	Melissa Seidemann	2009-11, 2013
	Annika Dries	2010-11, 2013-14
Goaltenders
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Jackie Frank	2000-03
	Nicolle Payne	1995-98/td>

Pac-12 Men's Rower of the Century: Jake Wetzel

The Golden Bears also received the Pac-12 Men’s Rower of the Century honors through Jake Wetzel (California, 1999-2002). A three-time National Champion and Freshmen National Champion, three-time World Champion and five-time World Cup medalist, Wetzel was a four-time National Champion during his tenure at Cal, only losing one dual race in his entire career. He was a key member of the record-setting 1999 varsity as well as the 2001 and 2002 varsities which all went on to win the IRA by comfortable margins. The consummate student-athlete, Jake went on to win the Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race in 2006 while completing his MSc in Financial Economics at Oxford. He would also eventually complete a PhD in Finance at the University of British Columbia. While at Cal, Jake started his international rowing career which would become one of the most successful of all time. Beginning in 1998 and stretching through to 2008, Jake won the World Championships three times in three different boat classes (4+, 4-, and 8+) which shows his versatility as a rower. During that time he also added four World Cup Gold medals and one Bronze medal. His crowning performances have to be in his second and third Olympic Games where he won Silver and Gold, respectively. After an epic, side-by-side race with the British 4- in Athens, Jake's 8+ won in dominating fashion to take the Gold in Beijing.

Coach of the Century
	Coach	Pac-12 Years
	Ky Ebright	1924-59
Rowers
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Jake Wetzel	1990-92
	Conn Findlay	1995-96
	Scott Frandsen	2000-02
	Sebastian Bea	1996-99
	Kevin Still	1980-83
	Conlin McCabe	2009-13
	Duvall Hecht	1949-52
	Michael Still	1985-87
	David Calder	1998-2001
	Larry Hough	1963-66
	Luke Walton	2000-01

Men's Varsity Eight of the Century: Washington - 1936

The Varsity Eight of the Century title goes to the 1936 Washington team. The entire National Championship varsity eight of 1936 represented the U.S. at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and won the gold medal. The nine members of the boat were honored by the National Rowing Hall of Fame in 1936 and inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971. Eight of the nine members of the boat won multiple championships, with a total of 18 National Championships in the whole boat.

Rowers
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Joey Hansen	1999-2001
	Donald Hume	1936-38
	Dan Ayrault	1956-59
	Joesphn Rantz	1935-37
	Josh Inman	2000-02
	Mladen Stegic	2001-03
	Will Crothers	2006-09
	Matt Deakin	2000-02
	Kerry Turner	1976-78
	Rob Munn	2009-12
	Pete Donlon	1925-28
Coxswains
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Pete Cipollone	1991-94
	Robert Moch	1935-36
	Kent Mitchell	1958-61

Pac-12 Women's Rower of the Century: Eleanor "Elle" Logan

Two-time Olympic Gold medalist Eleanor Logan of Stanford was named the Pac-12 Women’s Rower of the Century. Logan captured her first Gold Medal in the United States Women’s Eight during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing while an undergraduate at Stanford. She won her second Gold Medal in the U.S. Women’s Eight in the 2012 Olympics in London. While at Stanford, Logan also helped the Cardinal win its first NCAA championship. A Pac-12 Champion in 1V8, she rowed in V8 that set NCAA course record and Pac-12 Championship record at Lake Natoma. Named 2011 Pac-10 Athlete of the Year and a four-time CRCA First Team All-American. Logan is one of the most versatile women’s rowers in U.S. History: world Champion in W8+ in 2010, 2011 and 2014 World Champion in the women’s four in 2009. Also a World Championship bronze medalist in the women’s pair-2015, she finished fifth in the women’s single at the 2013 World Championships and a World Championship Under-23 bronze medalist 2007.

Coach of the Century
	Coach	Pac-12 Years
	Jan Harville	1988-2003
Rowers
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Eleanor "Elle" Logan	2007-11
	Anne Mickelson Cummins Watch Pac-12 Living Legend feature	1999-2002
	Erin Cafaro	2006
	Carol Bower	1978-79
	Megan Kalmoe	2004-06
	Kristi Norelius	1981-82
	Grace Luczak	2009-11
	Kara Kohler	2010-14
	Laurel Korholz	1992-93
	Susan Broome	19880-82
	Shyril O'Steen	1980-81

Women's Varsity Eight of the Century: Washington - 1997

The Varsity Eight of the Century honors go to the 1997 Washington team. This group won the first-ever NCAA Championship in women’s rowing when the NCAA began sponsoring the event. Six members of this group went on to repeat as NCAA Champions in 1998, and five members of this varsity eight went on to row for their National Teams.

Rowers
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Jan Palchikoff	1974-75
	Sabina Telenska	1997-2000
	Samantha Magee	2003-06
	Rika Geyser	1998-2001
	Iva Obradovic	2009-10
	Amy Martin	1994-96
	Megan Dirkmaat	1999-2000
	Katie Maloney	2000-02
	Sabrina Kolker	1999-2002
	Connie Carpernter Phinney	1979-80
	Lisa Roman	2009-12
Coxswains
	Athletes	Pac-12 Years
	Mary Whipple	1999-2002
	Betsy Beard	1980-83
	Jill Costello	2007-10

Pac-12 Men's Golf Player of the Century: Phil Mickelson

The Pac-12 Men’s Golfer of the Century, Phil Mickelson, was with the Sun Devils from 1989-1992. With ASU, Mickelson was one of only four players to be named first-team All-American for four years. He won a school record 16 tournaments, including NCAA titles in 1989, 1990 and 1992, and was named Pac- 10 Player of the Year three times (1990-92). Also a U.S. Walker Cup member in 1989 and 1991, Mickelson was the U.S. Amateur champion in 1990, and was the only player to win outright NCAA crowns in freshman and sophomore seasons.

Coach of the Century
	Player	Pac-12 Years
	Randy Lein	1984-92, 1993-2011
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Phil Mickelson	1989-92
	Tiger Woods	1995-96
	Scott Simpson	1974-77
	Tom Watson	1969-71
	Paul Casey	1998-2000
	Corey Pavin	1978-80, 1982
	Jim Furyk	1989-92
	Patrick Rodgers	2012-14
	Sam Randolph	1983-86
	Craig Stadler	1972-75
	Ricky Barnes	2000-03
	Dave Stockton	1961-63

Pac-12 Women's Golf Player of the Century: Annika Sörenstam

Arizona’s Annika Sörenstam (1991-92) was named the Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Century. She was the first freshman to ever win the NCAA Division I Championship in 1991, and was named the NCAA Co-Player of the Year that same year. Sörenstam led the Wildcats to 14 team championships, and won seven collegiate titles. The winner of 90 international tournaments (most wins to her name all-time), she has also won 72 LPGA tournaments, including 10 majors. Sörenstam was a 2003 inductee to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Coach of the Century
	Coach	Pac-12 Years
	Linda Vollstedt	1980-2001
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Annika Sörenstam	1991-92
	Lorena Ochoa	2001-02
	Wendy Ward	1974-77
	Danielle Ammaccapane	1983-87
	Annie Park	2013-15
	Mickey Wright	1954
	Grace Park	1998-2000
	Lizette Salas	2008-11
	Tiffany Joh	2006-09
	Marissa Baena	1996-98
	Kay Cockerill	1983-87
	Heather Farr	1983-85

Pac-12 Men's Tennis Player of the Century: Steve Johnson

The Pac-12 Men's Tennis Player of the Century, Steve Johnson, won NCAA team titles in all four seasons and won two NCAA singles titles (2011-12) with the USC Trojans. Johnson finished 20011 and 2012 as No. 1 college player for USC, ending with 72 straight wins. He was the 2011 2012 ITA Player of the Year and Pac-12 Player of the Year. Johnson was also part of the 2009, 2010 and 2012 Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year.

Coach of the Century
	Player	Pac-12 Years
	Dick Gould	1966-2004
Singles Players
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	John McEnroe	1978
	Jimmy Connors	1971
	Arthur Ashe	1963-65
	Steve Johnson	2009-12
	Stan Smith	1966-68
	Dennis Ralston	1962-64

Pac-12 Men's Doubles Team of the Century: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan

The Pac-12 Men’s Tennis Doubles Team of the Century, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of Stanford, has 16 Grand Slam Doubles titles, 109 doubles titles won and was the No. 1 tandem in the world (jointly) for a record 438 weeks.

Singles Players
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Bob Bryan	1997-98
	Rafael Osuna	1961-63
	Alex Olmedo	1956-58
	Alex O'Brien	1989-92
	Bob Lutz	1967-69
	Alex Mayer	1971-73

Pac-12 Women's Tennis Player of the Century: Patty Fendick-McCain

The Cardinal also took the Pac-12 Women's Tennis Player of the Century honor with Patty Fendick-McCain. The 1986 NCAA singles champion, 1987 NCAA singles champion and four-time All-American was also the 1987 Pac-10 Player of the Year. Fendick-McCain was part of three NCAA championship teams (1984, 1986, 1987), member of 1987 Pac-10 championship team and the 1987 Honda Broderick Award winner. A member of Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame, she was the 1988 WTA Rookie of the Year, 1991 Australian Open Doubles Champion and member of U.S. Federation Cup and U.S. Wightman Cup.

Coach of the Century
	Coach	Pac-12 Years
	Frank Brennan	1979-2000
Singles Players
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Patty Fendick-McCain	1984-87
	Nicole Gibbs	2011-13
	Amber Liu	2003-06
	Laura Granville	2000-01
	Sandra Birch	1998-2001
	Barbara Hallquist DeGroot	1976-79

Pac-12 Women's Doubles Team of the Century: Amanda Augustus & Amy Jensen

Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Century, Amanda Augustus and Amy Jensen (California), was the 1998 & 1999 NCAA Doubles Champion for the Golden bears.

Singles Players
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Kathy Jordan	1978-79
	Jana Juricova	2009-12
	Linda Gates	1982-85
	Robin Anderson	2012-15
	Amy Jensen	1997-2000
	Keri Phebus	1993-96

Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Century: John Olerud

Olerud earned Pac-12 Player of the Year honors after re-writing the WSU record books as both a pitcher and first baseman. In 1988, he became the only pitcher in NCAA history to win 15 games and hit 20 home runs as he was 15-0 and hit 23 that year. He was named College Athlete of the Year by Baseball America. He still holds numerous WSU records, including career batting average at .434 and single season batting average at .464. On the mound, Olerud was 26-4 and posted a 3.17 ERA while throwing 241.1 innings over his three seasons. During his career he set two Pac-10 records and 10 Pac-10 North marks. Prior to his senior season, Olerud signed a contract with Toronto and went directly to the Major Leagues. In 1993, he became the first Blue Jay to win a batting title, hitting .363, and became just the ninth MLB player since 1900 to collect 200 hits and walk 100 times. Olerud played for Toronto, the New York Mets and Yankees, Seattle and Boston during his 17-year career. He is a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame and the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, given annually by the College Baseball Hall of Fame, was named in his honor.

Coach of the Century
	Coach	Pac-12 Years
	Raoul "Rod" Dedeaux	1942-1986
Catchers
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	A.J. Hinch	1992-96
	Todd Zeile	1984-86
	Casey Myers	1998-2001
First Base
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	John Olerud	1987-89
	Mark McGwire	1982-84
Second Base
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Chase Utley	1998-2000
	Bret Boone	1988-90
	Xavier Nady	1998-2000
Shortstop
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Dustin Pedroia	2002-04
	Jackie Robinson	1940
Third Base
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Troy Glaus	1995-97
	Brett Wallace	2006-08
	Chip Hale	1984-87
Outfiled
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Barry Bonds	1983-85
	Fred Lynn	1971-73
	Terry Francona	1978-80
	Michael Conforto	2012-14
	Oddibe McDowell	1983-84
	Mike Kelly	1989-91
	Jacoby Ellsbury	2003-05

Pac-12 Pitcher of the Century: Mark Prior

Prior was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Century after establishing himself as one of the most dominating pitchers in college baseball history. The hard throwing right-hander won 25 games and averaged 11.5 strikeouts with just 2.1 walks per nine innings in his Trojan career. In 2001, he was only the second collegian ever to sweep every National Player of the Year award and was the first Trojan to win the Golden Spikes Award while going 15-1 with a 1.69 ERA and notching a Pac-10 record 202 strikeouts with just 18 walks. He helped USC to College World Series trips both of his seasons. The Chicago Cubs made him the No. 2 overall pick of the 2001 MLB Draft and he pitched for them for five seasons (2002-06), including being named to the 2003 All-Star team. He then spent time in the minors before the toll of various arm and shoulder injuries ended his career in 2013.

Pitchers
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Tim Lincecum	2004-06
	Mark Prior	2000-01
	Mike Mussina	1986-90
	Tom Seaver	1965
	Jack McDowell	1983-87
	Mike Leake	2007-09
	David Berg	2012-15
	Randy Johnson	1983-85
	Trevor Bauer	2009-11
	Mark Appel	2009-13

Pac-12 Baseball Player & Pitcher of the Century: Lisa Fernandez

Fernandez is a four-time First-Team All-American, as well as a Four-Time All-Region and All-Conference member. She won the1993 Honda-Broderick Cup Award, in addition to the 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Honda Award. With the Bruins, she won the 1990 and 1992 National Champion and a four-time All-WCWS. Fernandez is second in school and NCAA history in ERA (0.22), and first in UCLA history in shutouts (74), fourth in hits (287), fifth in strikeouts (784), sixth in wins (93) and complete games (95) and eighth in batting average (.382). An 11-Time Pac-10 Pitcher and Player of the Week, she has tossed 11 no-hitters. Her #16 jersey is retired, and was a 2003 UCLA and 2013 ASA Softball Hall of Fame inductee. Fernandez is also a three-time Olympian (‘96,’00,’04).

Coach of the Century
	Coach	Pac-12 Years
	Mike Candrea	1986-Present
Catchers
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Stacey Nuveman	1997, 1999, 2001-02
	Leah Braatz	1994-95, 1997-98
First Base
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Amy Chellevold	1992-95
	Tairia Mims	2000-03
Second Base
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Jenny Dalton	1993-96
	Caitlin Benyi	2003-06
Shortstop
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Natasha Watley	2000-03
	Dot Richardson	1981-83
	Laura Espinoza	1992-95
Third Base
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Jennifer Brundage	1992-95
	Janice Parks	1986-89
Outfiled
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Jessica Mendoza	1999-2002
	Caitlin Lowe	2004-07
	Leah O'Brien	1993-95, 1997
	Kaitlin Cochran	2006-09
	Alison McCutcheon	1995-98
	Gina Vecchione	1980-82
Pitchers
	Players	Pac-12 Years
	Lisa Fernandez	1990-93
	Jennie Finch	1999-2002
	Michele Granger	1990-93
	Danielle Lawrie	2007-10
	Debbie Doom	1982-85
	Keira Goerl	2001-04
	Nancy Evans	1994-95, 1997-98
	Susie Parra	1991-94
	Alicia Hollowell	2003-06
	Tracy Compton	1982-85
	Katie Burkhart	2005-08
	Lisa Longaker	1987-90
	Amanda Freed	1999-2002