Football | 4/27/2009
Faletoese, Compas Sign NFL Free-Agent ContractsFormer UC Davis defensive tackle John Faletoese has signed a free-agent contract with the Buffalo Bills while offensive guard Jonathan Compas has done the same with the Oakland Raiders, it was announced on Monday. Both players earned All-America and All-Great West Conference honors for the Aggies during the 2008 season while also serving as team capt... More Highlights
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Sam Paneno Gives Back More Than He Lost
Sam Paneno doesn't do self-pity. "Why me?" never crossed his lips. Or his mind. "I was always taught to look at life from different perspectives," the former UC Davis running back says, "and that you have a choice on how you react to things." MORE 
Spotlight Aggie: Heidi Kucera
Balancing a varsity sport and a full schedule of classes is a challenging task for any student-athlete. Adding a second varsity sport to that mix makes things even more hectic. But UC Davis junior Heidi Kucera finds a way to excel in water polo and swimming, using complementing skills to help contribute in both. MORE 
Spotlight Aggie: Austin Graham
The numbers - 86 and 63 - make more sense as the high-low temperatures on a typical fall day in Davis than they do as back-to-back rounds of golf. But there they were, seemingly polar-opposite figures, staring up from Austin Graham's first-day scorecard on Oct. 13 at The Prestige at PGA WEST, co-hosted by UC Davis and Stanford. MORE 
Spotlight Aggie: Renee Ibekwe
UC Davis has long held a belief that athletics plays an integral role in the educational process. A student-athlete, as the term suggests, is a student first. A coach is a teacher. Playing a sport - even at the highest collegiate levels - remains at its core a learning experience. MORE
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