Coaches Terry Bowen and Allison Merzon have both
received special recognition. Bowen was named “General Physical Educator
of the Year” by the State Community College Organization of Physical
Education (SCOPE), while Merizon was named “Southern California Coach of
the Year” by the California Community Colleges Softball Coaches
Association.
Bowen, the Cuesta Men's Water Polo, and Men's and Women's Swimming coach, was one of five statewide community college faculty and staff selected to win a SCOPE Physical Education award. This top academic honor is out of all of the men’s water polo teams statewide.
Merizon, the women’s softball coach, led her team to a Western State Conference first-place finish of 17-4 for the 2003 season. She joined the Cuesta coaching staff in 1994.