October 12th, 2008

The California Maritime Academy recently celebrated a great Homecoming weekend with many wonderful festivities.  Included among these events was the 2nd annual Men's Basketball Alumni game which saw 15 former Keelhaulers battle it out on the court with the team wearing the white Keelhauler home jerseys prevailing by a score of 73-71.  

While there was great action on the court, Head Coach Bryan Rooney remarked that today was about much more than the final score, "We are really excited about the growth of this event from last year.  We have made a commitment as a program to connect with those that share the bond with our present players of having worn the Keelhauler jersey.  The stronger the connection we can make between the past and the present of this program bodes very well for the future."

Key in the organization of the event was Ben Darling, an individual who has a vested interest in the program in that he not only attended school at Maritime but he also served as an assistant coach.  Darling remarked about the event, "This was a great day for all of us to come back and see one another.  Also, being able to see the direction of the program and where Coach Rooney strives to take it is reassuring to all alumni that this program is going to be one that we are going to be very proud of."

The Keelhauler program would like to thank all of the players that returned to participate in the event: Ben Darling, Cody Gatton, Tom Kreta, Simon Heller, Joe Tormos, Lee Urby, Tim Ulibarri, Damon Gomez, Christian Gopez, Alex Butler, Steve Barrera, Josh Frederickson, Peter Anskstenberger, and Joel Henning.

The 2008-2009 season begins November 1st as Maritime travels to play the Sunbirds of Fresno Pacific University.

Go Keelhaulers!