San Diego State sophomore Stephanie Bagan finished second in the pole vault yesterday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Bagan, runner-up to Cal's Katie Morgan based on attempts, earned All-America honors.

The 2008 NCAA West Regional champion cleared the first two bars set at 12-9½ and 13-1½, respectively, before needing two attempts to clear 13-5¼. She then vaulted 13-9¼.After other vaulters failed to clear the final bar set at 14-1¼, the top four spots were determined by attempts, with Morgan taking first after posting four first-attempt clearances. Bagan's miss at 13-5¼ gave her second.

Coaching changes

Point Loma Nazarene has made several coaching/administrative changes.

Joe Schaefer has been named head baseball coach, and Jack Northam associate head coach.

Schaefer has been a PLNU coach for five seasons, the last three as associate or co-head coach with Northam.

In basketball, Ethan Hamilton has been named men's head coach. Art Wilmore, who formerly held the position, will become assistant athletic director as well as associate head coach for men's and women's tennis.

Postseason honors

University of San Diego freshman right-hander Kyle Blair has been named a Louisville Slugger All-American.

Blair, an All-Freshmen Team pick in the West Coast Conference, was 8-4 with a 3.86 ERA and fanned a USD freshman record 99 batters.

Two USD baseball players were named All-American by Baseball America magazine. Brian Matusz was named to the first team as a pitcher, and Josh Romanski was named to the third team as a utility player. Matusz was taken No. 4 overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the baseball draft. Romanski was also named a Louisville Slugger third-team All-America utility player. Romanski was drafted in the fifth round by the Milwaukee Brewers.

More honors

San Diego State University senior Christine Dickson and sophomores Mary Anne Hinman and Jamie Hinton were named national scholar-athletes by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. Dickson, Hinman and Hinton led the Aztecs' varsity boat to first place in the petite final at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, fourth place at the WIRA championships and a grand final appearance in the San Diego Crew Classic. A child and family development major, Dickson earned a GPA of 3.69. Hinman (3.80 GPA) and Hinton (3.75 GPA) are studying kinesiology.

SDSU's Karoline Koehler, a 2008 indoor All-American in the triple jump, has been named to this year's ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 8 women's track and field/cross country first team. Koehler is studying international economics and has a GPA of 3.90.