#2 - Sean McComb

Nickname: McComb
Years w/ESN: 2001 - 2006
Major: English; Education
Occupation: Teacher, Coach
Current Town: Baltimore, MD
Current Team: Truck Stop Glory Hole
e-mail: seanmccomb AT gmail DOT com

Biography:
2005-2006 Season
"Rarely in life do you really get the genuine opportunity to aspire for something at the top, number one. And yeah, when you're growing up you're fed this basic crap about how important it is to finish number one. But what was so special about the tide is that everyone around you was dedicated to finishing number one and the more you gave to the team, the better you felt about yourself and so when you donŐt finish number one its hard.

But it was the opportunity to be able to be so dedicated and aspire and believe that was really special. All of it was for a cause and all of it was so fun. It was so great to be giving of myself and making myself better not just for myself, but for the team.

If you join this team its part of a unique family. And I'm so thankful for it. There is no individualism. This sport, this team, is like no other. To be able to stand with a group of guys that are so dedicated and work so hard with you. I mean, the blood the sweat the tears the rage the intensity. You don't get that in life. I mean, this is what life is. This is what people dream to live their lives about. To just be so dedicated and be warriors for a day.

I made some of the best friends of my life. I was able to work hard, to win, to lose, to stand together and in the end be able to say: it was some of the best four years of my life. It's so special, when everyone is together with you, that I enjoyed the climb."

-Dan Schneider on UCSB's run in 2001. I couldn't sum up my feelings toward my team any better.