University of San Francisco Athletics

1982 was perhaps one of the best years ever for the soccer Dons. The team finished at 19-2-4 and its record in the Pacific Soccer Conference was 5-0-2. The Dons lost their fourth game of the season to San Diego State and they never lost again until the NCAA Quartertinals, where SIU Edwardsville slipped past them by a score of 1-0. This was the tenth consecutive year the team entered the NCAA playoffs. and they did so as the third ranked team in the nation. Awards were plentiful for the Dons. Erik Nielson was named MVI of the Pacific Soccer Conference and was named to the All-Conference First Team along with Azam Kardzair, Vidar Larsen, Glen Van Straatum and Thor Sween. Aram Kadzair, the goal keeper, won the Gus Donahue Award as USF's MVP and was the first draft choice of the NASL and MISL Golden Bay Earth-quakes. Glen Van Straatum won the Stephen Nazoesco Award and led the team in game winning goals.

Thor Sween led the team in goals scored. The graduating Seniors are Jan Biberse, Levis Ignacio, Aram Kad-zair, Stan Musilek, Singh Sandhu, Andre Schweitzer and Glen Van Straatum.