The UCSB men successfully defended their Big West team title by way of a 1-2-3 sweep of the podium. Seniors Bryan Guijarro, Anthony Ortolan and Shyan Vaziri did the heavy lifting and carried the Gauchos to a narrow five point win over Central Coast rival Cal Poly. The UCSB women had their best conference result in five years, placing second to Cal Poly, breaking a string of four consecutive third place team finishes.