Tanner Farwell hired as Head Football Coach and Kinesiology Instructor

By Chris Cicuto & Alex Leon

After three years as the Interim Adjunct Head Football Coach at Glendale Community College, Tanner Farwell has been hired to assume the role as full-time tenured track Kinesiology Instructor and Head Football Coach

Farwell, 32, is a graduate of Crescenta Valley High and GCC alum Upon graduating from GCC, Coach Farwell transferred and competed at Southern Oregon University After one year of coaching as a graduate assistant and earning his bachelor’s degree, Tanner returned to coach football at GCC in the 2013 and 2014 seasons Coach Farwell also coached at LA Valley College and Citrus College prior to returning back to GCC for the interim head coaching position

In his seven years as an assistant coach in the SCFA, his teams tallied records of 52-26

Initially hired as Interim Head Coach in January of 2020, Coach Farwell endured the pandemic where he dedicated himself and his coaching staff to recruiting and online football instruction Upon returning to competition on the gridiron, Farwell led the Vaqueros to records of 6-4 in 2021 and 5-5 in 2022

Tanner Farwell’s hiring makes him only the fourth Head Football Coach since 1972 and the 19th head coach in GCC football history dating back to 1928, the first year that football was played at the school

"It is an honor to continue the tradition that has been built for decades of developing our student-athletes, socially and athletically,'' said Farwell. "Our goal is to continue recruiting local student athletes and getting them to develop and transfer onto the four-year level using our guided pathways we offer here at GCC ''

Team had an overall game record of 19-5 and a Western State Conference Southern Division record of 10-2

Lady Vaqs Continue to Astound, Win Conference Title

Team had an overall game record of 19-5 and a Western State Conference Southern Division record of 10-2

By Alex Leon

The numbers were astounding for the GCC Women's Basketball Team for the 2022-23 regular season

The Lady Vaqs were 23-5 overall and won the conference title with a 13-1 mark punctuated with an 81-64 win at Antelope Valley College Friday, Feb. 17.

The 4th straight championship for Head Coach Joel Weiss and his team propels the Lady Vaqs into the CCCAA Southern California Regionals as the No 7 seed and they will host the winner Saturday, Feb 25 at 7 pm of the firstround game between Allan Hancock and San Diego Southwestern Colleges Wednesday, Feb. 22.

In the victory over the Marauders, Sophomore Jesni Cooper led all scorers with 25 points, hitting four three pointers and eight of 14 shots from the field and also had six rebounds, four assists and one blocked shot Maile Yamada and Faith Boulanger chipped in with 14 points each with Yamada tallying six rebounds, six assists and two steals. Hana Trieu added 10 points and hit three three pointers and had four assists and two rebounds.

Glendale hit 11 three pointers for the game and shot 53 percent from the field and totaled 29 rebounds and 20 assists in the final box score

In the Southern California Regional Playoffs, GCC defeated Allan Hancock College Feb 25, 55-50 but had its season end Saturday, March 4 in a third-round loss to the eventual state champions from Palomar College to finish the season 24-6

Head Coach Joel Weiss was named the WSC South Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season and Jesni Cooper, Faith Boulanger, Hana Trieu, Maile Yamada and Megan Delgado were named all-conference with Yamada being named WSC South Co-Player of the Year as well as third team all-state folr the Southern Region.