Athletics Media Guide Spring 2023

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SPRING 2023 Athletics Media Guide www.shastacollege.edu Shasta College is an equal opportunity educator and employer. 11555 Old Oregon Trail P.O. Box 496006 Redding, California 96049-6006 (530) 242-7590

STAFF

Athletic Director/Dean Mike Mari

Athletic Trainer Mike Davis

Athletic Trainer Haley Mulvihill

Athletic Counselor Jason Kelly

FALL SPORTS

Football Bryon Hamilton

Cross Country Anthony Williams

Volleyball Kelly Brazil

Women’s Soccer Chris Gaido

Men’s Soccer........................................... TBD

Wrestling .......................................... Erin Razo

WINTER SPORTS

Men’s Basketball Kele Fitzhugh

Women’s Basketball ...................Stacy Mizuta

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball Brad Rupert

Swimming/Diving (M/W) Mark Wagner

Track & Field ........................ Anthony Williams

Softball ...........................................Eric Jones

Tennis (M/W) Heidi Lee

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Peggy Colwell Anderson

Richard Lawrence...............................Corning

Scott J. Swendiman Redding

Kendall Pierson Redding

Rhonda E. Nehr Burney

Stephen Bell Weaverville

Michelle Hickok Red Bluff

Joran Jones ........................... Student Trustee

COLLEGE INFORMATION

Location Redding, California

Web Address www.shastacollege.edu

Athletic Web Address: ....................................

www.shastacollegeathletics.com

E-mail Address info@shastacollege.edu

ADDRESS

11555 Old Oregon Trail

Redding, California 96003

Phone (530) 242-7590

Mascot Knight

Colors Forest Green, Gray and White

WELCOME TO SHASTA COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Shasta College has a long and rich tradition in Intercollegiate Athletics. As a community college, we strive to foster a strong link between our athletes’ success in their chosen sport and in the classroom. We truly desire to help them become all that the term ‘student athlete’ infers. Shasta College is committed to the values of the California Community College Commission on Athletics: Student Health and Welfare, Academic Success, Ethical Conduct, Recognition of Excellence, Gender Equity, and Non-Discrimination.

I have enjoyed watching many of our student athletes over the past years as they demonstrated their abilities and showed a strong commitment to our college and the programs it offers. Our dedicated coaches, faculty, staff and administration work tirelessly to provide many opportunities for our students to develop stronger character, leadership and teamwork skills that will serve them in the many fields in which they will work upon transfer or graduation. All of us at Shasta College recognize and appreciate the tremendous community support of our athletic program and join you as you help our students gain the skills and abilities not only to succeed, but to thrive after college. I wish all the best to our athletes, teams, coaches and support staff. Go Knights!

Physical Education and Athletics

Thank you for taking the time to attend and enjoy our Athletic Programs! We are very proud of all of the student-athletes and coaches that comprise the 17 intercollegiate sports currently offered at Shasta College. We are committed to seeing our student-athletes succeed on the field but, more importantly, in the classroom. I hope you enjoy watching our teams compete while also remembering the demands these student-athletes must balance with their respective sport and their academic responsibilities.

Thank you for your interest and support of Shasta College Athletics! Go Knights!

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Welcome To Shasta College Athletics ........................................... 2 Shasta College Knights - Trainers And Staff 3 Baseball 4-8 Softball ................................................................................. 9-11 Swim & Dive 12-14 Tennis 15 Track & Field ....................................................................... 16-20 Hall of Fame 21 Scholar Athletes 22 Sponsors ................................................................................... 23 Shasta College Coaches and Instructors 24
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SHASTA COLLEGE KNIGHTS - TRAINERS AND STAFF

Mike has over 30 years of athletic training experience. During his career, he has worked with professional, college, and high school athletes. Mike did his undergraduate work at California State University, Chico and received his Master of Science degree from the University of Arizona. Mike is certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. His spirit, enthusiasm and wisdom comes from his wife, Lee and their two children, Cody and Micaela.

Ryan started his employment at Shasta College in 2010 and transferred to the Athletic Division the spring of 2022. As our full-time Equipment Technician, he is responsible for all of the athletic equipment and is a very important part of our Athletic Programs and support team. Ryan states “I enjoy helping the students with their needs and being there for them in many ways: a listening ear, someone they can confide in and where I can encourage and support them”. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys hunting and spending time with his wife and 5 children here in Redding.

Sonia received her Associate degree from Shasta College before transferring to Chico State where she further earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration – Management and a Minor in Sustainability. She has been employed by Shasta College since 2012 and enjoys being a part of the Physical Education and Athletics division. Sonia also feels “honored to be a part of student success – helping students to achieve their personal, educational and career goals while creating lasting memories of their experiences here at Shasta College”.

Holly received her Associates degree in Social Sciences from Shasta College before transferring to Chico State where she furthered her education and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Design. She has been employed by Shasta College since May of 2022 and loves her position in the Athletics Department. “It’s a pleasure to come to work every day and be surrounded by such a wonderful group of educators and students. Every day brings something new at Shasta College and I love it!”

Haley received her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Lindenwood University in 2012 where she played water polo competitively. Haley received a Master of Science with an emphasis in Exercise Science from Humboldt State University in 2014. Since becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer Haley has worked in the physical therapy, university, and community college settings. Haley brings a diverse range of experience to the Shasta College training staff. She is excited to be a part of Shasta College Athletics!

Jason Kelly has been with Shasta College since 2001. He has enjoyed being a part of athletics as a college athlete, coach and counselor. After attending and playing baseball at Shasta College, Jason earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at California State University, Sacramento and his Master of Science Degree from the University of La Verne. Jason and his wife, Mandi, have two sons, Dalton and Luke.

Health/Wellness Services

The Health & Wellness office coordinates the student athletic/accident insurance program as well as provide quality health services to our students. Pictured left to right: Nicole Smith, Psychological Counselor; Debbie Goodman, Interim College Nurse; Shelly Lowry, Health & Wellness Technician.

Transportation

The Shasta College Athletics Department salutes the dedicated transportation professionals who provide the safe and reliable travel for our students and/or coaches. This group, under the leadership of Pam Carney, shows a true care and concern for all of our sports teams. We are proud to have them as a part of our athletic family. Left to right: Mike Parisot, Chris Harrigan, Tom Gerald, Adam Zamudio, Pip Herbert, Mary Burnham and Pamela Carney.

Physical Plant

Shasta College is very proud of our fields and grounds staff. These dedicated professionals are responsible for keeping all of our athletic fields in top shape. With the challenges of extreme summer heat and cold winters, the job of preparing the fields for competition is a very demanding one. The “grounds crew” is definitely a major part of our Athletic Department team. They take great pride in their work and it shows in everything they do. Pat McNamara, Aaron Mangrum, Sean McCune, Sean Harden.

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BASEBALL

Cody McCary Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach Cody McCary graduated from Anderson Union High School in 2007. He played baseball for two years at Shasta College then played two years at the University of Saint Mary, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education in 2011. Coach McCary started his coaching career in 2009 as an assistant coach with Redding American Legion. He took over as the head coach in 2012 and was the assistant coach at Central Valley High School in 2014. Cody is married to his lovely wife, Torrie, and they have two children.

John Bentley Assistant Coach

John Bentley enters his 1st year at Shasta College as the pitching coach for the Knights after Coaching at Shasta from 19922000. Bentley spent 3 years at the University of New Mexico baseball program as he served as the program’s director of operations. As the director of operations, Bentley oversaw the day-to-day operations of the program including budgets, scheduling, academics, and all off-field business. Additionally, Bentley coordinates baseball camps throughout the state of New Mexico.

Head Coach Brad Rupert is a 1984 graduate of Vacaville High School. Coach Rupert started his college baseball career at Cosumnes River College and Solano College and finished it at CSU Chico. Brad completed his B.S. in Physical Education and Health Science in 1991. He completed his Master’s Degree in Education from Simpson University during the summer of 2004. Coach Rupert got his start as an assistant coach at Chico High School where they won a section championship in 1990. During the summer, Brad coached the highly successful Chico American Legion team for three years, as well as the Anderson Bucs American Legion team, also for three years. Coach Rupert was an assistant coach at Shasta College under former head coach Brad Peek from 1992 through 1996. Since 1997, he has served as head coach of the Knights. Brad has also coached extensively in the summer collegiate leagues. In 1998 Rupert coached the Kenosha Krokers where Clint Barmes (Pittsburgh Pirates) and George Sherrill (Kansas City Royals) were members of the team. Rupert spent the summers of 2002, 2007 and 2008 in Alaska as the head coach of the Bears of California. The 2002 team featured Dallas Braden (Oakland A’s) and Phil Coke (Detroit Tigers). In 2003 and 2004, Rupert was named the field manager for the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods league. In the summer of 2010 Rupert was the Pitching Coach for the Fayetteville Swampdogs of the Coastal Carolina League. Coach Rupert has been married to wife, Molly, for over 20 years now and they have two girls, Reilly and Calley.

Assistant Coach Justin Sybesma is a graduate of Enterprise High School where he played for the Hornets. Justin was named M.V.P of the Lions all-star game. Coach Sybesma played shortstop for the Knights in 2006 and 2007. After an unfortunate knee injury cut short his playing career, Justin joined the Knights as an assistant baseball coach. He works with the infielders and coaches third base. Rupert reports that “Justin was a great player at Shasta. One of the best catch and throw guys I have ever coached. Justin’s enthusiasm and love for the game is off the charts. He is also the best batting practice pitcher in the state and has a very bright future in this game.” Justin lives in Redding and is a huge Oakland A’s Fan.

A 1988 draft pick of the New York Mets out of high school, Bentley comes to Shasta College after coaching stints at both the high school and collegiate levels. Most-recently, Bentley was an assistant baseball coach at Cal High in San Ramon, Calif. Before that, Bentley was the pitching coach and associate head coach in his second stint at his alma mater, New Mexico Highlands University from 2008-2013. Bentley’s first stint came from 2000-03 when he was an assistant coach. While at Highlands, Bentley helped in recruitment, developing of practice plans and had oversight of the pitching staff and their daily routines and conditioning. Bentley also coached third base for the Cowboys. In his time at Highlands, the Cowboys made four conference tournaments from 2009-2013. Prior to that, Bentley was at Lassen Community College in Susanville, Calif. where he served as both an assistant and head coach. In 2008, as head coach, Bentley was named the Golden Valley Conference Coach of the Year. As a collegiate player, Bentley played at Shasta Community College in Redding, Calif. and at Fresno State University before joining the coaching ranks for the first time at Shasta CC. Bentley ultimately went on to earn a BA in human performance and sport and a MA in human performance and sport/sport administration from New Mexico Highlands.

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Brad Rupert Head Coach Justin Sybesma Assistant Coach

BASEBALL 2023 SCHEDULE

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DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION GAMES TIME CONFERENCE 1/21/23 Sat Delta (Scrimmage) Stockton 1 12:00 PM 1/27/23 Fri Cosumnes River College Sacramento 1 2:00 PM 1/28/23 Sat Cosumnes River College Sacramento 1 12:00 PM 1/31/23 Tues Cosumnes River College Shasta 1 2:00 PM 2/2/23 Thur American River College Sacramento 1 2:00 PM 2/3/23 Fri Solano Fairfield 1 1:00 PM 2/4/23 Sat American River College Shasta 1 1:00 PM 2/7/23 Tues Yuba College Marysville 1 2:00 PM 2/9/23 Thur Skyline College Shasta 1 1:00 PM 2/10/23 Fri Skyline College Shasta 1 1:00 PM 2/11/23 Sat Skyline College Shasta 1 12:00 PM 2/14/23 Tues Folsom Shasta 1 2:00 PM 2/16/23 Thur Canada College Redwood City 1 2:00 PM 2/17/23 Fri Canada College Redwood City 1 1:00 PM 2/18/23 Sat Canada College Redwood City 1 1:00 PM 2/21/23 Tues Yuba College Shasta 1 2:00 PM 3/3/23 Fri *Butte College Shasta 1 2:00 PM 3/4/23 Sat *Butte College Oroville 2 11:00 PM (DH) 3/10/23 Fri *Feather River College Shasta 1 2:00 PM 3/11/23 Sat *Feather River College Shasta 2 11:00 AM (DH) 3/14/23 Tues *College of the Redwoods Shasta 1 2:00 PM 3/17/23 Fri *College of the Siskiyous Weed 1 1:00 PM 3/18/23 Sat *College of the Siskiyous Shasta 2 12:00 PM (DH) 3/23/23 Thur *Lassen College Shasta 2 2:00 PM 3/25/23 Sat *Lassen College Susanville 1 12:00 PM (DH) 3/31/23 Fri *College of Redwoods Eureka 1 2:00 PM 4/1/23 Sat *College of Redwoods Eureka 1 1:00 PM (DH) 4/7/23 Fri *Butte College Oroville 1 1:00 PM 4/8/23 Sat *Butte College Shasta 1 1:00 PM 4/14/23 Fri *Feather River College Quincy 1 2:00 PM 4/15/23 Sat *Feather River College Quincy 1 1:00 PM 4/21/23 Fri *College of the Siskiyous Shasta 1 2:00 PM 4/22/23 Sat *College of the Siskiyous Weed 1 12:00 PM 4/27/23 Thur *Lassen Susanville 1 2:00 PM 4/28/23 Fri *Lassen Shasta 1 1:00 PM 5/5/23-5/6/23 Fri/Sat Regionals TBA 1 TBA 5/12/23-5/14/23 Fri/Sun Super Regionals TBA 1 TBA 5/19/23-5/21/23 Fri/Sun Sectionals TBA 1 TBA 5/27/23-5/29/23 Sat-Mon State Championships Folsom 1 TBA Bold = Home Games *Golden Valley Conference Games

BASEBALL 2023 ROSTER

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NO. NAME POSITION HT WT YR B/T HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN 1 Jay Mendez RHP 6’0 160 SO R/R El Camino Oceanside, CA 2 Austin “AJ” Davies INF 6’0 155 SO R/R Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA 4 Hunter Pinkston OF 5’11 190 SO R/R Shasta Redding, CA 5 Hayes Edens C 5’11 195 SO R/R Weld Central Keenesburg, CO 6 Shea Bowen INF/P 6’1 190 SO L/R Tumwater Tumwater, WA 7 Brock Bunker INF 5’10 180 FR S/R W.F. West Chehalis, WA 8 Tysson Unciano RHP 5’10 215 SO R/R Waimea Waimea, HI 9 Jude Marquez INF 6’0 190 FR R/R Cibola Albuquerque, NM 10 Stephen Nelson INF/P 6’2 190 SO R/R Foothill Palo Cedro, CA 11 Julian Esqueda RHP 6’3 200 SO R/R Stagg Stockton, CA 12 Noah Burton INF 5’6 165 SO R/R Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA 13 Noah Weaver INF 6’2 195 SO R/R University Prep Redding, CA 14 Mario Hernandez C 5’10 190 SO R/R Lincoln Stockton, CA 15 Gabriel Smitherman RHP 5’11 160 FR R/R W.F. West Chehalis, WA 16 Joaquin Medina OF 5’10 180 FR R/R Carlsbad Carlsbad, CA 17 Drew Reynolds C/INF 6’0 215 FR L/R W.F. West Chehalis, WA 19 Easton Kuykendall OF 6’0 180 FR R/R Hobbs Hobbs, NM 20 Peyton Russell LHP 6’0 195 FR L/L Foothill Palo Cedro, CA 21 Alejandro “Alex” Alvarez RHP 6’2 185 SO R/R University Prep Redding, CA 22 Colton Osborn RHP 6’2 240 FR R/R Granada Livermore, CA 23 Colten Clarke RHP 6’0 240 SO R/R Vacaville Vacaville, CA 24 Keanu Mizuta OF 6’0 215 SO S/R Enterprise Redding, CA 25 Andrew Shanks LHP 6’5 180 FR R/L Foothill Palo Cedro, CA 26 Jeremy Carroll-Schneider RHP 6’4 175 FR R/R Enterprise Redding, CA 27 Jaydon Green RHP 6’0 185 FR R/R Cottonwood Murray, UT 28 Ryan Rudd RHP 6’1 200 SO R/R Foothill Palo Cedro, CA 30 Paul Luebbers RHP 6’0 185 FR R/R Evergreen Evergreen, CO 31 Gavin Guard RHP 6’0 185 FR R/R Adna Chehalis, WA 32 Andrew Hurrelbrink LHP 5’11 175 FR L/L Mazenod Perth, Western Australia 34 Giacomo Crosetti OF 6’2 205 SO R/R Foothill Palo Cedro, CA 35 Cade Jacobson RHP 6’4 230 FR R/R Dixon Dixon, CA 36 Sungbin Park RHP 5’11 210 SO R/R Gyung-Gi Aviation Gyunggi-Do, S. Korea 37 Jordan Kirk RHP 6’2 195 FR R/R Red Bluff Red Bluff, CA 41 Liam Ritchie OF 5’9 155 FR S/R Volcano Vista Albuquerque, NM 43 Blayde Roblin RHP 6’3 180 FR R/R Lehi Lehi, UT RED
RS Parker Attashian FR Damonte Ranch Reno, NV RS Hayden Boyes FR West Valley Cottonwood, CA RS Blake Bozzini FR Vacaville Vacaville, CA RS Ethan Flaherty FR Foothill Palo Cedro, CA RS Ryan Gamsby FR Fernley Fernley, NV RS Giovanni Gonzalez FR Del Norte Crescent City, CA RS Leyton Henderson FR Red Bluff Red Bluff, CA RS Jacob Prinz FR Bishop Blanchet Seattle, WA
SHIRTS

BASEBALL

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Alejandro Alvarez Andrew Hurrelbrink Andrew Shanks Austin Davies Blake Bozzini Blayde Roblin Brock Bunker Cade Jacobson Colten Clarke Colton Osborn Drew Reynolds Easton Kuykendall Ethan Flaherty Gabriel Smitherman Gavin Guard Giacomo Crosetti Giovanni Gonzalez Hayden Boyes Hayes Edens Hunter Pinkston Jacob Prinz Jay Mendez Jaydon Green Jeremy Carroll-Schneider Joaquin Medina Jordan Kirk Jude Marquez Julian Esqueda Keanu Mizuta Leyton Henderson

BASEBALL

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Liam Ritchie Mario Hernandez Noah Burton Noah Weaver Parker Attashian Paul Luebbers Peyton Russell Ryan Gamsby Ryan Rudd Shea Bowen Stephen Nelson Sungbin Park Tysson Unciano

Eric Jones Head Coach

Eric is in his first year on the coaching staff for Shasta College Softball. Eric joins staff while continuing to coach the 16-year-old NorCal Rage softball team, as well as the 14-year-old NorCal Rage baseball team. Although the baseball team is only in its second year, the softball team has been together for over 6 years.

Eric has played baseball at several levels, to include junior college, NAIA, and Division 1 at UC Davis. He graduated from Chico State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral and Social Sciences, then continuing to receive a Master of Arts Degree in Education from Simpson University in 2005. Immediately following, he served as head coach for Liberty Christian High school for four years.

Following his tenure at Liberty Christian, Eric started his family and has served the county for Shasta for over 15 years. His three children, Madison-Mae, Tyler and Trever all enjoy participating in any sport, including their favorite, which is surfing behind their boat on the lake.

Reilly Rupert Assistant Coach

Coach Rupert graduated from Foothill High School in 2017. She continued her playing career here at Shasta College for two years, earning second team all conference as a freshman and first team all conference as a sophomore. She continued her playing career transferring to Division II Southwest Baptist University in Missouri. She graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor’s degree in English. She is continuing her education to obtain a Master’s in Athletic Administration. She has no hobbies, just loves Softball.

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SOFTBALL

2023 ROSTER

RED

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Autumn Campbell Autumn Tenney Cora Peterson Jadlyn Woolery Khloe Forrister Kiley Wendt Macey Bunn McKenzy Fernandes Riley Horton Savannah Cruz Sofie Lebow Whitney Carnes
NO. NAME POSITION B/T HT YEAR HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN 2 Khloe Forrister INF R/R 5’5 Sophomore Enterprise Redding, CA 3 Autumn Campbell OF R/R 5’5 Sophomore Enterprise Redding, CA 4 Riley Horton C R/R 5’7 Sophomore Corning Union Corning, CA 5 Jadlyn Woolery INF/OF R/R 5’5 Freshman Anderson Anderson, CA 6 Autumn Tenney INF/OF R/R 5’5 Freshman University Prep Redding, CA 10 Sofie Lebow P/OF L/R 5’3 Freshman Payette Payette, ID 11 Kiley Wendt INF R/R 5’4 Freshman Yreka Yreka, CA 12 Cora Peterson P R/R 5’5 Freshman Corning Union Corning, CA 15 Whitney Carnes P R/R 5’8 Sophomore Foothill Palo Cedro, CA 77 Macey Bunn C R/R 5’10 Freshman Foothill Palo Cedro, CA
SHIRTS RS Savannah Cruz OF L/L 5’1 Sophomore Foothill Palo Cedro, CA RS McKenzy Fernandes INF R/R 5’5 Sophomore Del Norte Crescent City, CA

SOFTBALL

2023 SCHEDULE

Bold = Home Games *Golden Valley Conference Games

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DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 2/3/23 Fri. West Valley College & American River College American River College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 2/4/23 Sat. San Rosa College/San Mateo College San Mateo College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 2/10/23 Fri. Hartnell College Hartnell College 1:00PM, 3:00PM 2/17/23 Fri. Mendocino College Mendocino College 1:00PM, 3:00PM 3/2/23 Tues. Yuba College Yuba College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 3/4/23 Sat. Cabrillo College Cabrillo College 1:00PM, 3:00PM 3/14/23 Thurs. Yuba College Shasta College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 3/17/23 Fri. Lassen College Shasta College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 3/18/23 Sat. Feather River College Feather River College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 3/24/23 Fri. Redwoods College Shasta College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 3/25/23 Sat. College of the Siskiyous College of the Siskiyous 12:00PM, 2:00PM 4/1/23 Sat. Butte College Shasta College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 4/5/23 Wed. College of the Redwoods College of the Redwoods 12:00PM, 2:00PM 4/12/23 Wed. College of the Siskiyous Shasta College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 4/15/23 Sat. Butte College Butte College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 4/21/23 Fri. Lassen College Lassen College 12:00PM, 2:00PM 4/22/23 Sat. Feather River College Shasta College 12:00PM, 2:00PM

SWIMMING & DIVING

Crystal Hilton Assistant Coach

Coach Crystal Hilton has been coaching all levels of diving since 2001. She was a former gymnast, and a scholar athlete at Shasta College where she competing in dive and pole-vault, later earning a place in Shasta College’s Hall of Fame. In addition, she participated in Division 3 Nationals while at the University of La Verne.

Mark Wagner Head Coach

Coach Wagner has been the Head Swim and Dive Coach of Shasta College for over 10 years now. Mark Wagner was raised in Visalia, California and attended Fresno State University where he was College AllAmerica in Swimming and played Water Polo. Mark received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and a minor in Physiology.

Since 1996 Coach Wagner has been instrumental in increasing aquatic activities in the North State. Mark was instrumental in the construction of the Redding Aquatic Center, introduction of Water Polo and Diving to the local children in our community since his arrival.

Coach Wagner is a current member of the Redding Breakfast Lions, Vice President of the North Valley Aquatic League. He has also served on numerous non-profits and other local service groups within the community.

Coach Wagner is a member of the American Swimming Coaches Association and is certified as a Level 4 Coach which places him in the top 5% of all coaches in the United States. He is member of U.S.A Swimming, Sierra Nevada Swimming and Pacific Masters Swimming. In addition, Mark was the Coach of the Year in the Bay Valley and Central Valley Conferences in 2009, 2014, and 2017.

Coach Wagner is married to Angie and has four wonderful children; Taylor, Ryder, MacKenna and Cooper along with many animals that keep life very busy and entertaining.

Crystal has a BA in Public Administration and an MA in Communication Studies. She is also a full-time Communication Faculty here at Shasta College and is thrilled to be part of the Knights athletics!

Since then, Lacey has volunteered with the 18U Gold NW Silver Bullets program and with one-on-one lessons. Lacey is happy to be coaching and teaching again in the Redding area near her family. They love to go camping any chance they can.

Aaron Turnipseed Volunteer Coach

Aaron Turnipseed is kicking off his coaching career as the Masters Coach and also coaches for the Age Groupers in the evenings. He swam on the Redding Aqua Ducks during his childhood and through much of his high school swimming career. He graduated from Shasta High school and swam at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz and at Morningside College in Iowa, an NAIA school. Aaron has set several meet records in Breaststroke, Butterfly and 200 IM. Aaron intends to further his coaching career with the Ducks and Shasta College. He is currently working toward his Level 2 Coaching certification through USA Swimming and looks forward to obtaining future certifications. Aaron has a rich love and respect for the sport of swimming and is devoted to bringing the best knowledge of coaching to the pool every day.

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SWIMMING & DIVING

2023 SCHEDULE

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Abby Freeborn-Priest Alex Rhodes Bradley MacLauren Brooke Seagrave Camille Erickson Ellie Radzville Gabrielle Mino Jacob Thulin Karlee Rowe Kellie McGee Kyan Klinger Matthew Beam Paden Nelson Santino Torres Wyatt Gardner
DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 2/9/23 Thurs. College of Sequoias Shasta College 4:00PM 2/10/23 Fri. College of Sequoias Shasta College 11:00AM 3/3/23 Fri. SJ Delta College, Cabrillo College, Modesto College 2:00P Modesto College 3/4/23 Sat. Sacramento City College Sacramento City College 11:00AM 3/23/23-3/24/23 Thurs./Fri. Santa Rosa Invite Santa Rosa College 10:00AM 4/6/23 Thurs. Merced Community College – Sprint Merced Community College 3:00PM 4/7/23 Fri. CVC Invite Merced Community College 10:00AM 4/15/23 Sat. Nor-Cal Diving TBA TBA 4/20/23-4/22/23 Thurs.-Sat. CVC Championships Merced College TBA 5/4/23-5/6/23 Thurs.-Sat. California State Championships East Los Angeles TBA Bold = Home Games

SWIMMING & DIVING

2023 ROSTER

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NAME GRADE HEIGHT EVENTS HIGH SCHOOL CITY/STATE MENS SWIM & DIVE Matthew Beam Freshman 5’11 Sprint Free and Fly Douglas Minden, NV Abby Freeborn-Priest Freshman 5’10 Mid Free and Back Shasta Redding, CA Wyatt Gardner Freshman 5’10 Backstroke and Distance Red Bluff Red Bluff, CA Kyan Klinger Freshman 5’11 Mid Free and Back Ketchikan Ketchikan, AK Paden Nelson Freshman 6’4 Mid Free and Back Shasta Colllegiate Redding, CA Alex Rhodes Freshman 5’10 Breaststroke and Free Weed Weed, CA Jacob Thulin Sophomore 6’4 Sprint Free and Fly Niluht Homeschool Redding, CA Santino Torres Freshman 6’4 Sprint Free Shasta Charter Redding, CA WOMENS SWIM & DIVE Camille Erickson Freshman 5’7 Ind. Medley Foothill Palo Cedro, CA Kellie McGee Freshman 5’8 Backstroke and Distance Evergreen Institute of Excellence Cottonwood, CA Gabrielle Mino Freshman 5’3 Fly and Ind. Medley Pleasant Valley Chico, CA Ellie Radzville Freshman 5’5 Diving Truckee Truckee, CA Karlee Rowe Sophomore 5’7 Sprint Free Foothill Palo Cedro, CA Brooke Seagrave Freshman 5’3 Diving Foothill Palo Cedro, CA
Bradley MacLaren Sophomore 6’2 Breaststroke and Ind. Medley Trinity Weaver ville, CA
RED SHIRTS

TENNIS

Coach Heidi Lee grew up in Redding where she spent all of her free time playing tennis with her great grandfather. Heidi graduated from Foothill High School and helped take her team to State. Coach Lee played number one tennis for Irvine Valley College achieving a California Community College ranking of 19. She taught tennis at Pacific Palisades Tennis Club in Newport Beach and coached at Silverleaf Academy while attending college. In 2007 Lee was recruited to play for Southern Oregon University. Heidi has been the tennis coach at Foothill High School and is thrilled to be able to fulfill her dream of coaching tennis at Shasta College.

2023 SCHEDULE

2023 ROSTER

Bold = Home Games

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Heidi Lee Head Coach Billy Soksoda Bridget Soksoda Chris West-Anderson Harlan Cary Jedidiah Drew Kevin Cole
NAME GRADE HIGH SCHOOL CITY/STATE Darren Benamati FR Willows Willows, CA Harlan Cary FR Enterprise Redding, CA Kevin Cole FR Anderson Anderson, CA Jedidiah Drew FR Mt. Shasta Mt. Shasta, CA Bridget Soksoda FR West Valley Cottonwood, CA P. “Billy” Soksoda FR Shasta Redding, CA
DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 2/21/23 Tues American River College American River College 1:00 PM 3/3/23 Fri Folsom Lake College Folsom Lake College 1:00 PM 3/17/23 Fri Conference Playoff TBA TBA Round 1 – (Women Only) 3/21/23 Tues Conference Playoff Round 2 TBA TBA 3/24/23 Fri Conference Playoff Round 3 TBA TBA 4/6/23-4/8/23 Thurs – Sat Conference Tournament TBA TBA 4/11/23 Tues Nor Cal Team Playoff – Quarterfinals TBA TBA 4/18/23 Tues Nor Cal Team Playoff – Semifinals TBA TBA 4/22/23 Sat Nor Cal Team Playoff – Final TBA TBA 4/26/23 Wed State Team Playoff – Team Championships TBA TBA 4/27/23-4/30/23 Thurs-Sun State Team Playoff – Individual Championships Ojai TBA

Anthony Williams Head Coach

Anthony Williams will be serving as the Jumps and Hurdles coach. Anthony is a graduate of Enterprise High School where he excelled in several sports. Upon graduation Anthony attended Sacramento State University on a track and field scholarship. While at Sacramento State Anthony was second at the Big Sky Championships in both the 110-hurdles and the high jump and was eighth in the triple jump…advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary in the high jump… moved into ninth place in school history with a high jump of 6-11.00 to win the Causeway Classic… best 110H time was 14.76 at the Sacramento State Open and Big Sky Championships…triple jumped 45-04.25 at the Causeway Classic.…indoors, placed second in the high jump, fifth in the 60-hurdles and sixth in the triple jump…ranks third in school history in the high jump after clearing 6-10.75 at the Husky Open…moved into ninth place at Sacramento State in the 60-hurdles with a best of 8.34 in the Big Sky finals…top triple jump was 45-07.00 also at the Big Sky meet. Anthony brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the Knight’s coaching staff.

Ian Montague Assistant Coach

Ian Montague will be serving as the throws coach for Shasta College. He is a returning member of the Shasta Track program, having practiced with the team for a duration of four years, competing in two seasons across all four throwing events. Discus is his favored event, in which he reached the conference podium.

Ian was born and raised in Redding California and graduated from Redding Christian High School where he has coached track and football for the past five years. He left Shasta only recently, and is pursuing a degree in computer engineering from San Jose State.

J.P. O’Hara Assistant Coach

J.P. O’Hara has been coaching track and field for over two decades. His athletic career started at Loyola High School of Los Angeles, where he ran the 300m Hurdles and 110 High Hurdles. He was a CIF Southern Section Finalist with a time of 38.9 in the 300m Hurdles. At Whittier College he ran the 400m hurdles with a personal best of 55.9 which is still one of the fastest times ever run by a Whittier College Poet.

In 2000 J.P. started coaching at his High School alma mater in both Football and Track. He was Chris Conte’s first coach in track and football. Chris went on to play at Cal Berkeley and then in the NFL for the Bears and Buccaneers from 2011 - 2018. In 2015 J.P. moved to Redding and immediately began coaching hurdles and sprints at Enterprise High School. He coached the 2017 team that broke the CIF Northern Section record in the 4x400m relay. He has coached multiple hurdlers that have made it to the CIF State Meet over the past few years.

J.P. comes from a pedigree of coaching, as his brother is a football coach at the University of Florida. In his free time he enjoys doing crossfit, backpacking and fly fishing with his wife, and best friend Teri.

Kylanna Blufford Assistant Coach

Kylanna competed for shasta college in 2019. Unfortunately she would go down mid season with a career ending injury. Prior to her injury Kylanna was on pace for a breakout year. She picked up to career best one in long jump one in triple jump and she was at the top of conference in both. Rather then let the injury sideline her permanently Kylanna would come back later in the year as a “coach” where she shadowed coach Williams with the jumpers and sprinters. She fell in love with the coaching aspect and proved to be a great help. Because of this Williams offered her a spot to help coach at Simpson with him during the cross and track seasons. “Coach Ky” was in charge of all weight room duties for cross country and track and took over as the sprints coach for Williams. Kylanna is majoring in kinesiology with Aspiration of becoming a head coach one day.

Ojimar “Oj” Rosero Assistant Coach

Ojimar “Oj” Rosero is a graduate of Edison High School in Stockton, CA. Where he was an All-Section Sprinter and All League football player. During his junior year he was chosen to represent the United States of America in track and field. He traveled to Europe, Asia, and Africa competing with top high school athletes from across the country. While in Denmark he broke the youth 100m record. His senior year he went undefeated in the 100m and 200m sprints winning the league and section. His season ended after qualifying to go to the state meet but tearing his hamstring in the 200m. For family reasons he chose to attend CSU Chico to play football and run track. After a year at CSU Chico, he transferred to Butte college where he helped Butte go undefeated and win the GVC title in both football and track.

A torn Achilles tendon injury ended his athletic career, but began his coaching career. Coach Rosero became a personal trainer and opened TeamRo Sports Training, where he worked with Middle School, High School and College athletes. Many of Coach Rosero’s athletes went on to receive scholarships and athletic awards throughout their careers. Coach Rosero moved to Redding and began coaching at Foothill High School coaching football and Sequoia Middle School track. Helping Sequoia win four league championships in seven years. In 2021, Rosero became the assistant wide receiver coach for Shasta College’s football team. Rosero’s most proud track achievement was helping his son win 100m and 200m titles in high school, Junior College and College. Coach Rosero is thankful for his loving wife Jaymi and their children Chris, Alyssa, Kai, and Jayden.

Somedays are better than others, Today is one of those days! “O”

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WOMEN’S 2023 ROSTER

MEN’S 2023 ROSTER

RED SHIRTS

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ATHLETE EVENTS HEIGHT YEAR HIGH SCHOOL CITY/STATE Reese Adams Sprints, Jumps 5’5 Freshman Etna Etna, CA Elise Ankeny Pole Vault 5’3 Freshman Shasta Redding, CA Alyssa Burke Jumps 6’0 Sophmore Enterprise Redding, CA Abigail Moore Sprints 5’7 Freshman Shasta Redding, CA Sarah Peters Javelin, Jumps 5’6 Freshman Del Norte Crescent City, CA Chloe Whitmire Sprints 5’5 Sophmore Shasta Redding, CA
ATHLETE EVENTS HEIGHT YEAR HIGH SCHOOL CITY/STATE Chase Barnes Throws 6’3 Freshman West Albany West Albany, OR Gage Bellomo Middle Distance 5’10 Sophomore Shasta Redding, CA Juan Chavez Throws 6’1 Freshman McKay Salem, OR Eli Cortinas Sprints 5’9 Sophomore Enterprise Redding, CA Evan Dobson Jumps 6’2 Freshman Fall River Jr./Sr. Fall River Mills, CA Rief Ehlerding Distance 6’0 Freshman Trinity Weaverville, CA Holden Gilbert Sprints 5’8 Sophomore West Valley Cottonwood, CA Craig Hall Distance 5’10 Freshman Shasta Redding, CA Devon Hammeke Distance 5’7 Sophomore Central Valley Shasta Lake, CA Jordan Hernandez Sprints 5’6 Freshman Redding Christian Palo Cedro, CA Anthony McFall Sprints 5’6 Freshman Yreka Yreka, CA Anthony Pigoni-Covington Jumps 5’11 Sophomore Mt. Shasta Mt. Shasta, CA Jackson Reindel Sprints, Distance 5’10 Sophomore Shasta Redding, CA Jonathan Simon Sprints 5’9 Freshman Evergreen Vancouver, WA Caden Vanscoyk Jumps 5’11 Freshman Sheridan Sheridan, OR Jonathan Wetz Distance 6’2 Sophomore Orland Orland, CA Cameron Williams Sprints 6’3 Freshman Pike Indianapolis, IN
Moses Bigelow Hurdles, Distance 6’2 Freshman West Valley Cottonwood, CA
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Abigail Moore Alyssa Burke Anthony McFall Anthony Pigoni-Covington Caden Vanscoyk Cameron Williams Chase Barnes Chloe Whitmire Craig Hall Devon Hammeke Eli Cortinas Elise Ankeny Evan Dobson Gage Bellomo Holden Gilbert Jackson Reindel Jonathan Simon Jonathan Wetz Jordan Hernandez Juan Chavez Moses Bigelow Reese Adams Rief Ehlerding Sarah Peters

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2023 SCHEDULE

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DATE DAY MEET LOCATION TIME 2/25/23 Sat. Butte College Meet Butte College 10:00 AM 3/3/23 Sat. Cody Beaumont Invite Shasta College 10:00 AM 3/18/23 Sat. Yuba Invite Yuba College 10:00 AM 3/25/23 Sat. Humboldt Invite Arcata, CA 10:00 AM 3/30/23 Thurs. Butte Field Day Plus Butte College 11:00 AM 4/21/23-4/22/23 Fri.-Sat. Raider Invite Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR 5:00 PM 4/28/23-4/29/23 Fri.-Sat. GVC Championships Butte College 10:00 AM 5/4/23-5/5/23 Thurs.-Fri. Nor Cal Trials Yuba College 10:00 AM 5/11/23-5/12/23 Thurs.-Fri. Nor Cal Finals Yuba College 10:00 AM 5/18/23-5/20/23 Thurs.-Sat. CCCAA State Championships Modesto, CA 10:00 AM
Bold = Home Games

Hall Fame of

HALL OF FAME CRITERIA FOR INDUCTION

In order to be inducted into the Shasta College Hall of Fame, students must meet the following criteria:

1. Must have completed eligibility at Shasta College three or more years ago.

2. Intercollegiate sports accomplishments at Shasta College have been significant enough to make the athlete stand above the crowd.

3. Sports accomplishments in subsequent non-collegiate competition, professional or amateur.

4. Other outstanding achievements in business, service to country, community, or Shasta College after sport competition at Shasta College.

5. Shasta College coaches who may not be Shasta College graduates, but who have contributed to Shasta College sports to the extent that their influence has brought prominence to Shasta College.

6. Nominees who are not selected remain on the selection prospect list for a period of five (5) years.

For an all-inclusive list of inductees, please visit the Shasta Knights Athletic website at: shastacollegeathletics.com

21 Shasta College Athletics Media Guide Spring 202 3 HALL OF FAME KNIGHTS’ HALL OF FAME
YEARS INDUCTION NAME SPORT(S) PARTICIPATED YEAR 2006 Volleyball Team Volleyball 2006 2019 2008 Football Team Football 2008 2018 Bacciarini, Gloria Volleyball 05-06 2016 Brown, Jerry W Basketball Coach 92-20 2022 Camy, William Football 07-08 2022 Carr, Brian Golf 75-76 2018 Carrel, Racie Softball 12-13 2018 Diskin, Matthew Football Coach 91-12, 15-17 2022 Dittman, David Football 02-03 2016 Fogarty, Matt Basketball 08-10 2016 Gibson, Joe Supporter of SC Athletics 2019 Gutierrez, Frank Head Tennis Coach 84-16 2018 Harvey, Sara Volleyball 05-06 2016 Horner, Cassidy Softball 11-12 2017 Houser, Gary Athletic Director 99-14 2017 Lawson, Ravien Women’s Basketball 10, 12 2017 McColpin, Megan Softball 12-13 2018 Minto, J.T. Wrestling 08-09 2017 Mitchell, Dywane Basketball 90-92 2019 YEARS INDUCTION NAME SPORT(S) PARTICIPATED YEAR Morton, Molly Women’s Basketball 08-10 2019 Nicholson, Kevin Football 05-06 2017 Ohm, John Football 02-03 2016 Olson, Cassidy Softball 10-11 2017 Remley, Megan Women’s Basketball 08-10 2019 Rowland, Amrallina Women’s Basketball 08-10 2019 Schaad, Garrett Football 05-06 2017 Scott, Sarah Volleyball 08-09 2017 Shufelberger, Alan & Sherry Supporter of SC Athletics 2019 Spaschak, Jordan Men’s Basketball 16-18 2022 Stack, Austin Football 04-05 2017 Stupek, Sonny Softball Coach 88-17 2018 Sullivan, Rodney “Rocket” Announcer 97-17 2017 Swetland, Lauren Volleyball 08-09 2017 Weaver, Ben Football 07-08 2019 Whaley, Sheree Supporter of SC Athletics 2019 Williams, Rashan Football 10-12 2018 Zink, Shane Football 2008 2022

BASEBALL

Alejandro Alvarez

Parker Attashian

Shea Bowen

Blake Bozzini

Colten Clarke

Giacomo Crosetti

Austin Davies

Hayes Edens

Julian Esqueda

Ryan Gamsby

Giovanni Gonzalez

Gavin Guard

Leyton Henderson

Mario Hernandez

Cade Jacobson

Jordan Kirk

Jude Marquez

Joaquin Medina

Jay Mendez

Keanu Mizuta

Stephen Nelson

Colton Osborn

Sungbin Park

Hunter Pinkston

Jacob Prinz

Liam Ritchie

Ryan Rudd

Peyton Russell

Jeremy Schneider

Andrew Shanks

Noah Weaver

Scholar Athletes 3.0 GPA

BASKETBALL (M)

Garrett Anderson

Cody Corder

Kevin Cox

Adam Dejus

Kendall Gerig

Josiah Hutt

Carson Kingston

Matthew McEwen

Josiah Palumbo

Chirstopher Phipps

Diante Rush

Mekhi Woods

BASKETBALL (W)

Esmeralda Jaimes

Estrada

Kaleia Mizuta

Gracie Overstreet

Placeholder Padilla

Amber Wallace

CROSS COUNTRY

Lauren Farber

Devon Hammeke

Jonathan Wetz

FOOTBALL

Devin Armstrong

Dylan Babiasz

Cameron Bailey

Philip Barr

Daniel Battilega

Waylon Bell

Noah Benson

Tyler Carey

Cole Comyford

Joseph Comyford

Kenneth Comyford

Eli Cortinas

Gabriel Curtis

Trevahn Foster

Jordan Franklin

Holden Gilbert

Josiah Graham

Ethan Holleman

Angel Jimenez

Aiidan Mallory

Josyney Mendoza

Dakota Monson

Hunter Pinkston

Carson Piper

Anthony Slayton

Aumua Tausili

Xander Thatcher

Caden Vanscoyk

Caiden Wehbey

Eli Wehbey

Cameron Williams

SOCCER (W)

Bailey Biscotti

Grace Dudley

Serena Elwood

Kara Teasley

Soophia Triantafyllou

Leslie Villarreal

SOFTBALL

Macey Bunn

Whitney Carnes

McKenzy Fernandes

Khloe Forrister

Sofie Lebow

Autumn Tenney

Kiley Wendt

SWIMMING & DIVING

Matthew Beam

Camille Erickson

Abigail Freeborn-Priest

Wyatt Gardner

Kyan Klinger

Bradley MacLaren

Kellie McGee

Gabrielle Mino

Paden Nelson

Ellie Radzville

Alex Rhodes

Karlee Rowe

Brooke Seagrave

Jacob Thulin

Santino Torres

TENNIS

Darren Benamati

Harlan Cary

TRACK & FIELD

Reese Adams

Eli Cortinas

Jonathan Wetz

Gage Bellomo

Devon Hammeke

Chloe Whitmire

Alyssa Burke

VOLLEYBALL

Sarah Ault

Macey Bunn

Sanaii Cooper

Presley Hamilton

Sarah Peters

Brooke Vaughan

Emmarae Westphal

Kiara Yao

WRESTLING

Adrian Brito

Fritz McIntosh

Dakota Timmons

Chris West-Anderson

Brenden Nye

Chaz Harrison

Caden Noha

= Students who have a GPA of 4.0

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INSTRUCTORS BASEBALL BASEBALL Brad Rupert Head Coach BASEBALL John Bentley Assistant Coach BASEBALL Cody McCary Assistant Coach Justin Sybesma Assistant Coach BASKETBALL (M) Kele Fitzhugh Head Coach BASKETBALL (W) Stacy Mizuta Head Coach BASKETBALL (W) Savanna Fernandez Assistant Coach CROSS COUNTRY Anthony Williams Head Coach CROSS COUNTRY Kylanna Bluford Assistant Coach FOOTBALL Bryon Hamilton Head Coach FOOTBALL Craig Thompson Assistant Coach FOOTBALL Rudy Anberg Assistant Coach FOOTBALL Ray Atkins Assistant Coach FOOTBALL Anthony Cavalli Assistant Coach FOOTBALL Randy Gilbert Assistant Coach FOOTBALL Roger Hatton Team Manager FOOTBALL Daniel Lewis Assistant Coach SOCCER (W) Chris Gaido Head Coach SOCCER (W) Laura Velasquez Assistant Coach SOCCER (W) Sofia Depablos Assistant Coach SOCCER (W) Skylar Koekemoer Assistant Coach SOCCER (W) Roger Hatton Assistant Coach SOFTBALL Eric Jones Head Coach SOFTBALL Reilly Rupert Assistant Coach SWIMMING & DIVING Mark Wagner Head Coach SWIMMING & DIVING Crystal Hilton Assistant Coach SWIMMING & DIVING Aaron Turnipseed Assistant Coach TENNIS Heidi Lee Head Coach TRA CK & FIELD Anthony Williams Head Coach TRACK & FIELD Kylanna Bluford Assistant Coach TRA CK & FIELD Daniel Lewis Assistant Coach TRA CK & FIELD Ian Montague Assistant Coach TRA CK & FIELD OJ Rosero Assistant Coach TRACK & FIELD J.P. O’Hara Assistant Coach VOLLEYBALL Kelly Brazil Head Coach VOLLEYBALL Dave Radford Assistant Coach WRESTLING Erin Razo Head Coach WRESTLING Armand Molina Assistant Coach INSTRUCTOR Jim Keating Instructor INSTRUCTOR Susan Westler Instructor INSTRUCTOR Rhonda Nelson Instructor
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